In the room
The room
Soi Sukhumvit 63 is Ekkamai, a ten-minute walk from the BTS, and number 70 is a room that The Infatuation describes as classic detail with a current look. The booth is the fixed point. DJs work it with their backs to the shelves and talk to the tables nearest them, which tells you the register before the first record does: this is a social bar with a serious collection, not a silent one. Soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk are the spine of the programme.
The second idea in the room is in the glass. The cocktails are built on traditional Thai herbs, botanical teas and old medicinal recipes, with natural wine alongside, and the records are chosen to go with what is being poured. Most bars pick the drink to suit the music. Here it runs the other way, which is either a gimmick or a philosophy, and after two it is hard to tell.
Who made it
The people
Friends who have collected records for more than two decades and opened the bar to get more people listening to vinyl. The Infatuation rates it mid-range. The same team opened a second door on the same soi in 2026, Club Salva, red where this one is not, which has its own page.
Which night
The night
Later in the week, when the booth is busiest. Order the herbal cocktails or a natural wine and sit near the DJ if you want the conversation. Time Out's July 2026 text gives Tuesday to Sunday, 18:00 to 01:00, closed Monday; its details box shows Friday and Saturday only. The bar's Instagram settles it on the day. Club Salva is eight minutes away on foot for the second room.
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
Order the herbal cocktails and sit near the booth. Then walk eight minutes to Club Salva, the same team's red room.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A record bar where the collection is twenty years deep and the drink is matched to the record rather than the other way round. Social, not silent, and honest about it.
Straight from the source
The bar on Instagram
@moderndayculture 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
Later in the week, when the booth is busiest. Pair it with Club Salva, eight minutes away.
Hours
Tue to Sun 18:00 to 01:00, closed Monday (Time Out Bangkok, 24 Jul 2026). Time Out's details box shows Fri and Sat only, so check Instagram before a special trip.
Getting there
70/F, 4 Soi Sukhumvit 63 (Ekkamai), Phra Khanong Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110. BTS Ekkamai, about ten minutes on foot; BTS Thong Lo about eleven. Phone 063 165 6895.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is Modern-Day Culture?
70/F, 4 Soi Sukhumvit 63 in Ekkamai, Bangkok. About ten minutes on foot from BTS Ekkamai or eleven from BTS Thong Lo. Coordinates: 13.725078, 100.584783.
When is Modern-Day Culture open?
Tuesday to Sunday, 18:00 to 01:00, closed Monday, per Time Out Bangkok's July 2026 text. Time Out's details box shows Friday and Saturday only, so check the bar's Instagram first.
What music is played?
Soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk on vinyl, from a DJ booth. The records are chosen to go with what is being poured.
What should you order?
The herbal cocktails, built on traditional Thai herbs, botanical teas and old medicinal recipes, or a natural wine. The Infatuation rates the bar mid-range.
Why is Modern-Day Culture in the Sonic Paths atlas?
A twenty-year collection played in a social room, with the drink matched to the record. It is the Ekkamai half of a pair with Club Salva.
Sources (4)
- Time Out Bangkok, Modern-Day Culture listing, 24 Jul 2026
- The Infatuation, Modern-Day Culture review, 24 Jul 2025
- 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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