Giving Life Exhibition
Dib Bangkok, Sukhumvit 40
An exhibition of 160 works by 33 artists exploring movement, change and aliveness, from Alexander Calder’s experiments in motion to works using living plants and salvaged materials.
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A Guide to Ekkamai, Bangkok
A selective local guide to Ekkamai — also commonly written Ekamai — covering what’s new, restaurants, cafés, wellness, neighbourhood places and activity that genuinely belongs around Sukhumvit 63.
Every place needs a clear reason to visit. Information is checked when each guide is published or materially reviewed.
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The Ekkamai Guide: Where to Eat, Drink, Wander and Slow Down
A considered route through Ekkamai—from early coffee and local Thai cooking to culture, recovery and an unhurried evening.
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Best Cafés in Ekkamai
Five Ekkamai cafés worth choosing for different reasons—not a long list of interchangeable coffee shops.
Best Restaurants in Ekkamai
A short, useful Ekkamai restaurant list spanning refined Thai cooking, famous noodles and relaxed group dinners.
Things to Do in Ekkamai: A Thoughtful Day Out
What is actually worth doing in Ekkamai now—including a necessary update on the planetarium renovation.
EXPLORE EKKAMAI
A useful guide to the neighbourhood.
Start with what you need today, then follow the links into selective, checked local guides. New sections are added only when there is enough original material to make them useful.
Wellness
Massage and wellness spotsGOOD TO KNOW
Ekkamai is Sukhumvit 63.
The road runs north from Sukhumvit toward Phetchaburi, with cafés, Japanese restaurants, wellness spaces, homes and newer design-led places spread along the main road and smaller sois around it.
BTS Ekkamai is the easiest starting point from Sukhumvit.
Ekkamai stretches much farther than the immediate BTS area, so short rides often make more sense than trying to walk the entire neighbourhood in Bangkok heat.
There’s more than one way into the neighbourhood.
Sukhumvit 63 connects through to Phetchaburi Road at its northern end. The Saen Saep canal also runs across upper Ekkamai, with canal-boat access at Vijit School Pier on Sukhumvit 63.
What Ekkamai does particularly well:
coffee, Japanese food, Thai restaurants, wellness, residential streets and places that reward spending a little more time rather than rushing through.
A useful rule:
Choose one or two places, leave some room between them, and let the neighbourhood fill in the rest.
WAYS TO SPEND EKKAMAI
A Slow Sunday in Ekkamai
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What’s On in Ekkamai
Temporary events, pop-ups and things worth knowing this week.
That Ekkamai House Grand Opening Festival
That Ekkamai House, 17 Soi Phatsana 2
Two days of movement, food, music and community marking the new home of Dip Onsen, Yellow Lane and PoA Black Box Theatre, with workshops, classes and performances.
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Latest Ekkamai guides
What’s New in Ekkamai — October 2026
Four recent cafés and restaurants worth knowing now, with checked locations and operating details.
Quiet Cafés in Ekkamai for Working or Reading
Calmer Ekkamai cafés for a book, a focused hour or a low-key meeting—chosen with realistic expectations.
Best Breakfast & Brunch in Ekkamai
Five useful breakfast and brunch choices around Ekkamai, from early specialty coffee to a long garden-table lunch.
Ekkamai 30: A Local Guide
A grounded guide to the quieter upper stretch of Ekkamai—residential in character, but connected to the wider neighbourhood.
Best Massage & Wellness Spots in Ekkamai
Established Ekkamai massage and spa options, selected for clear locations, bookable services and different levels of formality.
Japanese Restaurants in Ekkamai: Five Distinct Choices
Five Japanese dining choices around Ekkamai, separated by mood, format and the kind of evening they suit.
Where to Eat Late at Night in Ekkamai
Late Ekkamai options with one essential rule: check tonight’s kitchen hours, not just the venue closing time.
Ekkamai With Kids: A Low-Stress Family Guide
A family day built around one reliable indoor activity—with the current planetarium closure clearly accounted for.
New Openings in Ekkamai: The Verified Watchlist
A living Ekkamai openings list that separates confirmed operating venues from announcements and rumours.
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WITHIN is taking shape on Ekkamai 30 — a neighbourhood place for living, working, gathering and slowing down.
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