Bangkok's diverse short trips, Sukhumvit's everlasting summer with lush greenery

Bitterman： Soi Sala Daeng 1 | Silom

When talking about short Trips, I can't help but recommend Bangkok to my friends. I always feel that this city is the kind of city where anyone can have fun, from skyscrapers to legendary temples, bustling streets to exquisitely designed shopping malls, whether you are a nightclub lover who wants to party for three days and three nights, or a fresh and refreshing person who enjoys afternoon coffee time alone, or a food lover who enjoys "Michelin-star" feasts... This city will satisfy all your desire for exploration with its diverse possibilities, and the sense of joy will be layered on top of each other, and finally there will be a big surprise.


The commons ： 335/1 Sukhumvit 55, Klongton-Nue, Wattana

For city lovers who like to walk around the streets, Bangkok's Thonglor district is a good choice. Several narrow streets are lined with various experimental buildings. You will always get some unexpected gains from casual strolling. The commons, located at the corner of a bustling building, is such a space with Bangkok characteristics. Compared with the exquisite high-rise buildings, it has a rare natural wildness. Among the high and low old buildings, it also has a more exquisite design. The four-story geometric concrete building, accompanied by a variety of growing green plants, makes the whole building have some tenderness in the "roughness", and has become the most dynamic urban space in Bangkok. The bottom floor is formed by seats, green plants and small pavilions to form a leisurely resting platform. Young people in fashionable clothes seem to lie or sit here to spend long afternoons. If they are bored, they can participate in the playfulness of the surrounding children, ride bicycles, play hide-and-seek, and grow in four dimensions with plants.


The commons ： 335/1 Sukhumvit 55, Klongton-Nue, Wattana

There are dozens of shops in this space. Roots on the first floor of the basement is one of the best local boutique coffee shops. Because of the tropics, Bangkok coffee shops like to make a fuss about iced coffee, such as the Internet celebrity Chinotto Cold Brew and the limited edition iced drip with different flavors every month. Roast, located on the fourth floor, is very cost-effective. It consists of an open kitchen and a dining area. The decoration is simple and comfortable. It does not have the atmosphere of most Western restaurants. The menu is made of magazines, the checkered square towels, and the slow music are more like a home full of delicious food.


Naiipa Art Complex：Soi Suknumvit 46 | Naiipa Art Complex

The commons is located in Thonglor 17 Lane, and the surrounding areas are also worth visiting: WWAXChooseless, a coffee shop that combines a boutique with local designers, and Machine Age Workshop, a boutique full of industrial retro style, are scattered in the streets and alleys. They are not so easy to come across, but they always bring some unexpected surprises. Naiipa Art Complex, which combines an art gallery, a spa and a coffee space, is also a world covered with green plants. In order to protect the trees that have grown here for many years, the designer made such a design around them. The three-story buildings on each side grow around three or four huge old trees in turn. The branches and leaves sway gently, and the sunlight shines through the gaps and sprinkles on the glass curtain wall, bringing a vibrant dynamic. You can order a drink at the cafe on the first floor and enjoy the rhythm of the quiet time.


hands and heart ：Soi Sukhumvit 38, Bangkok 10110

The not-so-sexy online celebrity shop hands and heart has taken the Japanese minimalist style to the extreme. The courtyard at the entrance is guided by trees, and there are idle seats scattered around. Passersby occasionally sit and chat, which is also a good place to stop. The interior here is mainly white, and the white marble and geometric frame design tables form an interesting reflection with the outdoor space. In addition to the iced coffee that emphasizes the characteristics, the milkshakes here are also particularly surprising. The ice cream balls are accompanied by crushed ice, and there are nuts and Oreos waiting for you to explore. It is cool and mellow, just like the feeling given by this space, which is simple but not simple.


Patom：9/2 Klang Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana

Patom is the new idol of this area. It is a small space that combines the sale and display space of skin care products and a small cafe. This transparent building surrounded by four-dimensional lush green plants exudes its summer light in the green. Pushing the door and stepping into it is like another world, with the swaying shadows of trees, the occasional sound of water, and the playful conversations in Thai. The white transparent space and the design of the original wood vines also present the most relaxing coolness to the space. The tray of the waiter who passed by inadvertently contained various orange-yellow passion fruit and mango drinks, like the tail of summer, letting the sour and sweet freshness permeate the whole space.


Bitterman： Soi Sala Daeng 1 | Silom

Bitterman is hidden in an alley with good light and shadow. Its tall sign can be seen at the entrance of the alley. Going forward along the road, a courtyard hidden in the green plants comes into view. Layers of plants such as banana and fig, plus several wooden dining tables, create a courtyard with a full tropical feel. In order to integrate the two, the restaurant behind it uses a lot of transparent glass and steel structure to design a sunroom full of plants. Following the beat of the resident DJ, ferns and vines of various colors blend with each other, following the rhythm of the cold air of the air conditioner, accompanied by light and shadow, twisting to their own beat. As long as you want, you can join this plant party at any time. Of course, you can order a passion fruit soda or mango drink, which is also a good choice as a ticket.


The Jam Factory:41/1 Charoennakorn Rd., next to the Klongsan Market

Similar to The Commons, The Jam Factory located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River is a "factory" that integrates restaurants, art galleries, design shops and bookstores. The banyan trees with vines create a performance space here. Coffee shops, bookstores and design merchandise stores are also hidden behind their lush branches and leaves. The other two old factory buildings, while retaining the old architectural style, are combined with steel, glass and green plants to create a restaurant called "The Never Ending Summer", allowing plants and summer to grow spontaneously, and using them as inspiration to create more possibilities.


The Jam Factory:41/1 Charoennakorn Rd., next to the Klongsan Market

In this restaurant, leaves are the biggest protagonists. Sometimes they are welcoming guests, sometimes pretending to be dancers, and sometimes they are the embodiment of plates, shuttling through this industrial space, adding some vitality and vigor. Thai cuisine is the unchanging main dish here, but on the basis of Bangkok cuisine, new dishes with flavors from northern and southeastern Thailand are integrated. Whether it suits your taste can only be seen after trying it. The outdoor space of the restaurant will be more lazy. The casual lazy sofas, accompanied by the intervals of plants, divide a relaxing space. In the open space in front, there is a stage under the tall banyan tree. The lights gather here, as if the sky will get dark at any time, and a Thai idol drama will be staged here. Walking in Bangkok is like the green that never fades in the city in summer, bringing freshness in the breeze, so that the vitality will never fade.