Popular Post bkk6060 Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) I have not been for awhile, so sorry if this has been discussed. A few years ago I lived on Soi 8 and would frequent Soi 11. Lots of street food, crowds, nasty massage shops, broken sidewalks, girls hanging out and nightclubs. Maybe some hated it, but I liked the gritty character/ambience of it. Now, what a change. All cleaned up, not many people around, western food/fast food places, sidewalk new, no street food, all those massage shops gone. I thought I was walking down some clean street in California. Sadly, from what I could see nothing interesting now about the place whatsoever. Edited July 22, 2020 by bkk6060 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Was there a few weeks ago and was surprised to see a Taco Bell. Was going to eat there until the cashier wanted an extra 120 baht surcharge for beef on 2 already expensive meals. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Soze666 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Walked down there just a few weeks back and didn't notice anything different..mind you I was p!ssed. It almost look civilsied in your pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Must be pretty quiet without any tourists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scammed Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 on the bright side there is no scantily clad girls shouting welcome hansum man, on the downside i note there is a no parking sign, c'est la vie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toast1 Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 It looks boring and depressing. How sad. I feel so sorry seeing empty streets with chains selling junk food and all the great street cafes gone. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 Bright and shiny boredom... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LawrenceN Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Walkable sidewalks! Oh! The horror! What's next? Orderly overhead wires? Edited July 23, 2020 by LawrenceN Added sarcasm 5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phetphet Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 Must be paying top dollar rents. I wonder how many of them will still be open in six months. Scary times for most businesses unfortunately. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 The redone sidewalks there are one of the best things to ever happen to Suk Soi 11... Before, they were horrible and miserable. Now they're actually walkable, even by Thailand standards... Life will eventually come back to Soi 11, and the nice sidewalks will be there waiting for them when that time comes, hopefully. BTW, Suk Soi 11 has never been/was never much of a daytime place. It was always an evenings place. That's when you need to be taking photos if they're going to be indicative. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krabi King Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 The Bed Supperclub... QBar... those were my days at Soi 11. Just over a year ago I visited last. Rooftop bar called Above 11. Good vibe. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GoldCoastFarang Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 I stayed mostly at The Federal Hotel ( now demolished) when in BKK and enjoyed the restaurant at the front. The area had lots of character which we loved....6 times back to Bangkok. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, phetphet said: Must be paying top dollar rents. I wonder how many of them will still be open in six months. Scary times for most businesses unfortunately. Not many, soi 11 is mainly a tourist street both daytime and evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seancbk Posted July 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2020 49 minutes ago, Krabi King said: The Bed Supperclub... QBar... those were my days at Soi 11. Just over a year ago I visited last. Rooftop bar called Above 11. Good vibe. Yeah Above 11 has always been good. Havana Social Club which you can find down a small alley sort of opposite Above 11 is also very cool, there is no signage or front door. Instead, there is just a mock-retro phone booth with a 'Telefono' sign. You'll need to call Havana Social for the entry code. Step inside the phone booth, dial the secret code, and a false door in the back of the phone booth swings open. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 15 hours ago, toast1 said: It looks boring and depressing. How sad. I feel so sorry seeing empty streets with chains selling junk food and all the great street cafes gone. The chain stores open because people want them and use them. That's a pretty good business plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwit Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The open air bar and restaurant area would have done well if Covid shutdown had not killed it - exactly what is missing and wanted in that part of Suk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellohello123 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I have been going to soi 11 yearly for about 8 years now. And it has/had its charm, The overhanging power lines, the unkept side walks, the farang targeted bars, the stalls , the kombivan bars, And yes daytime is pretty dead , but night time is when the action is. I havent been for about 18 months , however last time I went things were already changing Some of the foot paths had started being repaired, all the kombivan bars had gone, there were a fewer newer and trendier bars and American style take aways The huge abandoned hotel on the right (can't remeber its name) had started work on. But what surprised me was that entire cheap Charlie section had been demolised and the hole left (I presume for development) was absolutely enormous, I didn't even know the street went that deep I admit it has a lost a bit of its dirty charm but I also noticed decreased numbers of tourists, So who knows what will.become of soi 11 and its surrounds even if covid had not come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I went for the blues at Apotika but that seems gone forever. Hard to find blues (not jazz) in Bangkok. Parking has always been an issue in Soi 11. No change there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Purdey said: I went for the blues at Apotika but that seems gone forever. Hard to find blues (not jazz) in Bangkok. Parking has always been an issue in Soi 11. No change there. There was a blues bar about a 10 minute walk up from KSR, just over the bridge....can't remember name and not sure if still there, maybe someone knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnmarc Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 hours ago, seancbk said: Yeah Above 11 has always been good. Havana Social Club which you can find down a small alley sort of opposite Above 11 is also very cool, there is no signage or front door. Instead, there is just a mock-retro phone booth with a 'Telefono' sign. You'll need to call Havana Social for the entry code. Step inside the phone booth, dial the secret code, and a false door in the back of the phone booth swings open. wow, sounds interesting. Thanks for the tip... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipo7 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Last time in that area was in Jan 2005. Stayed at the Ambassador Hotel. Very noisy with the birds and construction close by. Loved the International Buffet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixPiano Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Soi 11 is not Soi 11 anymore since Climax closed. They killed a Bangkok icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKBike09 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, baansgr said: There was a blues bar about a 10 minute walk up from KSR, just over the bridge....can't remember name and not sure if still there, maybe someone knows? Do you mean Adhere? Back in business from tomorrow ... Nothing But The Blues down the dank end of Thonglor (Liberty Building) used to be good but not sure if still going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 1:28 AM, SteveK said: Was there a few weeks ago and was surprised to see a Taco Bell. Was going to eat there until the cashier wanted an extra 120 baht surcharge for beef on 2 already expensive meals. You should have just settled for the cat (tastes like chicken). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 7 hours ago, BKKBike09 said: Do you mean Adhere? Back in business from tomorrow ... Nothing But The Blues down the dank end of Thonglor (Liberty Building) used to be good but not sure if still going? That's the one....great place, it's been there years...worth the trip from Sukhumvit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellohello123 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 9 hours ago, thaipo7 said: Last time in that area was in Jan 2005. Stayed at the Ambassador Hotel. Very noisy with the birds and construction close by. Loved the International Buffet. have stayed there a few times, the hotel that looks like it was designed half by a 4 star hotel designer and half 2 stardesigner and breakfast was decent for the price, but yes birds everywhere and indian tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwit Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, hellohello123 said: have stayed there a few times, the hotel that looks like it was designed half by a 4 star hotel designer and half 2 stardesigner and breakfast was decent for the price, but yes birds everywhere and indian tourists The smell of 1970's nylon carpets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwit Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 8 hours ago, whaleboneman said: You should have just settled for the cat (tastes like chicken). I remember thinking if it was possible to actually grind real chicken meat into a puree like that................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5633572526 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I live on soi 13. There is plenty of street food available and you conveniently missed all the street food and outdoor bars along about a 100 to 150 meter area right in the middle of it all in what was an empty lot where cheap Charlie’s used to be. I am not complaining though because I happily visit both the farang and street places as they are all enjoyable and provide a nice variety. Also if you come back in the evening there will be plenty of girls on the street and in the bars happy to party with you. There will be more once insanity and the other nightclubs reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulhamster Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 17 hours ago, seancbk said: Yeah Above 11 has always been good. Havana Social Club which you can find down a small alley sort of opposite Above 11 is also very cool, there is no signage or front door. Instead, there is just a mock-retro phone booth with a 'Telefono' sign. You'll need to call Havana Social for the entry code. Step inside the phone booth, dial the secret code, and a false door in the back of the phone booth swings open. Is that similar to the telephone bar in Pattaya ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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