Bangkok's oldest jazz club, two floors at Victory Monument, running live music since 1987.
Published Oct 17, 2025 · Last reviewed Nov 18, 2025 · How we pick bars Saxophone Pub has been running at Victory Monument since 1987 — Bangkok's oldest continuously operating jazz venue and the city's most-recommended live-music room for first-time visitors. The room is two floors: ground-floor stage and bar, second-floor balcony with table seating overlooking the band. Time Out Bangkok's 2024 live-music guide called Saxophone "the room that defined Bangkok jazz."
This is the room for a visitor who wants a guaranteed live music night without research — the residency rotates between four house bands, the sound system is properly maintained, and the kitchen serves Thai pub food until midnight. Regulars on r/Bangkok flag the second floor as "the seat to ask for" and the Thursday blues residency as the city's most-recommended live-music night.
Walk-in or reserve via the bar's official channels. For groups or to confirm hours, check the bar's site or social pages.
The ground floor is the stage room: open mic to the band, four-deep at the bar by 10pm. The second floor is balcony seating with table service and a sight-line to the stage that runs the room's length. Photographs of past acts (Hugh Masekela, Sek Loso, the resident Bangkok jazz orchestra) line both floors. The Bangkok Post's 2024 culture coverage described Saxophone as "the city's most-recommended room for jazz tourists who do not want to compromise on the music."
The crowd is mixed: Bangkok jazz regulars in their 40s and 50s on the second floor; younger Bangkok music students on the ground floor; tourists who heard about it on Reddit and TripAdvisor by 10pm. The Thursday blues residency is the room's most-recommended night; the Sunday Latin band fills the floor. Time Out flagged Saxophone as "the rare Bangkok live-music room where locals outnumber tourists past midnight."