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-5° Supperclub

Nova Suites
Soi Soi Sukrudee
(North Pattaya soi off Pattaya Klang between 2nd & 3rd Road)

From 6pm

www.amari.com

Lounge, restaurant and club. Drinks are 120 Baht for bottled Heineken. 180 Baht was later reported for a bottle of Singha

  From Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2008: Ice Room

It costs 500 baht to go into the Ice Room (jackets provided) for 25 minutes. During this 25 minutess you can apparently order as many Vodka shots as you want free of charge.

The Supper Club is an all white room with a sunken bar in the middle which is encircled by alcoves in which you will find large mattresses to lay, slouch, sit on. Shoes off of course. In the middle of the mattress is a small table 6 inches high from which you eat your food. Each mattress will hold about 6 - 8 people.

The menu is mixed at around 1000 baht for 3 course or 1300 for 4 course. There is no 'Thai' food as such.

IMO it is a very stylish place that would be best enjoyed with a group of friends.

...and a few very beautiful service girls

 From Pattaya Secrets, Jan 2008: Electro/Funky

I went to this fantastic bar the weekend. The music, mixed by a live DJ is really electro/funky and the ambience is truly unique for Pattaya.

It felt very Japanese in as far as you take off your shoes and chill out on these really comfortable big white sofa’s. The whole room is bright white but the special design of lighting ensures that the colours change every few minutes.

A great place to take a special girl, I wouldn’t recommend you go with your mates. The drinks are pricey, B120++ for a small bottle of Heineken, but don’t be put off by that, its truly worth a visit.

  From -5 Supperclub, Jan 2008: Style Conscious

Enjoy Chef's latest creations, while relaxing on gigantic beds of pure white with colour changing lights. Mouthwatering fusion food, is served ‘in bed’, with cool music and style-conscious staff, setting the mood.

After 10pm the volume is cranked up and the lights down, for the perfect atmosphere to party the rest of the night away...

Soi LK Metropole
(off Soi Buakhao)

Guesthouse with open front bar in a shophouse. Changed hands in August 2007. Previously Place 2 Bee but up for sale again

New beer bar for August 2007

  Review from connections of Two Donnas, March 2008: Very Welcoming

The two partners are Joy and Dow who are at the bar every day and night, they will sit down and introduce themselves to all new customers and are not shy about buying a drink (or accepting one!!). Both are pretty well known in Jomtien and seem to know everyone that comes in or passes the bar.

No pool table but all the live English Premier League games are shown.

Prices are lower than most bars, (except next door where drinks are almost given away) beer 50-70 baht, shorts pretty cheap and lady drinks are the standard 90 baht.

Loads of girls, 15 at the moment, nothing too stunning, but a few are pretty cute all can talk English, some young some not so young and one Katoey, all the girls are pretty good crack and up for a laugh, especially if you go inside the bar and close the doors.....

The younger cute ones disappear most night before 10.00 so get there early for a better choice

Barfines are the standard 300 baht, no ST rooms but the girls will take you round the corner if you want,

Verdict, nice atmosphere good reasonable priced drinks and a good bunch of girls with two owners who will make you very welcome.

Nirun Condo
Soi Arunotai

Beer bar. Also known as ETs Bar

3 Angels Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

www.3angelssoi6.com

Opened in August 2006 replacing DMTs

  News from Pattaya Secrets, August 2006: Angel Showers

After several weeks of renovations, 3 Angels has reopened on the site of the now defunct DMT's on Soi 6. from the outside, you wouldn't really notice anything different. Signs have changed, girls haven't.

Inside the main bar, it still looks pretty much the same. Mirrors with Xmas lights around them remain. New sofas and wall treatments and the addition of a big bike on display (presumably the angels in the name are more to do with motorbikes than celestial singing)

DMT's, like most Soi 6 bars, had shit rooms, shit beds, shit showers and shit lighting. Not anymore. The new Dutch owner spent the money where it counts: In the bedroom. New entrance, new doors, new walls, flooring, everything. Looks like a proper Western-style budget hotel now.

Gone is the communal shower with the half-working hot water and obligatory bucket. Now each room has its own shower with good water temp and pressure. There is inset incandescent lighting and new beds and mattresses.

Soi LK Metropole off
Soi Buakhao

Beer bar and guesthouse

Pattaya So6 (Soi Yodsak)

www.pookswanhouse.com

The now open upstairs bar at Pook is said to feature girls. It seems a strange idea as the downstairs bar is solidly lady boy. I generally give the lady boys a wide birth and don't really fancy pushing past them to a rather unknown upstairs bar.

Soi Buakhao
(100m south of Soi Diana)

Hotel, bar and restaurant. Well priced drinks from the previous owners of Storm Hotel on Soi LK Metro. No girls.

Walking Street

Sports bar associated with hotel and restaurant. Closed in May 2007. Destined to be a sports bar named Goodfellows, see below

54 Beer Bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

Large beer bar with music

77 Bar

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Aircon bar with pool table. It is being converted to a GoGo ready for opening on 1st October 2008. It will be called Las Vegas GoGo

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (front of Jomtien Complex)

Beer bar, previously Tiger Tiger. Short lived and closed in autumn 2007. Now Rosco's Bar

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi

  Comments by FG, Sep 2007: Create Your Own Fun

Parking – Open-air Bar – Garden-tables - all is well looked after and making a comfortable stay with accommodating service (girls). A/C rooms and shower across corridor are all excellent and spacey – marble flooring.

European owned, managed by Thai consort. Definitively positive in every aspect – pricing appropriate. Excellent and discretely piped in music from the sixties to the nineties. Fun, entertaining from midi to mid-night. This is the place where you create your own fun and luck!

Pattaya Soi 12

Beer bar

A (back to top)

Thappraya Road

Renamed to Pilgrim's Restaurant and then closed

Abbe's Bar

Walking Street

 Abbe's Bar

Beer bar. Be warned that the lady drinks are extortionate at 160 Baht (Nov 2007)

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, August 2008: Speaking Volumes

Abbe's Bar is great for chilling out and they play some great music at high volume. Friendly girls apologise for the 160 Baht lady drinks and you meet loads of people from all over the world. It ends up being like your local pub back home after a week.

  Review 2007: Footy

Specialises in televised football with large screens and large speakers to actually hear the commentary. The decor is based on football with pennants, shirts and flags displayed on the walls and ceilings

Soho Square
Walking Street

Another cold sounding bar in Soho Square. First impressions have been based on the price of drinks. 160-180 Baht for bottled beer and 240 Baht for spirits with mixer. It didn't last the 2008/9 winter.

Hanuman corner
Thappraya Road

www.ace-cafe-thailand.com

Eatery with non-barfineable staff but noted for friendly prices.

The owners previously ran the Old Speckled Hen bar on Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 9

  News from Ace Cafe, Feb 2009: Cheaper

Ace Cafe Happy Hour now 2-6pm. Bottle beer 35-50 Baht. Otherwise 45-65 Baht. Draft Chang always 33 Baht.

  From Pattaya Today: Night March, Oct 2007: Somtam Sundays

Ace Cafe has a value happy hour period running from 3:00-7:00pm every day offering draught Chang at 40 baht, bottled Leo and Chang at 50 baht, Singha and Tiger at 50 baht and San Miguel Light and Heineken for 55 baht a bottle.

They also have a promotion called ‘Social Somtam Sundays’ designed to attract Issan ladies-who-lunch. There is a veritable tongue-burning truckload of the Issan national dish available.

Adam's Bar

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

Beer bar

Admiral Lord Nelson Pub

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

Restaurant & pub

  Review March 2006:

I must say that one of the best bars on soi 6 is the Lord Nelson, great staff and good crowd. And it is a perfect place to rest for a while.

  Summer 2005:

English themed pub without hostesses but with a happy gathering of customers.

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 4

157/141 Naklua Road

Pattaya Soi 8

Shophouse bar

  News from Pattaya Today, Oct 2006: The Alamo Falls

But re-opens under new management

ALi's Pub Bar

2nd Road

Shophouse bar, closed

2nd Road: Soi Diana Inn

Shophouse bar

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Rag, Oct 2007: Massive Stable

Amazing Paradise Bar has a massive stable of girls and flat screen TVs. Not sure which there was more of....

The majority of lookers were pulling punters in from the street and sadly that's what they continued to do once we were in the bar. Company in the bar was provided by a more mature group of ladies. We managed to grab the sofas by the entrance and it was a good vantage point for watching the girls out front and the girls passing by.

Don't want to appear fussy but I would rate only 3 or 4 of the girls as being worthy of my dosh.

Amorn Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar now renamed Kings Bar 2, see below

Pattaya Klang
(near Beach Road)

Shophouse bar

Andy's Place

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

Beer bar now Bongo Bar, see below

Soi Buakhao
(opposite Soi LK Metro)

Beer Bar, renovated in June 2008

2nd Road: Soi 7 (centre)

Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

Beer bar opened August 2007 in the reception area of the old Prince Hotel

Anna Jet Bar & Guesthouse

Pattaya Soi 7
(near 2nd Road)

www.annajet.co.uk

Beer bar and guesthouse. Bar fine 300 Baht.

  Review from Alex, Nov 2007: A Morning Drink

On my arrival to Pattaya I always make a bee line to Anna Jets.

This bar is consistent and the girls very friendly and always new girls on the scene .

I often enjoy a morning drink there when everywhere else is quiet.

One bit of advice if you find attractive girl don’t hesitate bar fine quickly as turnover is fast. My friend is still lamenting the girl and love of his life he missed. He went back to his hotel to change and on his promised return she was gone. A fine well run watering hole.

Recommended.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets August 2006: Change

Paid bill with a 1000 note by giving the 1000 note to the girl I was about to go with. Next thing I know, I'm getting presented with the bill. I look and say Yeah, ok, take it out of the 1000 and give me my change. Lady looks at me and says you no pay yet.

Even AFTER my girl who works there vouched for me and said yes, I did give her the 1000 baht note, no one made any attempt to give me any change. They tore the bar apart looking for the 1000 note. After about 10 minutes of this, they just gave up and went about their regular business, which is fine, except I still had not gotten about 600 in change. So, I say nicely to the cashier, where is my change? She says, let me explain to you the problem we have, which is we can't find the 1000 note. I say, look, I understand you have a problem, but right now, its your problem, not mine. They grudgingly give me my change.

  Review from Pattaya Chat March 2006: Loud

I think it's already been agreed the rooms are shite but aren't the women in there fit. I went in there 1st time and have been in there a few times since. Never barfined from there though. I probably would barfine a girl from there if the music wasn't so loud and I could ascertain whether the bird speaks English or not.

It's definitely worth a visit if you don't mind profound deafness for the next 3 hours.

  Review from Yellow Board February 2006: Total Madness

Indeed this bar is a regular venue of mine for hiring overnight employees. The double fronted shop style bar has a pool table TV and a few tables set inside the bar which is open to the Soi. It benefits from it's own toilet and is well stocked with girls. Not always stunners but I have had some very good girls from here, one or two I have kept in touch with for a few years. The bar makes an effort with theme evenings where the girl dress in unison, the SKA night late last year was great, total Madness!

Pattaya Soi 13/2: (Soi Post Office)

  News Dec 2007: Fire

A fire broke out in the rooms above the bar and 2 people were unfortunately killed.

  News July 2007: New Bar

A new single shop bar has opened on Soi Post Office. The barfine is 250 Baht. The short time room is 300 Baht and there are about 5 or 6 ladies working in the bar.

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi

Naklua Road

Beer bar & restaurant

 Review from Pattaya Talk May 2007: Fish & Chips

The more refined Pattaya visitor like moi prefers number 3 breakfast at Antons.

Selection of German hams and sausages. Lovely pile of crispy white rolls and mixed breads. Scrabbled egg with bacon chopped up inside, pickles and free flow coffee which is excellent.

120 baht and once you've eaten in once you'll be back.

Nightimes in there has a 180 baht buffet which is fantastic. All German food with nice sweets all included.

Shophouse bar that was the victim of the July 2007 redevelpment in the centre of Soi Honey Inn

Soi Numbplebwan

Another bar from the people that brought you the noted Dao Bar

Soi LK Metropole
(off Soi Buakhao)

Good looking double unit bar opened in January 2009. Previously Lloydies bar.

  Review from Pattaya Today: Night March, Mar 2009: Croc

Armageddon has a dart board and pool table out the back, a giant TV screen, assorted tables and chairs and bar stools, and a number of quite attractive and reasonably friendly girls. Just like 500 other joints in Fun Town I hear you say. Correct. But then there is Marty, the theme attraction. Marty is a medium-length freshwater crocodile thankfully confined to a tank.

Drinks in Armageddon are reasonably priced and this is one beer boozer that can at least lay claim to something a little different.

Thappraya Road
(Near corner with Pratamnak)

Beer bar said to be a good possibility for lesbians (tom/dy)

The Asylum Bar

Soi Chayaphun

Beer bar closed by March 2008

2nd Road
(between Soi 8 & 9)

Shophouse bar

Atlantic Bar

2nd Road
(Near Soi 3 opposite Festival Centre, Big C)

www.atlanticbar.com

Beer bar

  Review by Materialsman, Oct 2008: Beautiful Ladies

Now, I haven’t been to The Atlantic Bar for a couple or three years, since it’s supposed heyday, but I keep in touch with what’s happening on various Forums, including Thai-Anxiety, and consensus has been that the Atlantic is in decline, and that the few remaining lookers there believe they have ‘pussies spun of the finest and purest gold thread’ and hardly give a punter the time of day.

Well, I have to say on entering the bar, I was pleasantly surprised! There were probably 25 girls in attendance, and this was around 21:30, before the ‘superstars’ can be assed to turn up for duty, and there were some very attractive ladies on view, all resplendent in clingy white dresses, or other very tight white clothing. I am not sure if they have a different colour scheme for each night of the week, I will have to go back and check, but the overall effect on Tuesday was quite dazzling!

We positioned ourselves in seats between the pool tables and the bar to get a good panoramic view of the lovelies and ordered a couple of bottled Heinekens, which came at a reasonable 70 baht a bottle considering the eye candy, we had a drink in Anna Jet in Soi 7 last week and they charged like a ‘wounded rhinoceros’ for the same libations, with nothing anywhere near as good to look at pulchritude wise.

Perhaps true to form we weren’t hassled by the beauties, but I am the sort of guy that is happy to buy lady drinks for any lady I choose to buy for, but don’t enjoy being pressurised into doing so by unwelcome attention. We stayed for a couple more and enjoyed the view, so overall I felt it was still a good place to sit and drink, and feel for sure if you were a regular enough guy and took a little time to get the know the stunners, there would be no problem in negotiating ‘extra curricular’ activities with the hostesses. Good service, reasonable prices, and beautiful ladies, what more could a man ask for?

  Notes from Pattaya forums, Dec 2007: Girls on Top

This must be one of the most talked about bars in Pattaya. Some people love it and some people hate it.

Clearly the pretty girls are in charge about the selections and the lucky guy are probably fans of the bar. The unlucky guys then probably hate it and probably waste a fortune in lady drinks in the hope that they can get selected by the girls.

Many of the girls have followed manager Patrick to U Too bar a couple of blocks south on the same road.

  Review from Ryan, Dec 2006: White and Blue Tags

You have two types of ladies working here, the ladies wearing white tags cannot leave the bar as the are solely to work in the bar, I found these ladies friendly, as a matter of fact I have made two really good friends from this type of lady from the Atlantic Bar.

Then you have the ladies with the blue tags, you can barfine these women. Also the owners Boom and Johan are good hosts and do a lot for you, it is especially good if you wish to watch a sporting event.

  Review from Carl, Nov 2006: Collecting Lady Drinks

Found a few crackers here nice girls very friendly and accommodating. After talking to a few girls they told me they do like collecting lady drinks then they like to disappear near closing time to go dancing down walking street.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: All at Sea

Most of the girls at Atlantic can't even be bothered to notice you exist. Once you've got a drink in front of you, you might as well be invisible at this bar.

It wasn't just me, mind you. One time I was there, the guy next to me had something like four ladydrinks in front of him. He was sitting alone. Why? because the girls were too busy talking to each other on the other side of the bar! I couldn't believe it. Every now and then one would sidle over, take a sip of her precious drink, and head back to chat with her friends.

I had thought I was ignored on my first visit because there was a football match on and perhaps the girls had been instructed not to chat up customers who were watching the game.

Not so. The second time around, I was still ignored, but at least I didn't buy four ladydrinks for non-existent ladies like the poor sap next to me.

Pattaya Soi 7 (2nd Road)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live May 2008: Good prices and friendly girls

The girls there are always friendly and enjoy just playing the games and trying to entice a farang to take them home. They are however choosy and the mama does not pressure them to leave with anyone. Good prices and friendly girls what more is there to ask for?

  Review July 2006: Watching Out For Own Goals

I randomly selected the bar for a bit of World Cup viewing. I chatted a while to a friendly Australian but he departed in search of an Australian Rules football match rather than the World Cup.

England were being a little boring so I opted for a bit of people watching. The girls seemed to be enjoying themselves watching the game, chatting or playing the dice game behind the bar. They were a distinctly average crew but there were four decent looking girls that were posted as welcome girls.

I spent some time looking out for some potential customers to walk past and to be 'welcomed in'. I was wondering whether the attractive welcome girls would pair off with the newcomer or whether the newcomer would just be dumped with the average girls behind the bar. (And then he would, no doubt, take one beer and leave pronto).

My theory will have to wait for another day though...there simply were no customers to be seen.  When it started raining cats & dogs I had to abandon the research and return to the strikerless England display.

B (back to top)

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar opened in 2007

  News from Ryan, Sep 2007: Gone Aircon

Bar 52 (the old bar) is still next to the Eastiny Place, but it is now being ran by Kung's younger brother Mee, same bar no changes excellent.

But there is now a new B.52 at the bottom end of Soi 8, which is ran by Kung and Steffano. It is now indoors and  therefore has aircon, also sells food, and they also have rooms for rent. Same great clientel great service, great bar.

Soho Square
Walking Street

Coyote dancing and live music with a Russian/East European target audience.

There is live music in the ground floor section and there are East European coyote dancers upstairs. More of a disco than a place for erotic entertainment.

Closed in May 2009 but was back open in June

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Coyote disco club opened November 2008, closed February 2009

Pattaya Klang (near Beach Road)

Beer bar

Thappraya Road
Jomtien
(front of Jomtien Complex)

Beer bar with food. Decent steaks and chops

Soi Buakhao

website

Bar & Guesthouse, Italian run

Thappraya Road: Soi 12 (Soi Pattaya Park)

Bikers bar spotted in Dec 2007 but not a regular venue, more like a bar in somebody's front room

Bad Cats Club

2nd Road

Coyote dancing bar. Reports of lady drinks up to 180 Baht. Became Fall in Love Club in December 2008, see below

Bada Bing

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

Disco and coyote bar opened in April 2008. Previously Oasis Coyote. Closed in June 2008. Had another short lasting stab later in 2008

Naklua Road: Soi 18

Closed in 2007 and is now home to Leo's Blues Bar

Bamboo Bar

South Pattaya Road
(Near junction with Walking Street)

Music bar

  Review June 2009: More Tables

The bar has changed format a little by putting tables on the dance floor. Said to be a cheaper licensing regime for bars without a dance floor

  Review from pattayasecrets.com February 2009: Price Hike

It is reported on the forums that the bar has come under Russian influence perhaps explaining the hike in beer prices to 140 Baht per bottle.

Still crowded though with crammed in seating and aging free lancers. Must be doing something right though. Especially if they can get away with a toilet fee.

  Warning Dec 2006: Check you Bin

The place was busy, and bustling and the waitresses were rushed off their feet, however it appears that almost anyone can order a drink and have it directed to someone else's tab, and if you don't notice, that then becomes your tab.

  February 2006:

The Thai girls really love this place as the band often plays Issan love songs which they really get into. It's certainly not an ear blasting go-go or disco and would probably be best described as a cabaret venue. I really enjoyed my visits here as I could always have a conversation with the the lady I was with, but I must admit to cringing a few times when the resident Thai band attempted a cover version of a well known western song - Their rendition of the Beatles "Hey Jude" is just one memory that comes to mind

  December 2005:

For the older members or for those who like older mature ladies. The music not bad but not load like it should be for a disco. The ladies are performers in the bedroom!!!!

Pattaya Soi 13/2 (Soi Post Office)
(Corner of 2nd Road)

Large open bar with smart looking seating and a live band pumping out classic bar favourites. No girls

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Sept 2008: Very Nice

Maybe the Wonderful bars and the Bodega opposite may lose some business as they have a Happy Hours from 5pm to 9pm with bottled at 40 baht and red wine at 60 baht a glass.

Good rock band with very good female singer. I had a drink in the place last night, very nice.

Pattaya 2nd Road
(Near Soi 9)

Beer bar open 5th March 2008. Moved from New Plaza to Soi 9 a few months later

Soi Khao Noi
(near Sukhumvit Road)

Short time bar opened in 2008

  Review from Pattaya-Addicts, Jan 2009:

Tha bar has half a dozen girls with a sofa for each. There's no aircon but plenty of fans. Rooms at 300 Baht but girls a bit hopeful the ST fees. Bottled beer at 60 Baht and lady drinks at 100 Baht.

Bar 14 Corner

Walking Street: Soi 14

Half hearted attempt at a bar now converted to shops

Bar 52

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

  News from Ryan, Sep 2007: Gone Aircon

Bar 52 (the old bar) is still next to the Eastiny Place, but it is now being ran by Kung's younger brother Mee, same bar no changes excellent.

But there is now a new Bar 52 at the bottom end of Soi 8, which is ran by Kung and Steffano. It is now indoors and  therefore has aircon, also sells food, and they also have rooms for rent. Same great clientel great service, great bar.

  Review from Ryan, Dec 2006: Superlatives

I agree with the article on bar 52, it is owned by Kung and her husband Steffano, they are fantastic, good location, I can't use enough superlatives to describe this place.

  Summer 2005:

This is one of my fav bars it is like my local away from home. Towards the 2nd Road end of Soi 8 across from the U2 bar. Again a mixed bag with the girls but is made up for by the friendliness of everyone in the bar. The toilets are shared with the bar next door and are mixed clean but will cost 5 baht. I find it a great bar for me what counts is the staff and how friendly they are well worth a visit anytime of night/morning

Walking Street: Soi Happy

Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi 15

Beer bar & cafe

Bar La Belote

Walking Street
(new pier end)

Beer bar at the hotel Le Clair de Lune

Nice and quiet, far away from the noise of the mid-strip. It's a place catering to the French tourists.

Bar Le Trio

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Shophouse bar

Bar Lyn

Soi Buakhao

Shophouse bar & Restaurant

English owned and run by Alec and Lynne. Full Thai and English menu including breakfast. Open from 10am for food and beers. Late night bar with pool table and live sport on TV.

Soi Buakhao  Soi LK Metropole

Short time & Shophouse bar opened Sept 11th 2006. Then opened sporadically. Now Bulldog Bar which is also closed

Barbie Bar

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

Barbie Bar Website

Short time bar with an upstairs lounge and free pool

Happy hours before 8 pm, buy 1 get 1 free.

Barracuda Bar

Naklua Road

barracudabar-pattaya.com

Beer bar

  Review by Swanks, Sept 2006: Well done that man

Considering the latest owner of this long standing Brit and Aussie enclave has never had a bar before he's certainly getting something right! He seems to be showing the "I've been in this game for 20 years and know everything there is to know" type of Publicans that come here to start a bar, just how it should be done!

The staff are very welcoming and there are some really stunning lookers. They all seem 'at ease' with the management and there is every variation from chubby (MMM, says swanks) to one that easily could be on TV here, she's really that pretty!

The food menu offers both Farang and Thai food and I must admit, it seemed a bit on the expensive side!

One of the lads ordered a sandwich, cleared his plate, and had to go home early that night as he was too full to drink! The portions were just HUGE and he said it was that good he had to eat it all. We tried to help but he managed to keep us at bay with a fork, so serves him right in my opinion!

If I lived a bit nearer I would welcome this pub as my "Local" but there seemed enough people to fill the bar even though other bars on the road were empty!

"Well done that man" I say!

Walking Street

Bar and restaurant. Previously Climax Rock Bar and Magical Palace A-GoGo.

Beat Bar

Beach Road
(near Soi 4)

Beer bar

The Bee Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak) (2nd Road end)

Short time bar

  Reader review, Dec 2006: Bee There

A few changes seem to have occurred in this bar over the last year. The main one is a stock of new pretty girls. The general atmosphere in the bar definitely seemed different from all other bars down the street when I visited it.

The staff are polite and friendly. Drinks are very reasonably priced. You can go and have your fun nearby with your new "friend" then come back and relax in the bar and even have a game of pool on the nice slate-bed table.

If you want to listen to your favourite song you can be your own DJ on the computer disco system. It's definitely worth a visit even if you only want to play pool against their resident Thai lady pool hustler. She will out-drink and out-play you time and time again!

Thaiwat City Walk
Beach Road
(new shoppig street next door to Royal Garden Plaza)

New German themed bar with live band opened April 2008. So far a hit with Russian couples

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, April 2008: Cold & Russian

On entering two things immediately hit me. Firstly aircon, it's colder than the Big C cinema! Secondly Russians!

The place has been really nicely done , with a mixture of tables and chairs, and stools at bars, around a centre stage area.

Only two choices of beer, Erdinger on draft and bottles, and Heineken on draft only, and prices were pretty reasonable.

On the stage, a 5 piece band were playing, they were all Russians, playing Russian songs.  The band actually came across as very competent.

I did speak to one of the Thai waitresses, and she confirmed that the bar has been set up by Russians for Russians.

So why make it look German?

Beercorner

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

Shophouse bar & Restaurant

Also noted as Guido's Beercorner

Naklua Road 157/147
(Near soi 18)

Large bar with aircon lounge offering table dancing

Bennigans

Pattaya Klang
(Beach Road end)

Now billed as Bosco's Another Irish themed pub

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road
(in gay soi nearest beach)

Bar and restaurant. Previously De Pijp Bar

Bentley's Pool Lounge

2nd Road

The pool lounge opened in October 2005. Originally started with dancing girls but has now reverted into simply a pool bar. Closed by March 2009

Pratamnak Road: Soi 6

Bar and Restaurant

Pattaya Soi 8
(Prince's Hotel)

Beer bar

The Best Bar

Walking Street

Beer bar opened June 2006, previously Stoney's

  Review by Steve, Feb 2007: Latent Heat of Fusion

Formerly known as ‘Stoney’s’, this bar was sold to a Thai lady in May 2006. This is the same lady who own the other two nondescript bar beers on the corners of the cross formed by the junction of Walking Street with the alleyway leading to Happy-a-GoGo and Living Dolls. Unfortunately, she has managed to work some of that ol’ Thai magic and convert Stoney’s, which was previously a friendly, homely sort of place into yet another nondescript bar beer, complete with a coat of cheap and nasty Jack Daniels gloss black paint and a ‘Jack Lives Here’ sign.

The bar used to have a system with two different categories of ladies working there – the service ladies and the entertainment ladies. The former brought you drinks, while the latter would chat with you in exchange for a lady drink. This system worked very well, and made Stoney’s my favourite watering hole, but it has been abandoned by the new owner in favour of the more usual service-ladies-only system. As long as they are not busy, you can still chat with the waitresses, but you can’t count on their company unless you bar fine them.

Another great feature of Stoney’s was the draft beer served in frozen double-walled glasses, so that the beer actually got colder as you drank it. Perfect for a sweaty tropical evening. Of coursem, they still have draft beer, and they even have a few of the glasses left, but they are kept with the rest of the beer nowadays and so are no longer frozen and thus don’t ‘work’. I’ve tried explaining about the latent heat of fusion to the staff on several occasions, but they just think I’m totally mad now.

The bar also used to have its own toilet, but the new owner quickly did away with this nice facility as it costs money to run of course. So now you have to join the other punters queuing for a pee in the 5 Baht bogs across the way.

When the bar changed hands, they fired all the staff, so all the ladies I knew were scattered to the four corners (literally, one lady ended up in Chiangmai!). I still drop by occasionally for a drink, but it is a shadow of its former self. If you didn’t know it in its heyday though, you would probably think that it is a decent spot for a drink.

Pratamnak Road
Corner of Walking Street Soi 15

Beer bar refurbished in June 2008

Best Friend Beer Bar

Beach Road
(between Pattayaland and Royal Garden Plaza)

Open beer bar that lends its name to the entire beer bar complex. There is a boxing ring in the centre of the complex

Pattaya Soi 8
(Baron beer bar complex behind Cherry Bar)

Beer bar opened in October 2008

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Previously a short time bar now converted to a gogo bar. See GoGo Bar Reviews

Bier Stüble

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar closed for most of 2008 but re-opened for the high season. Maybe same pattern for 2009.

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

www.billabonghotel.com

Previously Storm Bar. It became Billabong Bar in March 2009. Has a band on Friday nights starting at 8pm

Billion Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 13/3 (Soi Pattayaland 1)

Short time bar

  News Dec 2006: Going Up

Now 600 Baht all in

  Review by Swanks, Sept 2006: Best Bargain in Patts

Sometimes a bar "Comes into its own" Almost by accident really!

Billion suddenly has been transformed from a 'no hoper' into a very nice and welcoming watering hole! I do suspect it is more by accident than design, but it really has a lot going for it now!

Drinks are not 'rock bottom' but ok! Lady drinks not anywhere near Walking street prices!

But the policy of just charging 500 baht at the bar for girl and room must make them one of the best bargains in Patts! Tip the girl if you want to but it doesn't seem to be expected and the
girls are just as good as anything I have seen on Soi 6!

The whole place has a nice 'Pub' atmosphere and you can enjoy a relaxing drink at the bar and chat to the 'Chinese' owner and mamasan, and stroke her small dog which often sleeps on the counter! The mutt has an uncanny facial resemblance to her but don't tell her I said so!

If it gets on your nerves, sort of, give it a bit of a shove! Just tell mamasan it fell! Lands on all 4 paws like a cat!

I'm going to get the little sod pissed next week! It's sort of taken to me now so it should be a laugh!

Enjoy!

Bill's Guesthouse & Bar

Soi LK Metropole off
Soi Buakhao

Closed in 2007 and now replaced by The Golf Club, see below

Short time bar. Previously British Bull Dog. Seems to have scaled back to minimal staff and no girls. Closed in August/September 2008. A couple of girls re-appeared in July 2009

Soi Siam Country Club

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Coyote dancing bar opened in June 2007. Converted to GoGo in November 2008. See BJ Club A-GoGo

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar in the central aisle of Soi Diamond. Celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 8th March 2008

  From BJ3, April 2007: Cold Beer

The bar is on Soi Diamond right on Walking Street. Thip(Tip), the owner is a wonderful lady and runs a very low key operation.

The beer is always cold, fairly priced, and the ladies are very friendly and never hound you for lady drinks.

BJ's Beach Club

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (near beach)

Beer bar opened 30th October 2007

  News Oct 2006: New

There's  a new bar on Thappraya Road a few paces from Dong Tan police station.

The Beach Club is owned by the same individual that owns BJ3, Lucky Star, and a host of other bars and GoGo's. It is managed by Mike.

The Beach Club is an open air bar with friendly staff, very friendly prices and good music played at a reasonable volume.

The theme of the bar is unique and we hope to become the home of those looking for something just a little different than the normal beer bar.

Daily drink specials, free wireless internet, and pool tables, will round out the fun at the Beach Club.

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

Shophouse bar

Black & White

Walking Street (near beach road)

Cited as a favourite bar: Small but good music

Sukhumvit: Soi Nern Plab Wern (eastwards from junction near opposite Pattaya Klang)

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: Cheap Booze

On left hand side opposite Family Mart. Small "local" bar, cheapest booze around. A place to wind down with a couple to start an evening. Not the place if you are horny...

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Siam Country Club Road (8+km from turn off from Suhkumvit)

Short time bar

  Review from OutForABeer, May 2007: Doesn't Care

This is a very large bar where the girls know how to have fun. Open very early to very late.

  From David, March 2006: Off Course

Black Pearl bar has only six mediocre lassies left and 3-5 customers per day - the closing for one year of Siam Country Club Golf Course has not helped. Decor and management is Thai-style. Room is 200 Baht a shot, and the "girls" don't warrant much more than that.
Another one to avoid

  From Pattaya Talk, February 2006: Best Seen in the Dark

Very large open bar yet very dark inside. Girls get naked and would probably do whatever you tell them. Last time I visited they weren't so pretty though, there is a house for short time

Off Siam Country Club Road (7+km from turn off from Suhkumvit)

Short time bar

Travel up Soi Siam for approx 7 kms, you will go past a golf driving range on the left. Take your first left after this driving range (cross roads), follow this road right to the end and turn right, BP2 is approx 50/100 yards on your right.

  Review from Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: Great Improvement

Great improvement on the girly side. about 10-12 of them, some cuties. Tits out is default.

Jacuzzi is now surrounded by a bamboo type "wall" so fun can be had in a more discreet manner.

Decent music. Short time rooms are available.

Review from Pattaya Secrets, Aug 2008: Feeding

4pm,6 girls,2 katoeys it was feeding time so no-one was in the least bit interested. Waste of effort finding the place

Black Pussy Bar

Naklua Road

From 9am

Shophouse bar

The Blarney Stone

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Short time bar, renamed from The Blue Room but sane owners

  Review June 2008: No Kisses

I drifted past the girls out the outside beer bar and smiled at an attractive girl. Unfortunately my selection was trumped by a senior lady who was definitely not to my spec.

I asked if she would mind sending in a younger girl and I think she took umbrage. Then just as storybook characters warn you to take care of what you wish for, my replacement girl was young and pretty but totally uncommunicative. Proved a total waste of time and there will be another age before I visit again.

 Review from Pattaya Addicts Jan 2008: Glass and Mirrors

Very nice bar - all glass and mirrors and a good pool table. Most of the girls though are not exactly top notch. There is one real stunner but she is often rather umm...... busy. Worth a try though - if you see her you will know the one I mean.

  Review Sep 2007: Snubbed

The bar has now created a beer bar immediately outside of the main aircon bar. But in need of the aircon I skipped past the girls and a reasonably attractive girl followed me in.

The bar is large but was only catering to 4 stalwarts at the centre bar.

My hostess was totally not interested in my attempts at conversation and she eventually drifted off out of boredom to rejoin her mates outside.

I finished my beer and left pronto...noting to avoid this unfriendly bar for the foreseeable future.

  January 2005:

Re-opened after renovation

  November 2005:

Choose your lady carefully in this bar ! The skinny, incompetent wreck of a "girl" I went upstairs with must have lifted some grey ones from my meagre wallet.

The sole upstairs room is very grotty, next to a building site and the stairs to it are almost vertical. The shower is off the short time room and is also crappy.

If you insist on a visit - TAKE YOUR WALLET with you into the shower room. Better still - there are many other cleaner and cheaper places around than this German run bar.

The Blind Beggar

Soi Wat Boon

Short time bar. re-opened in July using its previous guise as the Winchester Club, see below

3rd Road

Disco

Blue Dragon Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

Blue Hawaii Pub

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Lady boy short time bar. Not to be confused with the New Blue Hawaii opposite that is not laden with lady boys.

Blue House Bar

Beach Road: Soi Pattayaland 1

Blow job/Short time bar. Beware of 150 Baht lady drinks

  News Jan 2009: Going Up

Now 800 Baht all in

  December 2006: Decent Bed

200 Baht for the room 400 for the girl. Room was small but OK, decent bed.

  December 2005: 600 Baht

The fees are now 600 Baht all in for a blow job and 1500 Baht all in for a takeaway. (Again pay the bar and nothing further to pay to the girl except for a tip)

  Summer 2005: Very Good Looking

You just pay the fee to the bar, no bar fine and no room charge makes a change and the girls are very good looking I was there at about 6.00pm there were 6 girls on duty and another 5 getting ready at back of bar.

Blue Ice

Walking Street
(near Polo/VIP)

Lady boy bar opened in 2005. Closed in summer 2008

2nd Road: Soi Skaw Beach
(north of Soi Honey Inn)

Shophouse bar

Soi LK Metro
off Soi Buakhao

www.bluemoonpattaya.com

Aircon Shophouse bar

  Review from Pattaya Pages, Sep 2007: Early Closing

There is a small bar downstairs with slate pool table, couches and large TV and there are a few ladies working in the evening.

The bar doesn’t stay open too late though.

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Nicely Fitted Out

Very nicely fitted out air con bar, pool table, music and sport, nice rooms for rent and in house laundry.

Blue Parrot Bar

Beach Road 13/4: (Soi Pattayaland 2)

Mexican bar & diner

First stop was the Blue Parrot for dinner. I like coming here as the staff are friendly, the food is simple but OK and I like watching the street.

Soi Buakhao

www.blueroompattaya.com

 Beer bar

The Blue Room

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Short time bar renamed to The Blarney Stone, see above

Blue Sea Bar

Pattaya Soi 12

Beer bar on Beach Road closed in 2007 and converted to a food joint, WrapIt. The bar has now relocated to Soi 12 and expanded into being a bar and restaurant with rooms

Blue Sky Bar 2

Walking Street
(Beach Road end)

Shophouse bar opened in February 2006 but now vanished. Perhaps merged into Casnovy A-GoGo which bears the Blue Sky brand

Blue Sky Bar 3

Walking Street (Near Soi BJ)

Shophouse bar opened in June 2006

Features tastefully lit shelving for the bottled spirits and a very large TV no doubt intended for World Cup watching

Walking Street: Soi 14
(near Secrets)

Beer bar opened in November 2008

The Blues Factory

Walking Street: Soi Lucky Star

• Mon: Blues band, starts 10pm
• Tue: Jam with the Blues band from 10pm
• Wed-Thu: Rock band, starts 10pm
• Fri-Sun: Blues + Rock bands, starts 9:30pm

www.thebluesfactorypattaya.com

Music bar. If you have only one night in Pattaya to catch a band, then this is the bar.

Drinks are 140 Baht for spirits and 95 Baht for soft drinks. Bottled beer 120-135 Baht

There is a happy hour until 10pm with draft beer at 50 Baht and other drinks at 100 Baht.

  News from Blues Factory, August 2008: On the Lam

Lam Morrison has returned to The Blues Factory

You can see Lam Morrison from midnight on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 1230am Fri, Sat and Sundays nights.

  News from Blues Factory, April 2007: Nung

Blues Factory present a new rock band which has a new guitarist called Nung previously from The Rock Pub in BKK and he is joined by Lam Morrisons original band.

  News from Stickman, August 2006: I'm Alright Jack

If you like Jack or Pepe you’ll love the Blues Factory on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Walking Street bar has two new promotional nights thanks to a deal Dave made with his liquor suppliers.

Monday will be "Pepe Lopez Ladies Night" night with Pepe Lopez Tequila at 1,200 baht per bottle or 50 baht a shot. As it's also Ladies Night, there are lucky number draws with various prizes including Pepe Lopez stuff and a top prize of Thai Gold. Music by The Blues Machine starts at 9:30 PM.

Wednesdays are "Jack Daniels Rock Night" with Lam Morrison; bottles of Jack at 1,500 baht (including a JD t-shirt) and Jack Daniels with mixers at 100 baht all night.

  Autumn 2005: Fine Bands

First and foremost this is a music bar hosting two very fine house bands. First up is Snowman, Mary & The Blues Machine. They play blues, rock and pop standards from the last few decades. The second set is from Lam Morrison and the accent is then on rock. Again well worth the price of a beer. (The Blues Machine takes Wednesday off and Lam takes Monday off)

There are hostesses on hand for those that prefer to enjoy their music in company. But there is no hassle if you are there purely for the music.

However expect the toilet jockey to hassle you for a tip. Why on earth do bars employ those who do nothing but put people off the bar?

Happy hour drinks until 10pm. Expensive thereafter, 130 Baht for bottled Heineken. (Hopefully it is expensive so that the bands can be paid a deservedly good fee). 135 Baht for brand name mixers.

Previously there was a dance floor but this has been replaced by tables and seating to avoid being classed as a dance club which then attracts higher drinks taxes.

306/89 Thappraya Road
Chateau Dale Plaza (between Pattaya and Jomtien)

Lounge bar and restaurant. Expensive looking bar nestling in amongst the expensive looking restaurants. Previously Cuvee Lounge. Closed by mid 2008.

Soi Buakhao

Aircon bar.

2nd Road
(corner of Soi Post Office)

Large open Beer bar

Large beer bar always seems to have plenty of girls throughout the daytime hours as well as at night. It often seems that the prettiest of the girls are safely locked away on cashier/bar tending duty.

Bongo Bar

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

Beer bar previously Andy's Place

Boomerang Bar

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Shophouse bar

Bosco's

Pattaya Klang
(Beach Road end)

Irish themed pub, previously Bennigan's and before that, Oliver Twist

  Note from Pattaya-Live, Feb 2009:

Good place for hassle free food and drink. He`s a decent guy as well.

Soi Xzyte
(off Soi Buakhao)

Bar and Restaurant

The Box

Pattaya Soi 14

Shophouse Beer bar

3rd Road
(Near Buffalo Bar)

Beer bar

  News August 2007: Open

Duly reopened after the police closure

  News August 2007: Closed

The popular Aussie bar on 3rd Road near the Buffalo bar has been closed for a week. It seems that the authorities have closed it for 30 days due to unpaid "sign tax". The bar will re-open on August 21st

  Review from Pattaya Today: Night March, April 2006: Victoria Bitter

The bar is owned and run by Aussies. The girls are a mixed bag, but most are friendly and would suit most tastes.

There are two free pool tables for customers to use. The music is brilliant, from a time prior to the advent of house/trance/techno/hip hop.

60 Baht standard bottled beers, soft drinks 40 Baht, spirits 80 Baht. Imported Fosters & Victoria Bitter are available

Thappraya Road Soi 15 (Soi Norway)

Beer bar

Bret Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar renamed from Christina May's.

  News April 2008: Bret Passes Away

Bret of Bret Bar in Soi 6 suffered a heart attack and auto crash in October of 2006, rendering him essentially incapacitated. Recovery was very slow for Bret, but there was clear progress being made through 2007. Recently, however, that changed, and his health went into a rapid decline. Last Tuesday, April 22, his heart problems overcame him.

  Review April 2008: Environmentally Friendly

A soi 6 with a mixture of entertainments. The bar has an outside section complete with pool table and also an inside section featuring little but the typical sofas.

The girls are a mixture too from Soi 6 stalwarts to innocentish newcomers.

The bar has something against electricity so don't expect aircon or much in the way of lighting.

  Review Jan 2007: Short Time Karaoke

I was drawn in by a pretty girl who was a little hyped up by the free flowing fun from a party.

The bar has dedicated most of the available floor space to an outside beer bar area. However there is a an inside portion too. The desire to escape both the party karaoke and the hot evening area spurred me to head for the aircon.

There seemed to be a lack of traditional Soi 6 sofa seating. There were stools at the bar and single easy chairs. Nothing to stop amorous couples doubling up but if they chose to sit in a chair each they would be uncomfortably distant from each other.

But of course short time bars succeed or fail depending on the girls on hand. And on this particularly occasion the bar proved to be a big success.

Soi Buakhao

Shophouse bar

Bristol Music Bar

Jomtien Soi 6

Shophouse bar with live music, no hostesses

  From the bar, Feb 2006: Jamming

The Bristol Music Bar is situated in a quiet Soi on Jomtien Beach Road, It’s main attraction is hosting a Jamming Session each and every Sunday from 7:00pm where anybody can bring an instrument and have a Jam with like minded musicians. The Bar supports the Camillian Society based in Rayong who care for children with HIV and Aids and so far since September 2006 have raised over 120,000 Baht.

The Bar, during the week is where a visitor or Expat can come and relax without the Hassle associated with other bars as they do not employ “Ladies” to take care of you. Come and have a game of chess / backgammon and listen to some of their 200 music DVD’s and or watch major sports events with their in house satellite system supported by 4 TV’s around the bar.

Beer Chang is sold at 45 Baht. This bar is a great place to go to if you would just like to chat and not be hassled by the usual interruptions, not to mention listening to great live music on a Sunday night.

British Bulldog Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar. Now has Billy's Boozer emblazened on the windows. See above

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

Shophouse bar became Delboy Bar in autumn 2007

Brittania Bar

Soi Leng Kee
between Soi Buakhao and 3rd Road

Shophouse bar

Buakhao Bar Beer

Soi Buakhao (south end)

Beer bar

Bubpha Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi 7

Beer bar, watch your bins.

  March 2006: Farm Fresh Girls

Ugly old women, and farm fresh girls, nothing in the middle, beer not so cold (has turned me on to the idea of ice in the beer), good place to take a shit if needed (hey its important to know a good shitter on each and every soi). Still fun as a great daytime people watcher

Buffalo Bar

3rd Road
(half way between Central and South roads)

From 5pm

www.buffalobar.com

Short time bar now with coyote dancers.

  Review from pattayagogoguide.com June 2009: On the Up

The popular mamasang Sandy aka Nong (aka little lady with loud voice) has started back at Buffalo Bar, so the standard of girls will be going up again. She has been away for 7 months and it shows in the bar.

They even have a proper plastic Thai recruitment banner outside. Even the famous Chicken (Gai) is back, but sadly only as an early shift cashier.

They have recently renovated the ST rooms, with new beds, aircon and hot water.

  Review from Pattaya Talk Dec 2008: Barely Worth a Visit

I have always liked the Buffalo Bar...but it is now only barely worth a visit.

But still a good drink value only 75 baht for drinks during peak hours.

There seem to be three types of ladies at the Buffalo Bar now, over-the-hill, brats, and nasty-looking.

Many ladies seem too old to be working there, over 40 years, and it is kind of annoying having to waive so many of them off.

The 21ish go-go dancers seem to have a Las Vegas style arrogance.

I also saw 4 or 5, heavily tattooed ladies that looked nasty.

In all, not the nice ladies that used to be there.

  New Dec 2008: Refit

The notable Buffalo Bar on 3rd Road is nearing the end of phased improvements and is now refitting its short time rooms. Previously they had been condemned by customers if not Pattaya council hotel inspectors.

  News from Pattaya Secrets Nov 2008: Renovation

In the past weeks, they have put up full height mirrors on the remaining walls, hung international flags over the bar, wooden pailing (fence) on the outside hedge walls onto Soi Vinai and tonight put up a Gogo type spinning light ball on the ceiling.

During the "Closure" period they were working hard in the bar to finish off the upgrades. In the bar they have repaired seats and replaced the seat cushions, changed the Podiums again with colourful lighted bases.

Next they will upgrade the upstairs slum rooms.

  Review, thanks to PGGG, Jan 2008: Prices

Lady drinks are 75 Baht. Barfines are 400 Baht for hostesses and 500 Baht for coyotee dancers with an additional 75 Baht if no lady drinks has been bought.

I hear the Coyotes are 800 Baht up until 10pm, as no dancers mean the customers don't stay in the bar as long, which is a fair view by the management to protect their beer sales.

Receptionists BF is 600 Baht IF THEY GO OUT, which most do not!

The girls rates are more gogo than beer bar.

Note that there are convenient ST rooms and the price is included in the ST barfine (which is rarely mentioned, as they want to hit you for the LT rate and have the evening off. It also helps them meet their "Off" target). If you pay the ST rate the girl has to return to the bar when you are done.

Soi LK Metro
(off Soi Buakhao)

The Silver Dollar Bar has been, gutted, expanded and reborn as the Bulldog Bat. But it only lasted a couple of months in Spring 2009

The Bullring Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak) (near 2nd Road)

Short time bar with expensive lady drinks at 140 Baht

  Review July 2008: Bullshit

Lured in by a suitably good looking girl, but then things went downhill a bit. The girl was a little demure but was friendly enough.

I ordered a lady drink and then noticed that the bin hadn't yet appeared at my table for my beer. The lady brought back her drink but still no bin. I asked the girl to bring the bin and had a look. The Thai whiskey & coke lady drink was a whopping 140 Baht. No wonder they weren't keen on showing the bill.

I asked the girl and she reckoned that she will only receive 20 Baht of the 140.

Somehow put me off the business in hand and I went in search of another bar more deserving of my trade. A bit of a shame as I didn't find another girl as deserving of my trade.

  Review May 2008: Friendly Cows?

Always seems quiet but they seem to have a few pretty girls on hand. I have always been looked after well in the bar

There is a computerised music system with every track known to man.

They allow a bit of naughty stuff in the bar but they make of a play of shutting doors and standing guard. Easier just to retire upstairs.

  Review April 2007: No Bull

There's no bar theme linking the bar with either Spanish bull fighting or even the Birmingham shopping centre. No, just a typical small soi 6 bar complete with the usual 2 person sofas.

My drinking companion reckoned that the bar was Thai owned.

The bar seemed well run and the bar tabs were fair with bottled beer going for 70-75 Baht (strangely two prices for the same brand of beer though!)

But as always, merits in this type of bar are down to the hostess of choice. My selection was eloquent, witty, pretty and suitably enticing so the bar was therefore a hit.

Bulli Bar

Naklua Road
(corner of Soi 33)

Beer bar noted as a favourite

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

They run a golf Society and I believe they play Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at a different course each time. For very little money you get a lift to the courses too and lots of advice.

Bunny Bar 3

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar

  Comment March 2007: Good Crack

Been there loads of times and always had a good crack, very friendly

Naklua Road: Soi 33

Shophouse bar

Bus Stop Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak) (near 2nd Road)

Short time bar & guest house

  Review from Dave, May 2009: Under new management

Under new management since the start of the year and it is now run by a Kiwi guy and his partner. Completely new set of girls since my visit there last year.

There were about 7 girls there ranging from 5's to 7's out of 10 and contrary to the previous comment, I would have been able to bar fine any of them, the girl must have been having a bad day.

Not as good as it used to be but the new guy will probably be trying to find his feet as he is new to the Pattaya scene.

At this point in time, I would just call it an average bar.

  Review Feb 2009: Knocked Back

There were few girls at the door, but one was good looking so I thought I would give it a try. But the cutie refused to come in with me. I hope the Soi 7/8 trick of keeping the prettiest girl on the door isn't coming to Soi 6.

Probably the girl was just being picky. Anyway to avoid having my ego sapped again I will give the bar a miss.

  Thanks to Jay, June 2008: Volume

The bar tends to have the music volume set too loud for interviews or conversation depending on how you look at it. Requests to get it turned down granted but it wasn't long before the volume would edge up again. Spoilt a good chat with a cutie.

  Review from Funseeker, June 2008: No Urge to Leave

I have just come back from Pattaya and what a time I had, in fact it was the best holiday I ever had.

Was made very, very, welcome at the Bus Stop bar, in fact I spent most of my time there (woo hoo) I never felt the urge to leave Soi 6 in the night time as it was full of beautiful girls.

I travelled around Pattaya but Bus Stop was the best place and prices were good at Bt500 short time and Bt1000 long time, if you wanna stay there it is only Bt650 per night

Beers were Bt80 and the Aussie owner (Dave) was a great bloke who told me the best places to go in Pattaya and he even showed me them personally (fantastic).

Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

  News, Apr 2008: Private Bus

The open bar idea was not a complete success so now there is a closed section set back into the bar.

Soi Buakhao

Restaurant & pub

  May 2006:

Favourite bar. A good old English pub

Soi Buakhao (south)

Shophouse bar. Barfine 200 Baht.

Butterfly Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)
(mid-block north-side)

The Butterfly Skysuite

Short time bar eventually re-opened after a couple of month's police closure. Intermittent opening at the beginning of 2008.

  Review from jj, July 2006: Fly In

Butterfly Bar is an all too typical Soi 6 ST bar. Nicely appointed in wood and tile with comfortable sofas and discreet cubicles, it is a perfect example of mediocrity and the paramount importance of the staff. The current owner seems to have sunk a fortune into the place, but no matter how attractive the decor, no matter what the owner's intentions, the ladies in residence are the key to return business.

The curtains on the cubicles showed promise of special things to come. False alarm. Our ladies-of-the-hour were attractive, funny and talkative, but generally non-responsive, allowing a minimum of grab and tickle. Some bars have a complete lack of ambience but fun girls. Fun ladies trump decor any time.

Butterfly reportedly has a staff of 10 but on this week night only 6 were in evidence. They reportedly are all non-salaried free-lancers so the "go upstairs" refrain was all too frequent. There is an unused tiny dance platform immediately inside the door. We were offered 'a show' for a 1000 - a bit steep when the ST BF is a mere 300.

Rumor has it that there is a new owner in the offing. I, for one, would hope that he has a gimmick, a way to break the Soi 6 pattern. For one thing he should ban the ladies from wearing jeans. Perhaps even institute a uniform of sorts that better advertises the available assets. An agreement with the ladies in residence for a pay-to-play closed-curtain "show" priced somewhat below 1000, would be one possible way to integrate the available decor to attract customers. Unless he finds a way to make Butterfly stand out, it will simply remain a nondescript ST bars in a city full of nondescript ST bars.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, April 2006: Top Notch Coasters

I like the rooms at the Butterfly Bar on Soi 6. The inside bar as well as the showers are new. Even the coasters for drinks are top notch. I took one as a souvenir. It has a photo of one of the girls on it.

Butterfly Bar

60/12 Siam Country Club Road (8km from turn off from Suhkumvit)

1pm-8pm

Free buffet on Tuesdays

Short time bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: Best on the Dark Side

At current state of affairs, the best bar on the Dark Side(Girly wise), by some distance too. Long and very dark bar (all indoors i.e. aircon). No special effects, as the place is predominantly short time haven.

24 girls currently on the books with some real cuties.

Decent enough music and great fun to be had.

  Review from OutForABeer, May 2007: Doesn't Care

Butterfly always seems to change. Some days the staff seems happy, other days not. I have been the only customer in the bar and barely got a hello.

Decent music and aircon. Clean rooms available.

The bar needs to advertise a bit, you get the feeling the owner doesn't care whether or not he is breaking any records for business

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, June 2006: Bamboo Telegraph

Nothing like it use to be. The recent closing of Siam golf club for renovations has hurt it...but worse is what happened about 3-years ago:

A number of golfers (locals) would stop at the Butterfly for drinks and a short time after playing a round. Then, they went home to their Thai wives. One of the wives found out about the Butterfly, via the 'bamboo telegraph' and contacted some of the other wives. They met and decided that the next time the husbands went golfing at Siam, they would go to the Butterfly and wait for them to arrive after their game. In short, the golfers arrived...and...well the shit hit the fan. Word spread and few golfers in relationships would venture to the Butterfly!

  News from David, March 2006: In the Rough

Siam Country Club Golf Course is now closed and some lasses have left the Butterfly Bar due to lack of business.

The free food afternoon has been changed from Mondays to Tuesdays.

  February 2006:

It seems that the Siam Country Golf club is having a little difficulty recruiting sufficient members and is considering a year off. This is proving a worrying though for the short time bars on the route from Pattaya. The Butterfly Bar in particular takes advantage of those 'just going for a round of golf dear'. 

Beach Road (Between Soi 13 and Soi Yamato)

Open beer bar now Cherry Bar Too, see below

Jomtien Beach Road Soi 12

www.butterflybar.biz

New short time bar slated for November 2008

Covent Garden Complex
Walking Street: Soi 16

Open beer bar previously Chica

Beer bar

Butterfly Schnitzel Haus

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 5

10am-12pm
Closed Tuesdays

Shophouse bar with food

  July 2006: Pub to Haus

The Bar seems to have taken a break and been re-modelled as a Schnitzel Haus. Previously the Butterfly Pub

  February 2006:

Their food is excellent and is freshly cooked.

Has been closed for a 3 weeks due to a holiday but has now re-opened.

  Summer 2005:

Heiner and Lee run a clean and pleasant bar with low booze prices and about ten more or less appealing take-away girls. Beer, soft drinks and Thai whisky are reasonably priced with a 20 Baht supplement if bought as lady drinks. Thai and mainly German food is available (the Frikadellen are very tasty)  They had to change their venue as some of the shops north of the 711 on the corner of Soi Casa, Jomtien will be demolished soon to make way for yet another 4 rai, 32 storey mega-hotel.

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Sep 2007: Good Crack

A tiny bar tucked away in a corner next to Diamond Hotel called B.W.F.C. bar, John the owner is a good crack

It is said to stand for Beer.Women.Football.Curries

By Den Deugeniet

Pattaya Soi 7
(Near 2nd Rd)

Belgian aircon bar was sold in autumn 2007 and is now Macs, see below

Byblos Club

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

until 5am

Dance bar opened July 2006. There is also a GoGo bar upstairs.

  Review May 2009: Coyote Bar

The downstairs bar at Byblos features half a dozen coyote dancers. They were a few pretty girls amongst them.

Byblos gogo tends to target non farang customers with its upstairs bells and whistles show and the same applies to the coyote bar.

I sat with a friendly dancer for a couple of drinks but everything was a bit prim and proper for my likes. Saying that, there is a curtained off seating booth but I didn't give this a try.

The drinks were reasonably priced.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, August 2006: Very Very Loud

We unanimously agreed that we hated it. The music was VERY, VERY loud and the drinks were overpriced (e.g. a ladydrink was a mere 120 Baht, for example. Barfine 1000 Baht for dancers, 500 Baht for hostesses).

While the overall layout of the place seemed OK (attractive colors, etc), the music volume and drink prices need to be dropped dramatically before I will return. There were probably some cute ladies in there but I was going cross-eyed due to the music pounding its way through my head.

Yes, I like to visit discos (which are loud too) but at least the loud music has a lot of space to reverberate within Marine and Lucifer's, whereas this place was rather small and there was nowhere for the sound to be absorbed/distributed. It was just too much and I don't think I even finished my drink before leaving.

  Review July 2006: For What?

I was dragged in by a pretty girl who I have previously met in numerous gogo bars.

The venue is dominated by the stylish central bar. Bottled beer there was 95 Baht but the lady drinks were a stonking 150 Baht.

The bar has a small side stage for a dancing girl in disco wear.

At a 1am visit there were not many customers nor girls and I was not quite sure what was the point of the bar. The dancing is not energetic compared with Casino next door and the smart set have not yet been drawn in for late night disco frolics.

Perhaps things will be clearer later, but on this visit I just contented myself with a chat with an old friend and moved on before the bar tab bankrupted me.

  News, July 2006: Girlie Neon

The bar has a smart looking frontage on Pratamnak Road with purple neon, columns and blacked out glass.

C (back to top)

Walking Street
(Complex opposite Soho Square)

Beer bar

C4

2nd Road: Soi Diana Inn

Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi 17
(Near Eden hotel)

Has moved further along the soi towards Theprassit. The old bar has now become May Bar Beer.

  Review from Jil in Pattaya, Nov 2007: British Place

It was a nice enough British place, with the same standard fare that you find at the other two dozen British pub-style eateries in Pattaya. Worth a visit if you're nearby.

Pattaya Klang
(near Beach Road)

Shophouse bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

Shophouse bar

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (opposite Jomtien Complex)

Restaurant & bar

Captain's Bar

Soi Leng Kee
between Soi Buakhao and 3rd Road

Shophouse bar

Calypso Bar

Walking Street

Listed as Otto's New Calypso Bar, see below

Walking Street
(Pier Complex)

Beer bar

Candy Shop

Walking Street
(opposite Soi Diamond)

Bar with live music and dancing opened June 2006

  Re view from Pattaya Pages, July 2006: Hip Hop Shop

Hip-hop house band downstairs, very expensive 140/150 baht beer, freelancers, but not so many as Lucifers or Tony's. I always went in with a girl...nice place to dance or hang out for a few drinks. Not as crowded as Lucifers or as dark as Tony's.

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 5

Shophouse bar, previously Chantra Guesthouse, became Captain Morgan in spring 2008.

Shophouse bar.

Shophouse bar. Barfine 200 Baht

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar. Beware of prices such as 145 Baht for vodka-lippo

  January 2006:

Many Gogo bars have a nearby similarly named beer bar. I don't if there is any ownership connection though. Maybe it is just a way to hijack some of the trade from the more widely publicised GoGos.

This bar in the central isle of Soi Diamond has the unique selling point of the circular bar being mounted on a slowly rotating carousel.

This surely allows a good view of the comings and goings of many of Pattaya's busiest GoGos.

Beer is reasonably priced and the girls are happy enough to play games, both on and off premises.

There is also a stationary drinking area for those that prefer solid ground.

Casablanca Bar

Walking Street
(Beach road end)

Beer bar

News July 2006: Re-opened after re-fit

Casino Club

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

until 4am

www.casinoclubpattaya.com

Coyote Dancing Bar. Seems to do well out of keeping drinks prices low compared with the late night norm.

  News Nov 2008: Builders In

The builders were in for the November royal funeral shutdown

  Review by Pattaya Ghost June 2008: Not a Pickup Joint

Started more than two years ago, Casino was the first of the coyote bars and still packs in the crowds late every night. Khun Tee, who also owns Diamond a Go Go just down the soi, designed Casino with two floors, intending to have coyotes downstairs and a disco upstairs. The second floor never took off, however, so now everyone crowds into the smallish ground floor. It has a high square stage in the middle with room for four dancers, plus the occasional Thai guy on bongo drums. The entire place is well done out, with a cards and casino theme.

The only gambling you’ll do there, however, is trying to actually get one of the very tidy coyotes to pay attention to you. Casino is definitely not a single-man’s pickup joint. Most dancers rush off stage to towel off after their set and tend to gaggle together in the corners rather than mix with customers.

The first year, in fact, Tee didn’t allow the coyotes to be barfined. If you wanted to see if the object of your desire could perform the same moves in your hotel room you needed to wait until 4 a.m. or so when the bar closed for her to go with you.

By popular demand, however, barfines were instituted at 1,000 baht, the first Pattaya bar to go that high (and, sadly, not the last). But considering these woman are all under 30 and dance (aerobics style) 30 minutes an hour for about 8 hours a day, they are definitely fit. You’d be hard pressed to find any who rated under an 8 on most people’s scales.

The music in Casino is classic coyote: techno, house and a smattering of remixed hip-hop, all played at levels that make conversation difficult. Drinks are reasonably priced at around 110 baht for mixed drinks and 95 baht for bottled beer. Casino is also a late-night bar and doesn’t really get started until after midnight.

  News March 2007: Bar Fine

The bar fine in Casino was reported to be 1250 Baht

  Review Dec 2006: Popular

I was dragged in by a party of girls and it really is not my scene, but I have to say that the bar is very popular.

There's plenty of dancing going on onstage and off, plenty of customers and plenty of coyote girls eager to play hostess whilst waiting for their dancing stint.

The music was loud, but people seemed happy enough and could just about converse enough to get by.

Maybe the key to its success is that it is one of the few bars that cater for groups of friends rather that the gogo majority which cater more for singletons. Also the drinks prices are standard Walking Street prices as opposed to the exorbitant prices charged by some of the other late night dancing venues. Drinks around 95 Baht

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: Bloody expensive

We decided to check out Casino Club for one, famous last words as we stumbled out of there at 3am. Did have great fun in there, and some sexy girls. Bloody expensive though as I discovered when I paid my 1000 baht Barfine...

Great night, really enjoyed the atmosphere in Casino.

Review from Kevin, February 2006: Cool!

The Club has been done out very well indeed!, the decor is very, very tidy!, there is a square raised podium in the middle of the floor where the dancers perform, normally 4 of them, one facing each corner of the club!, one I recognized from Superbaby, another from Paris A-gogo .

Sometimes one of the guys gets up and plays a small set of drums to the music , the girls love it!, and it gets the crowd going .

It is not the biggest place , but god I was surprised how nice it was!, the main hostess is a darling, always comes and says hello!, will always buy a round for those that stay and drink a bit! and really makes you feel welcome!. The girls cannot be barfined, but I was seeing one of them!, only problem I had to wait until 4am until she finished!

All in all I found the place a breath of fresh air!, great look, great sound, and a really nice bunch! I normally live in Heaven above, Living Doll 1 & 2 , Happy or Peppermint, I am a A-gogo lover!, but this was cool!

The Castle

3rd Road (half way between Pattaya Klang & Pattaya Tai near the Buffalo Bar)

From 5:30pm

www.the-castle-pattaya.com

Review from Pattaya Polecat, March 2007: Hit Me Baby One More Time

If, like the Polecat, you’ve been putting off going to The Castle because of the high prices, or because you’re scared of getting a damn good thrashing, think again. The Polecat’s just lost his Castle cherry, and is now manically putting aside all his little silver bahts for the next visit.

Read the full review on Thailand Nightlife Roundup

  Review 2006: First Fetish

Fun Town's first fetish establishment, called The Castle, opened its rather imposing heavy door for business in late December 2003. It specifically caters for those whose tastes in fashion run to whips, chains, PVC, latex, and leather.

The place was opened by the same French management who operate a similarly-named fetish joint in Bangkok. The gear, which also includes nurse and schoolgirl uniforms is being supplied by Pattaya's premier fashion house Boutique Sexy (their showroom is in Naklua Soi 33).

In order to get punters in the right sado-masochistic mood, the first drink in the place will set you back 900 baht. All drinks after that are just a trifling 200 baht. The management stress this is not a drinking bar; it is a place for like-minded people to come and indulge in their favourite fantasy. To really keep the screws turning, there is definitely no copulation on the premises, no matter how excited you might get over the sight of a couple of latex-clad damsels beating each other with an overripe cucumber. If you want to engage in something un-natural like sexual intercourse then fork out the 1,500 baht bar fine and take your leather feather duster and your lady back to your place.

The Castle has a dress code of which the colour black is one of the necessary component parts. It opens at 5:30PM and closes at 2:00AM and at present has a staff of around 14 dominatrixes/submissives who have been trained by an Englishman. A lady drink is a suitably humiliating 250 baht, but the bar has a strict policy dissuading damsels from asking for a libation. The choice is completely up to the customer.

Pattaya Klang (near beach)

Beer bar

Cats Corner

Walking Street: Soi 15
(corner soi 14)

Beer bar previously named Muttley's

Renamed as the Castle, see above

Celebrity Corner

Walking Street: Soi 16
(in front of Catz A-GoGo)

Beer bar opening on Sunday 11th January

312/39 Soi Lengkee
(Off Soi Buakhao, a continuation of Soi Diana Inn)

Shophouse bar & restaurant. Closed in June 2009

Scottish owned bar taking inspiration from Celtic, the Glasgow football club.

Chalet Snack Bar

Walking Street
(Beach road end)

Beer bar had a refit in July 2006

Pattaya Soi 8
(Beach end)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, July 2007:

Looks just like any other bar. Has a flat panel TV and a pool table. Had about 10 girls that night most were OK looking. Would have walked on by if it wasn't for this cute young thing...

3rd Road
Corner Pattaya Tai

Bar noted as a favourite

Walking Street
(downstairs from Marine Disco)

Beer bar with a boxing ring

2nd Road
(just south of Soi 8)

Beer bar

  March 2006:

I like Chang bar off 2nd road near soi 9. Great staff, reasonable beer prices and no hassles or attitudes.

Pattaya Klang
(Central Road) (on centre soi to Soi 7)

Shophouse bar

Pattaya Soi 10

Beer bar

Chantra Guest House & Bar Beer

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 5

Shophouse bar, now Captain Morgan, see above

Chaplin's Bar and Guesthouse

2nd Road: Soi 3

www.chaplinspattaya.com

Shophouse bar with aircon

  Review from Fergus, Oct 2007:

This is a down-to-earth local pub with a quality pool table, dart board etc - but with one exception... it's in Pattaya!

Fun, relaxed, great beer, great company and a brilliant landlord.

  June 2006:

A very good local pub type bar with aircon. lots of Brits use it as well as Aussies and Yanks and the odd German so a good mix- usually has girls and its interesting watching the comings and goings to the silom massage across the rd.

  December 2005:

Its a great place to have an afternoon beer before a night session.

lots of banter and if your a newbie Willie is a great guy to show you the ropes. I think Willie is one of the great characters in Pattaya and he is worth dropping in on.

Soi Buakhao
(Near Soi Diana Inn)

Tel: 038 415 249

Shophouse bar

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

Beer bar opened in 2008

Shophouse bar new for 2009

Soi Pattaya New Plaza
(Off 2nd Road opposite to Soi 8)

Beer bar noted for the all day price of 35 Baht Tiger, Singha, Leo & Chang

Pattaya Soi 13/4 (Soi Pattayaland 2)

Beer bar without bargirls

  News from Pattaya Today, Night March, Nov 2006: 18 Years Old

Congratulations to Stan and Colin, the proprietors of the Cheers laid-back boozer who celebrated 18 years in business in Fun Town in the same location, on 18 November.

Green House Complex
2nd Road (opposite Soi 7)

Beer bar with 2 for deal on drinks 21:30 to 23:30

Cherry Bar

2nd Road
(Soi 2 area)

Beer bar

  Review by Materialsman, Oct 2008: Hurry Away

I will always take a seat and order a beer no matter what, rather than turn tail and flee if the bar is full of dragons, first impressions can be deceiving, and there could be hidden gems just out of line of sight. However, on this occasion first impressions were 100% correct, and the bar was staffed with some pretty ordinary girls.

Now, the reason for picking The Cherry Bar was that it was owned by one of my all time favourite ex-TQ1 dancers, Khun Tom and her equally lovely sister, and used to be staffed by a fairly attractive young crowd of girls, sadly no longer! I don’t know if they sold out the bar or not, but I realised my error of choice, drank my bottle as fast as I could, and check binned even though it was my mates turn to pay, never looked or cared about the prices, just wanted away in a hurry!

  March 2006:

Personally I like the Cherry Bar on the corner of soi 3 and second road. Nice girls and atmosphere. That would be my 'must visit' bar everytime.

Cherry Bar

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

www.cherrybar.biz

Beer bar

The owner reports about the trials and tribulations of running a bar on the Pattaya forums under the board name Hammer. The Bar complex was redeveloped from May to July 2008.

  March 2006:

Hammer seems a very popular host, many reports of useful assistance to newbies and the bar is well established as the meeting/starting point of many a Pattaya bar crawl.

The bar seems lively and successful enough probably assisted by visitors from PattayaTalk. Certainly overshadows neighbouring bars.

Cherry Bar Too

Beach Road (Between Soi 13 and Soi Yamato)

www.cherrybar.biz

Hammer of Cherry Bar fame bought this bar as a replacement during renovation of Cherry Bar. Opened in May 2008, previously Butterfly Bar

Covent Garden Complex
Walking Street: Soi 16

Beer bar

  News Oct 2008: Beaten Up

An American tourist was badly beaten in Pattaya late Thursday night after he allegedly refused to pay Bt170 for a bottle of beer.

The victim suffered swollen face and a serious wound on his head. Several of his teeth were also knocked off. His girlfriend, told police that the owner of a bar and an employee beat up Greenwood.

She said the bar owner alleged that Greenwood refused to pay for a bottle of beer priced Bt170 but the tourist argued that he was overcharged.

The bar was identified by the Thai language report in the Nation newspaper as the Cherry Girl Beer Bar.

Pattaya 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Beer bar in a double shop unit

Chica Bar

Covent Garden Complex
Walking Street: Soi 16

The beer bar run by Yu known to regulars in FLB closed in spring 2007 and is now Butterfly Bar 2

Beer and short time bar opened in autumn 2008

  From Pattaya-Addicts, Sept 2008: First Impressions

Good looking bar with high quality ladies but they are asking top dollar and may be out of place in a fairly remote soi.

  From Chicaboom, Sept 2008: Plans

The plan is to do a quality British breakfast from 8.00 am and also offer good food throughout the day.

Midday we have at least 8 ladies all dressed in uniform eg  nurse, secretary etc, these girls will dance, serve and be very willing hosts to our clientel.

Short time rooms are available and we think it will become a good funtime place to spend the afternoon.

Nice seating area outside if you fancy a quiet beer. Evenings will be very much the same same with more stunning hosts and we may try some live music.

All major sporting events will be shown on our 3 lcd screens and to stand out from the crowd we have a 10 foot long hdi projector with all the surround etc , giving out an awesome experience.

Chicken Farm

Pattaya Soi 8 (centre)

Beer bar didn't re-appear after the new Baron Complex development

Thappraya Road
Jomtien
(front of Jomtien complex)

Beer bar opened in the summer of 2008

  Review from Ian, May 2009: An Excellent little bar

I called in two weeks ago and although there aren't too many ladies there I was made most welcome. Very refreshing to go into a bar and be welcomed by a lady with a wet towel and a massage, especially when its this hot.

Beer prices are very reasonable with all major beers at 65 baht. Music was excellent with a vast range of songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's.

Top quality service, I will be back.

Thappraya Road

Bar & Restaurant which originally didn't last long and closed by Aug 2007. However it has now re-opened for 2007 winter high season.

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar, new for July 2009

Soi Nernplubwan
(Corner Soi 43)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Sep 2007: Aussie Run

Friendly Aussie run place. A couple of seating pagodas in the front garden, plus seating by the front bar with sensible seat sizes.

There is an outside bar area and an inside aircon area with a brand new Pool/snooker table.

Drinks reasonable at 60 Baht for San Mig Lite for example. Chang 45 Baht , GinTonic 80 Baht , lady drink 90 Baht .

Pattaya Soi 10

Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi 16

Beer bar

Thappraya Road
(At junction with 3rd Road)

Bar & guesthouse

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar renamed to Bret Bar, see above

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

Late night disco bar

  October 2005:

CJ's is a late night boogie barn style of operation, but appears out of place in the soi. It looks quite nicely appointed from the outside and when I wandered aimlessly past there were a couple of attractive lasses outside, but a sign out front offering booze at 99 baht turned me off a closer inspection.

Walking Street

See Bar le Belote above

The Clansman

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

www.theclansmansoi6.com

Short time bar opened in May 2007, Previously the ISS Bar

  Review from Dave May 2009: Definitely worth a visit

I was welcomed by the owner (Alan) who was a great source of info while I was in Pattaya and a hell of a nice guy as well.

There was 4 or 5 girls there ranging 5's to 8's out of 10 and they were all very friendly.

Great little bar, good pricing on beer with a large selection of some of the best Malts (prices on the bottles, so no surprises) and the place seems to come alive at night.

I stayed there and the rooms were very good (Bt500 per night) and cleaned daily but if you want something more up market, he also rents out condo's over towards Jomtien). No problems with taking girls from other bars back.

All in all, definitely worth a visit.

   Review June 2008: Drinker's Pub

The smallish bar has a lot of character, especially for Soi 6. The owner is clearly passionate about his drinking and his military. The bar is decorated accordingly and the bar is also stocked with an enormous selection of drinks. Perhaps from the Scottish connection, I assumed that the array of bottles would be mostly whiskeys, but there is actually a wide selection of all drinks.

Most of the seating is focussed at the bar so perhaps there is not so much opportunity for canoodling. But there are a fair amount of girls on offer.

My companion for the evening was very attractive and was very good company. It also made a change that she was a cider drinker rather than the more usual Thai Whisky or orange juice

Later on the evening the bar became pretty full, with what I assumed were regulars, as everyone seemed to know everyone.

I can see myself joining them.

  From The Clansman May 2008: Spirit of Scotland

A Scottish themed bar. We offer over 50 different types of whiskey, malts and blends, and a huge selection of beers and ciders. Our fully stocked spirit bar also offers a selection of draught beer.

Inside you will truly feel the spirit of Scotland, and our lassies will make you feel more than welcome.

Owned and run by an Ex Royal Marine, Alan welcomes all ex and serving soldiers and sailors alike.

Classroom A-GoGo

Pattaya Soi 13/4 (Soi Pattayaland 2)

From 3pm

www.classroom1.com

 Classroom A-GoGo

It itself a gogo but the dress code is coyote, with skirts, knickers, tops and bras. Beware of expensive draft beer

  Review June 2008: Gone Coyote

The bar calls itself a gogo but the Thai-Anxiety definition of a gogo is that there should be dancing girls wearing bikinis or preferably less. This bar no longer qualifies as all the girls wear skirts, knickers, tops and bras. The style is Britney Spears school wear which my provide some recompense for the lack of showing.

The dancers were a little below average. There were about 20 girls in the bar of which 4 or 5 were dancing on stage.

The beer price was way above average at 100 Baht for a glass surely smaller than a bottled beer. Strangely the other drinks prices are not so expensive with most choices being in the 100-120 Baht range. There is a happy hour for afternoon drinkers though until 6pm

There were a fair number of customers in the bar so all can't be too bad. But nobody made much effort to get me to stay very long. I probably had a scowl on my face from the 100 Baht draft beer.

  Review by polleke Oct 2007: Consistent

The bar seems to be very stable and seems to hang in

The bar still remains the same, although I found an improvement on the line-up since my last visit. There were plenty of average girls and a couple of better looking ones.

Not so many customers.

My friends loved the place, especially the schoolgirls outfits. The girls  were very friendly and up for a chat and a bit hands on fun.

Just a well run agogo and one of the longest running ones in Patts.

I myself was remembered by a girl I barfined 7 months ago. Those girls have long memories.

  Review Aug 2007: Going Strong

The bar seems to be very stable and seems to hang in there despite not keeping up with the opposition. There are no Jacuzzis, no table dancing stages, no shows, no nudity and no touchy feely girls.

However the bar maintains a cast of about 25 girls that shuffle in shirts and skirts. There were 5 girls on stage making for a 5 song dancing stint for each girl.

There were some attractive girls amongst the dancers and they would eventually make contact with the customers. Although it did seem that they preferred to conclude their chat with fellow dancers first.

Drinks prices are on the high side considering the lack of entertainment on offer.

The bar is decorated with military emblems and badges so presumably it comes into its own during the likes of Cobra Gold.

I m not really sure why but I guess the bar will still be going strong when others fall by the wayside.

  News from Asia Bugle Dec 2006: Lucky 13

Classroom celebrated 13 years in business on 1 December. It kicked off as a single shophouse and used to be packed most nights. The schoolgirl uniform theme was a hit with most punters. Mr Scot has been at the helm of the meeting and greeting duties in the Classroom since the beginning, making him one of the longest-serving managers in Pattaya.

  Review Dec 2006: Overdressed

The bar features gogo girls with the most clothes in all of Pattaya. The uniform consists of shirt, bra, substantial skirt and  knickers. It must be the only bar where the girls don't have to don a t-shirt to visit the nearby food stands.

The girls dance 4 or 5 at a time on a central stage. There was an absence of pretty girls but there weren't many that you would run away from. There were probably about 20 girls in the bar.

The decor is dark and the walls are adorned by military paraphernalia, badges, crests, emblems & jokes.

The bar was not quite as quiet as I had expected, nor were the drinks prices quite as I high as I had feared.

Actually if the girls were to take off a few clothes then the venue may be worth another visit...but I feel this will make for a long wait

Classroom Bar

Pattaya Soi 2
(opposite Classroom 2 A-GoGo)

classroom-honeypot.com

Beer bar

  Review from Dave, April 2008: Live Band

The Classroom Bar is a large semi-open bar with a live band and a couple of pool tables.

The service staff are very friendly and it proved a good last stop on my way back to the hotel late at night or in the early hours. Some nice girls here but it seems more like a place you take a girl to rather than go there to find one.

CLick Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar

  Review Sep 2007: Kitsch

I was strangely drawn into visiting the bar on the back of bad reviews. Sometimes one needs to get a little perspective.

But as it turns out the 'badness' turned out to be more bad taste than anything. The decor is surely a little 'retro' or maybe just cheap. The dodgy looking fixtures and fittings maybe emphasised the latter option.

But none of this proved much of a problem when beset by a team of girls intent on getting up close and personable. They weren't really quite top notch but they ensured that the stay was pleasurable enough.

  April 2006:

Blow jobs available in the bar

Climax Rock Bar

Walking Street

www.climaxpattaya.com

Music bar converted to Magic Palace A-GoGo and soon after, Bartimes.

The Climax Band are now to be seen playing at Utopia Lounge, see below

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Aircon bar which seems to specialise in cuddly ladies

  Review from Pattaya Today, Sep 2007:

Another place well worth watching sporting activities is the Clinic sports bar down in Soi Yamato. This is especially so for sports such as football and motor racing, rather than in the confines of a bedroom.

Cloud Nine Bar

Pattaya Soi 7
(in a complex located off Beach Road between Soi 7 & Soi 8)

Beer bar with live music

Club 131

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Closed in 2009

Club BLU

Soi Buakhao
(Corner of Soi LK Metro)

www.club-blu-pattaya.com

Stylish coyote dancing bar opened 1st February 2008.

  Review March 2009: The Lonely Man Blu's

I have walked past many times and it is half tempting to have a look just because the bar is so well presented. It is also half tempting to have a look because there are always a few attractive girls milling round the entrance.

The coyote dancers are split in two teams, one teams dances whilst the other has a break.

The other attraction is that for a 'stylish' bar, the drinks prices are very reasonable.

When it comes to entertainment, you really have to bring your own. There were several clusters of people enjoying a chat amongst themselves but there is not much entertainment on offer for the single visitors.

The girls dance no more energetically than a decent gogo and of course are well overdressed to boot.

The girls didn't seem at all interested in any hostessing or chatting to customers (save for a Japanese guy who popped in).

It seems pretty much the same for all coyote bars. They attract the girls who don't really want to do the naughty stuff like in the gogos. The coyote bars generally pay well for the dancing talent and so the girls are therefore happy enough without needing to put out for tips and the like.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2008: No Go

The bar seems to be getting a reputation for dancing girls that don't barfine. If that is your intention, perhaps best to ask before investing in lady drinks. Plenty still do go though.

  Review from Materialsman, Nov 2008: A Warm Sort of Blue

I know this bar has been open for quite a few months now and has been well received by the public, so well received in fact that allegedly the original owners sold out recently for an astronomical figure of baht, but this was my first opportunity to visit the bar. First impressions? Very impressive actually, the décor works very well, the blue light in principle would appear quite harsh, but in fact it’s a warm sort of blue light that really enhances the place. I think that if I was a wealthy in the Hugh Heffner style, I would definitely have one of the rooms in my mansion modeled after this club, and constantly stocked with pretty girls! I wasn’t too sure about the spiral steel staircase by the door mind, seemed a little rickety for my liking, I suppose that the ‘resting rooms’ are up there, as opposed to the ‘rest rooms’ which are downstairs on floor level, but I wouldn’t fancy traversing those stairs if I was a little bit worse for wear, or physically drained after ‘resting’.

As for the quality of the women, well of course that is always a purely personal viewpoint, one man’s stunner is another mans woofer, there were around 25 ‘ladeez’ present, and I would say that there were a few 9’s amongst them, mostly 7’s or 8’s though, I heard that when it first opened the line up was far more impressive, but as in any similar business in Pattaya, it’s hard to keep your best girls for any long period due to sponsorship, marriage, better offers from other bars etc.

Miss ‘M’ was quite a package mind you; I enjoyed her little turn on the podium just inches away from me. I equally enjoyed my time in the bar immensely, the drinks were very reasonable at 70 baht a bottle, the atmosphere was friendly, the clientele were well turned out and smart, and the Tequila Shot girl was to die for, those black 4” stiletto heeled boots coupled with the Stetson hat and skimpy denim shorts, think Daisy Duke and you would be close, was my abiding memory of the place, and she well deserved my first and only 100 baht tip of the night, I shall be back! If I had to make a comparison to the Honey Pot which I thoroughly enjoyed last week, I would say that if you combined the two places, with the décor of Club Blu and the current line up of the Honey Pot, you would have a license to print money, which in actual fact was pretty much what Club Blu was earlier this year.

  News July 2008: Expensive Bar Fines

The bar fines for dancers have been raised to 650 Baht. 400 for hostesses.

  Lady Drink Blog, April 2008: Looking In

I strolled past Club BLU and the lighting is very effective. One's eyes are drawn towards the coyote dancers and the near perfect view of the rest of the bar.

It must be the most un-private bar in all of Pattaya. Sure there are lots of open bars, but this one positively grabs the attention and simple makes one peer inside.

There are advantages and disadvantages to an open bar. If the bar is popular and has plenty of pretty girls then surely the owners want to show it off.

As it was with Club Blu I walked on by, there were plenty of pretty girls dancing but most of the customers were sitting on their lonesome. It made for a cold looking atmosphere. Now if there had been a private area I my have come to the conclusion (right or wrong) that that is where the action is and popped in to see for myself.

Club Insomnia

Walking Street

Bar from 8pm
Disco from 11pm until late

www.clubinsomniapattaya.com

Coyote dance bar opened 24th Nov 2006. The club moved to Walking Street on 28th November 2008

Reasonable bottled beer at 110 Baht but other drinks expensive, eg Vodka Lipo at 190 Baht. There is a discount card.

  News from Pattaya Talk, Feb 2009: Ibiza

The vast majority of the crowd who go there now just seem to go there to dance ‘ibiza style’ to monotonous music and drink expensive drinks rather than for P4P.

Most of the guys are not interested in the girls – I went there a few nights  and I saw many guys come there just to jump up and down by themselves or with their mates and then go home.

This situation has not been lost on the girls who now tend to hang back from approaching guys and don’t hang around long in there.

  News from Pattaya-Live, Nov 2008: The New Place

The new place is large bar down stairs, very chic, DJ's & open from 8pm every night, they have a couple of pool tables & loads of space. Upstairs is the club, open from 11 until 8am, it looks like it could hold around 700 people, is huge, high ceiling, loads of air con, sounds system & lighting system are top notch, has a raised VIP area with own bar, they clearly spent a few bucks building & decorating the place.

My first impressions of the place: I think they have done an excellent job of creating a proper super club in Pattaya, they have really raised the bar & I reckon it will be a free lancers's heaven within a very short period of time.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2007: Impressed

Was impressed by the friendly welcome and service. It was just after 1am and still fairly quiet though which spoiled the atmosphere somewhat. After about 30 seconds a hostess sat next to me who was fairly good looking so I ended up buying a ladydrink.

The coyote style dancers provided good eye candy and there was some seriously good house music being played, probably the least 'cheesy' of anywhere, hope they keep their good DJs.

It's another fairly new smallish place and presumably still building up it's customer base too.

  News from Pattaya Talk Nov 2006: After Midnight

The venue, billed as a nightclub, is located in the Soi Marine Plaza not far from Coyotee's A-GoGo where the soi runs parallel to Walking Street. Club Insomnia is the upstairs bar of the two in the building.

The bar will feature coyote dancing to European dance music and it claims that it has a policy of cheaper drinks than the competing Tony's and Lucifer's.

First impressions are that it is a place to take a lady rather than find one.

The club is dark with laser lighting and the dancing girls on opening night impressed.

The music was said to be harder than the 'hitz for kidz' at Tony's/Lucifer's but not house music.

Reasonable drinks prices

Cock & Bull

Soi LK Metropole off Soi Buakhao

Open front Shophouse bar

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Relaxing

Very well fitted out open faced bar. Relaxing sort of place, though could do better if employing a few more ladies and providing  a little musical entertainment

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi (400m east of Sukhumvit)

  April 2007: Discretion

Take care about short times at this bar as the owners have been known not to have shown the required discretion with regard to wives and girlfriends

Cocktail Bar

Pattaya Klang (Central road opposite Tops supermarket)

  November 2005: Unkempt

Quite a large bar with a rather unkempt feel. It is not far from the Soi 7/8 bar area buts its location overlooking  a supermarket is not exactly glamourous.

Not really much to say about the bar. It was sparsely populated with average bar girls who seemed to be mostly intent on their own eating rituals.

Shophouse bar

Beer bar opened September 2006

Very small place but very friendly. Cocktails at 69 Baht and beer at 49 Baht

Pattaya Tai (South Road near Walking Street)

Beer bar, opened February 2006 but had closed by the autumn. Now a silver shop

Cockwell In Beer bar

2nd Road (north of Soi 6 and on opposite side)

Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 13/3 (Soi Pattayaland 1)

Shophouse bar

Pattaya Soi 8

Shophouse bar closed. Now Family Best

Coleen's Bar

Walking Street (by FLB)

A new beer bar opened in July 2007 in the location of the defunct Pizza Bar. By August 2008, Coleen's had become defunct. Now Sweet Times, see below

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 4

Shophouse bar

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar opened autumn 2007

Swish looking bar with attractive seating and fittings. The bar sign stands out too.

Pattaya Soi 13/2 (Soi Post Office)

Closed in 2009

Pattaya Soi 13/2 (Soi Yamato)

Beer bar, maybe now Tankie Wanky

Shophouse bar

Beach Road: Soi 8

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live, February 2009:  Friendly Bar

It's a friendly bar run by Phil who I think has had the bar for about 14 years.

The bar has a few ex-pat regulars who are normally a friendly bunch. Also the bar has a number of holidaymakers who make it there regular when they are in town.

  June 2006: My Place

You could do worse than pop down my place. The Coral Reef bar opposite the Sunshine hotel. Decent 70's/80's music, friendly staff and a decent bunch of lads, both holiday makers and expats. No air con, sorry but plenty of fans and a good view of the nightly parade up and down the soi!!

2nd Road
(Dragon Complex near soi 6)

Open beer bar, demolished in a re-development in June 2008. Reappeared a few hundred metres south now with live band

2nd Road

Bar, now converted to U Too bar, see below

Cosy Bar

413/77 Mu 12 Thappraya Road
Jomtien

www.thecosybar.sinlapa-asia.com

Shophouse bar

  Review April 2008: Enticing But Unsatisfying

The bar seems to be under new management with a fair few girls on welcome duty dressed attractively in pleated skirts and blouses.

I was enticed inside but it was a bit of a waste of time, the girl was simply not into anything that naughty uniform may suggest

  Review Oct 2007: Same Same

I first ran into one of Kevin's places when it was the Fresh Orange in Pattaya. Found a lovely lady there that I kept the rest of the trip and then ran into several times later. I got some insight and found out he had a hard time keeping ladies. Hard boss to work for at cost to the running of a good bar.

I paid a visit to the Jomtien bar on my last trip. Same Same.

  March 2006: Frayed

Tempers seemed pretty frayed and it was not a pleasant environment to drink in. Maybe just a bad evening.

  Review from jj, March 2006: Cosy Corner

The Cosy Bar is on the outside of Jomtien Plaza across from the Hanuman Statue circle, is an interesting and variable place.

It is a bit odd how the personality of some bars depends solely on the gals who work there while others have dominant managers who keep things on a more even keel. Cosy Bar is the former.

When the website was constructed a few months ago, the crop of girls pictured there were cute and extremely friendly. Somehow they have all wandered off. The current crop of 4-6 are considerably less fun.

Owner Kevin's livelihood seems to be predicated on his pool nights and Brit pool-playing pals. Everyone else who finds the bar is 'profit'. He also has never figured out how to open the email on his website, so don't bother asking a question.

One unique element of Cosy Bar  is the 'cosy curtained corners'. Just past the pool table and inside the bar are two bench-seat areas with curtains. Inviting a couple of gals into the 'cosy curtained corner' can be an interesting experience, just short of an short time room visit. They tend to be very un-inhibited behind the curtain.

Cosy Bar can be a fun evening or a total bust depending on who is working or still available.

3rd Road

Thai oriented music pub with live band and DJs

Cotton Club

Naklua Road: Soi 12

from 8pm

Music bar

It is presented as something for everyone with, music (blues) a restaurant, art gallery and of course, beautiful hostesses.

Caters mainly for German speakers.

Counter

Walking Street: Soho Square

New venue set to open 15th October 2008. Looks unlikely though has nothing has been done yet.

Walking Street
(Sharing area with Hot Tuna and My Way)

Beer bar

Country Club Beer Bar

Thappraya Road
Jomtien

3pm -1am

Shophouse bar with music

Quite a large open fronted beer bar with about twenty girls in attendance. Some of them friendly and pretty.

Has a band that starts about 6pm as a two piece and then gains a few more musicians at 8pm

Country Road

3rd Road
(near Thappraya Road)

The PTK Band plays from Mon-Sat: 9pm-1.30am

Large beer bar with music opened in June 2007

  News Oct 2007: P.T.K. Band

The Band name is P.T.K. Band. The bandleader and Guitarist is Phuk.

The Band previously played at Country Road II, Soi 19 in Bangkok but relocated to Pattaya in June 2007

Country Road III

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (near beach)

Large open shophouse Beer bar

  Comment by Paul, May 2009: Take Care

This is the second time that they have short changed me. I will not go back again.

  Review by Steve, Feb 2006: Moderately Cool

A busy place with loud music, it can get quite crowded. Lots of ladies working here, far too many it sometimes seems. Very variable quality too.

They seem to have a problem keeping their beer cold enough for my tastes. ‘Heineken yen yen’ often results in a modestly cool bottle of beer. But given the number of ladies, as long as you will buy them a drink you will never be short of someone to talk to here (or at least practise sign language with).

Too many mangy dogs around the bar for my liking, but you get a lot of traders passing through and this is a good place to buy pirated DVD’s. Or Rolexes. Or just about anything else. You only get bar stools to sit on at the tables, or even less comfortable stools if you sit by the roadside (too much noise and too many exhaust fumes).

Compared with the comfy cushioned seats available in many other bars in this area of Jomtien, I am always surprised how busy the place is.

Soho Square
Walking Street

Above and associated with Utopia Lounge.

2nd Road
(Made in Thailand Complex next to Night Market)

Beer bar

  News August 2008:

Up for sale

2nd Road
(corner Soi Yamato)

Boarded up and gutted in January 2006

The Crab Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

December 2005:

Open 24 hours but the majority of girls only work until 2am. The bar has Pool, Billiards and a karaoke machine.

There are convenient short time rooms should they be needed. Standard prices apply throughout for bar services and drinks

3rd Road
(a little south of Central Road)

Music bar now closed

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

24 hour

Shophouse bar & diner

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Value

I know it is not the classiest joint you can find, and his TV adverts probably put off as many people as they attract, but it was actually rather good and incredible value. He does an English breakfast at 60baht and one he charmingly calls the 'Fat Bastard' at 100baht. I had the Fat Bastard and it was very good. It came with tea and toast and butter and had everything: bacon, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, black pudding, fried bread, mushrooms, beans etc the lot. Incredible value at 100 baht. And quick service as well.

Looking at his prices Crazy Dave's must be one of the best value places in Pattaya. Certainly, worth a trip up the soi if you fancy farang food in the middle of the night.

Oh yes, 'Only Fools and Horses' was on the big screen TV whilst I was there.

  March 2006: Cheap Chang

Best thing about it is the atmosphere (feels like it's been there for 30 years, very comfortable) and the 35 baht Chang. Love the grilled ham & cheese.

  From advertising 2006: Crazy Fools

Only Fools & Horses and other comedy favourites on the big screen TV. Happy hour 3-8pm. Kloster & Heinekin 45 Baht.

Friendly ladies, good food, crazy prices and a free bowl of chilli on Sunday nights.

2nd Road: Soi Skaw Beach
(north of Soi Honey Inn)

Shophouse bar

Football is the focus

New Plaza
2nd Road
(opposite Soi 7)

Beer bar noted as a favourite.

  Review from pattayasecrets.com, Feb 2009: Free Toilets

San Miguel 45 Baht
Heineken 45 Baht
Singha 35 Baht
Tiger 35 Baht
Chang 35
Thai Whiskey 25 Baht

They also have a great little restaurant where you can eat or have the food bought to your table, Plus they have their own Toilet, which is FREE to you when you drink or dine at their bar.

Thappraya Road
(Soi nearest beach)

Opened in 2009

Cuvee Lounge

306/89 Thappraya Road
Chateau Dale Plaza (between Pattaya and Jomtien)

Lounge bar and restaurant. Expensive looking bar nestling in amongst the expensive looking restaurants. Has now become Blues Sports Bar and Grill, see above

D (back to top)

In small soi to Pattaya Klang, just off Beach Road: Soi 7 next to Tequila Reef

Beer bar. Lady drinks 120 Baht

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi 14

Beer bar

Suhkumvit: Soi Khao Noi (Soi Boonsampan) (2+ km east from Suhkumvit)

1pm-midnight

Short time bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: Back on Track

After 5 months in the doldrums when smoking was banned - the place is back on track. Not yet back to the hay days of mid 07, but its definitely coming around.

A couple of new birds, a few of the good old ones and Mon the eternal cashier - all know how to have good times. Girls are usually at least half pissed, and happy to serve. Decent fodder from the restaurant (Pizzas recommended) . Music is PROPER SHYTE though. Same old songs, repeated endlessly. ST rooms available.

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, Aug 2007: Great Joint

For me The Dao bar on the darkside is a great joint at the moment, 15-20 girls, opens about 1pm till midnight, ST rooms available and Heineken only 60 baht a bottle, this bar is a bit similar to the inside of the Jade House is probably best way to explain it for those of you who haven't been there.

  Review from Andrew, Dec 2006: Cafe Rates

Last visited this month (December). The ST barfine IS still 250 but its a room hire rather than a BF as the girl will remain in the bar after the deed.

The previous poster was either diddled (with lol) or paid the LT rate but I can't confirm what that is.

7 or 8 girls in attendance all nice looking with at least 2 being exceptional.

  Review from David, July 2006: Barfine Policy Not Fine

The bar fine is 400 Baht not 250 Baht. If you meet up with your girl when the bar is closed for 24 hours the aggressive cashier will still charge you 400 Baht as "she was not in her room". I don't know if this is common practice but it has put me permanently off the place.

Getting to the bar up the atrociously maintained Soi 5 will also quickly wreck your vehicle.

Euro food only available from 6pm onwards . Pizzas are good and all grub can be taken away. Prices for solids and liquids are reasonable.

  Review from jj, July 2006: Surprise Agreement

Swung by DAO Bar on a weekday afternoon. I'd agree completely with the "nice surprise" review. This is a cozy little bar with accommodating if not overly responsive girls. I asked about the unused pole in the middle of the room. Was offered a "show" for 500. Seems awful steep when BF is only 250!

3 of the 6 girls were completely engrossed in the large screen TV. My lady-of-the-hour insisted on echoing our conversation to her compatriots hiding behind the bar. A little disconcerting but otherwise innocuous.

Shows a bit of promise and will be on my list of places to revisit but not high up.

Daokai Bar Beer

2nd Road
(Made in Thailand Complex next to Night Market)

www.daokaibar.com

Beer bar

Pratamnak Road: Soi 4

Beer bar. Very small, Thai style

Darcy's Bar

Shagwell Hotel
Pattaya Klang: Soi 1 (Soi Arunothai)

www.shagwellmansions.com

Sports bar with food with live TV, pool and darts competitions every week.

See also The Outback Bar, below

3rd Road
(between Pattaya Klang and Pattaya Tai)

Beer bar

Dart & Heart

2nd Road
(north of Soi 6 and on opposite side)

Beer bar

Nice toilets (for free), Room with A/C for Darts games and Pool.

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar closed in June 2007

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road
(in gay soi nearest beach)

Bar and restaurant. Now Ben's Bar, See above

Pattaya Soi 13/2 (Soi Post Office)

Beer bar

De Windmolen Bar Eetcafe

Jomtien Soi 5

Restaurant and Beer bar

Popular with Dutch visitors and residents who reckon that the Green Bean Soup is far better than they can buy in the Netherlands. The price of the meals seems a bit high but quality and size are optimal.

The ambience and decor is average.

2nd Road
(Made in Thailand Complex next to Night Market)

Beer bar

Soi LK Metro
off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar opened in autumn 2007, previously British Lions

The bar has had a refit under the new owner and is quite attractive .

Dempsey's Bar

Beach Road

Beer bar closed and up for sale.

Pattaya Soi 13/3 (Soi Pattayaland 1)

Beer bar noted as a favourite by a Pattaya forum member

Dennis the Menace Bar

Pattaya Soi 7
(near 2nd Road)

Beer bar, recently relocated to the other side of the soi

  Review by Nightmarch, January 2006: Cleaner and Fresher

The Dennis The Menace beer boozer is certainly cleaner and fresher than most of its rivals in Fun Town and offers a good happy hour. Their advertising says 'Campanologists welcome'. Yes, I had to look up the word as well: it means bell ringers. High season usually has plenty of two-week millionaires prepared to turn campanologist with very little urging, so Dennis and his damsels should be doing OK.

The Derbyshire

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

www.thederbyshirebar.com

Bar and guesthouse

  From The Derbyshire May 2008: Free Pool

Free Pool, all day, every day, UBC Cable television on our Big Screen TV, and an eager group of friendly girls to supply you with your food, drinks and cater to all your needs!

  Dec 2007:

Good spot to chill out, play a few games of pool and watch the world go by.

  Feb 2006:

Derbyshire is a nice place and the rooms are very clean and have aircon.

Devonshire Bar

157/141 Naklua Road

Beer bar closed in 2007

The Devil's Den

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

From 1pm until midnight

Tel: 084 362 4060

www.devilsdenpattaya.com

Hells Club reopened as The Devil's Den on Friday 15th May 2009. The bar now offers a booking service both for in-call and out-call

The bar specialises in multiple partners and multiple orifices. it is well worthwhile checking out their website for further details.

Traditionally the fun is with two girls guaranteeing a full 90 mins. They are equipped with toys and visual aids etc. The in-call all in price is 3600 Baht. Of course other combinations of number of girls and time are available.

The girls have regular medical checks and the results are posted on the website.

Something of a unique feature of Pattaya that the owners suggest everyone should try once in their life. Plenty of forum posters seem to agree.

Diamond Bar

Pratamnak Road: Soi 4

Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi Diana Inn

Beer bar

Didi's Bar

Pattaya Klang
(Near Beach Road)

www.didibar.com

German owned beer bar popular with the lady boys.

  News June 2007: New Home

The bar is now located on Pattaya Klang (Central Road) near to the the junction with Beach Road

  News April 2007: Brauhaus

The Soi 7 bar has now closed and found a temporary home in front of the Brauhaus restaurant just around the corner on 2nd Road.

  News March 2007: On Notice

The terrace of bars including DiDi's forming a small soi in front of the Flipper House hotel have been told to quit by the end of March 2007

Soi Petragoon
(behind North Pattaya Big C)

Entrance 300 Baht (with drink) for farangs, free for Thais

Nightclub

  From Pattaya Chat, Dec 2008: Enjoyable

Differ was very good. Many nice Thai ladies in there and it was a good friendly enjoyable atmosphere.

  From Pattaya Secrets, Nov 2006: Mercedes and BMW’s

A newish nightspot aimed at middle class Thais.

There is a limited beer choice of  Singha & Corona. The Thai preference is for a group to share a bottle of whiskey.

The place is very small. There is a ground floor areas and a balcony overlooking the stage. The place is often packed with queues outside too. The car park is bulging with Mercedes and BMW’s.

Musically, its hip hop tapes or CDs until 10.00pm and then a live group. They also have a DJ scratching 12”singles.

There is no dance floor and there are no high tech lasers, dry ice machines or scanners etc, the sound system is not bad but nothing compared to some of the go-go bars on Walking Street.

Dirty Den's

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar renamed Sky Bar in November 2007

DK Bar

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (front of Jomtien Complex)

Beer bar, replacing Palace Bar, opened in May 2006

  Review May 2009: Recessionary Blues

The bar seems to have suffered a bit from the recession and seems to have lost the girls who had any interest in looking after customers. Presumably any with enthusiasm for tips and extras have rapidly moved on to Pattaya which has done a better job in retaining a few customers.

They now have a bunch who are more like restaurant waitresses who prefer to stay at arms length rather than get friendly with the customers. I think they would prefer it if you would drink alone and let them get on with their chat with the other girls in front of the bar. Best bet is probably a game of pool as they can enjoy that without too much effort.

Bottled beer is 75 Baht

  Review Dec 2008: Consistent

The bar is proving to be one of the most consistent places in Jomtien to find a friendly girl who also knows how to make customers feel in a good mood for a little upstairs entertainment.

  Review Nov 2008: Expensive Room

A very friendly girl made for a pleasant stay but they charge a barfine of 200 Baht in addition to the 1 hour short time room charge of 300 Baht. Seems excessive to charge a barfine for just an hour away. Most similar bars don't do this.

  Review April 2008: Geared for Pool

I have popped in a couple of times of late and found a pretty girl or two for a chat.

The bar suffers a from a lack of comfortable seating as it seems geared up mostly for pool players.

There is a convenient short time room but be aware that the staff bang on the door punctually when your time is up.

DMT's Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Closed in August 2006. The bar is now 3 Angels. See above

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 7

Beer bar

2nd Road
(Made in Thailand Complex next to Night Market)

Beer bar

Finland owned and claims to be a small bar with style...doggystyle

  News August 2008

Up for sale

Dog's Bollocks

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Beer Bar noted for its football affiliation

Naklua Road

Beer bar closed in 2008

Dominique Bar

Beach Road: Soi Yamato

Beer bar

Dom's Bar

Beach Road: Soi 7

Beer Bar

Recommended to me by a Thai monk who's brother runs the bar. I found it reasonably civilised without quite so many calls of 'welcome hansum man' etc. Perhaps a good location for a quiet game of pool.

Dom's Bar is split into three sections: there's the bar itself. A couple of regular-sized TVs are always on, usually showing sport. There are about 8 girls in attendance

The second section comprises of two pool tables at 20 baht a game. The girls are always happy to beat you hollow.

The final section is a lounge featuring wicker chairs.

394 3rd Road
(opposite X-Zyte disco)

 Opened autumn 2007

  News from Pattaya Secrets, Oct 2007: New Venture

The owner Steve, previously ran the golfers' bar, Lewiinski's, on Soi Pattayaland 1.  Lewiinski's was sold on 1st September 2007

His latest venture is Donovan's on 3rd Road. It is a new bar recently converted from a Deli/Steakhouse.

Don's Blackrock Bar

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

Open Shophouse bar

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Joy

Run by Joy, works her arse off everyday, a real character, with great English. Open fronted bar underneath her very very popular budget accommodation. Big screen TV for spor, and pool table. seems to be very popular for a drink in the middle of the night.

Don's Red Dragon Bar

Soi connecting Pattaya Central Road with Beach Road:Soi 7

Beer bar

  News Aug 2007:

Closed or being renovated

Walking Street
(Simon Bar Complex near Soi 16)

Beer bar

Pattaya Plaza Complex
2nd Road
(opposite Soi 8)

website

Beer bar

Diana Dragon Apartment
Soi Diana Inn

www.dianapattaya.co.th

Beer bar. Has a promotional deal with Chang for some very cheap beer

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Opened in summer 2008

Dream's Bar Beer

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

  News from Pattaya at Night, May 2009: Coyotes Off

Now no coyotes at Dreams

  Review from Pattaya Ghost, August 2008: Dreaming of a Dance

There are a few small tables and a pool table on one side, with the main bar at the other end.

The hostesses were what you’d expect of any Soi 8 boozer, but the dancers were a slightly better grade. Of the eight on hand that night, only one was a genuine hottie, with the others ranking about a 6 or 7 on The Ghostmeter. But even during the 10 o’clock hour, through, none seemed particularly motivated to actually dance. During my visit, as few as one dancer decided to actually work with rest happy to sit outside or chat among themselves in the bar.

Beer prices were reasonable at 70 baht.

  News August 2008: Gone Blue

Dreams Bar is the 3rd in Soi 8 to enclose itself and offer air con and coyote dancing.

  December 2005:

The girls wear spunky little uniforms. Nobody wanted to know us so we stayed for one drink and left.

Soi Buakhao
(south)

Beer bar

Pattaya Klang: Soi Town in Town

Beer bar

The Drum and Monkey

157/83 Moo 5 Naklua Road

Beer bar

English expats bar featuring the inevitable football on large screen TV. Where there's football there is usually pool and girls too and of course that is the case here.

The Drunken Duck

Soi LK Metropole off
2nd Road: Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Quiet

Decent budget priced rooms , decent looking bar area , some nice ladies on tow , but for me kind of lacks a bit of atmosphere , crank up the music a wee bit more would be my advice. but it might have the atmosphere your looking for.

Drunks & Dare-a-Licks

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 9

Beer bar closed after some contentious business dealings in 2008. It has now been sold on to an uninvolved party as Saints & Sinners, see below

Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

Dude Pub

Soi Bongkot

Large gay Thai pub and disco also open to Farangs.

I heard a mention that this may be a good venue for farang ladies to pick up a Thai guy.

E (back to top)

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar, now Tornado, see below

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar renamed whilst I wasn't looking

The Eagle Bar

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, July 2008: Mai Paeng

30 baht for sang sum coke, 30 baht a beer.

Although I do agree with a small bit there are a few idiots and low life’s in the bar, t also as a good bunch of colourful characters drinking there, hen all the other bars are empty this place is full it is still one of the best afternoon bars in patts. I have always had a good time in the eagle I have been drinking there for years, only in the afternoon though

  Review from Chris, May 2006: A Bit of Banter

I would like to add that the eagle bar was sound when I was there. I found it the best place to chill and have a drink in the day. I didn't take any of the girls from the bar as I knew that I probably wouldn't have then gone back again the day after (me being bit of a butterfly!). Just didn't want to miss out! The girls were so easy to get on with and unlike other bars conversation went past 'take me with you' or 'buy me lady drink' they could join in a bit of banter as good as the English lads sat around. Brilliant bar can't wait to see them again

  March 2006:

My favorite daytime bar is definitely Eagle Bar. Singha 40 baht, Heinie 50 baht 24/7. When I'm in the mood, sangsam coke is 40 baht.

The bargirls are generally older and hardly stunners, but a good bunch to relax and chat with on a hot day.

  October 2005:

Loud but popular bar with many girls.

Managed by Tian. He also runs the World Wide Bar, the World Wide A GoGo and the We are the World Bar.

All serve 50 baht Heineken

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 5

Aircon beer bar took over from Skip's Mardi Gras Pub in autumn 2006. Initially called Noys but quickly changed to Eagle

Eak City

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar

Siren Bar Complex
Beach Road
(at junction with Walking Street)

Beer bar

Previously  noted as the owner posts on Pattaya Talk forum as Torrenova. However he has now sold the bar and instead can be found at Easy Bar Too below

  Review July 2006: Packed

The bar was literally packed full with girls. Unfortunately for the bar, the customers were in the minority but they seemed to be doing good business anyway. Played a few games of Connect 4 with a pretty girl who was in need of a little practise. A rare treat indeed to be able to win a few games even when going second

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 7

Beer bar

Siren Bar Complex
Beach Road
(at junction with Walking Street)

Beer bar

2nd Road

Beer bar with daily live music. Closed in 2008

Easy Riders Bar

Walking Street
(Near Hot Tuna)

Beer bar

Echoes Dance Club

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Bar and dancing, opened November 2005, closed by May 2006

Noon - Midnight

Short time bar with about 70 girls. Previously the Harley Pub

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2007: All Veterans

This used to have some lovelies but sadly disappointed... Around 8-10 girls... all veterans... Had a chat with two of them... very funny and pleasant... but about as sexually stimulating as Mrs Doubtfire... They admitted most of the ''sexy'' girls had gone away with farang or gone home already....

  Jan 2005:

The Harley bar is big. It looks like an old fashioned Western themed bar you might see in Arizona. They have 3 or 4 pool tables in the back. If you decide to take a girl, there is a 150 baht bar fine and 200 baht for a ST room in the hotel. The rooms are nice since it is a relatively new hotel. Red silk sheets.

I asked the girl how much and she asked me why I was asking and then quoted 1000 Baht (going rate is 700). They had some good looking girls though

  July 2004:

Suffered the uninvited and ego sapping attractions of the oldest woman in the bar who would not go away even when given the cold shoulder treatment. Only option is to leave. Why on earth do the managers allow this to happen. Never again...even though it is my local short time bar.

Eden Club

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

Short time bar opened in December but closed a few days later due to bereavement. Now reborn as Hell Club...see below

Green House Complex
2nd Road (opposite Soi 7)

Beer bar with 2 for deal on drinks 21:30 to 23:30

El Coyote Yacht Club & Restaurant

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Beer bar & restaurant

  Review by Swanks, Sept 2006: Turned Down Turned up Turned On

The management have listend to there customers and reduced the volume (With a brilliant Philippina Band).What a joy!

Eight of us enjoyed a really good Sunday lunch last week . Drank too much, eat too much, and did a bit of fornication!

Really nice to be able to go back there!

  Review by Swanks, August 2006: Speaking Volumes

I think the free food on Sundays idea is great! Some pints with the lads. A laugh and a joke with them and the girls. Great fun, and if someone feeds you as well....What more can you ask?

The management, very kindly, have employed a really good live band and have kept the drinks prices at the same level. Are we ungrateful enough to say something if wrong? Well just one thing really.

The music volume puts an end to any hope of a conversation. I am sure the band are really good and I enjoyed hearing them play, FROM OUTSIDE SCOOBYS!

There is anything up to 10 of us who "Turn out" on a Sunday. WE like a laugh, a joke and a bit of fun with the girls! If they give us a few snacks in a place---Ex-pat heaven. We tried taking refuge at the very back of the bar only to find some prat had put an even bigger speaker there!

The waitress couldn't hear our beer order the first time. We had a stroke of luck then and the band finished its set, piped pop music at the old Coyote level, great!

Then some total moron turned it up to an even louder volume than the band.

Exit ,stage left, to Scoobys to spend our Baht there and listen to the very good music from the new Jomtien sanctuary of peace.

El Coyotee is a bar , er conversation and a laugh with your mates if you know your market. Not a night club or a go-go bar. Before you ask! Most of the diminishing customers were older than our lot!

  Review by Swanks, April 2006: Good Luck is Extra

Very well patronized by the local Ex Pats but not the least bit unwelcoming to visitors.

Short time rooms are 400 Baht and the girls go from 500 Baht but some try to be silly on price, just laugh and say nothing and they stop being so silly. One even told me it was good luck to give her 2000 Baht Short Time....er...yes! I must admit that was a new one!

Beer 55 Baht and service with a smile.

  Autumn 2005:

Seems to be associated with a yacht club and the Mariner's Rest hotel, but this is not obvious when walking by. The bar is English owned and/or managed

It is quite a large bar with a pool table, various forms of seating and a large circular bar.

There seem to be about 8 girls waiting on customers. They are an average crew. There was absolutely no pressure to buy lady drinks but I can't say there was much enthusiasm to earn them either.

Draft Tiger beer 50 Baht, lady drinks 90 Baht

There is a free Sunday barbecue.

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

New bar for May 2008. Girls and poles for dancing. Closed December 2008 and merged into the restaurant next door

Open shop house beer bar

Elephant Bar

Pratamnak Road: Soi 4

Restaurant & bar. Closed until 1st August 2009

 Review Nov 2008: Motorway Service Station Style

I am occasional visitor to Soi 4. My last intended visit was curtailed when my mate said it looks more like a motorway service station than a bar or Thai restaurant so we ended up in the more traditionally Thai Cabbages and Condoms next door.

The latest time I stayed for a couple of drinks. For the cost conscience the bar does a perfectly good draft beer for 45 Baht in a decent sized glass so no probs there.

But really the bar no longer looks or feels like a bar any more, just a rather large eaterie.

  Review May 2008: Restaurant Prices

The food has always been pretty good, never been the cheapest, but decent enough quality and large portions and again my Beef hot pot didn't let me down, no complaints what so ever with the food.

Now the drink prices. They must have doubled the prices, a can of coke 60 baht and a bottle of Singha now selling at 95 baht. Doesn't even have air con.

  News Jan 2008: Restaurant Expansion

The bar area is now completely restaurant seating. Unfortunately it looks a little like motorway service area seating. There is a live band though, to up the stakes.

  News Aug 2007: More Works

The builders are in. The bar is being extended down one side. It looks like an auditorium like affair is being built in the bar area at the back

  News July 2006: Elephant A-GoGo

The bar has installed facilities for GoGo dancing. Reportedly open already but I haven't seen any reviews yet.

2nd Road
(between Soi 8 & 9)

Beer bar

Em Bar

Beach Road (junction Soi 7)

Beer bar

3rd Road (north end)

Live music & bar. Now The Girls, see below

Soi Buakhao (south)

Salon & bar

Eo Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

  From Pattaya Addicts, June 2007: Big Boss

Always has a good selection of quality girls, not too pushy and not too thirsty. Owned by a Thai lady the girls call Big Boss.

Eor's Bar

Naklua Road
(near Soi 18)

Beer bar reborn in April 2009

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

Beer bar

Europa Club

Walking Street: Soi 16
(Behind the Covent Garden Complex)

Fitness centre and dance club, opened August 2006. Part of Tony's Entertainment Club empire.

The rather dominant money symbol is surely a little off-putting. Surely suggests a rather expensive venue to me.

Closed when I wasn't looking in 2008/9

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, Aug 2007: Reflective

I once went and there were 4 people in there, and 3 of them were my reflection in the mirrors.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: Spectacular design and Price

Tony has put a lot of effort and money into the spectacular design of the place.

It's biggest problem was a complete lack of customers. I ordered a draught Singha, cost was 180 Baht and it was quite warm, drank it and left.

It's still fairly new and suffers from being a bit out of the way. Maybe I was there too early and it gets busy later on? It's not that big so wouldn't take many punters to make it seem busy. Music was hiphop when I was there but I'm told there is a variety played.

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Lady boy bar opened in June 2008 taking over from Gothic A-GoGo

F (back to top)

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

3rd Road
(Opposite XZyte)

Guesthouse and sports lounge

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, April 2009:

Well decorated with a golf theme, and a nice if "new" atmosphere. There are a handful of good looking girls. It has a kinda cafe/bar feel to the place.

Drinks are well priced and the food was very low priced.

Happy Hour 1-6pm with all beer at 50 Baht

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

Fall in Love Club

2nd Road
(Between Avenue & Soi Diana)

Coyote dancing bar took over from Bad Cats Club in December 2008

Soi Khao Talo (Eastwards from near the Thepprasit junction)

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

New beer bar for 2008. Previously Coconuts. Seems to be lively with uniformed girls.

2nd Road
(near Soi 2)

Beer bar made the news in November 2007 when there was a fire upstairs

Naklua Road

Beer bar

Opened Jan 2007. Plush looking aircon venue with high backed easy chairs

  Review from Thai Visa Sept 2008: Marble

By 4 pm the place was heaving. It's a large air conned bar inside with plenty of sofa's and comfy bar stool everywhere and with a huge "terrace" outside with tables and chairs.

The place is wall to wall marble, including the toilets which are the cleanest I've ever seen. They also have "smoking rooms" upstairs.

Drinks were served by one of about a dozen lovelies.

All bottled beers were only 40 baht!

  Review from Pattaya-Live June 2008: Whiskey

Nice big double unit with all-marble floors and very nice (hotel-type) black marbled toilets. A real clincher (for me) was the great sofas inside with matching leather footstools....extremely comfortable. I'm not a big beer drinker personally-but at 40Baht for all beer (even Heineken), it's hard to beat!

The Cognac/Brandy selection was something to behold...I don't know of a better selection in Pattaya! Some horrendously expensive stuff, but if you pick through the pricelist, the Hennessy VSOP at 100/baht a shot is, in my opinion, not bad value at all. All cocktails, (Singapore Sling/Mai Tai etc..) are only 100 baht.

Single Malt Whiskey/"Good" Blends, is my drink and they had a few nice choices. It wouldn't be up to the standard of choices that are at the "Whiskey,Whisky Bar/soi 6"....but not too bad nonetheless! Some great deals caught my eye.......... MacAllan(12 yr)-150 baht Glenmorangie(10 yr)-130 baht Johnnie Gold-150 baht

  Review from Pattaya Pages Sep 2007: Cheap Drinks

Definitely a place for cheap drinks (Gin only 60 baht, and bottled Heineken only 40 baht!) but sadly, the girls didn't really catch our eye.

  Review Aug 2007: Plush Sofas

There were about 8 hostesses available in the bar, of which a couple were good looking. Unfortunately the lady that attached herself to me was not to taste so this was definitely a one drink visit.

I had to try one of the big plush leather sofas but in the end maybe these are not such a good for a hostess bar. My hostess sat opposite and the seats are so big that the distance triggered body language of being standoffish.

Looking around at a couple of guys who were enjoying the company of the hostesses, they were seated at the bar stools. Maybe a lesson for next time.

But the bar is very attractive and the drinks prices are very reasonable at 40 Baht for bottled beers.

Fashion Club

Pattaya Dragon
2nd Road (between Soi 5 & Soi 6)www.fashionclubpattaya.com

Disco opened as Slim in November 2006. Renamed to Fashion Club in 2007.

  Review from Pattaya Ghost, Sept 2008: G-Clubbin'

Fashion Club: G-Clubbin’ Pattaya-Style

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, June 2008: Get a Chivas

Bottle of Chivas (the cheapest item on menu) - 1200b
Fruit Bowl (not optional) - 200b
Ice and Cokes, Soda - 60b each

Fortunately, the girls will drink from your bottle, but some will keep asking for tequila (250b/shot).

You can buy beer instead of a bottle of liquor, but this will be expensive too, plus you will have to buy drinks for girls

On the bright side, the girls are the most beautiful you will see in Thailand, or Asia for that matter (excluding perhaps Japan), and they have literally hundreds.

If you did not drink the bottle you can take it home and come back another day, they won't charge you again, but will still have to pay for fruit and mixers.

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, May 2008: Get a Bottle

Beers were 140-200 and cocktails ranged from 250 up. If you go, order a bottle of something cheap and some mixers for 60 baht and it's not really that expensive. A bottle of Chivas is like 800.

The girls ranged but there were a couple of stunners and quite a few very good looking ones. Be careful as there are some post-op ladyboys working in there and it can be very hard to tell them apart from the other girls. The main reason being that so many of the girls there have had a lot of surgery on their chest/face and look like ladyboys as well.

The girls can be barfined by talking to mammasan. You work out the price with her but I have no idea what the costs are.

They've got two rooms. One has dancers and DJ music, the other has a live band with girls dancing between songs.

The wait staff was a bit pushy about ordering drinks.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets: Wallet Slimming

Reportedly the latest venture from the people that ran the popular but ill-fated Route 999.

Aimed primarily at Hi-So Thais with two rooms, a DJ Club and Fashion Club.

The DJ Club has a large stage also overlooked by a large balcony. The decor is good and the sound system is impressive.

The Fashion club features coyote dancing and has private booths. The girls are said to be very pretty.

The beer selection is limited to bottled corona at 250 Baht a knock. Lady drink tequilas are also 250 Baht. There also seems to be a very expensive policy of having to order a tequila yourself to drink with the lady. The Thai norm of ordering a bottle of whiskey for a group seems to be the way to go here.

Barfines are reportedly 15,000 Baht but I would take this as meaning the dancing girls aren't barfinable rather than anyone being expected to pay this amount.

The FCUK Inn

Soi LK Metropole off
Soi Buakhao

Beer bar with a notable bar sign: Liquor in the Front, Poker in the Rear. Returned after a refit. The bars seems to be a little sporadic as to when it opens

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2007: Air Con

Very well fitted out air con bar with very nice rooms for rent, pool table and music based, a few good girls too. l

Beer bar closed in July 2006, now another estate agent

Fire Bar

Naklua Road
(between sois 29 & 31)

www.firebar.dinstudio.se

Beer bar. Thanks to Ola for the picture

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

Short time bar with aircon.

Siam Country Club Road (8+km from turn off from Suhkumvit)

Restaurant + bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: Decent Nosh

Further down on soi Siam Country club from the Black Pearl, by the lake. owned and run by Toby. Very nice setting (bar + garden tables). 5-7 decent girlies. More than decent nosh, especially the curries. Toby is upgrading the place and bringing in a certified Farang Chef.

Five Star Bar

Beach Road
(Near Mike's large mall)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Jan 2009: Eternal Welcome

Good girls and lots of good music. The owner still comes over and says hello every time I go back whether it 6 months a year or 18 months, never ever forgets you.

  March 2006:

My fave bar is the 5 Star, Beach Rd and soi 10 by Mikes Shopping Mall. Friendly girls, great sound system, and one of the best views. Mama is always cooking something to feed you and she will ring the bell.

  January 2006:

A popular bar at the end of the walk along the Beach Road street market stalls. Before the starting on the return leg one can partake in a reasonably priced drink.

The bar seems to have connections with the US military and also with bikers. The mementos and photos and the walls demonstrate this affiliation.

2nd Road: Soi 2

Beer bar

  October 2005:

Very popular bar with many girls and some pretty ones amongst them.

Large Irish themed pub opened 6th October 2007. Closed and became Shenanigan's in August 2008

FLB Bar

Walking Street

From 7pm
Happy hour until 8:30pm

www.flbbar.com (bar)
www.pattayatalk.com (forum)

Aircon hostess bar with a live band. A meeting point for members of its forum

  Review from Thai Visa, Feb 2009: New band

I like this place. They have a new band and some of the ladies are nice to chat with. Never had a problem there as all drink parasites are told to move along.

If you ring the bell they toss you a shirt and put up your moniker along with your quote on one of the mirrors.

  Review March 2009: Lonely

I stopped by early and sat down and had a draft beer for 70 Baht. There were only 4 or 5 girls in the bar and they made no effort whatsoever to even look round to see if I wanted company. But the bar does say 'no hassle' on a sign as you go in so perhaps the hostess concept has been dropped.

  News from FLB, Oct 2008: Late Night

Bar fines will be reduced to 200 Baht after 1:30am

  News from Pattaya Talk, Dec 2007: New Manager

Eddie is the new manager at FLB

  News from Pattaya-Live, Dec 2007: Warning

FLB has installed a live webcam which can be viewed at Pattaya-Live.

I can't think of anything more dangerous to people's marriages and relationships than the combination of public webcam, alluring ladies, barfines and drink.

I guess the girls with sponsors will be non too happy either.

I wonder if the bar at least displays prominent warning notices.

Most if not all inside bars will now have CCTV cameras overlooking the bar (not just the entrance) but most will surely be keeping them as private as possible.

Flintstone Bar

Beach Road: Soi 8
(at the Beach road end)

Beer bar

  Review by Mak, Aug 2007: Deluxe Garage Hideout

The Flinstone Bar is Like a Deluxe Garage Hideout. Top shelf Drinks and Company. Has it's own free toilet.

A place to get a stiff one before Talking a Baht Taxi to walking St.---steps from the Beach Rd./Soi 8.

Say hi to Rolph the owner and enjoy-not big enough for Big groups.

Soi Kao Noi

Aircon bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: New and Spacious

Nicely decked new and spacious bar. New pool table. 8-10 girls with a couple of nice ones.

I guess the place needs some time to pick up some regulars, but it has a chance. Owner must be very hot blooded as the Aircons are all industrial size, and the place is freezing.

Great selection of computerized music. Short time rooms available.

Naklua Road: Soi 18

Beer bar

Flying Dolphins Bar

Thappraya Road
(Front of the Jomtien Complex)

Beer bar

  From Pattaya Secrets, Aug 2007: Sixties Music

I drink in there quite often when I'm in Jomtien, good for a chat and a game of pool,

The Japanese owner loves playing sixties music...Beatles, Stones, Doors etc

  March 2006: Fly On By

There were half a dozen girls, 2 were busy and 4 were playing pool with each other. That meant there were none who were available to chat.

Presumably the manager was offsite as no one seemed to show any interest in customers at this bar.

One to avoid.

Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

Soi Leng Kee
between Soi Buakhao and 3rd Road

Beer bar

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

Naklua Road: Soi 33

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Pages, Jan 2007: Volksmusik

I love to go to the Forever Music Bar. The owner (Peter) plays a lot of 'Gute deutsche Volksmusik und Schlager'. Decent ladies, good atmosphere, well decorated and reasonable prices.

Soi Khao Talo

Walking Street
(Complex opposite Soho Square)

Beer bar opened May 2009.

Foxey Lady Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar. Redeveloped as part of the new Baron Complex. Beware of the 150 Baht lady drinks.

Foxy's Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar

  Review from Oliver, May 2008: Good Service

I went to Foxy"s Bar and it was very good. Nice ladies and good service.

  News April 2007: Stray Bullet

The bar made the news when one of the bar girls got struck by a bullet. Luckily not much damage was done. It still seems to be a mystery as to who was doing the shooting and why.

  March 2005: Crappy Rooms

Foxy's has crappy rooms, a communal shower and ill fitting doors

Free Drop Bar

Pratamnak Road: Soi 4

Beer bar

  From David, March 2006: Why Not Drop In

A nicely made and appointed bar/restaurant managed by a pleasant Irishman. Draught Kilkenny, Heiniken and Cider.

On two floors with two pool tables on the second floor. The toilet is also up there - a steep staircase - so go easy on the canned Guinness. Also has golfing connections, internet room and free book swap.

Pleasant, quiet location with the right prices for food and drink.

Freeway

Pratamnak Road

Freeway closed in the summer of 2007, now The Stork Club

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Beer bar, previously Travel Market,  back to Travel Market now a shop

Soi Skaw Beach

  From the FU Bar, Feb 2008: Mexican

Used to be soi 10 now Skaew beach. Soon to be senor Reilly's Mexican restaurant.

Full Moon Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)/

Short time bar

  Review from Pattaya Talk, July 2007: Rough and Ready

Shabbier & smaller than My Friend You. BJs openly downstairs, rougher girls but the occasional surprisingly nice girl. Girls are basic, down to it, shameless and spit your cum in a bucket... rough and ready...!

  Review October 2006: Dangly Things

Not one of the most intimate nor the most comfortable of the soi 6 bars. It is a single shop house bar with mostly stool seating rather than the more usual sofas. There are actually 3 sofas at the front of the bar but these were not being used for any particularly naughty purposes. This is probably down to a lack of privacy. The front door is shielded from passers by only be dangly things. The back door onto Soi 6/1 was open with plain glass anyway.

The frontage of the bar was decorated by half a dozen pretty looking potential companions. The lack of an intimate bar area seemed to make for even more undue haste to 'go upstair' than usual.

The bar features innocuous music at low volume and prompt service with standard prices. The toilet was clean and well looked after.

The rooms are out the back, into an eatery, up the stairs, grotty landing area, not a terrible room but crappy shower and only cold water. 300baht, 700 baht for the girl

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Beer bar now vanished

G (back to top)

The Game Bird

Walking Street
(Near Living Dolls One)

Beer bar. Spruced up in August 2006. Closed in May 2009 reportedly due to lease renewal terms

Coyote dancing bar.

  Review May 2009: Not So Many Birds

Not a big hit with me. There were a couple of girls on the door and one of them followed me in. Her opening gambit was buy me drink. I declined and she scooted off sharply.

I was then left alone to have a look around the bar. There were 2 coyotes dancing at the far side of the bar beyond the central square bar counter.

There were simply not enough girls to make for any worthwhile entertainment value.

The draft beer was reasonable at 60 Baht.

  News April 2009: Re-Launched Coyote Dancing

Having not made much of an impact on Walking Street nightlife Game Bird 2 is re-launching its coyote dancing. Said to be employing 15 dancers or so.

Soi connecting Soi Pattayaland 1 & 2

Closed March 2006

Beer bar

George + Dragon

Beach Road: Soi Yamato

Beer bar

3rd Road (north end)

Live music & bar. Previously Embassy Pub

2nd Road
(Service road to Welcome Plaza Hotel)

Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 13/3 (Soi Pattayaland 1)

Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Bar and Restaurant, Swiss management

Friendly staff; if the managing director Rene is present, you will get cheese or other specialities free of charge.

They have clean little ST-Rooms with shower in the room. If you take a girl from the bar, barfine including room is 200 Baht; if you come with a "strange" Lady from another Bar, the room for short time will cost 300 Baht.

Golden Beer bar

Walking Street
(within complex containing Hot Tuna)

Beer Bar

Blow job bar

Golden Girl......next door to Pumpstation........provides the same service.

Better looking girls, and they are all (?, I think) girls. Unlike the last time I was in Pumpstation...grannies and lots of katoeys.

Jomtien Soi 7

Beer bar

Golden Time Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

My favourite beer bar.

 Review July 2008: Air Con on Soi 8

Golden Time Bar has become a stylish enclosed bar complete with air con.

The benefits seem many. Firstly the aircon is much appreciated by this particular reviewer. Secondly the enclosure keeps out the competing sound systems, (notably the noisy Family Best Bar opposite). Thirdly the enclosure keeps out the street hawkers who can be very annoying indeed on Soi 8.

The new bar is well designed with an outside entrance area for the smokers. There is bench seating for those that prefer, but of course plenty of traditional stools.

There's dancing poles for the girls but there is not a continuous coyote show.

And of course the bar still has its internal loo which is always a plus.

Perhaps best of all, good bars attract good custom which in turn attracts pretty girls. There were 3 or 4 that would otherwise escape to the better Pattaya gogos. I particular loved the girl that could puff out her chest as if a cartoon version of Marilyn Monroe.

  News July 2008: Re-Developed

The Golden Time beer bar has re-opened after a fancy looking redevelopment. It looks to have taken a bit of inspiration from the recent Party Bar re-modelling.

  Review April 2006: More Golden Times

The lively owner and manageress, Fon (pictured centre),  seems to put more effort into welcoming the customers than most nearby bars. The bar is always popular as a result.

Golden Time has now expanded into the next door bar which was always relatively quiet.

One of the features of the Golden Time is the chrome pole which is used for occasional dancing and also for a climbing challenge. The fit and athletic are invited to climb the poll and write their name on the ceiling. I am sure there are suitable rewards for success and penalties for failure.

Soi LK Metropole
(off Soi Buakhao)

Golf oriented bar without hostesses

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Aug 2007: Well Fitted Out

Looks very well fitted out, has a couple of different draught beers on tap. Done out like an English bar, air-conditioned and comfortable. It seems to have become instantly popular.

  News from Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2007: Teeing Off

Good to see a new golf bar opening soon on Soi LK metro off Soi Dianna

It will be called The Golf Club. It should be open any day now.

They will be organising games for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. John ex Lewiinski's bar plans to play Green Valley on Tuesdays, maybe Siam on Thursdays and move around to the premium courses on Monday and Friday. There will be a signup sheet available in the bar.

There will be no hostesses in the bar though.

2nd Road
(Near Soi: Honey Inn)

Beer bar

Jomtien Soi 7

Beer bar

Good Fellas' Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak

Short time bar with mixed girls & lady boys

  Review from Pattaya Pages, June 2006: Good

Probably spent more time in GoodFellas than anywhere else, but the good looking girls are snapped up early. Well thought out bar, attractive, good seating, clean. Haven't used their short time room though.

  November 2005:

A couple of the girls out front seem to have developed deep voices presumably from the large amount of 'welcome handsum man' calls uttered. Anyway I didn't hang around to investigate further, plenty more bars in the gauntlet.

I feel a bit sorry for any naturally husky or tall girls in Soi 6. Given that one has only a split second choice as one passes, the height and voice is a high priority filter for me. But on the other hand the lady boy's seem to do well enough for customers so perhaps tall girls get a lot of interest. I wonder if there are ever any shocks in the short time room when the customer gets to see that his lady boy is in fact a girl.

  Summer 2005:

I found Goodfella's to be a nice, clean, well laid out bar with some pretty girls.

Goodfellas

Walking Street: First Floor Sophon Plaza (passage to Soi Marine Plaza)

www.goodfellaspattaya.com

Sports bar previously 19th Hole. Opened December 2008.

  Review from Pattaya Today: Night March, June 2009: Jazz

It looks as though the Goodfellas late night lounge has finally worked out what it wants to be. After flirting with the idea of trying to compete with the likes of Lucifers and Club Insomnia in the head-banging stakes, Goodfellas has now settled into a more laid-back operation with a highly competent jazz band as the centrepiece of their entertainment.

  Review from Pattaya-Addicts, January 2009: Not So Good Fellas

Goodfellas bar have put a up a TV screen speaker above Walking Street. The music coming out of that speaker must be at about 120 Decibels as it is fucking loud. Of course all the bars in the area have turned up their music to compensate.

Big place. It is almost like the Gulliver's on Beach Road in that it has 4 pool tables, TV screens showing sports and have a restaurant and bar. But they have a DJ who, at times, plays really loud music. Who wants to have blasting music with their dinner?

But the place is well laid out and the bathrooms are clean.

  Review December 2008: Who's First

I waltzed up the swanky new curved stairs to Goodfellow's bar on Walking Street above Soi Lucky Star.

I had a look around, spotted a very good looking well decorated bar, and promptly waltzed back down the stairs.

There was simply no one there, apart from the service staff, no girls, no entertainment, nothing.

  News May 2008: Freelance Sports

Bought by a Swiss and a French guy. They are calling it Goodfellows and it will be a sports bar with freelancers encouraged to visit (no bar fines). The Planned opening is sometime next month.

Pattaya Tai (Pattaya South Road): Soi Day Night

Cafe, bar, beer garden & bakery

Pattaya Soi 13/2 (Soi Post Office)

Beer bar

Diana Inn: 2nd Road (Corner of Soi Diana Inn)

www.dianapattaya.co.th

Hotel bar with music

Pattaya Soi 12

Bar & massage

Gulliver's Traveller's Tavern

Beach Road
(North end)

Until 2am

Bar & restaurant opened in May 2006

  Review from Thai Visa, Feb 2009: Never crowded

Never crowded (sad for the owners), low volume easy listening music, 3 pool tables and clean bathrooms!

The drink prices are reasonable and you can relax while watching sports on one of the TV screens.

  Review by Polecat, Jan 2006: No Freelancers

There is a cavernous Castle Frankenstein interior, with hi-tec accessories like internet stations and multiple TVs.

The bathrooms are a knockout. Drinks and food are reasonably priced, and you can play pool or watch sports on a huge screen.

But unlike Bangkok Gulliver’s, there are no freelancers. The manager says they’d be welcome, and he’s considering promotions to attract them.

H (back to top)

Soi 21 (Soi Jirapol) (20m off Soi Buakhao towards PP Massage and 3rd Road)

Bar & Restaurant

Halifax Bar 1

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar. One room has a private shower, the other not.

  Review Sept 2007: Well Looked After

A pretty small bar with the usual girls and sofas. The bar features a friendly host and mamasang who works hard to ensure that the customers are well looked after.

There's a ensuite shower in at least one of the upstairs rooms.

  From the Yellow Board, February 2006: Get Acquainted

There were about 10 girls waiting on a chance to entertain. There are comfortable sofas inside to help one get acquainted.

At the beach end of the street is the Halifax bar. They always had a bunch of girls out front and a few always called out to me. I went in with a kind of chubby girl with a great smile and attitude.

I had a good time and can recommend this bar. (Decent rooms by the way).

Halifax Bar 2

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar opened in May 2008. Unsurprisingly, the same owner as Halifax Bar 1

  Review May 2008: Traditional

Traditional soi 6 single unit layout with 2 person sofas. The bar is a little roomier than the sister bar.

The bar is customer friendly with reasonable drinks prices, a friendly owner and non-pushy girls. Should do well.

Hammer Disko

Walking Street (opposite Soi Diamond)

Discotheque with expensive drinks and not so many customers. Closed in spring 2009

  News from Pattaya Secrets, June 2007: Hammered

Hammer has a good location on Walking Street nearly opposite Soi Diamond. It is upstairs from Candyshop. It is easy to find as it lights up Walking Street with a laser sign.

The large venue is run by the same people as Lucifer and has similarly high end drinks prices.

It opens early and runs until late at 6am. The decor is said to be impressive and the music is House/Techno/Blip Blip.

Hansa Bar Beer

Pattaya Soi 8 (middle)

Beer bar. Previously successful Thai run bar that felt the downturn in 2007 and was bought out my Midnight Magic opposite

Happiness Star Bar

Pattaya Soi 7 (beach end)

Beer bar. Keep an eye on the bill. Singha beer 40 Baht but lady drinks 130 Baht.

  Review by Lindsay, Aug 2007: Happiness is a Cold Towel

On my last trip to Pattaya I drank most days (during the afternoon) at Happiness Star bar in Soi 7. Having stopped originally just for a quick beer the staff were very friendly and not at all pushy just ensured that I had a good time.

On my daily return they remembered my name and continued with their friendly attitude. Several could speak good English which helped.

The beer was cold, the prices friendly and I noticed that they were the only bar that offered me cold face towel this trip. Last year and prior years most bars the towel was the first thing offered after you had ordered a drink. Maybe times are tough for the bar business and cost saving policies are in place. Hope happiness Star bar keeps the good work up.

Happy Bar

2nd Road
(Opposite Mike's Mall)

Beer bar noted as a favourite on Pattaya Addicts

Happy Bar

Numplerbwan Soi 28

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: Bit out of the way

Bit out of the way, but nicely decorated and spacious bar. Nice new pool table, and comfy(ish) sofas. 5-6 girls and a mandatory lady boy. Girls are nothing special, but will fully strip and dance for a couple of drinks.

Happy Bar

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Bar opened in October 2007. Bottled beer 75 Baht

  Review from Tony, Oct 2008: Happy at Happy

I don’t agree with your reviews about Happy Bar!

I have been there several times sins February 2008 and only have good things to say about the staff in that place.

And what difference can there be if Thai or Farang owned. Beats me anyway!

I hope more people start to see the wider picture and not just an impression after one visit. It is a good place with nice staff!

  Review April 2008: Customer Care Failure

Third visit and still no chance of getting beyond a single beer.

I tried to get one of the pretty girls inside but she seemed reluctant. Eventually she gave way (or else the mamasang signalled that she could). But then she proceeded to chat with the bar staff rather than me.

The bar was well overstaffed considering there were zero customers.

I would guess the lack of customer care suggests that the bar may be Thai owned.

  Review Nov 2007: Middle Aged Bar Girls

A new bar has appeared in Jomtien Complex next door to El Coyote. I thought I would pop in for a beer particularly as it looked as if there could be aircon.

The bar has aircon units but they weren't in use. The lounge area has the inevitable pool table and various types of comfortable seating. It looked a pleasant enough bar.

I was followed in by the ever more typical middle aged bar girl. Flirting with girls way past their prime is not my thing and as I am not interested in pool it left me feeling instantly bored. I wished I had not even bought that single beer. What is one expected to do in a deserted bar?

To be fair on my way out I noticed a pretty bar girl and I could have easily been persuaded to enjoy the bar had she been assigned as my companion.

It is becoming ever more popular in Pattaya bars for a token pretty girl to be posted as advertising eye candy. She is often not allowed to leave her post even when invited in by a customer. Customers are expected to enjoy being entertained by the oldies inside.

Whatever happened to "first come first served"

Happy Bar Dao

Siren Bar Complex
Beach Road
(at junction with Walking Street)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2006: Great Girls

Don't like the location since it right front of the boxing ring in Siren Complex. Beers are somewhat on the warm side and the bathroom are in the dingy corner of the complex.

But girls are great and very energetic. Mamasan is very friendly and she speaks English well. Matter of fact, most girls speak English well. It's also own by Sunny so if you don't see him at Lennie's, you will sure to see him there drinking beer.

Naklua Road: Soi 18

Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi Yamato

Beer bar. Previously Happy Dream Massage. Closed in 2008 and now looks set to become a gogo or club

Closed, now a restaurant

Hard Rock Cafe

Beach Road 429 Moo 9
(south of Soi 6)

Bar and Restaurant with dancing

Noted as a venue for freelancers, at least at the weekend.

Be aware that beers apart from Singha are simply extortion. 330 Baht for a small bottle of Heineken was reported in November 2007.

  Prices from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: Extortionate Beer

A bottle of Heineken is 280 baht - even more expensive than a Bacardi Breezer at 200 baht. When I questioned the Manager about the price she claimed the inflated beer price was for the 'excellent' live music one can experience in their establishment. If you are ordering a beer in Hard Rock, stick to the Singha which is priced at 130 baht

As the name suggests the bar has several pool tables and a resident rock band.

Open until early morning and attracts a few lady boys although not as many as the very early morning venue, JP Bar, opposite.

Harley Pub

Theprassit Soi 8

Renamed Eden Bar, see above

2nd Road (Made in Thailand Complex next to Night Market)

Beer bar featuring cheap beer

Harry Bar & Restaurant

Pattaya Soi 11 (Soi Honey)

Restaurant & bar lost out in the development of the Honey Inn in summer 2007. Maybe connected with Harry's Place that opened in a new block opposite, see below

Harry's Bar

3rd Road
(Near Buffalo Bar)

For conviviality only (no girls). A small bar frequented by mainly Brits and Aussies. Harry has been around the block a few times and is always good for a yarn.

Harry's Place

Pattaya Soi 11 (Soi Honey)

Beer bar opened in mid 2008 in a new shop house development on Soi Honey.

Naklua Road: Soi 18

Beer bar with aircon

Soi LK Metropole off
Soi Buakhao

havenpattaya.com

Aircon bar

  News May 2009: New Owners

A change of ownership reported for May 2009

  Review Oct 2008: Haven from Girls

On my visit, the bar was operating the stupid policy of the prettiest girls work on the door to get people in. But once you are in, they abandon you to the oldies inside.

I smiled and beckoned to a pretty girl and she followed me in, once she had taken my order she shot back outside. There was nothing to do in the bar aside from admire the two oldies or else have a lonesome drink.

Saying that, there were a few guys having a good old banter amongst themselves. So I put it down as a bar for a friendly chat with fellow farangs rather than a girly type bar.

Beer bar

  Review March 2006: Hotel Pub

In a previous incarnation this was quite a lively bar called the Girl Guides Bar. It then became rather a redundant aircon restaurant associated with the Haven Hotel.

It now seems to be a more sedate hotel pub. No sign of any girls as I walked past but 4 or 5 girls have been reported on the staff.

Heart Beat Beer bar

216/38 Soi Diana Inn off 2nd Road

www.heartbeatbar.com

Beer bar with live band

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, Aug 2008: Enjoy

Open air, Beer Bar or Pub style bar located on Soi Diana across from the Acrea Lodge.

I really enjoy this Bar. It’s a great way to finish the night. The bar girls are not stunners by some your standards, but some are really cute to be sure and eager to be bar fined (300 baht). The girls are quick to give you a new drink and don’t bother you if your not looking for company, but are quick and happy to provide some if you want,

After 21:00, the house band starts to play and they really know how to rock and have a good time.

Beer is cheap, Bottles of Heineken, 75 baht after happy hour.

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, Sep 2007: Laid Back

Excellent laid back bar called "Heartbeat" that has live music every night from 8pm onwards. Good drink prices and excellent staff who don't hassle you (unless you want to be!)

2nd Road

Beer bar noted as a favourite on the Pattaya forums

Heavens Door

Pattaya Soi 7

Beer bar

  Review Nov 2003: Recommended

This has been my local bar in Pattaya for a few years. A great bar to meet up with friends old and new. It's in the middle of Soi 7 and run by John, a great bloke from England. He has some stunning girls working there and it's always busy. Not one of those beer bars where nothing ever happens and you sit there bored senseless with mind numbing bar games.

I go in regularly to start off with a few no hassle looseners before hitting the strip.

Recommended!

Just off Soi Buakhao
(opposite Soi LK Metropole)

Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 12

Beer bar

Hell Club

Soi LK Metropole
(off Soi Buakhao)

Open 3pm-2am

Short time bar opened in December as Eden Club but closed a few days later due to bereavement. Within a few days the bar was  reborn as Hell Club. The bar renamed as The Devil's Den and re-opened on 15th May 2009, see above

  News March 2009: Raid

As part of a series of raids, Hell Club suffered a police raid and have been closed. The bar soon re-opened as the Devil's Den

  News from Stickman July 2007: Hellish Management

Jacko is no longer managing The Hell Club.

  News Jan 2007: Adapting to Pattaya

The bar has decided that the Bangkok opening hours of 1pm until midnight are not applicable to the late night fun lovers of Pattaya. Hell Club will now open 3pm until 2am

  News Jan 2007: Heaven in Hell

From the management at Hell Club

The Pattaya Eden Club will now be reborn as the Hell Club. The new club will offer exactly the same service as the famed Eden Club in Bangkok. Jacko will be retained as the manager.

The Hell Club opened this Saturday 6th January at 1:00pm, so all you potential little devils are welcome to come & have a hell of a time.

The emphasis will still be multiple lades but one on one will be available. The drinking aspects of the bar will still be secondary.

90 minute sessions cost all in, 2000 Baht with one lady and 3600 Baht with two

  News Jan 2007: Closed

From the owner, Marc

The sad death of Francis, one of the partners involved in Eden Club, has resulted in the decision to close the Pattaya branch.

The club and next door hotel will be now be sold with the proviso that the Eden Club name is no longer used.

  News Dec 2006: Eve We Go

From Pattaya Pages

Eden Club has now opened for business with hours of 13:00-24:00. The large neon sign was not illuminated and there were no welcome staff nor even an 'open' sign. Perhaps needs something to assure people that it is really open.

There seems to be about half a dozen girls there mostly from the Bangkok branch. It is hoped that local girls will soon follow to take advantage of the premium pricing.

The rooms are said to be nicely furnished with large beds and TVs with DVD player.

  News Dec 2006: Soft Opening

Eden Club will have a soft opening on Tuesday 19th December.  The bar is currently recruiting and it is hoped that this will speed up when the girls can see the bar in operation.

  News from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: Adam And Eves

The club will have a total of 12 rooms for in-house sessions (four larger ones and eight smaller ones).

The pricing and policies will be identical in Bangkok and Pattaya. In the beginning, the Pattaya club will have about 20 ladies on staff, with four or five coming from Bangkok to help with the training of the Pattaya hires. After that, ladies will be rotated between Pattaya and Bangkok.

Eden is a bit different to other places in that there is no interaction with the ladies before making your choice and that drinking beer is not the main intention.

Henry Bean's Bar & Grill

Beach Road (North end)

Large American themed bar and restaurant.

  Review from Jil in Pattaya July 2007: A Pricey Theme

Henry J Bean's is definitely a theme restaurant, but it sort of misses the mark. The clientele on the night I was there was primarily Thai people. (Tourists probably head for more "local" restaurants, and the expatriate crowd obviously have their reasons for not coming.) My guess is that this restaurant (with its Fillipino band) is the starting-off spot for well-to-do Thai people.

The band was good, and the music was fine but far too loud for a restaurant.

Most of the entrees are around 250-400 baht. However, drinks are pricey, with small (0.25L) draft beers being 100 baht, and mixed drinks 160 baht.

A little bit expensive and definitely far from the best meal deal in town. Add to that the loud music; service that, while satisfactory, was not outstanding; the tacky decor; and the food that was pretty much average... and you have a restaurant that you can go ahead and leave to the rich Thai people, who don't know any better.

Soi Buakhao (south)

Karaoke bar

Soi LK Metro
off Soi Buakhao

Bar & Restaurant

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Belgian Stew

Fairly new bar in the soi, Belgian owned and located under the Thai Archer guesthouse. The bar is nice, well fitted and decorated, popular with the Belgian and Dutch fraternity, pool table and great Belgian stew on the menu.

Hi! Boss Pub

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

Short time katoey bar

Hide-A-Way Bar

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

Beer bar with chippy

  Review by Swanks, April 2006: Hide Away Your Wallet

Nice pub style ambience. Has got a bit greedy on pricing of late though. Beer up by 10 Baht and double price if bought as a Lady drink. Mostly older bar girls but the younger cute ones seem to think old falang duffers will pay 2000 Baht up.

Maybe some will but this one wont! I was told by Mamasan that short time bar fine is 500 Baht and use of room 300 Baht. More gogo price than bar price. Perhaps that's why El Coyote round the corner is so busy!

  March 2006: Hot

The bar gets seriously hot. There are some meaty looking fans dotted around but maybe just not turned up high enough.

  August 2005: Renovated

The bar has just been renovated. They have added a circular beer bar that is half indoors and half outdoors. The decor so far looks very smart.

As always the atmosphere of a bar depends upon the ladies working there. But on an early evening visit all the right pointers were in place. There were a couple of pretty girls, there were a few regulars and the bar staff were very welcoming.

I guess there were 8 girls on entertainment duty. It has a popular pool table. Fans rather than air con though.

Certainly worth a return visit.

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi

Beer bar for drinking and playing pool rather than girls

2nd Road: Soi Skaw Beach (north of Soi Honey Inn)

Beer bar

Walking Street: Soi Happy

Beer Bar

February 2003:

Small bar only about 20ft x 12ft but what it lacks in size it makes up with in the friendly way you are treated by pat and the girls. No pressure to buy ladies drinks!!! but you will as the girls are great company.

Suffers from multiple music from multiple bars.

Hippo Bar

Pattaya Soi 2

Hippo Bar is the standard hotel bar & restaurant inside the Welkom Inn. Of more interest is the short time bar associated with the same hotel and that is listed under Welkom Inn below

A Hole in One Bar

Pattya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar. Rooms with showers

  Review January 2008: Girl Share Scheme

A recently refurbished bar that is more attractive than most on the soi. There are some attractive girls on duty and they seem to have a girl share scheme with TG next door. If they are barfined out, then spare girls from TG will step inside.

Soi Leng Kee between Soi Buakhao and 3rd Road

Beer bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

Beer bar

Holiday Beer bar

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

Beer bar

Soi Buakhao 

Beer bar

Hollywood Discotheque

Pattaya Tai in soi near vegetable market

Night club popular with the gay community. Now closed and will relocate to Soi Phet Trakun in North Pattaya. It will then be called New Hollywood.

  From Pattaya City News, Oct 2006: Blazing Hollywood Entrance

In May of 2004 a fire engulfed the entrance of Hollywood Discotheque located in South Pattaya. A problem with the exterior lighting was blamed for the fire which luckily resulted in no deaths or major injures.

In October 2006 it happened again as the entire entrance to the club was engulfed in flames. The fire occurred at around  as staff were arriving for work. There were no customers inside the club and once again, no injuries or deaths were reported.

Firefighters were quickly on scene and once again found it difficult to gain access to the fire because of the location of the club and the narrowness of the access roads. Eventually the fire was brought under control and the damage was accessed and the cause of the fire was put down to an electric short circuit.

Walking Street

Beer bar previously associated with Honey A-GoGo. Watch your check bins here.

Honey Pot

Pattaya Soi 2

From 7pm until 4am
but hardly anything doing until 9pm
Live band from 9:30pm

classroom-honeypot.com

Coyote dancing bar, opened in autumn 2006 on the site of the old Tropical Bar.

Singha beer 100 Baht. Heineken 105 Baht.

  Review by Materialsman, Oct 2008: Face of an Angel

Now, this was my very first visit to this establishment, and I don’t want to get into a debate about the old Coyote vs Go-Go Girls thing, I know the Pattaya A Go-Go purists don’t like them, indeed ‘mein host’ at Thai-Anxiety is not a lover of the Coyote style, but I have to say I was very, very impressed with the line up of beauty here, all resplendent in skimpy white attire, which confirmed my suspicions from The Atlantic Bar that ‘White is indeed this years Black’ and in particular number #92, which gave me an ‘Apocalypse Now’ moment, you know the lines, Sell the house. Sell the car. Sell the kids. Find someone else. Forget it. I'm never coming back. Forget it. What an absolute darling! Wearing a miniscule pair of white shorts, a cropped white top with a black bra showing through revealing a fair old cleavage, long curly hair and the face of an Angel! I was in love big time, but I had to think, is it the skimpy clothing that makes her stand out? Would I have been so smitten had she been wearing a bikini, or even naked? This is where we came in, regards the Coyote look, personally I like it, it makes a change of pace and the skimpy clothing adds a little mystery for me, even though there isn’t much of it.

I have to say The Honeypot made us feel very welcome, giving us two of the best seats right near the window and right near the dancing podium, I felt like a kid in a candy store! And what of my delectable number #92 Goddess? Well, of course she never gave me the time of day, but I handle rejection well, and will be back to try another day.

Overall, this place rocks! Well not exactly ‘Rocks’, as they have the unusual concept for this kind of bar, of having a live band playing sort of cod-rock, easy listing type stuff, I kept expecting Hotel California any moment, but bizarrely it seems to work fine, all the girls seem happy enough, the staff were friendly, (except #92, probably just shy!) and drinks reasonable. I am going to take another look next week at the comparable Club Blu in Soi Boukhao before I judge the whole Coyote thing, but for now I think it’s a winning concept, but my judgment could be clouded by my schoolboy crush!. The only reason we left was that on the next table, a large American chap fired up an equally large stogie, which put a damper on my enjoyment, so much for the supposed ban on smoking inside air conditioned venues, like all Pattaya ‘crackdowns’ it has quickly turned to dust, (Or at least ash!)

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2007: Cute Girls

I really enjoy Honey Pot. Definitely lots of cute girls and have had fun with them even if the one girl did quote me 5000 Baht LT.

Not just the looks of the girls I enjoy but the bar itself. When the girls dance they do tend to look out the window a lot though at times.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Jan 2007: Disinterested

Reports of cute but disinterested girls but also a warning to keep your eye on the bin as phantom lady drinks chits have been subtly dropped in 2 customers bins.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: Reception

They seem to differentiate between hostess girls and girls on the door area (reception) (and that's half the girls sometimes) who are there to entice you in. They will walk with you to the bar if you take one but otherwise they are supposed to stay at door. If you do buy one a drink they are supposed to leg it back to the door unless you bf them or continue to buy them drinks and a mamasan gives them the okl. The owners clearly know their business but I think this aspect is rather absurd.

  Review from Thailand Nightlife Roundup, Dec 2006: Sleek

A sleek new bar. Stunning slender dancers in tight vests and hot-pants ripple compellingly on 3 platforms, and big TV-screen windows give a view of the raucous street-life and kiosk bars opposite.

The air-conditioning is cool, the Burberry-clad service is  friendly, the cream-and-biscuit paintwork is soothing, and the house-band is terrific.

Starting off with dinner-jazz in Pat Metheney style, they modulate through bass-beat funk to rock classics you can headbang along to.

Soft drinks 65 baht, booze at 95 baht, ladydrink 100 baht & hostess barfine 600 baht, service girl 500 Baht.

2nd Road: Soi Skaw Beach (north of Soi Honey Inn)

Beer bar

Jomtien Soi Whitehouse

Beer bar

Hopf House

Beach Road (corner Soi Yamato)

Dining, music and German brewhouse without hostesses.

 Review from Pattaya Talk May 2007: Bit Expensive

I fancied a nice bit of grub one night so I treated me and Missus to a meal in Hopf.

Glad to see it's not a gay bar anymore. Steak was nice and service excellent. Bit expensive but worth a go and Pizza's and Knuckle ham looked lovely.

  From Steve, Nov 2006: Discriminatory Policies

I’ve been eating in the Hopf Brauhaus on Beach Road for four years. The place has an interesting pseudo-gothic interior decoration. The food comes in large portions and is good quality, though hardly gourmet (and they totally overdo the tomatoes in/on just about everything!). The staff are efficient and mostly quite friendly.

However, I recently took a friend who has a foot deformity there to eat. To cut a long story short, he was denied entry because he didn’t have what they deemed to be ‘proper’ footwear. What did they expect? He can’t wear normal shoes. Anyway, after discussing this with one of the senior waiters that I knew (one of the guys wearing a green jacket), he stood by the doorman’s decision to refuse my friend entry.

I was so damned embarrassed by this. My friend seemed to blame himself for us being refused entry. He was almost in tears as we went off to Pizza Hut to eat. What could I do? It was my stupid idea to take him there as I had always liked the place before this incident. In spite of the Hopf brauhaus being one of the largest and evidently most prosperous restaurants in Pattaya, it has no wheelchair access either.

So be warned, avoid the place if you have a physical handicap. Personally I have decided that I will never eat there again, they made me feel so small. Up to you if you want to support a restaurant with these discriminatory policies.

  From Jil in Pattaya, June 2006: Italian tenor

We met up with Rick and Da at the Hopf Brewery on Walking Street at 11:00 on Saturday night. Why? Because it is only on Saturdays when one of the owners, Enzo, gets up on stage to sing: Yes, Pattaya's only Italian tenor cum human beat box. He really is exceptional, and the place just goes wild when he sings.

The Hopf Brewery still has great beer. Order their home-brewed wheat beer and at 11:00, enjoy the show.

  Summer 2005: No Smoking

Seems popular with the Asian tour parties probably because this is one of the few bars that don't focus on female companionship.

The live band are competent and play the usual pop/rock material but they feature a jazzier treatment than most.

The beer is good but a little expensive.

I found the metal detector search on entry a little off putting, it makes you wonder if they have something to fear from protection racketeers or thugs. Maybe they working with a thought to further royal vistors.

Smoking is prohibited.

Hot Legs Sports Bar

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road
(in soi nearest beach)

New aircon bar opened in October 2008

  Review November 2008: Variety Sports

The opening crowds have drifted away so time to check out the bar in a more relaxed setting.

The bar is large for Jomtien and also has a fair amount of space for a pool table and seating outside.

Inside there are several seating areas perhaps arranged to accommodate a group of friends rather than individuals. The seating is varied and comfortable. Looks good.

One of the large windows is opaque but the other is clear glass. It is just a personal thing but I always prefer a bit more privacy, especially if a bar is billed as a short time bar.

There were good sized TVs and pool tables for those that like their sport.

No cuties on offer but the girls with whom I chatted were attractive and good company.

They were also keen on letting people know of the short time options in the rooms above (350 Baht room charge, presumably no bar fine required). I find it a little rare in Jomtien for girls to be overly enthusiastic about short time. It sometimes seems that most girls in downtown Jomtien are happy with their salary and don't push for extras. I guess any that are keen for financial supplement soon shoot off to Pattaya.

Drinks prices were perfectly reasonable.

All in all a good bar with plenty of variety of entertainment.

  Review October 2008: Short Time Bar...10 seconds

The large bar is located inside the Jomtien Complex on the corner of the gay soi nearest the beach and the longest internal soi. It was previously a Hungarian restaurant.

The bar is one of the new architectural school of 100% windows and no privacy. It is not lit quite so severely as the Pattaya coyote bars that try to make the people inside into a spectacle for the people outside.

The bar is very nicely fitted out with different styles of seating, all of which are good quality.

Unfortunately the bar seemed to be quite popular and the bar was down to 2 average girls outside trying to attract passers by. Despite a smile, neither of them accompanied me in. As I sat at the bar, I looked around and couldn't spot any free girls inside, so rather than drink alone, I did a quick U-turn.

Given that there were quite a few customers inside, there seems no reason why the bar shouldn't attract a few more girls. So I'll give it a couple of weeks and try again.

  News from Hot Legs on Pattaya-Live, Sept 2008: Horizontal Sports

The bar should have influences from Jade/Kineree/Secrets/Honey pot. Coyote dancing will depend on the strange Jomtien licensing laws.

We will have newly done up ST rooms, and all the usual big screens, pool tables etc, prices, we wont be in the Fantasy bracket, but we we certainly wont be expensive, there will be one or two deals going on that you will only find in HOT LEGs Horizontal Sports Bar, but you will have to come and check them out.

Lady drinks, if its alcoholic, then the usual prices, non-alcoholic, then the BG has to tell the customer and this drink will be 20/30 baht cheaper.

Aiming for short time girl + room for an hour + a couple of beers for 1000 Baht.

Will also be looking for some good pool players to make up a team.

Hot Tuna Bar

Walking Street
(opposite FLB)

Beer bar

  News June 2009: No Band

The bar re-modelled and has done away with the band

  December 2005:

Hot Tuna is one of the largest bars in Walking Street, and has Pool, TV, girls and live music.

Inside, there's a main bar, where girls are happy to play bar games. Upturned beer kegs serve as drinks tables

To the rear there's a stage where a good live band plays a range of tracks including both new and old material.

There's the inevitable giant TV screen for live football and other sport.

Drinks are not the cheapest in town but it stands out from the rest.

Summer 2005:

Bar for watching the walkers of Walking Street. Plenty of pool tables and girls to play with.  One has to put up with some pretty loud dance music though as the bar features a pretty expansive sound system.

Walking Street
(opposite Hooties)

Beer bar

Simon Beer Bar Centre
Walking Street

Beer bar that gets a few worth mentions on the Pattaya forums

Walking Street
(behind Hot Tuna's live band area)

Space at the back of Hot Tuna is now a space for pool tables. Previously it was enclosed and was a lounge bar, Hot Tuna Wine Bar

Hot Tuna Pool Club

Walking Street

Sports bar. Previously the venue was used for Teasers A-GoGo

  News Aug 2007: Renovation

The bar re-opened in mid October after renovation.

Hot Tuna Wine Bar

Walking Street
(behind Hot Tuna's live band area)

The lounge bar opened in March 2007 but had closed by November 2007. The walls were then torn down and it became a space for pool tables, Hot Tuna Pool Bar

Hottie's Club

2nd Road (in bar complex opposite Mike's Shopping Mall)

www.hotties-pattaya.com

Coyote dancing bar

  News from John, April 2009: Up Sized

The bar has now been extended. The bar is more than twice the size of what it used to be.

  Review Nov 2008: Not So Hot

There's a good band and a very cheap 45 Baht draft beer. There's even a few pretty dancers. However at least at an early hour the bar is struggling to get any momentum going (ie I was the only customer).

But as is often the case, if a bar is dead then nobody seems to make any efforts to retain the few customers that give it a try.

Presumably the only girls that put up with a dead bar are those happy to work for the salary rather than tips + extras. Hence nobody is bothered about trying to look after any customers that may pop in.

  Review from Pattaya Ghost, June 2008: Excellent Band

The women here are a noticeable step down from Club Blu. The costumes are large white t-shirts and modest shorts. Some women keep their mid-drifts covered (and for good reason).

But the band is excellent, there’s a pool table in the back, smoking is allowed and draft beer all night is 49 baht and 59 baht for Tiger and Heineken, respectively.

As such, the coyotes play a pretty minor role here. Should you be interested, however, barfines are 600 baht and lady drinks 110 baht.

  News from the Asia Bugle

Hotties Club is a coyote dance club  situated at the back of the new beer bar complex located almost opposite Mike Shopping Mall on Second Road.

The place is owned by the well-known Khun Lek, the operator of the similar Honeypot and long-running Classroom 2000 gogo.

There is a friendly foreign manager, a live band playing good older popular music, a DJ who also spins discs that would be familiar to most people, and, most importantly, plenty of ladies. Most are friendly and interact with the customers. Libations are reasonably priced with house spirits at 95 baht.

2nd Road (between Soi 8 & 9)

News, Spring 2007: Up for sale

Highly rated Norwegian owned beer bar. I don't know if the name means anything in Norwegian.

I (back to top)

Walking Street

Coyote bar associated with Insomnia Disco above

Ibiza

Pratamnak Road
(near junction with Thappraya road)

Disco In the previous re-incarnation this night spot was noted for being the one that boogie through dawn.

  News July 2007: Dark

It seems that the latest incarnation was not a success and the venue is once again dark. Strangely resonating with bar closure problems on the Spanish island of the same name.

Ice

Soi LK Metro
(off Soi Buakhao)

Coyote dancing bar that opened in July 2008 at the venue that was previously Gorkle Club A-GoGo

  News April 2009: Last Dance

Ice seems to have given up dancing altogether. Now open just as a beer bar, not even sure it has any girls.

  News March 2009: Gone Coyote

Ice seems to have given up its gogo experiment and returned to coyote dancing. They have opened up the front doors so that passers by can at least see the dancing on the central stage.

  Review from Materialsman, Nov 2008: On Thin Ice

We came across another Coyote Bar, named ICE, sadly, there were 4 bored almost comatose dancers in the window, but no customers that we could see, so despite this being a Coyote hunt we decided to give this place a miss too.

  Review, Oct 2008: Happy Hour Draft

Had a happy hour cheap 50 Baht draft beer and I was just about the only customer.

I still enjoyed the drinks though as I was well looked after by  witty and articulate coyote. Didn't really notice much about the bar. All the fancy decor makes little difference when you are enjoying the company of a pretty lady.

After a reasonable amount of time the girl had a dance stint giving me a chance to look round the bar. The open glass front, cubic room with very cold decor made it somehow feel very lonely. The lonely dancing seemed to be almost surreal. If an artist wanted to paint 'lonely' then couldn't do much better then setting it in Ice with a single coyote dancing for a single customer.

Still enjoyed my stay though.

  Review from Pattaya Ghost July 2008: Decent Club

Ice tries to copy Club Blu in just about every way, down to its cool blue lighting. But the copy falls short, The walls are whitewashed, with just a couple of mirrors around. Compare that to Blu’s wall treatments, neon lighting and varied interior design. Ice, by comparison, is just a large square room. It’s hard to shake the feeling you’re partying in a sterile hotel lobby.

The bar seats about 70 people with square tables and barstools scattered around the place. Four dancers do their thing in the all-glass front of the bar. The seating is the one low point. The bar uses small, straight back barstools that are tight even for a guy with a 36-inch waist.

The fact that it’s a poor copy doesn’t mean it’s not a nice place or have a fun atmosphere, however. When I came into the bar it was early and quite empty, but over my visit it filled up considerably, adding somewhat to the warmth of the place. (Although Ice earns its name. The air conditioning is very cold, even with the bar more than half full.)

Should you get sweet on one coyote, there are rooms upstairs for your convenience. Short-time bar fines are 400 baht, including the room. Long-time barfines are 500 baht. The mamasan said the women expect 2,000 baht-long time, although with some of their Soi 6 heritage, I’m guessing the girls will drop that pretty easily.

One noticeable difference between Blu and Ice is the drink prices. A bottle of Tiger at Ice is 85 baht compared with 60 baht at Blu. Lady drinks are better, though, at 100 baht vs. Blu’s 115 baht.

Music-wise, expect Ice pumps out a friendly mix of recognizable dance tunes at a volume that makes close conversation possible.

Ice should do nicely. It’s a decent club that, if it found a bit more originality, would stand out a bit more of its own rather than trying to get out from under a Blu shadow.

Pattaya Soi 8

Beer bar

  From Pattaya Pages, July 2007: Comfortable

If you would like a comfortable bar to escape the madness of soi 8 I find ILE a Finnish bar across from the Sunshine hotel a perfect place to relax. The padded couches surrounded by fans keeping one cool is perfect for taking a well deserved timeout. The service girls are friendly and never hassle. Sometimes I just like to sit there watching the world go by chowing down a kebab purchased nearby.

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

Beer bar

Siren Boxing Complex
Beach Road
(by Walking Street arch)

Open beer bar owned by Pattaya forum member Torrenova

Images

Soi 16, Covent Garden Complex

Hostess bar opened October 2006, previously Images A-GoGo. Closed in spring 2007. The building is now gutted.

3rd Road
(opposite Buffalo Bar)

Scandinavian bar and restaurant.

  News from Pattaya Today: Night March, Nov 2008: Coyote's Off

It appears as though the experiment of trying to be a noshery during the day and early into the night and then turning into a coyote dance den later in the evening has failed.

After not being able to attract much in the way of chrome pole molesting talent it seems the owners have sensibly ditched the idea and are now getting more sleep at nights.

  Review from Graham, Sept 2008: New GoGo or Not

Howard was doing one of his Pattaya One News promo features on Ingos Bar and Restaurant, opposite the Buffalo Bar. Ingo's is a Scandinavian Bar.

He claimed following renovation, it was now a Restaurant in the day and an A-GoGo in the evening.

Last night at about 1:00am, looked across the road and saw ONE COYOTE (i.e.: fully clothed) girl on a pole. I have yet to do a visit to the place to confirm the situation.

Watching the TV promo, there appeared to be 2 poles.

Our belief is anything less that 3 poles and continual dancing is NOT an A-GoGo Bar.

Judge your self, but that is my view

Beer bar

Soi Marine Plaza

        See Club Insomnia above

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

A new downstairs coyote dancing bar has replace the old Super Model A-GoGo. However as the bar features topless dancing upstairs then the bar is reviewed on the GoGo Page

Intira Bar

2nd Road
(Between Soi 2 & Soi 3) opposite Festival Centre, Big C)

Beer bar

  Review from Dave, April 2008: Favourite

On my recent trip I went to the Intira Bar on Second Rd near Soi 2. Lots of attractive girls here who don't hassle you for drinks but who respond when approached. It was one of my favourite bars at this end of town.

  Review From Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: Fantastically Loud music

I go to this bar quite often during my trips. There some nice girls, although the stunners usually man the reception area until late after which they look to be bar-fined. There is a huge TV screen for football etc. One down-side is that the music is played at a fantastically loud level. Another thing is that the beer is sometimes served frozen - i.e. too cold.

  From Initiar Bar, March 2006: Warm Welcome

The Intira Bar has 28 beautiful girls aged from 18 to 23 years old, all ready and willing to make your visit here memorable.

Live football including English Premiership. Darts and Pool Table. Host Dave provides a warm welcome.

IQ Bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 5

Beer bar, took over from Ma La Ba La Bar in autumn 2006

Pattaya Soi 6/1

Beer bar closed

Naklua Road

Beer bar

Soi LK Metro
(off Soi Buakhao)

www.the-irish-rovers.com

Guesthouse and bar that also organises golf days.

Phet Trakun Road
(Behind North Pattaya Big C)

Thai wooden style bar with Mor Lam live music

Beach Road: Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Short time bar now The Clansman, see above

J (back to top)

Naklua Road

Beer bar

Jack Tar Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

Beer bar with food

  Review from Dave, May 2009: Well Positioned

Good well priced food at this bar and very well positioned for checking out the talent at other bars as well as getting recon from the expats and regulars that drink there.

Also a good bar to go to if you want to see any sporting events.

Good place to chill out if you aren't in the mood for a bar girl.

  Review from Swanks, August 2006: Tarred with a New Brush

The lightning struck tower of change has hit the Jack Tar big time! The place is still inhabited by the same bawdy and good natured ex-pat crowd with the odd tourist who thinks he has slipped in unnoticed, but gone are the poisonous grim meanies and especially the chief viper from the kitchen.

Not only was my visit well worth it for the food, but I got a beaming smile , very friendly, very welcoming and attentive service from some quite charming waiting and bar staff. Nothing seemed too much trouble for them!

I thought I'd gone in the wrong bar by mistake! Well worth a visit now! Don't forget its not a late night place though, more for an afternoon of spirited debate , if you take my drift!

  Review from Swanks, April 2006: Service with a Scowl

This always was a "Beer n Sport" bar and was previously very welcoming.

Since the ousting of Scrumpy George by the bar girl mafia there, it really has been the tail wagging the dog! George's management style might have been a bit "Faulty Towers" ,but he managed to keep a lid on what started as a bad attitude in the kitchen,and then spread to the rest of the staff like clap at Loy Krathong. Now it really has took hold and even the new Thai manager seem to have mastered the lip curl (as used on social inferiors by Thais) . This is issued on every possible occasion now and usually is accompanied by "Knowing looks" between staff members. This attitude problem has been mentioned to me by several of the former customers without my saying anything first so it cant be just my imagination.

Beer still cheep and the food is possibly the best, for the price, in Pattaya. Just don't expect service with a smile.

Jade Club

Thappraya Road: Soi Jomtien Nivate

1pm-8pm

Short time bar in an attractive garden/swimming pool setting

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2009: Thumbs Up

The quality of the girls has improved since last year. They still charge 200bt to cover the BBQ, but you can recover this through your bar bill if you chose not to eat.

The ST activity costs 1000bt and barfine-room costs 300bt not a bad way to spend a Wednesday afternoon, got to give it the thumbs up

  Review May 2008: Oldies

The bar seemed to be in a party mood but the girls were enjoying their own company. An old and unattractive lady attached herself to me so I shooed her away. When another oldie joined me as a replacement, I figured it was time to be off

  News Feb 2007: Expensive

The bar seems to have dropped out of favour a little as the girls now ask for 700 Baht + 300 for the room. The Wednesday afternoon BBQ is free for anyone who buys a drinks ticket for 200 Baht. Drinks prices are reasonable at 60 Baht for a bottled beer.

  Review from Pattaya Addicts May 2008: Dark Bar

Daily action in a bar with a dark and dingy room with a few chrome poles and anywhere from 15 to 30 ladies working daily. Beer is reasonable and its a decent place to hang out. best day to go is Wednesday where for 300 Baht you get a free drink and an all you eat barbecue for your baht, the sausages are the best I've tasted outside of Lincolnshire.

Some nice girls and there are short time rooms in a block alongside a swimming pool, 300 Baht for rooms and 1000bt for ladies ST.

  Review from David, March 2006: Club-House

The German owned short time bar is known as Jade Club and the rooms are in the associated hotel, Jade House.

Jade House is a guesthouse/small hotel with about 30 rooms - about 10 of them in a small 3 storey apartment block. There is a restaurant and pool and it is very nicely laid out. The boss is popular with his staff.

Jade Club has an aircon bar but loud music and a garden sitting area. Wednesday afternoons are to be avoided as it is very popular as barBQ day.

A pleasant place. with mostly German clientel.

Beach Road
(Near Soi 8)

Beer bar now

Jameson's

Soi Sukrudee 80/164 Moo 9 (By Nova Park Hotel)

www.jamesons-pattaya.com

Restaurant and Irish pub without hostesses

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2005: Good Track Record

Very nicely fitted out but like has already been said it is in the middle of nowhere but that can be a good thing if you want a quiet drink with a few friends away from the madness and there is plenty of space for parking in the pub car park. The couple of times I've been in the place it was pretty empty which is a shame really as it could be a good boozer if it can get enough custom.

The manager used to own Jools in Bkk about 10 years ago and also the TQ2 as well as managing Delaneys/Shenanigans and is a nice guy.

Great weekend carvery and wonderful staff. 50 Baht for a coke, 30 Baht for water

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2005: Pea and Sham Soup!

Was one of the Manager's first customers when he had Jools in Bangkok where portions were super-size, especially the Pea and Ham soup. Therefore when I tried Jamesons a while back for lunch and saw the aforementioned soup on the menu I decided that past experience would prevail. Ordered Pea and Ham Soup and Roast Beef sandwich.

Soup arrived, a smattering of green sludge was deposited on the bottom of the bowl. indeed not enough liquid to drown the proverbial fly! The sandwich arrived, two miniscule pieces of bread buried under a mass of rabbit fodder, specifically requested NOT to be supplied! Somewhere there were two tiny slivers of meat, and I do mean tiny!

The manager was called for who just laughed in my face as I explained politely my dissatisfaction. Needless to say never been back.

Pattaya Klang Soi 16

Beer bar. A very friendly bar and very cheap

Soi Pattaya New Plaza
(Off 2nd Road opposite to Soi 8)

Beer bar

  News May 2009: Budget

Thai beers now at 40 Baht after hefty tax increase

  Review from Pattaya Addicts June 2007: Packed

Jane's dares to be different. It offers all Thai beers at 35 Baht a bottle, Thai whisky for 25 and proper whisky for 50, including mixers. It is packed every night!

Catering very much to the ex-pat retiree crowd it has become known to the Thais who work the street as the Bar Gaer (old people's bar).

With lots of seating, friendly if slightly worn staff, a pool table and an attached burger van, Jane's dishes out the Pattaya bar experience on a budget for those whose pensions need to be stretched a little.

Ok, so the bargirls stopped being girls quite a few years ago and you'd rather take them back than take them home but the crowd is warm and welcoming and, just as in any likeminded neighbourhood bar back home, you see the same faces in the same seats every night.

I like it very much.

Beer bar

Jasmine Pub

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Lady boy short time bar. Seems to have gone dark

2nd Road: Soi 5

Beer bar with no hostesses.

I have only been there when it is being used as a waiting area for the PIC Kitchen restaurant. A good quality restaurant trying to provide a 'real Thai' experience, sitting on the floor surrounded by lots of lush vegetation.

Naklua Road

Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi Skaw Beach
(north of Soi Honey Inn)

Beer bar

Beach Road: Soi 8

Beer bar now enclosed with aircon

  March 2006:

Bottom of Soi 8, good looking friendly girls.

Jenny Star Bar

Walking Street (Near Peppermint)

Lady boy Beer bar. Closed in June 2009

Beer bar new for April 2009. Run by two Dutch sisters, Jill and Jella

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

Once famous in Pattaya as a short time bar but now resurrected in a different location in the same soi as an eatery

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

Beer bar

Jomtien 2nd Road
(just off Thappraya Rd)

Restaurant now closed

Nirun Condo
Soi Arunotai

Beer bar

Soi 7
(centre)

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, July 2009:

The girls are friendly and not bother you for drinks. They do like to play for drinks though when playing pool, some of them are not so bad. But if you get hammered you will start losing.

The fans are working like a charm so I never got ''hot'' from the weather. Mart, the owner, is a Dutch man, and he's a nice guy to have a chat with. Seriously, check the place out.

Soi Buakhao (south)

Beer bar

Soi Buakhao (south)

Beer bar

The Jolly Roger

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

Beer bar noted as a favourite by a Pattaya forum member

Beer bar

  News My 2009: Coyotes Off

The coyote dancing didn't last and the bar now operates as a standard beer bar.

  News Dec 2007: Coyote

The bar has recently being developed with an (upstairs?) room for a disco with coyote dancers. The dancing starts at 10pm.

  Review April 2006: Transformers

I was enticed in by the prospect of checking out one of the 4 or 5 attractive girls waiting to serve. There were in fact about 10 working at the bar but a few would have been shooed away.

I sat down to watch the Jomtien world to pass me by but the view was somewhat overshadowed by a rather large electric pylon and transformer that sit directly in front of the bar.

No problems, I had an attractive hostess so I turned by gaze inwards instead. Couldn't stay too long though as it was a hot evening and this bar offers little in the way of effective fans.

Bottled beer and coke were 60 Baht & 50 Baht. Lady drinks are 90 Baht