Poll: Where and when should we meet up for the next Night Out?

saturday works for me, A) easy. my ranking would be 1, 3, 2. union mall pubs are actually chill if you hit the ones on the praditmanutham side, away from the main crowds, and parking is decent. ekkamai's fine if you know where to go but wanghin feels like a mission unless you're already out that way. for 1, there's a spot called the rooftop beer garden near the union mall entrance on praditmanutham road, they have a good selection of local craft stuff and it's never too packed before 9pm

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i can do saturday. for location, i'd rank em 2, 1, 3. wanghin/chokchai-4 is underrated and you'll actually find parking without a headache. union mall pubs are fine but get crowded fast, and ekkamai/thonglor is overpriced for what it is, especially after 10pm. if we go with 2, let's hit up the street food stalls near the big c on chokchai-4, they stay open late and the grilled pork is solid

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A) works for me, saturday's fine. honestly i'd rank 3, 1, 2. ekkamai/thonglor gets a bad rap for being pricey but if you stick to the soi 10 area past 11pm, the vibe's way better than union mall which is just loud and packed with uni kids. wanghin's fine if u want cheap beer but the transport situation is a nightmare unless you're driving. for 3, there's a quiet little spot called the iron fairies on thonglor soi 10 that does decent live music and the drinks aren't crazy like the main street places

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Krua Dok Mai Kao is solid but I've always found their som tam a bit tame on the pla ra. If you want the real funky version, try the shophouse spots along Soi Udomsuk 26, near the night market end. They pound it fresh with fermented fish that'll clear your sinuses, and it's like 60 baht. Different style from the On Nut places, more Lao-leaning.

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for som tam specifically i'd say the Isaan spots in Chatuchak are underrated, weekdays only though since the weekend crowd ruins the vibe. there's a stall near gate 2 that does tam pa with fermented bamboo shoots, super sour and funky, not something you see much in On Nut. if you're already heading north for Or Tor Kor anyway its worth the detour.

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honestly the som tam at Krua Dok Mai Kao is good but what got me hooked is their nam prik pla raa dip with the raw veggies, that funk hits way harder than the papaya does. think most people sleep on it cuz they just order the som tam and gai yang. also pro tip, go before noon on weekdays, after that teh pla ra gets milder cuz they batch it for the lunch rush

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