In the room
The room
Nang Loeng is old Bangkok, with no station within an easy walk, and Chakkraphatdi Phong Road is its edge. Number 146 is a single shophouse unit in a building Time Out gives as 77 years old. The name is the first fact worth having. The neighbourhood called the grocer's that used to be here ran yai, Grandma's shop, and when it closed the founders kept the nickname and added the extra letters. Regulars still call it Yai's Bar.
More than 1,500 records sit on the shelves. Resident DJs bring their own collections; visiting selectors and collectors turn up with their latest finds, and the counter is where the conversation about them happens. The drinks follow the Japanese kissaten: highballs, and a house gin that changes with the season. The Standard, writing about two months after the opening in 2024, described the owners as all DJs from the vinyl community, which is why the invitation below exists.
Who made it
The people
A team of DJs from Bangkok's record community, unnamed in print, who opened here around June 2024 and went on to open OBi Record Bar in Silom in 2026 after nearly a year looking for a second site. This is the first room.
Which night
The night
Bring a record. The staff and DJs enjoy sharing music with the room, Time Out says, and may put your choice on the turntable, which is the only such invitation on these pages. Then any night it is open: Tuesday to Sunday, 18:00 to midnight. Time Out's details box says daily and its text says Tuesday to Sunday, so treat Monday as doubtful. Order a kissaten-style highball or the seasonal gin, and take a Grab home, because the MRT is twenty-five minutes away on foot.
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
Bring a record you want to hear in company. Order the seasonal gin, say Yai's Bar to the driver, and book the Grab home.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A record bar that kept the grocer's nickname, stacks 1,500 records in one shophouse, and invites you to bring your own. The first room of the team that went on to open OBi.
Straight from the source
The bar on Instagram
@yayyyyy.recordbar 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
Bring a record, then any night it is open. Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00.
Hours
Tue to Sun 18:00 to 00:00 (Time Out Bangkok, 24 Jul 2026). The details box says daily and the text says Tue to Sun, so treat Monday as doubtful.
Getting there
146 Chakkraphatdi Phong Road, Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100, on the edge of Nang Loeng. No station within an easy walk: take a Grab, or walk about twenty-five minutes from MRT Sam Yot. Phone 065 454 2343.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is Yayyyyy Record Bar?
146 Chakkraphatdi Phong Road, on the edge of Nang Loeng in Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok. There is no station within an easy walk; take a Grab or walk about twenty-five minutes from MRT Sam Yot. Coordinates: 13.757336, 100.5096.
When is Yayyyyy open?
Tuesday to Sunday, 18:00 to midnight, per Time Out Bangkok's July 2026 text. Its details box says daily, so Monday is doubtful.
Why is it called Yayyyyy?
The neighbourhood grocery that used to occupy the shophouse was nicknamed ran yai, Grandma's shop. When it closed, the founders kept the name. Regulars call it Yai's Bar.
Can you bring your own records?
Yes. Time Out says the staff and DJs enjoy sharing music with the room and may put your record on the turntable.
What should you order?
A kissaten-style highball or the house gin, which changes with the season.
Why is Yayyyyy Record Bar in the Sonic Paths atlas?
A 1,500-record bar in one old shophouse that kept the grocer's nickname and invites you to bring a record: the first room of the team behind OBi.
Sources (6)
- Time Out Bangkok, Yayyyyy Record Bar listing, 24 Jul 2026
- The Standard, Yayyyyy Record Bar, 23 Aug 2024
- Time Out Bangkok, 14 vinyl record bars, 24 Jul 2026
- Time Out Bangkok, coolest vinyl bars in Bangkok, 3 Jan 2025
- Tatler Thailand, nine vinyl bars around the city, 30 Aug 2024
- The Standard, OBi Record Bar Silom, 13 Jul 2026
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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