Thread: Bangkok - Cheap Charlie Bar Sukhumvit Soi 6

I don't believe it. Finally after the 100's of bars that the dog has reviewed this is the first one I have ever been to!

Sounds more my type of place....bet they sell Sang Som by the bottle as well

dunno but it was about 40-50 baht per glass with coke.

It's on Soi 11.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

It's on Soi 11.

I was wondering....

I often stay at the Ambassador and was sure I passed this place on the way back in the evening. Of course, I could have been staggering down the wrong soi, so who knew?

great little bar and the indian places next door will serve you as you drink at the bar - just ask for their menu.

I seem to recall an enjoyable evening with DJ Pat in Cheap Charlie's

the barkeep is named sathit and he is a pretty good fellow. he inherited the bar from the original charlie, who began as a ganja and marlboro light seller some 15 years ago on soi 11.

charlie sold his wares from behind a table until one of the bars did a reno, and he inherited the bar counter. he set it up on the corner and began adding piecemel to it and what you see in the pics is the result.

charlie died of cancer some 12 or so years ago and sathit his cousin took over.

It used to be a great place to meet thai and farang women of all sorts, both professionals and professional girlfriends, air hostess etc with sathit as a sort of beningn protector/older brother figure until a few years back when the chinese-thai landlady decided she would open the suk 11 guesthouse and told sathit that he was not allowed to serve unaccompanied thai women because they looked like hookers.

Sathit rolled over and posted (rather than lose his location) a sign in thai that did not mince words. Women started to refuse to go there period, even when accompanied by their boyfriends, the place became quite depressing, but seems to have gotten over it of late.

though i pass it daily, i haven't been in to see sathit in years. must remember to stop and say hi.

Originally Posted by William

I seem to recall an enjoyable evening with DJ Pat in Cheap Charlie's

Remember that?? Two years ago mate!!

I ended up at Spasso's with that Indian and that black gal...you left pissed...had a blast!!

I prefer Cathouse. Chang 30 baht a bottle or 250 baht for all you can drink between 4 & 8. (Heineken 50 baht & 350 baht on the same deal)

TS laid it out fair and square. Used to be able to get nice bags of green off Charlie as well. RIP mate.

Top bar!

Originally Posted by humphrey

Haven't been there for ages. Used to get a good crowd and good entertainment. Yeah Charlie was the man for quite a while when I was in that area.
Just remembered my mate has opened a spanish tapas bar just in the back among the indians (restaurants that is)
BTW what the f... is a tapas bar?

Spanish tapas bar?????

its a franchised charlie brown....

i mean its ok and all, and he's a nice fella (i know him from elsewhere and also) but calling it a spanish tapas bar is a little akin to calling McDonalds an american resteraunt of fine cuisine...

King, don't know honestly. I haven't been as yet. My mate rang up and told me its open but haven't worked up enough energy yet.
It's a franchise?

yup. theres also one on soi 55 that get all the hiso thai's and hiso wanna bee's.

his one on soi 11 seems to do ok - but nothing spectacular.

Its only been open a week, no?
Thanks for the info memock.

the one i'm thinking of has been open almost a year i guess....