Cool! Bangkok: Your Essential Guide to What's Hip & Happening

Cool Bangkok brings one of Asia's greatest cities to life by seeking out the latest restaurants, hotels, spas, and shops on offer. Organised by area, the book journeys from Thong Lor's avant-garde bars and the pre-club strip on Sukhumvit Soi 11 to the shopping havens of Siam Square and trendsetting stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market. International brands and chains are avoided where possible. Emphasis is given to locally owned and operated venues, places that are distinguished by their individualism, creativity, and flair. Whether it's a location's design aesthetic, the food on sale, the music that's played, or the products on offer, the destinations in Cool Bangkok are selected because they stand apart from the usual tourist haunts. Sections are interspersed with mini profiles of some of the city's coolest characters, from musicians and designers to chefs and authors.