Woodstock was the stuff of legends in its previous incarnation on one of Sukhumvit's entertainment strips. Known for its relaxed atmosphere and great music collection, it even won an award from a local newspaper for Bangkok's best hamburgers.
After 20-plus years, it disappeared in 2005, but has now resurfaced in Thonglor, surrounded by trendy bars and hip boutique shopping malls. Consequently, no doubt to the chagrin of old regulars, the new version is cleaner and brighter.
Downstairs is a area with red brick walls, a copper-topped bar and copper trim to much of the comfortable, darkwood booth seating. But the walls still have the original 60s and 70s rock posters advertising gigs by the likes of Pink Floyd, The Band and Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the food is the same.
The burger menu is filled out with Tex-Mex, steaks, stews and a smattering of Cajun, including Creole Gumbo and blackened fish. There's a long vegetarian menu, some Thai dishes and tasty key lime pie of New York cheesecake to finish.
The Daily happy hour is from 2:00pm to 7:00pm it includes local beers including Phuket Beer and Beer Lao (yes it is an import), Heineken and Tiger Pints of Draught and House spirits: Vodka, Gin and Whisky for only 99 Baht. Wednesday, to get you past the middle of the week, it's Happy Hour ALL DAY - regular drinks at only 99 Baht!
The music is still high profile, with the owners in the process of loading 20,000 songs into a state-of-the-art jukebox system that simultaneously feeds separate playlists in to multiple rooms. Punters on the mezzanine can punch in their own track or album choices. Floors 4 & 5 has been converted into a swanky boutique hotel which contains 9 rooms. So there'll be somewhere to crash after a heavy night.
