Unless you live or are dining in Thonburi, there aren’t many good reasons for hanging out on the far side of the Chao Phraya late into the evening. The one excep-tion may be a visit to 360, the Millennium Hilton’s top floor, top shelf, clean cut jazz lair with the enviable riverside view. However, unless you are a real jazz lover, let’s face it—there’s only so much of it you can take. What to do next? Well, the obvious course of action is heading to Zeta Barthe Hilton’s hipper, younger-targeted watering hole with the soundtrack to match. Not to be confused with the lesbian bar in RCA, this Zeta is a sophisticated place with deep chocolate wood finishing and contemporary seating that’s not too stiff, not too squishy. Red blocky lights in clusters of two and four dot the ceil-ing and look vaguely like Tetris pieces falling to Earth. You might actually convince yourself you’re playing after downing a couple of their signature stiff legged Aviation cocktails (Beefeater gin, lemon, maraschino juice, B230). Beer lovers will be in heaven with rarely seen varieties like Red Stripe (B260), Sapporo (B290), New Castle (B260) and even (gulp) Budweiser (B260) lining the menu—assuming of course their pockets are deep enough. The sound system rides the fine line of being loud enough while not inhibiting casual conversation—definitely the sign of a smart bar manager. Musically, it’s a mix of hip-pop (Destiny’s Child, Sean Paul, etc.) from 5-10pm, then funky, loungey house until closing. If any flaw can be found, this is it—indistinctive music. The bar can be a bit under populated during the week, but considering the locale, that comes with the territory. All in all, it’s a stylish, well thought out place for nights when you don’t mind blowing a little cash