Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok Nightlife area

Soi 11, the street off Sukhumvit Road, next to Nana BTS Station is right in the heart of Lower Sukhumvit area, famous for its nightlife areas. There is Soi 4 with its Nana Enterainment Complex, Soi Cowboy down past Soi 21 and right in the middle is Soi 11, which is a long street lined with late night restaurants, street food, bars, live music venues, and thumping nightclubs that rage until the early hours and there seems to be a 24 hour 7-Eleven store every 100 meters down the road. There are also loads of different style hotels, from luxury to cheap dorm style backpacker accommodation.

For more than 30 years Soi 11 has been known as a nightlife area. Back in the day there was the very popular Cheap Charlie Bar which sold cheap beer. Cheap Chalie’s has gone, replaced with more upscale bars and nightclubs.

Tourist Attractions Close to Soi 11

Lower Sukhumvit is very much a business district so most of the most popular tourist attractions of Bangkok are outisde of Sukhumvit. Some of the closest attractions all with easy options to get there by Public Transport:

Transport to/from Soi 11

Soi 11 is a busy street day or night. Getting a taxi or a tuk-tuk is easy but it may take 5 or 10 minutes just to get out of Soi 11 especially at night. Best to walk down to Sukhumvit road and get a taxi there or go to the Nana BTS Station.

Canal Ferry from Soi 11

Right at the end of Soi 11, you come to a canal. Turn to the right, and down next to Soi 15 is the Asoke Ferry Pier. From here you can get ferries to Pratunam Clothes Market. Rides on these ferries are super cheap, costing around 10 Baht for a stop or 2 down the canal.

While you can get a train from Suwarnibhumi Airport, you need to change a few times with many escalators or steps to navigate. A taxi from the airport to Soi 11 will cost around 400 Baht including the 2 tollways.

Train to/from Survanubhumi Airport

The cheapest way to get to Survanibhumi Airport is by the Airport Link Train Line. From Soi 11, you can walk down to Terminal 21 where you find the Sukhumvit MRT Station entrance out the front. Take that 1 stop to Makasan station, then you transfer to the Airport Link Train at Makasaar station. There is a walk of around 800 meters to get from xxx station to Makasan, Take that into consideration when lugging your luggage.

Cost of this trip is 49 Thb per person (14 Baht for the MRT, 35 Baht for the Airport link ticket)

Train to other parts of Thailand

Train services to outside of Bangkok are being transitioned to the new Bang Sue Grand Station. Opened in 2024, Bang Sue Grand Station now has services running north to Chang Mai and south to Surathani (stopping along the way in Hua Hin.

To get there by public transport, you can get on at the MRT at Sukhumvit Station (next to Terminal 21) and go 11 stops to Bang Sue MRT station. It is then around a 5 minute walk up from the MRT to the Grand Station.

A taxi will take around 20 minutes to get to from Soi 11 Sukhumvit. I tried to get a taxi there at 6.30am and all the taxi drivers were asking for 500 Baht. I got 1 to go for 400 Baht. I am sure it would only be 100 Baht on their meter but at 6.30am Taxi drivers are on surge pricing and refuse to use their meters.

Shopping Soi 11

There are some interesting shops along Soi 11 but the closest large shopping mall is Terminal 21 which is less than 10 minutes away or get on the BTS at Nana Station and go 2 stops to Phrom Phong where there are the 3 massive shopping malls Emquartier, Emsphere and Emporium. Go the other direction on the BTS and get off at Siam for Siam Paragon Shopping Mall or MBK shopping mall.

Every night, Sukhumvit Road has Night Market starting from Soi 11. Stalls selling all the usual stuff, caps, tshirts, sunglasses, handbags.

Bars and Nightclubs on Soi 11 Sukhumvit

Hillary 11 and Hillary 3 – part of the massive Hillary chain of bars selling cold beer and cheap food, with loud music.

Mullis Irish Sports Bar with loads of TV screens to watch all the popular international sports. I have heard they got some great pub style food at Mullis too.

Paradise Beach Bar a cool beach bar that only opened in 2024.

Sugar Club with a mix of hip-hop and R&B nights, this nightclub doesn’t get busy to close to midnight, This very much caters to a younger crowd.

Levels Night Club in Aloft Hotel another loud late night club.

Rooftop Bars in Soi 11

For some classy wining and dining, head to some awesome rooftop bars right close to Soi 11. Right on Soi 11, on the top floor of the Fraser Suites is the very nice rooftop bar called Above Eleven. Located lose to the end of Soi 11.

Just 1 minutes walk from Soi 11, along Sukhumvit Road is the Hyatt Regency which has an excellent rooftop bar called Spectrum Rooftop Lounge and Bar . Read more about Spectrum Rooftop Bar

When visiting the rooftop bars in Bangkok, it is best to dress to impress. They generally do not let men in with shorts or thongs / flip flops.

Other rooftop bars in the Sukhumvit area include Octave Bar at the Marriott Hotel Soi 57 Sukhumvit or Cielo Sky Bar.

Cocktail bars in Soi 11

For something a bit classier, there are some hidden gems. Down Soi 11, there are many side Soi alley ways with loads of hidden bars. Here are some worth finding:

One Two Two Bar Club

Oskar Bistro Bangkok – a lively cocktail bar with a great selection of drinks and food.

UFO Rooftop Bar one of the lower rooftop bars in Bangkok. UFO does have a funky rooftop location, looking up at the tall buildings. What they lack in height, they make up with the great selection of cocktails.

Best Restaurants in Soi 11 Sukhumvit

I’ve visited quite a few restaurants on Soi 11 and here are my Top 5 restaurants (this includes the small Soi 11/1 laneway):

El Gaucho Argentinean Restaurant – I do love a good steak and El Gaucho is an awesome steakhouse with International prices. Located at the front of the Mercure Hotel. Read more about El Gaucho Steakhouse.

Tony’s New York Style Italian – i’ve only tried the pizza at Tony’s at is was very good. Read more about Tony’s New York Style Italian.

Pizza at Tony's Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok — Pizza at Tony’s Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok

Bang Bang Burgers – an awesome burger joint during the day selling delicious smashed burgers and at night the venue turns into an awesome live Jazz club. Read more about Bang Bang Burgers.

The Duke Cheeseburger at Bang Bang Burgers Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok

Yuna Japanese on Soi 11/1 a small Japanese restaurant located on the quiet laneway of Soi 11/1. Selling a range of Japanese food including sushi, sashimi, tempura and tonkatsu. Read more about Yuna Japanese

Pork Cutlet Japanese Curry at Yuna Japanese Restaurant Bangkok

Wine Connection is a chain of restaurants all throughout Bangkok, serving a great range of International wines and food like steaks, pizza, pasta or salads to go along with the wine.

Wine Connection Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok

Moom Muum Park Soi 11 is a nice open air restaurant serving a great range of Thai food.

Some other interesting food close to Soi 11 includes the Korean Town shopping complex just down past Soi 10 with a good slection of Korean BBQ retaurants or Korean Fried Chicken. There are also a few good restaurants over on the next Soi, Soi 13. There are a few good sports bars there that serve up a great English Breakfast. Another good sports bar is Game Sports Bar just around the corner on Sukhumvit, directly under the Nana BTS Station.

Cafes on Soi 11 Sukhumvit

Breakfast Story – on a small side Soi close to Mercure Hotel have a great selection of breakfast meals.

Coffee Club – located next to the Holiday Inn, at end Soi 11 busy area. You can get a very nice Big Breakfast here like an English breakfast, with bacon, sausage, eggs, baked beans, toast.

Starbucks – a good selection of sandwiches, toasted croissants, cakes and donuts. Located right next door to Mullis Sports Bar. The back of the Starbucks has an entrance from Aria Hotel lobby.

Fast Food on Soi 11

There are a few Fast Food restaurants on Soi 11 including Burger King open 24 hours, and right next door is Taco Bell,There is a Mcdonalds lopened 24 hours ocated at Robinson Mall, around 7 minutes walk from Soi 11. The closest KFC is at Terminal 21 located on the 5th Floor.

Money Exhange and ATM Cash Machines on Soi 11

Being a very busy tourist area, there are plenty of Foreign Exchange kiosks and ATMs to withdraw cash. Warning – In Thai the ATM Cash machines charge 220 Baht for each withdrawal.

Foreign Currency Exchange Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok

Hotels on Soi 11 Sukhumvit Bangkok

There are quite a few hotels on Soi 11, and many more within a few minutes walk.

Both Mercure Hotel and Aloft Hotel receive consistenlty good reviews onlines. Prices are from 3500B per night for the Mercure and 3900B per night for the Aloft. I stayed at the Aloft for 2 nights and really enjoyed my stay there.