Nightlife   Bangkok has a reputation for wild and rowdy nightlife.   However, the city's nightlife is relaxed, safe and very enjoyable.   You don't need to dress up, and for most places you won't break the bank. Across the board, the choice of entertainment is growing; Bangkok has never had so many pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants, each trying to offer a unique experience.   In addition, live music has never been so popular and now all types of venues have both local and overseas bands to provide the entertainment. Interest in jazz has recently increased and now hotels, such as the Imperial Queen's Park, Plaza Athanee and Sheraton Grande regularly feature leading musicians. There is also as the Saxaphone Bar by Victory Monument.   Other popular bars for live music are Brown Sugar on Soi Sarasin and Ad Makers on Soi Lang Suan.   Irish bars such as Shenanigans on Soi Convent and The Dubliner on Sukhumvit also have good jam sessions. For the more colourful side of Bangkok's nightlife, the red light areas are concentrated around Silom Road (Patpong, Thaniya, Silom Soi 2 and 4) and Sukhumvit (Soi Nana, Soi Cowboy, Soi 33).   Websites with plenty of advise on how to get the most of the nighlife include www.bkkmetro.com  , www.groovymap.com and www.bangkokspin.com Below are a few of our suggestions for cool places to hang out: Henry J. Bean's Bar & Grill A great American style diner serving fantastic Tex-Mex food in addition to steaks, seafood and salads.  Portions are big and represent excellent value for money.  There is a wide selection of refreshing beers, plus amazing cocktails and a variety of wines by the glass. Open from 17:00 to 01:00 every day at Amari Watergate Hotel, Pratunam and Amari Airport Hotel, near Donmuang International Airport. Mingles Pub & Restaurant A lively, fun venue for an evening out, Mingles Pub and Restaurant serves a full à la carte menu with Asian and international favourites, cold beer, cocktails and a truly amazing selection of chilled vodka. Enjoy the music from the live band daily from 21:00 -02:00 (except Sundays) at Amari Atrium Hotel, Petchaburi Road. Q Bar This stylish bar, a descendent of the famous "Q" Bar in Saigon, has a groovy design and ambiance, sophisticated lighting, great music and New York style drinks.  It is located on "The Green Route" between Sukhumvit Soi 11 and Soi 13. Soho With a name from London's entertainment centre, this split-level establishment features an upbeat New York and Miami style interior, and offers in-house chef specialties, vibrant cocktails and good-value wines.   The resident DJ plus live bands play music all night long. Opens daily from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am. 44/15 Convent-Silom Road Bed Supperclub One of the top clubs in Bangkok, it isn't just a place to hang out: it's a melting pot of art, fashion and sophistication.  The space is divided into two sections.  The front houses the restaurant serving creative and delicious fusion food.  Beds and fluffy pillows covered with white linens line the two walls and the mezzanine. Diners stretch horizontally, eating and toasting, amid the sounds of housy grooves.  Bed also showcases frequent art exhibitions and performances.  In the back club section, find a long counter bar on the upper floor to your left and a gray bed against the right wall.  Partyers chat, while gazing down at the action on the dance floor below.  Open daily from 7.30pm to 1.00 am. 26 Sukhumvit Soi 11     Hard Rock Cafe With its guitar-shaped bar, great American food and live bands playing rock and pop,  the three-storey bar and restaurant is a must see.  Hard Rock is a popular family restaurant in the day, but attracts a faithful crowd of Thais and farang rockers in the evenings, after 10.00 pm.   Dancing on the bar is the tradition here, every night at around midnight. Open daily from 11.00 am to 2.00 am. Siam Square Soi 11 Bourbon Street Bourbon Street has won many local awards.  It serves Mexican, American and Italian dishes. Bourbon Street specializes in Cajun Creole cuisine straight from the Bayou county of New Orleans.   Open daily from 7.00 am to 1.00 am behind the Washington Theater, Sukhumvit Soi 22 Concept CM2 This multi-feature nightclub located in the basement of Novotel on Siam Square offers a large bar area, disco-dancing featuring well-known imported live bands and separate rooms for lovers of karaoke.   Concept has five unique bars; for women only, for lovers of Cantonese music, and virtual reality games.  It opens daily from 8.30 pm to 2.00 am at Siam Square Soi 6. Narcissus Narcissus is a palace of a nightclub, appropriately located in the opulent part of Sukhumvit, on Soi Prasarnmitr.   Opens daily from 9.00 pm to 2.00 am. on Sukhumvit Soi 23. Lucifer The Lucifer takes the look and feel of the inferno and brings it to the dance floor.   With its blend of Trace Techno Dance and Underground, it is certainly one of the hottest locations among the bars and clubs in the Patpong area.   A good mix of Thai and Western customers.   2nd Floor of Radio City, Patpong 1