Sukhumvit

[ryydman]

It's just a shame there isn't a road like it in every major city... B)

[agudbuk]

The reason for so many mobile bars that the article complains about is the closing times imposed on the ordinary bars and clubs a couple of years ago.

 

If later opening ours were to be brought back there wouldn't be a market for the mobile bars.

[IBF]

The reason for so many mobile bars that the article complains about is the closing times imposed on the ordinary bars and clubs a couple of years ago.

 

If later opening ours were to be brought back there wouldn't be a market for the mobile bars.

Now that they are out there, I don't know if allowing bars to stay open late/ all night would make them disappear. It has kind of developed it's own following. And it can be a nice change of pace to sit and watch the world go by - in addition to giving punters a place to hang when most of the other bars have closed.

 

They have also kind of replaced the beer bar complexs that have been demolished in relatively recent times - in the soi 10 area on both sides, and down near Cowboy.

[mito]

Some news from our lovely Sukhuvit road.:angry:

 

Bangkok Post

[petermac]

My favourite street in the world,cant tell you how many times I have sat there till seven in the morning.My mate refused to go home till his missus went to work.Good times

[lodes]

I call Lower Suk.

Sukhumfricastan.

 

If you've been down it lately after 2am - you just might understand.

[Flashermac]

No exaggeration at all in the newspaper report. Somebody must be paying a lot in protection for it to be allowed to go on. It can be decidedly unfriendly in some of those areas for a white face in the wee hours. Taxi drivers tell me they lock their doors when they go past there and will not stop for Africans - too many bad experiences. (They say they can recognise Black Brits and Yanks from their clothing and have no problems with them.)

[simone72]

Sukhumvit road is my favorite street in bangkok :P

[Baxer]

I love it, i did spend a couple of nights at one specific streetbar recently, the girl who run the bar called me when i went upcountry "When you come back, i have no costumer, very hard times for me now"

She also told me she paid 4000 Baht/month to "big boss" for running the bar, and 2000 Baht to the police.

[big GL]

I wouldn't be a fan of the litter... I can agree with the concerned Thais that much. That street after the mobile bar closed down is filthy!

[tulip boy 2]

Its all about opinions I love the place. Mrs B whitehouse is still spinning in her grave.

[bundy]

on a recent trip to Koh Chang i realised that Sukhumvit road goes for 300km+ and the section from Nana to about soi 33 is only a tiny section of this road. Definetly not a street of shame, probably a street of great prosperity for thais for many years, and well known throughout the world.