SOMAEK 소맥
55 Thanon Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
Come for the soondubu and the cheese tteokbokki, and stay for the second set of live music. Per-head spend sits around 250 baht, which is the rare Bangkok Korean room where you can drink properly without the bill running away from you. Sit outside if the air is moving; the indoor side gets warmer once the band starts.
The door is on Thanon Phaya Thai, two minutes from BTS Phaya Thai Exit 2, and the room opens into a half-restaurant, half-pub layout that the venue itself calls casual dining. Indoor seating and an outdoor section both run, and the evening live-music slot is built into the schedule rather than added as a one-off.
The menu is Korean drinking food first. Tofu soup, spicy kimbab, fried chicken, cheese tteokbokki, and a grilled beef and spicy chicken section that anchors the longer share orders. Per-head spend lands around 250 baht, which is the operating identity: a Phaya Thai room you can return to on a weeknight without rebudgeting.
Open 5 PM to 1 AM, every day. Delivery runs 4 PM to 11 PM through Grab and Line Man.
The name is the hook. Somaek is the Korean shorthand for soju mixed with beer, and the room is engineered around that order: glassware, pace, music volume, and the grilled-meat section that pairs with the drink. If you have only had Korean food in Bangkok at the bigger Sukhumvit chains, this is the rest of the picture. Sit outside for the first round, move inside when the band starts and you want the sound closer.
The outdoor seats fill faster than the indoor ones on the cooler evenings. Aim to arrive before 7 PM if you want a curbside table on a Friday.