Bangkok / Thailand Neighbourhood magazine and city guide Issue 01 / Asoke and Benjakitti

Bangkok,closer.

Covered walkway beside the lake at Benjakitti Park

The opening issue

One street. One park. A full day worth slowing down for.

Open Issue 01

Our point of view

Stay close to one place.

FOUND follows the people, rituals and useful details that make a Bangkok neighbourhood feel like itself.

Why we made FOUND

Daylight entering the curved reception atrium at Bodytune Wellness on Sukhumvit Soi 16

Curved white staircase and indoor planting at Bodytune Wellness Sukhumvit 16

Inside the issue

Architecture, recovery and the small transitions that make a place feel considered.

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From the neighbourhood

Stories to take with you

All stories

A Bodytune therapist applying sports massage to an athlete's calf under blue and magenta light

Race weekend guide

Before and After HYROX Bangkok

A practical guide to race weekend at Queen Sirikit, with nearby coffee, food, recovery and physiotherapy around Sukhumvit Soi 16.

Illustrative Japanese garden restaurant with a timber pavilion, stone lantern and a restrained dinner setting

One evening

A date night in Asoke, from Benjakitti Park to Soi 16

Plan one date night in Asoke, from an evening walk in Benjakitti Park to dinner on Sukhumvit Soi 16, plus a practical rain plan.

Illustrative Greek rooftop restaurant with olive trees, shared dishes and the Bangkok skyline at blue hour

Dining

A Greek evening above Sukhumvit Soi 16

AESOPS combines modern Greek food, Bangkok views and a lively rooftop format on level 25 of Column Bangkok Hotel.

The useful index

Places behind the stories

All 30 places

Wellness and physiotherapy / Sukhumvit Soi 16

Bodytune Wellness

Bodytune brings Thai massage, sports recovery and licensed physiotherapy together at its Asok flagship.

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Illustrative covered Bangkok lunch market with grilled chicken, curry trays and office workers

Food market / Sukhumvit Soi 16

Whale Market

A weekday neighbourhood market where breakfast, lunch and the working rhythms of Soi 16 meet.

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Branded residences / Asoke

InterContinental Residences Bangkok Asoke

A low-density residential development planned for Sukhumvit Soi 16, with completion scheduled for 2029.

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One perfect day.

Sukhumvit Soi 16 / On foot

Begin with the park. Follow the street through coffee, recovery, a local lunch and an easy evening.