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Brown Sugar, one of Bangkok’s longest-running jazz haunts, tops the list of bars in Banglamphu.
This legendary narrow shophouse bar has been hosting top-shelf blues and R&B bands for over two decades. Get there before 9 pm if you expect to get an indoor seat. Otherwise, there is standing room at the bar, as well as outdoor seats near the door.
Behind Buddy Lodge on Khao San itself, Brick Bar is an ever-popular venue known for live shows by professional bands as well as DJs in an eclectic mix of genres. It can fit a pretty big crowd.
