Geckobar — Restaurant in Chana Songkhram Subdistrict

My all time favorite Banglamphu hangout on the corner of Soi Rambuttri and Soi Chana Songkhram. They have free WiFi but don't advertise it. Just ask for the password if you can't remember geckobar. I've eaten here more times than any other place in Thailand. The first time was in 2007 and the next time is going to be in about 15 minutes. I'm enjoying an orange fruit shake right now, but my standard breakfast is a Thai omelette, either chicken, pork or veg, over rice with nam pla prik and a coffee. It's always excellent. The crew has been here forever. Noi, Nan, Nhi, Noinah, and all the rest are fun and very personable. Mama never changes, and I look forward to seeing her with every visit. She's the first person I look for. Gecko bar is a perfect spot for people watching, and meeting people from all over the world is very easy. Beer is reasonably priced with Chang 70 thb small 90 large. Leo 90. Cheers 90. Singha 70/100. Leo 90. Tiger100. Heineken 80/120. San Miguel 120. The food is always excellent, and the green curry is outstanding. Prices range from 25 baht toast and jam to 90 baht for Tomka shrimp. If you're looking for a place to kick back and chill you can't do better than the Gecko. I've photographed and posted the...

The food is authentic and quite good. Prices are in the lower range. The freshly brewed coffee is served from morning until 4 in the afternoon. This is also the time when they stop serving breakfast. A cup is just 25 Baht. It's a strong local coffee. Over the years the Gecko Bar build a reputation for cheap beers served in big bottles right from the fridge. You pay when you get served. Means drink by drink. Avoid the so called V.I.P. table & the wall of shame. The toilet is labelled as one of the worst in S.E. Asia. The staff can be moody at times. They close at around 02:00 A.M. Still a place I highly recommend. Enjoy.

Last Visit...

For nostalgia purposes i would have given this place 5 stars (we have been coming here whenever we visit Bangkok for the past 15 years, since the days they used to have a long eared rabbit running around under the tables) and is one of the cheaper places for beer in the area. More objectively, it's fine, nothing special, and the toilets have never been the best. But give it go, it's a decent enough place for sitting on the sidewalk with a cold Chang watching people go by. Some cheap street food is available...