Sukhumvit 31 The neighbourhood guide
A whisky highball at Walden

Bars · Soi 31

Walden

Japanese whisky and highball bar

Photo: TripAdvisor
Upscale Second floor, near the front of the soi

Walden is all of a dozen seats up a spiral staircase above an antique store, a calm Japanese bar focused on whisky highballs, umeshu and a short list of Japanese snacks. No wine, no fuss, just craft and quiet.

Go early to get a seat, and let the bartender pour you something cold and precise.

What to order

A Japanese whisky highball and a toasted sandwich.

Good to know

  • Highballs, whisky and umeshu
  • Intimate, just a few seats
  • Above an antique shop
The Public House design hotel facade on Soi 31, with its tiled frontage and tiger artwork

Stay on the soi

Wake up in the middle of it all

Most of Soi 31 is a taxi ride from where visitors usually sleep. Public House is the one design hotel right on the street, so the coffee, the dinners and the bars on this list are already on your doorstep.