In the room
The room
Bang Bon is a long way west, out past the Kanchanaphisek ring road, with no rail and a Grab of about fourteen kilometres from BTS Saphan Taksin that takes forty minutes if the traffic is kind. Nobody passes by. Number 80/82 on Soi Kanchanaphisek 6 was an empty room in an old dormitory, and somebody made it into the kind of room these pages exist for: dark walls, wooden furniture, low light that leans hard into the 1970s, built, Time Out says, for winding down at the end of the day.
A different vinyl DJ takes the room each night and works through the sleeves while you nurse a glass. A buy-and-sell corner lets you crate-dig between rounds, and regulars come for the racks as much as the music. Craft beer is the strength: about ten rotating taps, with pours from roughly 130 to 150 baht, which makes it the cheapest glass on this list by some distance.
Who made it
The people
Unnamed in print. Time Out's listing, published in July 2026 and updated in August, is the record, and the bar's Instagram handle comes from Time Out's photo credit.
Which night
The night
Make it the whole evening, not a stop. The ride is too long for a crawl, and the room is built for staying. Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, 17:00 to midnight, closed Tuesday. A draught from the ten taps, Thai brews, hazy IPAs, fruit beers, witbiers, and then the crate. Book the Grab home before the taps run out of reasons.
From the bar's own feed
One post, theirs
An official Instagram embed, loaded from Instagram only when it scrolls into view. The photograph stays the bar's; if the embed is blocked or the post is removed, the link above opens it instead.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Go for the night, not for a drink. Ten taps from about 130 baht, a different DJ each evening, and a crate to dig. Book the Grab home.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A listening bar made from an empty dormitory on the far edge of the city, with a new selector every night and the cheapest glass on the list. The atlas's test is whether the room was built to listen in. This one was built from nothing else.
Straight from the source
The bar on Instagram
@aftersun.listeningbar on Instagram →
No website is published. The week's programme and any change of hours are posted on the bar's own account; the handle is the one published by the press sources below. Opens instagram.com in a new tab.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Any open night, as the whole evening rather than a stop. The ride is too long for a crawl.
Hours
Mon and Wed to Sun 17:00 to 00:00, closed Tuesday (Time Out Bangkok, 24 Jul 2026, updated 27 Aug 2026).
Getting there
80/82 Soi Kanchanaphisek 6, Bang Bon, Bangkok 10150. No rail. A Grab of about 14 km from BTS Saphan Taksin; allow forty minutes or more in traffic. Phone 083 819 2299.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is aftersun Listening Bar?
80/82 Soi Kanchanaphisek 6, Bang Bon, in far west Bangkok. There is no rail: it is a Grab of about 14 km from BTS Saphan Taksin, forty minutes or more in traffic. Coordinates: 13.645701, 100.404567.
When is aftersun open?
Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, 17:00 to midnight, closed Tuesday, per Time Out Bangkok's listing updated in August 2026.
What does a drink cost?
Draught craft beer from about 130 to 150 baht, from around ten rotating taps: Thai brews, hazy IPAs, fruit beers and witbiers.
Who plays?
A different vinyl DJ each night, working through the sleeves. There is also a buy-and-sell record corner for digging between rounds.
Why is aftersun in the Sonic Paths atlas?
A listening bar built from an empty dormitory on the far edge of the city, with a new selector every night and the cheapest glass on the list.
Sources (3)
- Time Out Bangkok, aftersun Listening Bar listing, 24 Jul 2026 (updated 27 Aug 2026)
- Time Out Bangkok, 14 vinyl record bars, 24 Jul 2026
- Tatler Thailand, nine vinyl bars around the city, 30 Aug 2024
Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on 20 October 2026. Where two disagree, both are shown.
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