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

www.19thhole.4t.com

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

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Abbe's Bar

186 Mu 10 Walking Street

 Abbe's Bar

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

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

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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.

Spirits at 180 Baht!

Bamboo Bar

South Pattaya Road
(Near junction with Walking Street)

Music bar

  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!!!!

  Summer 2005:

Band starts at 21:00. Rock music with all the Pattaya standards. Hostesses are on hand but most customers are there for the music.

A useful meeting point as it is near the Walking Street arch

The beer is a little on the expensive side presumably to help pay for the band.

Bar 14 Corner

Walking Street: Soi 14

Half hearted attempt at a bar now converted to shops

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

Walking Street

Bar only partially open. Previously Climax Rock Bar and Magical Palace A-GoGo.

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

Shophouse bar

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Coyote dancing bar opened in June 2007. Barfines are 400 for hostesses, 1000 for coyote girls (500 after midnight)

  News from Pattaya Secrets, July 2007: Cold Beer

BJ Club is at the ground floor of the Jasmin Hotel and used to be a Mexican Restaurant. The decor is Bali style and there is a small stage for coyote dancing. There are 2 dancers on the stage at a time.

Tiger draft is 55 Baht.

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.

Black & White

Walking Street (near beach road)

Cited as a favourite bar: Small but good music

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Blue Ice

Walking Street
(near Polo/VIP)

Lady boy bar opened in 2005

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

The Blues Factory

Walking Street: Soi Lucky Star

• Mon-Tue: Blues band, starts 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. There is a happy hour until 10pm with draft beer at 50 Baht and other drinks at 100 Baht.

  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.

Covent Garden Complex
Walking Street: Soi 16

Open beer bar previously Chica

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

Byblos Club

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

until 5am

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

  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.

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Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer 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.

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 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!

  October 2005:

The girls are "agency girls", professional dancers and models hired by the bar from talent agencies and they are claimed to be Thailand's prettiest. They are brought down to the bar from Bangkok on 1-month assignments.

There are no barfines, and the girls are not allowed to leave the bar, with a customer that is. They only dance and socialise. They are allowed to get together with customers after they get off work, however. So if she's willing to go, and you're willing to wait until awfully late, then who knows, you might just get lucky...

This would explain why the place doesn't get busy until after midnight.

Chalet Snack Bar

Walking Street
(Beach road end)

Beer bar had a refit in July 2006

Walking Street
(downstairs from Marine Disco)

Beer bar with a boxing ring

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

Walking Street

See Bar le Belote above

Climax Rock Bar

Walking Street

www.climaxpattaya.com

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

Club Insomnia

Soi Marine Plaza

From 10pm

www.clubinsomniapattaya.com

Coyote dance bar opened 24th Nov 2006, previously Player's Dance Club. Reasonable bottled beer at 110 Baht but other drinks expensive, eg Vodka Lipo at 190 Baht.

  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

Pattaya Tai (South Road near Walking Street)

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

Coleen's Bar

Walking Street (by FLB)

A new beer bar opened in July 2007 in the location of the defunct Pizza Bar

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

Beer bar

Soho Square
Walking Street

Above and associated with Utopia Lounge.

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

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Walking Street: Soi 14

Beer bar

Dempsey's Bar

Beach Road

Beer bar closed and up for sale.

Walking Street
(Simon Bar Complex near Soi 16)

Beer bar

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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

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

Beer bar

Easy Riders Bar

Walking Street
(Near Hot Tuna)

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

  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

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Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

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

  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.

  News from FLB Oct 2007: Happy Hour

FLB is trying something new with a happy hour from 7:05 till 8:35pm.

• Heineken - 80b
• Singha, Tiger, San Miguel (& lite) - 75b
• Coffee/espresso singles - 40b
• Sodas - 40b
• Call drinks (Gordon's, Smirnoff etc) - 95b
• Heinekin draft 50b
• pitcher of Heineken 150b.
• lady drinks are 85b, shooters 85b. Heineken lady drinks 105b

Lots of other discounts too on all items on the menu.

After happy hour lady drinks are 100b, shooters 100b. Heineken lady drinks 125b.

  News March 2007: Bar Crawls

Regular Thursday night bar crawls are a proving to be a worthy Pattaya social event. 

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2006: Great Manager

I was pleasantly surprise to see how nice it was. And since it was indoors, I like it more. But their beer was bit on the warm side. Girls are okay but they don't seem too friendly. But the service staff are very friendly. Especially Apple. Keith is a great manager and he greet you and spend some time with you. He would ask if anything he can do to make your stay much more enjoyable.

  From Pattaya Talk, January 2006:

I called into the FLB on a few occasions and found both Martin and Keith to be excellent hosts. Their new hostess drinks policy was in force when I visited and I found it genuinely enabled me to relax, have a quiet beer and check out the available talent without being hassled. So much so, that on one of my visits I meet the lovely New and subsequently bar fined her for the evening, simply due to the fact that she happily chatted to me without once asking for a lady drink and actually seemed interested in my opinions. To make things even better, she also turned out to be a great lady to spend time with

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Beer bar now vanished

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The Game Bird

Walking Street
(Near Living Dolls One)

Beer bar

Spruced up in August 2006

Irish bar destined for the old Venus 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

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

Sports bar previously 19th Hole

  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.

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Hammer Disko

Walking Street (opposite Soi Diamond)

Discotheque with expensive drinks and not so many customers. Bottle of Heineken is 170 Baht.

  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.

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.

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.

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.

Walking Street

Beer bar previously associated with Honey A-GoGo. Watch your check bins here.

Hot Tuna Bar

Walking Street

(opposite FLB)

Beer bar

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

(opposite Hooties)

Beer bar

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

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Siren Boxing Complex
Beach Road
(by Walking Street arch)

Open beer bar owned by Pattaya forum member Torrenova

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Soi 16, Covent Garden Complex

Hostess bar opened October 2006, previously Images A-GoGo. Closed in spring 2007. The building is now gutted.

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

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Jenny Star Bar

Walking Street (Near Peppermint)

Lady boy Beer bar

Found it quit a pleasant place to have a drink. No pushing for drinks and the Lady boys were very polite and friendly. Definitely worth a visit just for the experience, lol

Walking Street: Soi Lucky Star
(in front of Blues Factory)

Beer bar. Girls but also freelance lady boys

  Review by Carl, November 2006: An Absolute Cracker

In my opinion this is the place for late night stalking where an absolute cracker can be picked up. Just sit on a perch and wait for the eyes of a numerous amount of ladies and then just take your pick. Good atmosphere apart from the toilets which are terrible. Great friendly bar staff and open late.

  Summer 2005:

A very good late night hangout is the JP Beer bar near walking street. It's usually pretty dead until around 1 or 2 am just when the go gos and discos start to close. A lot of short time go go girls look for their 2nd customer here OR the ones that didn't get barfined earlier look for their 1st customer. A good way to avoid the bar fines

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Keeno's Bar

Walking Street (Voodoo complex)

Smart looking bar opened autumn 2006. This bar has now closed and Keeno's has relocated to the Voodoo complex. Dark in May 2008.

 

Kilkenny

Walking Street

Eating & drinking Irish themed bar now renamed Molly Mallone's, see below

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Walking Street (south end)

Restaurant and bar opened in May 2006

  From Pattaya Today: Night March: French Terrace

La Notte is bright, colourful, and warm. The attention to detail -from the light fittings down to the plates, cups, and tablecloths- is readily evident.

One of the major attractions is the front terrace where customers can sit outside and watch the street: a perfect place for a relaxing with a good coffee or over a couple of beers. Food is the main attraction, but I can see this place becoming a popular spot with those who want somewhere to start a night of boozing or who just want to escape the madding crowd and relax with a partner or a few friends.

Soi Marine Plaza
(access from Walking Street via Soi Lucky Star)

Music venue, See Rock Bar below

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

Walking Street

See Bar le Belote above

Walking Street: Soi 15

Beer bar

Lennie's Bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Aircon bar opened October 2005. The owner is a good contributor to the Pattaya forums using the board name Sunny Valentine. Became Shooters on June 30th 2007, see below

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Very dark lady boy bar with 15-20 katoeys. Presumably has dancing as it promises an erotic cabaret.

Walking Street (by Living Dolls Showcase)

Katoey friendly beer bar

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Lady boy bar opened in July 2007. Didn't stay long

Walking Street

(by the boxing ring under Marine Disco)

Beer Bar

Lucifer Disko TK

Walking Street

Discotheque/freelance bar much raided by Pattaya police

Potential customers should note that on one police raid, customers were hurt due to an emergency exit to the street being locked. In fact the packed interior and narrow entrance corridor suggests that this would be a nightmare in an emergency.

 Review from Pattaya Addicts, Oct 2007: Pretty Expensive

Lucifer is the place to go around 2 am. It is a great place, many girls, great DJ but pretty expensive drinks (shots can be around 220 baht... There is no real dance floor but still everybody is dancing.

  News July 2007: Dual Pricing

Farang drinks are basically 150 Baht whilst Thais pay 90 Baht.

 Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: Young Crowd

I liked the place. It's music policy seems to be almost entirely hiphop which is ok by me. DJ Domination was playing, but I wasn't that impressed.

What did impress me was the standard of the freelancers, a fairly young crowd but mainly good looking with nice attitudes.

  December 2005: Heaven

I think the best place for music and ladies. the quality always seems to be there. Anyway when in Pattaya I always seem to go there nearly every night.

The music is the same every night as well. So you can go to the loo outside for a break and come back into the disco and know which song is next!!

There also seems a mad rush of women between 12 and 1. Mostly freelancers but heaven!!

Walking Street (corner Soi Lucky Star)

Beer bar

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Marine Disco Club

Walking Street

Disco

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, Oct 2007: Real Dance Floor

Marine 1 is the place to go around 3am.

Most of the girls from the bars try to pull in that place. The only thing about Marine 1 is: It is ALWAYS the same music.

The drinks are also not the cheapest.

The good thing here is that you got a real dance floor.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Dec 2006: The Daddy

The Daddy of them all and still the best IMHO. It's bigger than the rest, a fairly simple design and lighting setup but used very effectively with an almost warehouse type feeling.

It was packed with a whole variety of farangs and thais of all ages who all mostly seemed to be having a good time.

The music is excellent too, fairly hiphop free, a bit cheesy but just the thing to get a crowd dancing. Loads of cute, and some not so cute, Thai girls looking for a farang for the night.

  October 2006:

Happy hour until 1am with drinks at 80 Baht

  December 2005:

If I never got one from elsewhere, and wanted to, then this is where I would end up. Sometimes the quality is not what it should be but at that time of night does anyone care?

Soi Marine Plaza
(off Pratamnak Road)

Disco

  June 2006:

From 4am to 6am. This is near Marine Plaza in the basement of a hotel. Hard-core disco crowd but still plenty of girls to choose from.

Soi Marine Plaza
(off Pratamnak Road)

Disco

June 2006:

This is the big Arab orientated disco that gets busy between about 2am until closing time at about 4am. Lots of girls in there and many farangs as well as arabs. It's situated kind of opposite Coyotes.

Maureen's Bar

Walking Street

Beer bar.

The bar forms the entry hall to Champion A-GoGo. A couple of times I have had a drink there waiting for a Champion girl. Friendly enough but I was always glad that I had selected my girl from the GoGo rather than this bar.

Walking Street
(upstairs from Champion A-GoGo)

Karaoke bar. Previously a GoGo bar last used when Champion suffered a 30 day closure and relocated upstairs for a while. Seems to have closed already

Walking Street (Pier Entertainment Complex)

Beer bar

Mixx Nightlife

Bali Hai Plaza
At far end of Walking Street

www.mixx-nightlife.com

Disco opened Sep 2007

  News from Pattaya City News, Sep 2007: Crystal Palace

On the 3rd Floor of the New Bali Hai Plaza at the South end of Pattaya Beach, the grand opening took place of a new Discotheque aimed at the foreign and Thai market.

Mixx Nightlife offers two rooms of music featuring a variety of dance and hip-hop music. Area 1 is known as the Rouge Club and features the best of R&B and Hip Hop, area 2 is the Crystal Palace featuring the best of House, Trance and Progressive Music.

MJ's

Walking Street: Soi Happy

Beer bar

Molly Malone's

Walking Street

Live Band from 10pm

Eating & drinking Irish themed bar without hostesses. Previously named Kilkenny's but was renamed in December 2007. Now has a live band.

  From Pattaya Chat, March 2006:

Nice pub, serves good breakfasts. Large portions and good ales. pricey but good. Clean, no bar girls, good atmosphere.

  From Pattaya Chat, March 2006:

Massively overpriced food for what you get which is VERY ordinary food, bettered by most similar establishments. Prices to match (or top) Shenanigans and all four times I have been forced by circumstances to eat there I was disappointed.

  November 2005: 249 Baht Pint

Another placed I popped into was the Kilkenny Irish Pub for a very average meal. It does not seem to do very well, maybe suggesting that in the end, places that do not sell sex are not for Walking Street, or could it be their prices, with Guinness at 249 Baht a pint.

  July 2005:

Kilkenny's is a good place. It has a nice comfortable atmosphere, good beer and food and its right in the middle of the action

Moonlight

Walking Street

Beer bar

  October 2005:

A people watching bar with a good view of the coming and going in Walking Street and Soi Diamond. The seats are arranged in the small bar to overlook the street

There are a couple of TVs that inevitably show football, and there is a pool table at the back.

Not so many girls as other bars though.

Walking Street: Soi 15

Beer bar now refitted and renamed Taffy's, see below

Walking Street

Beer bar

  October 2005:

Shares the floor space with the Hot Tuna and so is a noisy dance music bar. A good place to gaze at the walkers on Walking Street

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New Star Bar

Walking Street

Beer bar

  From Pattaya Addicts, June 2007:

I also like New Star Bar on Walking Street, that's my normal hang out.

Ning's Bar

Pratamnak Road (near Walking Street: Soi 15)

Beer bar

Pier Complex
Beach Road
(Near Walking Street)

Beer bar

Nothing really amazing about this bar. It was an exact carbon copy of all the other bars clustered around it.

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Walking Street
(next door to FLB)

Opened October 2007. Primarily Russian speaking dance venue. The bar closed in March 2008 and re-opened after a refit in late April

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, June 2008: Expensive

No longer has a live band and the stage has given way to the DJ's booth.

The drinks prices are expensive but a VIP card gives 20% off all drinks which just about brings the prices in line with gogo bars.

In terms of girls its a bit lacking. There's a few coyote dancers but that's about it.

Otto's New Calypso Bar

Walking Street (near Soi Happy)

Shophouse bar

Review by Steve, February 2006: Swiss Calypso

Otto’s is a small Swiss-German bar set right in the middle of Walking Street, next door to ‘The Best Bar’ (formerly Stoney’s), right by the junction with Happy-a-GoGo and Living Dolls. Its chief asset is probably the owner, Otto, who is a really pleasant guy. Unfortunately, about 9 months ago he suffered spinal injuries while driving his motorbike home, and he is still convalescing.

Being small, the bar has only a few comfy, cushioned seats in its entrance, and most people end up sitting on the bar stools inside. The bar has the beer set-up right so that it is always cold, unlike some newer places where later on a busy night the bottles can become decidedly tepid. It also has perhaps the nicest toilet of any Walking Street bar beer.

There is the usual gaggle of ladies who double as serving ladies and entertainment girls if you care to offer them. The usual bar beer prices prevail. But mostly the ladies just sit around all night, they do not get a great deal of custom. None of them is terribly young (the last time I asked the youngest two ladies were both 29), which is probably a good thing given the lack of custom.

In the high season the place can become a bit overpoweringly Teutonic in its clientele, which is fine if you’re Swiss-German or even German. In the low season it is more laid-back, though the single drinker may still be asked to vacate the comfy chairs for a bar stool if more customers appear.

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P.72

Walking Street

Beer bar and Restaurant. Heineken 80 Baht

  News Oct 2007: Refit

The oval bar has been pushed further back from Walking Street and the space left has been cleared. After a bit of rework the bar was moved back with little obvious resultant change.

  Summer 2006:

Really a beer bar and restaurant that are side by side, with a hotel above. On the bar side there is a troop of girls in black dresses. There's a big screen TV if you're into football.

It is a reasonably quiet bar that avoids the dance music fixation of many of the competitors. There is sometimes a duo of musicians concentrating on more pop than dance music.

The restaurant is a bit more up-market.

Walking Street
(Simon Bar Complex near Soi 16)

Beer bar

Paris Super Bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

Beer bar

Pattaya Beer Garden

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

www.pattayabeergarden.com

Freelancer pick up bar, opened on 25th April 2008

  News from pattayabeergarden June 2008: Progress into June

From day one we have had consistently good business. The bar itself can be a little deceptive because of the size and the four different areas. Fifty people can virtually disappear and it takes over 100 people to make the place look slightly busy. For me this is a great advantage as the relaxing, chill out atmosphere is not spoilt even when we are busy.

The freelancer situation is evolving and getting better all the time. We are always promoting the beer garden to the girls and building up a nice set of regulars. New girls stumble in every day and overall I am satisfied we are on the right track. It is still a bit hit and miss and will probably remain so for a few more months. You just have to try your luck and maybe wait for a while for new girls to wander in.

I have mentioned busy times before but I think it is a bit self defeating to do so. Last week I write that I was surprised by the number of girls arriving after 10pm. On Friday night we had about 25 girls sitting at the bar at 7 pm and 5 guys. By 9 pm that had changed to 25 guys and 5 girls. Sometimes the balance is right and sometimes it is not. I am sure this will continue until we are better known.

I saw a comment on a board last week about the rules of engagement. Basically the poster was saying he was not going to approach the girls and if they did not approach him nothing was going to happen. That approach will work in just about every bar in Pattaya but it will not work at the Pattaya Beer Garden. You must make first contact. If you can’t or won’t do that then the PBG is probably not for you. If you approach a girl at the bar I can almost guarantee that you will not be rebuffed. The girls are there to find a man after all. Even fat old balding people like me are seen as desirable meat mates. So don’t be shy just say Hi. The rest will follow naturally and without pressure.

We are in to out June promotions now. The freelancer discount continues. Bring your own freelancer and receive a 100 baht discount off your order. Please ask clearly for "The Freelancer Discount" when ordering.

Happy hours are 3 pm to 5 pm and then again 9 pm to 11 pm every day. All bottled beers are 50 baht (except Corona). This week we have permanently lowered the price of Corona and Strongbow.

A new thing we are trying in June is the "Sunset Promotion". The PBG is a great place to watch the sunset each evening around 6:30 pm. It can be quite spectacular. From 5:30 pm to 7 pm each night we are offering the "Sunset Special". A plate of Thai h'orderves and a Sundowner cocktail for two hundred baht. The Thai snacks are very tasty and farang friendly (will not blow your head off) and the Sundowner cocktail packs a bit of a wallop with three shots of the hard stuff.

  News April 2008: Open

The bar is now open for business and the Pattaya regulars have been giving a good reception. There are plenty of promotions during May to give it a good kick start.

  News March 2008: Freelancers

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

Beer bar

  Comment July 2007: Italian

Owned by an Italian and his wife Alena. She was a great mamasan..... lots of fun..... speaks Italian of course

Performance Bar

Walking Street

Beer bar

December 2005:

A busy bar featuring club music and expensive drinks. Perhaps to attract the younger customers waiting to try their luck at Lucifer's

Service is friendly and quick.

Walking Street (by FLB)

The lady boy beer bar closed in April 2007. And has now been replaced by Coleen's Bar, see above

Players Dance Club

Soi Marine Plaza

Lounge bar with disco dancing girls, closed in June 2006. Venue then became Club Insomnia

Pompet Beer bar

Walking Street (opposite FLB)

Beer bar

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Simon Beer Bar Complex
Walking Street
(near soi 16)

Beer bar noted as a favourite by some Pattaya Addicts members

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Walking Street: Soi 14
(Pratamnak Road end)

From 4pm

Scandinavian beer bar.

  From River Bar, June 2008: Games

Relaxing, friendly area for drinking and gaming. Darts, Billiard, Chess, dominoes plus all other small games.

And also, at least 4 one-of-a-kind iworld drinks, which You can taste.

Every Wednesday and Sunday from 19.00, we have official Darts-games evening.

4 girls on hand.

Soi Marine Plaza
(Downstairs from Club Insomnia)

From 10pm
Band from 10:30pm
Lam Morrison from midnight

www.rockclubpattaya.com

Lam Morrison, the notable rock guitarist previously seen at Blues Factory, has set up in his own bar. The venue was previously Vibez. Spirits 130 Baht. Bottled beer 125 Baht. Soft drinks 85 Baht.

Warnings of undue drinks hassle and also a warning to keep tabs on your bin lest it run up without good reason.

  Review from Pattaya Today: Night March, Nov 2007: Classic Rock N Roll

The place was busy without being full. There were a few coyote dancers wriggling about in a variety of shades of black.

The music, of course, was brilliant with the highlight for me being his rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic ‘Rock N Roll’. It’s been a long time since I heard that song. There’s no doubt the veteran of a million riffs is well worth going along to see and I wish him well in the new venue.

  News from Pattaya Secrets April 2007: Unlicensed to thrill

We were very impressed both by the venue and the house band but unfortunately the whole evening was ruined by a visit mob handed by the police, several of which were dressed in army uniforms. The music immediately stopped and after about 20 minutes of futile negotiation we were told that unfortunately they had to close for he night. The given reason was "something to do with Licences!"

What a shame as we were loving the house band. Most of them are "females of indeterminate gender" but very good musically.

The lead singer is something else - what a babe. She sings, she dances and is incredibly sexy!

Walking Street

(Behind the boxing ring under Marine Disco)

Beer Bar

Rolling Stone 1

Simon Beer Bar Complex
Walking Street
(near soi 16)

www.rollingstonebarpattaya.com

Beer bar

Rolling Stone 2

Walking Street
(Front of Covent Garden Complex, at Soi 16)

www.rollingstonebarpattaya.com

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Addicts, June 2007: Favourite

I enthusiastically second the Rolling Stone 2 bar where Soi 16 meets Walking Street. They have a terrific band that plays all the classic rock standards. It's a big bar overlooking Walking Street so it's perfect for people-watching. You can play pool, flirt with the girls, watch sports on the TVs or just chill. By far my favorite beer bar.

  Pattaya brochure review February 2006: Rolling Welcome

The bar has a pleasant outside seating environment  for watching passers by on Walking Street. The bar has over 30 beautiful women as well as excellent live music.

Both Gary and Noi, his friendly wife are always great ones to talk to and they definitely made us feel welcome.

  Review Autumn 2005: Doubtless a Good Business

A note for all the doubters of the Covent Garden Complex the Rolling Stone 2 Bar is exceeding all business expectations!

Have to agree with you that the Rolling Stone 2 bar is rather nice, I spent a night drinking there until the sun came up.

The Roo Bar & Guesthouse

98 Walking Street

www.roobarpattaya.com

Beer bar, previously known as the Jan Bar

March 2006: Bar Culture

The bar TV hosts all of Australia's sporting and cultural events such as ANZAC Day, Melbourne Cup Day and Australia Day etc. Football games and finals series (AFL & NRL) are recieved from Australia live via satellite, along with other major Australian sporting events.

January 2006:

The Roo Bar has Aussie owners, Bob & Roundy, at least one of them always present. Icy cold beer, good conversation with owners and other customers, no loud music. Quick service. The bar is full most nights, high and low season despite having to sit on backless stools. Serious beer drinkers stay all night, and spend spend spend.

Summer 2005:

Open front bar popular with the Australians. Great hosts, nice girls, cold beer and lotsa, lotsa bullshit!!

On the other hand: It is a depressingly grubby bar and always seems to be inhabited by Australians who come all the way to LOS to sit in a bar talking to other Australians about Australia! The only women I have seen in there were ones I had wished I hadn't

The Roof Night Club

Walking Street

Night club featuring coyote dancing, opened in May 2006 in the venue previously used by Highway Star A-GoGo. The bar closed in Jan 2007.

Walking Street (Pier Entertainment Complex)

rooftoppattaya.com

Proved difficult to get people to go upstairs and the bar had closed by summer 2008

  From Pattaya Secrets, Jan 2008: Couples Lounge

It is actually a nice place to visit but they are cursed with being upstairs and located at the back of the complex. Additionally, I am not sure which part of the market they are going for as the place seems more like a couples lounge rather than a pick up joint. The place does have a nice view of the shoreline at night.

It is more of a hangout place that you would visit with friends.

  From advertising copy, Feb 2007: Something for Everyone

Large open bar that advertises 'something for everyone': good varied music, attentive staff, a dance floor, bar games, pool tables Internet, a lounge area and freelancers.

Rose Marie Beer bar

Pratamnak Road (near Walking Street: Soi 15)

Beer bar

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