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New Bangkok bar brings vinyl, mid-century California vibes to Thonglor

The latest project from the Rabbit Hole Group (the folks behind Canvas, Crimson Room, Draft Land, Rabbit Hole), Bar Marco transforms a two-story rowhouse on Soi Thonglor 20 into a warm-lit den for vinyl geeks who like good drinks.

The interiors are a shrine to mid-century modernism. Think furniture that recalls Noguchi tables and Grand Prix chairs, a candy apple red Smeg refrigerator, and floor lamps beaming amber light: the kind of California home that you might picture James Dean living in.

The centerpiece here, though, is the display shelf filled with an eclectic collection of vinyl albums — the Beach Boys, the Velvet Underground, Phoenix, Thelonius Monk, Ray Charles, LCD Soundsystem, and more, a genre-spanning soundtrack that promises to keep you on your toes.

That wall of records climbs up to the second floor, a funky, intimate space that overlooks the DJ booth,…

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