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Thonglor — Bangkok's Design Capital

Updated 2026 · Totally Bangkok

A full guide to Thonglor (Sukhumvit Soi 55) — the design studios, restaurants, rooftop bars and Japanese community.

The layout

Thonglor Road runs 3km from Sukhumvit Road — the first km is the most commercial (restaurants, bars); the deeper sois have galleries and studios.

Food scene

Thonglor has some of Bangkok's most interesting restaurants — both high-end Thai and international; the Japanese community has created excellent ramen and izakaya options.

Nightlife

Rooftop bars and cocktail venues in the Thonglor area include some of Bangkok's best-designed spaces — later and louder than Ari, less intense than Soi 11.

Getting there

BTS Thong Lo station then Grab or motorbike taxi into the soi; the soi is too long to walk the whole thing in the heat.

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