Surfing in town? This is the latest trend! Head to this very urban Beach Club where you can tame the artificial waves at the foot of the open-air towers. Locals love it – and so do tourists. Ideal when the temperatures get carried away.
A-Square, 120/1 Sukhumvit 26. +66 21085210, flowhousebangkok.com.
Bang Kra Jao is the green lung of Bangkok with its banana trees, palm trees and mangroves overrun with birds. Amid the houses on stilts, we ride on cramped concrete paths above the water. Watch out for bends:without a railing, you can quickly end up in the water... with monitor lizards!
Spice Roads. +66 23817490, spiceroads.com.
This Thai boxing club overlooks the winding Chao Phraya River. The view alone deserves to sweat (a little, a lot) in the panoply lent on site. It's now or never to try the national sport. Beginners accepted.
1/11 Trok Mahalat, Maharaj Rd. +66 931246665, muaythailab.net.
The new Rot Fai Ratchada market attracts a crowd of trendy young people in search of a vintage Grendizer, colorful socks or second-hand shirts. Around, small stands offer street food in shambles and well-licked bars offer Shinga beer. Thursday to Sunday from 6 p.m. to around midnight.
Ratchadaphisek Road (next to Esplanade Shopping Mall). +66 927135599.
Mixing the charm of a Shanghai and the glamor of a Hollywood of the 30s, this new club makes the Happy Few dance. Gilles Peterson went on the turntables and Signe Krog and Klingande on the microphone. To see, the Ladyboys burlesque show.
Sukhumvit Soi 45. +66 972856888, facebook.com/SingSingTheater.
