The following reviews are those that I come across on the web, in guide books, from contributors and of course from my own visits. Reviewers may be unreasonably harsh and bar owners may present a rosy picture of their bars...so don't take everything at face value...go and see for yourself.

If anyone would like to add a review or information please email Dave at webmaster@pattayagogos.com

Updated January 2008 with 78 bars listed as operating GoGos with girls

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19-69 Club

Naklua Road

Renamed from Kittens, closed summer 2006

Soi Pattayaland 1

Closed, now Sawadee Boys

A

Walking Street

New for 2008 from the people that brought you Nui's 2, Pinky Girl, Hot Girls and New Star. Due to open 1st Sep 2008

All Girls

Soi Pattayaland 2

Closed in 2007. Now Popcorn, see below

Closed in October 2005, now Lollipop A-GoGo, see below

Angels A-GoGo

Walking Street

Small bar tried bells & whistles shows for a while but has returned to being farang friendly. Opened July 19th 2006. Venue previously Circus A-GoGo

  News July 2008: Closed

  News April 2008: No Afternoon Angels

The bar seems to have abandoned afternoon opening

  Review Jan 2008: Back Side

Angels has changed again. The stage has been moved from the centre back to the original side. The centre stage idea seemed to have brought some life to the bar but the bar is a little bit too narrow to make it very practical.

I tried the bar during the new afternoon session. There were 3 girls dancing and about the same waiting their turn.

It was a little quiet with 3 customers but no-one in the bar was doing much to make for a sexy stay. I guess there were 3 customers unlikely to make a return visit.

There has been forum comments suggesting that the night time session targets Asian tourists with a show in the upstairs bar. And it must be for tourists as there is an entry charge,

  Review by Ray Aug 2007: Underground Angels

I looked in the revamped Angels last night, I wouldn't have believed they could have done a central stage in such a narrow bar, but there it was. And plenty of customers too.

Londoners who use the tube will understand when I say all they need to do now is rename the bar to Mind the doors!

  Review Aug 2007: More Heavenly

The bar has seen a major redevelopment with the side stage and bench seating being removed and replaced by a central dancing stage with stools down either side. A rather bizarre design as there is practically no room left to walk either side of the stage.

Even more bizarrely it is working, the bar was heaving. There were lots of pretty girls and it was a pleasure just to squeeze by them trying to find a stool.

The girls were dancing 8 at a time on stage with a 4 song roster. The girls were mostly topless.

I have no idea how the bar has become so well inundated with girls...perhaps they have grabbed a few from the temporarily closed Heaven Above.

Angelwitch Rock Dancers

Walking Street: Soi 15

From 8pm
Shows 10pm to 1am

Professional and erotic shows with expensive drinks. Opened in January 2006. Showgirls cannot leave before 12:30am.

June 08 Key							Takeaway: 600
Pint £3.30
	to 9:30pm					110
from 9:30pm			145-150	120	125-145

  Review by Don, Feb 2008: Quick Quick

I've had a couple of bad experiences at Angelwitch.

First was in September when I ordered a coke, which was about the price of a beer, and was hustled out of the bar by the waitresses for not ordering another quickly enough. I though this may have been because of my choice of beverage and that I’d be given more time with a beer.

The experience was enough to keep me away from the place until last night, when my date asked if we could return. Unarguably they have a great show and their fill dancers between the shows are very attractive now – as they tended to be drab in the past.

But drinks are very expensive, and the waitresses were hovering as we watched the show. I believe the couple next to us were harassed out of the bar, but I kept a firm hand on my beer throughout to avoid waitresses picking up the bottle – this didn’t stop one waitress from getting up on her toes & peering in to it. Finally, although neither of us had finished our drinks, we were told we had to reorder for the new show or go. So we chugged our drinks in anger and left. We never did see a full show and I expect the time we were allowed with our drinks was about 20 minutes.

I do not come to Thailand to be angered, but these guys succeeded twice in 2 short visits. I’d recommend to all others to stay away unless they enjoy being treated like crap.

  Review by polleke, Oct 2007: Hell of a show

Got in at 11.20 pm just before a round of shows started. The place was crowded. I saw a lot of gents with their Thai girlfriends that came to watch the show.

The dancing girls are an above average friendly bunch. Same for the service girls. The girls dance half topless.

Called in a very cute dancing lady (barfine 600 Baht) to watch the show with me. The show is stunning. No doubt the best show of all gogos in Pattaya. Even a python was involved. A show that everyone should see.

Being the place so full I was wondering what its like in high season. I suppose there will be queues all the way up to Walking Street

  News, Sep 2007: Happy Hour

Angelwitch have now introduced a happy hour running from 8 until 9:30pm

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2007: Pushy

The seating could be more comfortable. There are many girls to chose from at 8:00. Sometimes the better ones go quickly. I like the shows and rock music that start at about 10:00.

Mamasans and girls can be a little pushy for drinks and bar fines. Just say no thank you and take your time deciding if you want to offer a girl a drink. No problem.

  News from Stickman Oct 2006: No Sitting Allowed

One of the Thai managers of Angelwitch Pattaya has implemented an odd rule whereby service girls are not allowed to sit down at all. Ordinarily the they would sit down for a few minutes now and then - and of course they are often invited to sit down with customers who may buy them a drink so denying them to get off their feet for a short period seems unreasonably harsh.

[I for one would get very pissed off if I buy a drink for a service girl and then she doesn't sit with me (when not busy) to drink it]

  Review Asia Bugle August 2006: World Class

The show at Angelwitch has every element: it is interesting, well choreographed, atmospheric, sexy and well produced!

The place has come on in leaps and bounds, where a few months ago it was well getting on a par with Angelwitch in Bangkok , now by using the full potential of the area, particularly its height, it has ascended to a totally different level.

If Angelwitch stays like this and keeps evolving there will be queues down the street in high season. In my mind it compares more than favourably to the Crazy Horse, without the latter's formality. This casualness is created by the friendly nature of the dancers. In the Crazy Horse you do not get a dancer plonking herself down next to you looking hopefully for a drink!

Closed, now a beauty salon

B

Babe Watch

Walking Street: Soi 16

Opened November 2005, closed in July 2006. Now Taboo Club

Baby Dolls A-GoGo

Walking Street: Soi 15

From 8pm

www.babydollspattaya.com

Opened October 2006 and changed hands in Feb 2007 and again in March 2007. Sold again in May 2008

June 08 Key							Takeaway: -festivities 1500 -showgirls 700 -service 600 -dancers 500 -after 1:30am 300
Pint £1.50
	to 10:00	45			60	120
from 10:00		65	120	85	95

  Review July 2008: Better Than Ever

The bar is very good as outlined in previous reviews. Unfortunately for the high season months it was a bit too good. I gave the bar a miss for a few months simply because it was hard to find a seat, let alone a girl to take care of you.

However the low season has depleted the excess customers and again there is a good chance to take part in some of the almost legendary entertainment.

There are touch feely shows on the play mat, the Jacuzzi and also on part of the main stage. There is also more traditional gogo dancing on the central stage and a few table dancing stages.

The service is friendly but sometimes a little stretched by the amount of customers.

The drinks prices are very reasonable.

There are plenty of pretty girls on hand but maybe not quite the top selection in Pattaya, as maybe the interactivity is a little too much for many girls.

  News May 2008: Under New Management

The bar has changed hands and Ricky is the new frontman.

  Review by Serigala, Jan 2008: The Only Place in Town

Having read other reviews about Baby Dolls my wife and I thought we’d have to check it out.

The other reviews were spot on for the liveliness, lots of nakedness, interactivity and downright good fun.

The only place we stayed for more than one drink.
The only place that we ST’d a girl.
The only place that we could say we were welcomed and looked after by the mamasan, service girls and dancers.
The only place we felt they wanted us to be there, and to stay.
The only place where the smile was the norm, and not the exception.

Coupled with reasonably priced beer and happy hour until 10pm, we gave this place top marks and first on the list when we visit Pattaya again.

  News Nov 2007: Captain Sensible

Manager Gary has accepted a good overseas job offer and has now finished work at Baby Dolls.

  Review by Johnny, Nov 2007: Best in Pattaya

Baby Dolls is hands down the best GoGo in Pattaya right now. Full nudity seems to be encouraged, perhaps possible because of the off-Walking Street location. 'Anything goes' at this place. Non-stop shower/hot tub and separate bed (pad) show is really hot. Up close seats, and girls happy to have you help with baby oil, soap, nipple caressing, etc.

This place is a really great time. MamaSang is top notch, happy to buy you a drink if you have bought plenty yourself and she will IMMEDIATELY correct any problem and make it right. For instance one shy show girl wasn't giving a good performance so MamaSang yelled at her to get wet and encouraged a customer to rub her entire body down with soap.

  Review by eyebee, Nov 2007: Hidden Gem Revealed

At the moment Baby Dolls is totally rocking. Loads of girls, with a lot of nudity and naughtiness.

The customer base has picked up too. Up till now its been Pattaya's hidden gem. I guess I'll have to share it with others now.

New manager, Gary, seems like a good egg.

Beach Club

Walking Street: Soi 14

From 8pm

Table Dancing with ownership connections to Peppermint & Happy. 20 Baht tips are the order of the day

Dec 07 key								Takeaway: 600
Pint £1.70
	to 9:30	55	50	50	50	140	99
from 9:30		55	105	90	95-120

  Review April 2008: Watching

The bar always seems popular. There are plenty of pretty girls who dance on a pretty long circuit. Most girls are knickerless under skirts with open blouse. Some wear more and some wear less.

A few customers were being looked after by the girls, but mostly this seems to be  bar for watching rather than interacting.

Small beer glasses mean that the 55 Baht draft price tag is not quite the bargain it appears. But nothing to complain about.

Tips are the usual order of the day to get a closer look at the dancer. But saying that I didn't spot too many customers with a fistful of 20's to give out.

Always good to see a popular but I left it for those that were enjoying and moved on to a more interactive bar.

  Review from polleke, Oct 2007: Party time

When I entered at 1am, I found myself in the middle of a party. There were lots of girls most of them average but a few pretty ones also. They are all topless with skirts with nothing underneath. Some dance naked.

Got into a talk with one of the more beautiful and energetic girls and apparently one of the popular girls.

The more beautiful girls can make more money on tips, lady drinks and ST than LT so that is not a popular option. It's all about money.

  Review, Feb 2007: Legs all the way to the Ceiling

The second dancer on the circuit to entertain at my table was a beauty. She was incredibly long legged and had the flattest tummy I have seen for a while.

All I could dream about was that she could dance at an altitude where I could smile and make eye contact. Unfortunately it was simply too uncomfortable on the neck to do more than glance at her dancing way above my head so I sat back and watched the dancers on distant tables instead.

Scanning the rest of the bar, there was one guy having a lot of close up and personal fun with one of the girls. But my beauty had just started on what looks like a very long dance circuit. My dreamworld, long legged, potential partner for the evening would surely age another day before being able to get back to my side.

So I surveyed the scene for a while revealing plenty of good looking girls many of whom were dancing topless. There was an all male service staff and a whole host of hostesses doing nothing but occupy seats.

Good to see many pretty girls but I do prefer to view girls at eye level so I quickly moved on to a less lofty venue.

  Review from Asia Bugle, August 2006: Busy But Why?

I found nothing very exciting. What I do not understand is why it stays busy as it really offers very little, when you look at what's available elsewhere. But another owner may have hit the proverbial nail on the head when he said ‘look what everybody is drinking.' Their drinking small draft beers, which are cheap, implying that this is the home of the cheap Charlies. Possibly but I saw no other useful attribute.

  Review from Materialsman, March 2006:  Hostess with the Mostest

Personally I find the place overcrowded and a little in your face for my own tastes, on this occasion there was nothing dancing on the podiums that took my fancy, however, and this has always been true, the hostesses in the place can turn your head, and sure enough it wasn’t long before a couple of good looking ones approached us.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, March 2006: Give Me My Tip Now

Many of the girls are not interested in accepting Barfines as they can make significant sums of money in tips for doing little more than dancing. If they are interested in accepting a Barfine, their perceived "loss of earnings" will be reflected in their initial "asking price".

When I was last dragged into the Beach Club there was a group of 4 Thai Guys clutching wads of 20, 50 and 100 Baht notes which they were regularly depositing on the girls. Despite the place being busy, the girls were not at all interested in other Customers, only in ensuring that they extracted as much as possible from these Thai Guys.

This club was the one that started the entire table dancing craze/infection/plague in Pattaya. It was fun when it first opened because the girls were thrilled to be getting tips and were actually putting on some great individual performances to get them.

Then their attitude quickly changed from "This is fun, I just got a tip!" to "Give me my tip now, you jerk!" even as their efforts to earn those tips became nothing more than squatting down with an extended hand to receive the money. I'm happy to tip a 20 if the girls are trying to make an effort to entertain me. Otherwise they don't deserve any tip at all for simply shuffling listlessly around a chrome pole.

Beavers

Walking Street
(towards Beach Road end)

From 7:30pm

www.beaverspattaya.com

Table dancing venue opened October 8th 2005. Table dancing with a little pressure for tips but the girls are naughty in return. Ownership connections with Misty's

Dec 07 key											bar fine
Pint £2.20
	to 9:00pm
from 9:00pm		55		110		110		125

  Review May 2008: Plenty on Show

I have read a few good write ups of Beavers of late saying that there surely are some naughty girls in attendance.

I have always been a bit sceptical though as I have missed out on the fun in several visits and not even seen much naughty stuff going down with other customers.

But a recent visit pleasantly confirmed some of the rumours.  I was well looked after by a very friendly and hands on girl.

Not quite an ideal bar though, as there are a few fundamental flaws. Firstly the bar is too small for any comfortable seating. Secondly the dancing stint is too long, and when your lady go dance, it is a cue to move on to the next bar. Thirdly I am simply not keen on table dancing. It gives me a crick in the neck and I find it somewhat undignified to stare up at a girl.

Update:

It has been pointed out to me that maybe I should have cast my gaze downwards. I would then have spotted the mirrored tables and perhaps also the inspiration for the name of the bar.

  Review Aug 2007: Cramped

The opens earlier than the 8pm norm so can be quite useful if waiting for 8pm.

It always seems hard to run a small gogo as there is not much flexibility should a lot of girls get bar fined. I have been in a couple of times when the remaining girls are near continuously dancing.

The bar gets a little cramped if there are a lot of customers as all the tables seem just a little to close to each other for the amount of stools dotted around.

Long dancing stints and small glasses of beer are other faults of the bar.

On the positive side there are several colourful characters on the staff and I have seem a few customers get some good personal attention. I've never been one of the lucky few though.

  Review Jan 2007: Not my Scene

The bar seems to get hardly a mention in Pattaya forums these days so it was surely time to stop by and have a look.

It always seems better that people who appreciate a particular type of entertainment should be the ones who review it, so please excuse the lack of appreciation for neck craning fun. Judging by the number of table dancing stages in Pattaya, others surely enjoy it more than I.

Also customers who like their beer in very small glasses perhaps would be more inclined to award higher marks for the bar.

People blessed with the patience of a saint would surely appreciate the very long dancing roster for the girls. The girls dance 2 songs at each table and there were 4 tables in the circuit.

Also the bar seems to be targeted at customers who prefer to watch rather than chat. The bar seems to have few girls available to circulate for a chat.

  Review July 2006: Gnawing Away at Viability

Made a 10:30pm visit and the bar had almost finished for the night. There were only enough girls for dancing duty and there were simply none left to act as hostesses.

Perhaps this was due to good success earlier in the evening as there seemed to be a fair few plain clothes girls doing very little.

A brief visit indeed as I scooted off elsewhere in my never ending quest to compile a census of where all Pattaya girls originate from.

  Review June 2006: Dance Marathon

The bar has about half a dozen tables with a girl dancing on each one. The girls would show off their wears for a 20 baht tip but the tables are very high and it is all a bit uncomfortable on the neck and lacking in decorum to partake.

I much prefer my tipping to be directed at girls on my level and within my grasp. I found a pleasant girl here more than happy to oblige. All would have been set for a fair few drinks but when my girl 'go dance', I noticed that the girls dance 2 songs on each table making for about a dozen long songs.

A bird in the hand is worth two on a dance marathon, so I went to find my next bird in the next bar. It was a pleasant enough bar though.

  Review January 2006: In Your Face

I made Beavers my first port of call and found it to be a fun place. The girls dance on the mirrored tables that you sit at without knickers on and the reflection is excellent, not to mention the fact that if you offer to attach a 20bt tip to the top of their stockings, the view as they squat to accept the tip is really in your face. I also found the 45bt Heineken draft to be easy on the wallet and as I ventured further into the street found this to be a common offer to entice patrons, which made it really cheap to check out the various venues and have a couple of beers in each place. I didn't find the girls in Beavers to be too pushy and quite enjoyed the experience, even though I didn't find anything to take my fancy.

Bentley's

2nd Road

 Bentley's

Opened in October 2005 with Pool & GoGo, By Sept 2006, that bar had reverted to a pool hall. Entry now moved to bar reviews page

Betty Boup Dance Club

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)
(Beach Road end)

Dancing from 3pm

A surprisingly traditional gogo bar where you don't have to select a girl before entering. Converted to gogo on October 1st 2006

Apr 07 key						Takeaway: 700 All in package: 1000
Pint £1.30
	55	90-95	80	85-125	100

  Review March 2008: Wide Range of Girls

Betty Boup always seems to have a fair few customers so it must be doing something right.

The bar is basically a short time bar. But the method of selecting a girl is far superior to the Soi 6 norm of momentary glance as you walk past. At Betty Boup you can relax a little before making up your mind. You can have a drink and a look around with out committing. And even watch the dancing.

The girls are generally fun on your lap, but of course are pretty quick to suggest retiring upstairs.

There's a wide range of girls in the bar, both in looks and outlook.

I've had a very mixed bag of good times and not so good in the bar but it is always worth a return visit.

  Review July 2007: Lady Drink Hassle

In the interests of balance, the bar was discussed on the Pattaya forums and the consensus was that there are way too many pushy ladies in the bar. As I know at least one very pushy girl who fits the bill, then I feel this should be recorded.

  Review June 2007: Couch Dancing

The mix of gogo and short time seems to be working well and the bar is now very popular.

Popularity always brings in the girls so there must now be about 30 girls at the bar. And of course there are a fair few that are well pretty.

The dancing on stage is pretty coy and bikinis are the rule, although a little audience encourage may shed a few inhibitions. The girl dance for a reasonably short stint of 3 or 4 songs. Sometimes, maybe when there are enough girls, those with lady drinks get excused dancing.

The real selling point of course is the soi 6 couch dancing. Plenty of intimate fun for all.

My only quibble to date is the one of the girls gets the Thai Anxiety award for the most unreasonable lady drink hassle in all of Pattaya.

    Review Oct 2006: Prim & Proper

This is a pleasantly presented bar that is operated like a small Walking Street GoGo rather than the half way gogos, Kiss Kool & Mandarin.

In particular the girls are dotted about the bar rather than waiting outside for pick up as per the soi 6 norm.

There were a dozen girls in the bar of which 4 were dancing a 4 song stint. It is all a bit prim and proper with all girls being clad in skirt, knickers and a bikini top. There were a couple of large ladies but a couple of attractive girls too.

Comfortable bench seating is the norm but there are stools surrounding the central stage. The music is for oldie farangs but the girls did enjoy a selection of Thai songs.

The girls were also being a bit prim when entertaining customers with not much sign of the customary soi 6 diddling. Of course short time rooms are convenient though.

I had a pleasant hour there and had the impression that I may have departed before the fun starts. Someone had just presented the girls with a bottle of Sang Som. The bar has the good policy of excusing girls dancing duty when being plied with lady drinks.

The drinks prices are clearly set out on a menu on each table.

Re-opened as Shark A-GoGo, see below

Blue Angel A-GoGo

Pattaya Soi 7
(near 2nd Road)

Small gogo bar opened in June 2007. Sold and renamed at the beginning of 2008 to Sexy A-GoGo see below

The Blue Lagoon A-GoGo

Centre Condo, Pattaya Tai

Changed hands and became Wet 'n' Wild A-GoGo in May 2007. See below. The bar had been operating since February 2006

Blue Lagoon A-GoGo

Best Friend Complex
Beach Road (between Royal Garden Plaza & Soi Pattayaland)

From 8pm

Opened Jan 2007. Recently enlivened with Jacuzzi shows and naked table dancing. Billed as a Bikini Fun Pub but eventually named itself as if the original Blue Lagoon A-GoGo

July 07 key							- bar fine 600
Pint £0.90
	40-60	60-105		80		100

  Review Feb 2008: A Change of Door

Since I last visited the door has switched from being on the right hand side looking from the beach to the left hand side. It seems a pretty extensive change for very little effect on the bar.

The bar seemed to have lost a little of the recent lively upswing but maybe it was just unlucky timing. My regular girls had moved on to pastures new but the potential replacements were a bit underwhelming for me. But still they were friendly enough and the beer is still cheap.

If a pretty girl were to jump into my lap then this bar would surely rate as a good bar. But as there were no girls so obliging, then it rates as one worth a quick look next time.

  Review Oct 2007: Enlivened

The bar seems to have improved of late with the addition of  a Jacuzzi show, stage shows and some naked table dancing in the corners.

And indeed this was accompanied by an improvement in customer numbers. And whenever customers turn up then so do a few pretty girls.

In fact a  couple of show girls showed up for a chat and they proved to be amenable company.

For the sake of 40 Baht for a draft Chang (other drafts are available at 60 Baht), then the bar provides very good value for money. It is just a bit of a pity that bar hasn't got enough cash left over to pay for lights. Some of the shows are so dark as to be near pointless.

  Review by polleke, Oct 2007: Nothing to say

Found myself and 2 other customers inside. There were about a dozen below average girls. 4 of them on stage and 2 in a bathtub doing something I still don't know.

Didn't even finish my beer I think this place doesn't last for more than 6 months as it stays as it is at this moment

  News July 2007: Poor Show

A forum member reported that show girls are not barfineable something you should be aware of before you commit money to lady drinks etc.

  News April 2007: Water Works

A centre stage Jacuzzi has been installed and pleasantly filled by a couple of good looking girls.

The Jacuzzi splits the stage in two and the 4 dancers were doing a bit of a run round between the two halves of the 4 dance set. Another improvement is that some of the girls have been persuaded to dance topless.

On the downside sitting anywhere near the Jacuzzi gets you a tip pot shaken in your face. And the girl I sat with, was very quick to push for lady drinks for her friends and her mamasang etc.

In a venue that seems to be a little sparse of customers it doesn't feel a good policy to rapidly drive out the customers that actually make it through the door.

A bird in the hand is worth twenty hassled out of the door

  News Feb 2007: Making a Splash

The bar has now added a draft beer and it is being advertised on the welcome signs as 40 Baht. I am not sure whether this is a happy hours offer or an all night promotion.

  News Feb 2007: Toilet Tip Supplemental

The toilets have now been opened

See Club Boesché below

Broadway Club

Walking Street: Soi BJ

Opened in July 2006 closed in August 2006 but re-opened in September 2006 and inevitably closed in March 2007. The venue was previously Las Vegas City & Jacuzzi A-GoGo.

The empty building had a small  fire in April 2007

Renamed to Crystal which is now Crystal Boys

Byblos GoGo Bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond
(corner of Pratamnak Road)

Upstairs is now a gogo bar with a bells & whistles show.

June 08 Key							Takeaway: -festivities 1500 -showgirls 700 -dancers 600 Room: 1000 (inc barfine) All In: 2000
Pint £2.10
		90	160

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, June 2008: Bye Bye Byblos

It seems that the bar hasn't proved a long term hit with Pattaya farangs and the bar is now targeting customers using touts on 2nd Road. This tends to attract a more Middle Eastern/South Asian customer base than the Walking Street norm.

The bar has also opted for bells and whistles shows

And just to complete the transformation to inanity, the draft beer is now set at 90 Baht and bottled beer is 140 Baht.

Bye Bye Byblos

  Review Jan 2007: Pulling My Leg

I was perusing the Pattaya forums and one particular bar put down caught my eye. The wordsmith referred to the girls of Byblos A-GoGo as 'tractor pullers'.

Somehow the phrase struck home as an almost poetic insult. I was well impressed. But I also feel it is a little uncalled for.

Byblos is maybe a little too small to make much impact, but they have some very friendly girls and staff. I have had a couple of very pleasant visits indeed.

The girls that I have met at Byblos have previously been at Windmill and Baby Dolls, so surely a good pedigree.

I don't know about pulling tractors though. I think someone is pulling my plonker. And the girls of Byblos are very much better at it than any old Pattaya forum poster.

  Review Oct 2007: Going Up

The latest addition to Pattaya's gogos may be found upstairs at Byblos Club on Soi Diamond.

It is a small bar but it is attractively decorated with stylish lighting. There is comfortable seating and central elevated walkway acting as a stage.

There were 3 or 4 girls dancing and another half dozen available to entertain customers. Some girls were topless and some were wearing a substantial top as if for a cabaret show. The girls didn't really stand out but it always takes time and success for a bar to snag the good lookers.

There is also a show but my visit was too early to catch it.

The drinks prices were very reasonable and there's a happy hour. The service girls were familiar as they were a couple of fun girls previously working at Windmill.

There seems no reason why the bar shouldn't find a niche but there is always the obstacle of the stairs that tends to prove a problem for bars.

C

Carousel GoGo Club

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

From 8pm

 Carousel GoGo Club

Eternally middling and smallish but expensive gogo with a large revolving stage.

Feb 08 Key							Takeaway: -festivities 2000 -dancer 1000
Pint £2.40
	to 10:00	75	75	75	75	120
from 10:00		75	125		90-125

  Review Nov 2007: Small Glasses

A brief visit to check out any changes brought about by a new manager. I detected that the dancing girls may have become a little more animated than usual.

But the only real change I noted, was that draft beer had increased in price from 65 Baht to 75 Baht. This actually makes for a very expensive beer as the glasses are very small.

This puts the bar in the top ten in Pattaya in terms of expensive beer but it certainly isn't top ten material in terms of shows, girls or sexiness. It is a middling bar, living on past glories and is simply poor value when charging premium prices.

But that does not mean you won't find an attractive girl here, there are a few around the bar. The dancing girls operate in two teams with maybe 8 on the stage at one time. The dancing is punctuated by pleasantly erotic shows.

Minor gripes are the male service staff and the lack of comfortable seating being exasperated by the resting girls claiming a lot of it.

  News Oct 2007: New Manager

A new manager has started at Carousel named Kevin.

  Review March 2007: Getting Old

Maybe there was a good explanation but the girls were all dancing in bikinis. Wasn't really particularly entertaining and there weren't many girls circulating the bar for a chat.

Whilst drinking my rather small draft beer I noticed one girl who I knew from a while ago. She had aged rather obviously and was still dancing on the same stage in the same bar with the same lacklustre shuffle. She rather characterises the whole Carousel GoGo.

  Review September 2006: Spinning on the Spot

Nobody has mentioned much about the bar for a while so I stopped by. Nothing much has changed in the bar for a while.

There were a dozen girls dancing on the rotating stage. There seems to be two shifts of dancing so presumably there are about 24 girls total. There were many attractive girls so no problem there, a few of them elect to dance topless.

Somehow not really much going on, no naughty corners, showers, jacuzzis, up close interaction, naked dancing etc. A perfectly adequate bar but it is not really keeping up with the competition. Pattaya is a competitive place and innovation and/or naughtiness is now very important. I have a feeling that this bar is drifting down the league merely because it is standing still.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, March 2006: Eye Candy

Carousel was looking good with numerous shapely and friendly maidens cavorting about. Like Heavens Above, this is another bar that dipped after TJ left for other ventures ventures ... and then came roaring back with a vengeance. Lots of great eye candy here and some decent shows too from what I can remember.

Casnovy A-GoGo

Walking Street
(Beach Road end)

Large table dancing venue with loud dance music. Opened on 26th October 2007.

Apr 08 Key							Takeaway: Dancers 500 Showgirls 600
Pint  £1.50
	to 10pm		60	60	60	100
from 10pm		50			100

  Review, Jan 2007: Welcome...

Casnovy A-GoGo is pulling out all the stops to welcome customers to the bar. Patrons are greeted by an avenue of red gowned lovelies all programmed to say a few words of welcome.

The cheery doorman is equally welcoming as he passes you on to the gracious service staff who see you to your seat. Orders are then taken efficiently and promptly.

But having received your drink then you are on your own... literally! All the spare dancing girls were huddled in the corner whilst the customers were sitting on their lonesome.

Not a big issue, sometimes things click, and sometimes they don't. On this occasion the spare girls were hiding and the dancing girls weren't catching the eye.

So after downing the drink I decided to make a rapid departure.

Suddenly the staff return to hospitality mode. In the space of the short walk to the door, I was sought out by 2 mamasangs wishing me well. The door man was equally effusive with his thanks and the gauntlet of girls in red all chimed in with a friendly wave good bye.

The best welcome in Walking street and the most heartfelt good byes, but so little effort to provide reasons to stay.

They have turned the music volume down a bit though. The bar is surely worth another visit

  Review from eyebee Oct 2007: Not at all Bad

I popped in to Casnovy (stupid name!), and it was not at all bad. Some lookers, and a lot knickerless and topless dancing.

Looks a lot like the Beach Club, but with a central stage as well. But as others have noted the music was LOUD. Won't be a regular hang-out for me, but will go once in a while.

  Review Oct 2007: Loud Table Dancing

A large new table dancing gogo has been built on Walking Street next door to Voodoo.

A first glance revealed that the bar was well packed with people, but the second glance revealed that they were mostly staff. The bar have really gone to town with the number of dancing girls and service staff that they have hired.

There were about 12 girls dancing at any one time. There are 3 rows of tables with 4 dancing positions on each row. (Plenty more space for even more dancers if required).

The dress code was bikini top, short flimsy skirt and knickers. As is often the case on opening, the bar isn't in serious competition with the likes of Peppermint for its girls. But there were several very pretty girls amongst the crowd.

The biggest defining characteristic of the bar is the music. It is very loud and very dance. It surely sets your seat vibrating.

The beer price was set at a sensible 50 Baht and the owners are well established notable for the Blue Sky Bars on Walking Street. It should be interesting to see if loud table dancing will find a niche in Walking Street.

Soi Day-Night
(off Pattaya Tai by TukCom)

At a glance there appears to be girls waiting but the location rather suggests otherwise.

  Review by Ray, Feb 2008: Decoys

I had a closer look on my way past last night and the best guess I can come up with is that it's a ladyboy club with a couple of girl decoys, which I couldn't begin to explain. Perhaps its for comparison purposes?

They are definitely mostly ladyboys but at least a couple of the talent must be girls, they're just too short and ordinary looking to be boys.

Catz A-GoGo

Walking Street: Soi 16, Covent Garden Complex

From 8pm
Shows from 9pm

Opened in November 2005. Small but well run bar where both the girls and the management ensure a good welcome.

Jan 08 Key							Takeaway: -showgirls 1000 to 12:00 -otherwise 500-600
Pint £1.40
	to 9:30	65				110
from 9:30		65	110	95	110-115

  Review by Ray, March 2008: Once is Enough

Catz is a well presented bar at the smaller end of the scale although not as small as some. It is set out as a classic "shoebox" go-go with comfortable bench seating down both sides and a narrow island stage in the middle. The bench on the right is sub-divided into three booths but they are too large to be considered private having two tables each.

There are about fifteen average girls, a couple eye-catching, a couple less so. The dance roster is one-on one-off with over half the girls on stage at a time. There are no shows.

My first visit was initially off-putting, the girls weren't showing at all and they all seemed to be wearing Morality Ministry issue customerproof knickers. However the girl that volunteered to take care of me was willing to show me anything I liked once the ladydrink was ordered so the on-stage modesty was probably just because the police were on the prowl.

My second visit went completely the other way. This time the girls were showing and the customerproof knickers were gone but so, apparently, was the warm welcome. I bought a girl a ladydrink but when the girl I had spoken to previously came off stage and came over, the first girl just walked off. The girl who had entertained me before knocked back a couple of ladydrinks and went back on stage without making much of an effort, and I got the distinct impression I wasn't supposed to come back.

I could have just been unlucky in my choice of girls but they didn't seem to want to entertain or be bar-fined, although they were happy to take the ladydrinks. I felt my money was welcome but I wasn't. Tellingly, on neither visit did the bar have more than a handful of customers, none of whom were being particularly well entertained.

One visit to Catz is quite enough.

  Review by polleke Oct 2007: Hoping Times Get Better

Went in 10pm on Friday evening. Appeared to be the only customer. I was immediately attacked by 2 girls that weren't my choice. I politely send them away, no problem.

There were about 16 average girls on duty, 2 of them a bit more pretty. Some of the girls were topless.

I called one of the more pretty girls over but she hardly spoke any English. So I sat there a boring 10 minutes before the girl had to go to dance.

Time for me to check bin and leave. Bin was 185 Baht for a bottle of Heineken and a lady drink.

Hope times get better for the bar and this night was only an incident.

  Review Sep 2007: Capacity Challenged

Catz must surely be the best of the smaller gogo bars in Pattaya. Small bars generally have a troubled time as it doesn't take many customers for the bar to be too full (not enough girls to go around). Conversely when a few customers depart then the bar seems a bit empty and dead. Similarly if several girls are barfined then there are quickly too few to effectively staff the bar.

I have been a regular visitor of late but most of the time the bar has been been a little too quiet and I have only stayed for a single beer. The girls don't seem so interested in having a chat  and this seems to leave customers looking bored.

The police crackdown probably hits smaller bars hard. Larger bars can entertain with plenty of different things going on providing lots of distraction. Smaller bars have little left but bikini clad shuffling.

Catz needs to realise that their visual entertainment is not what is was. Perhaps an alternative entertainment is to ensure that customers have a girl on their lap or at least have a girl to chat to.

  Review March 2007: Constant

Catz scores consistently good marks for the attractive bar and attractive girls. There are enough girls to ensure that company is readily available if required.

The shows are sexy enough but maybe not quite keeping up with some of the naughtiness going down in other bars.

I have rarely seen the bar crowded though which I put down to the oldie farang friendly music. The music may be appreciated by the customers but it discourages the girls from generating a high energy atmosphere as they simply do not get enthused by rock.

Still I am happy for the bar to stay as it is

  Review September 2006: Slinky

The look and feel of Catz is spot on and has been praised many times. Somehow the frequent praise for the bar has not actually transformed it into an overly crowded bar.

I have visited quite frequently of late and there is always a seat and I can pretty much guarantee that at least one of my friendly girls is available for a chat. The girls seem happy to get up close and personal too.

There are plenty of pretty girls, but if you also like to have a chat with the owners and managers, then there is always someone around.

  Review from Materialsman, March 2006: Oops I Did it Again

I have heard excellent reports of late, and sure enough we were not disappointed, again a full house, but comfortable so, as the place is more compact than it’s neighbour, and the quality of the girls was spot on, my ‘old friend’ came over in the pursuit of a lady drink, but I ushered her away and requested two pretty young things to join us, within a minute two real beauties came sashaying over, one a sort of full on, drop dead gorgeous, sexy Thai version of ‘oops I did it again’ era Britney Spears resplendent on full schoolgirl attire complete with pigtails, under normal circumstances I would have grabbed her within a nanosecond, but being a gentlemen, and being my friends first visit, I passed her up and settled for the other one, when I say settled, I must add that she was also a beauty, with a more smoldering, dusky appeal to her, hard to choose really, now once again, why is it I love this place? Top marks for the management, the uniforms were more varied than my first visit, but a better than average number of beautiful girls.

Champagne A-GoGo

Soi LK Metropole off Soi Diana Inn

Mon-Sat: from 7pm
Sun: from 4pm

www.champagne-a-gogo.com

Opened in August 2005. Nearly all available girls are dancing continuously. Best bet for some female companionship is to chat to a service girl.

British owned. The pool table is free. There is a free Sunday barbecue from 5:00pm.

Free pizza on Wednesday and Friday. From 7pm to 9pm every day some drinks are 2 for 1. A good point is that one gets the second drink after finishing the first,  they don't come together. 2 for 1 does not apply to draft beer though.

Beware of the lady cocktails, I offered to buy lady drink expecting to pay 95 Baht only for a 120 Baht lady cocktail to turn up without anyone asking permission.

Jan 08 key							Takeaway: - 550 before 1am - 350 after 1am Room: Fan 850 (inc barfine) Aircon 1050 (inc barfine)
Pint £1.70
	to 9:00	55	2 for 1		2 for 1	95/120
from 9:00		55	90

  Review June 2008: Building Back Up

The 30 day closure a couple of months ago hit the bar rather hard. Obviously the closure itself hurt but then it was followed by a quiet month whilst the bar gathered back the girls and the customers.

There are now about 15-20 girls in attendance with about 7 dancing at any one time. About half the dancers were topless and the rest bikini clad. The girls were fairly average with a couple of pretty girls. I made a quick exit when approached by a near 50 year old dancer though.

There were a fair few customers but it is not yet quite back to the levels before the closure.

Drinks prices are reasonable and music is fairly restrained. The dance rota of 7 songs is way too long if you are waiting for your girl to 'go dance'. It then becomes a cue to go and have a look at Oasis just around the corner.

It is a fairly relaxed bar, perhaps targeting local residents rather than those on a flying visit.

  Comment from Pattaya Addicts, May 2008: Not Fizzing

It's open but is not like before. Very few girls. No nudes, girls being painted or showers.

Sign girl told me they where shut down for 30 days because of nudity and do not have nude shows.

  News April 2008: Back but No Draft

The bar has duly opened after the police closure but no longer has draft beer. Hopefully a temporary problem.

  News from Pattaya-Live March 2008: Licensed to Close

The owner of champagne A-GoGo has confirmed that champagne will be closed for 30 days for a minor licence infringement.

He said that the police had given him some time to sort out the licence problem without any closure, but a bit of lip from the staff meant a 30 day closure.

So Champagne is set to open in about 3 weeks time (24th April). In the meantime, there are just 77 girl gogos operating at the moment.

  Review by polleke, Oct 2007: Nothing special

I popped in at 10.30 pm. There were 7 average girls dancing, some topless. There weren't many girls left for entertaining the customers.

There was if you call it a show, for 4 painted girls were doing the Isaan shuffle and took a shower afterwards.

I had a girl on my side that hardly spoke any English, so not much fun on that side either.

All in all, just a bar for one drink. Nothing special

Note: The mamasan ordered the girls around like a prison warden. If I was a girl over there I would have kicked her ass long time ago.

  News from Pattaya Secrets, July 2007: Renovation

Champagne is currently under renovation and should be even better when complete as there will be a few extras such as a shower show, a private room with a Jacuzzi and a few more special features.

Champion A-GoGo

Walking Street

From 8pm

Thai run gogo noted for rock music and entertainment from veteran dancers

Dec 07 key							Takeaway: - 600 until 2am - 300 after 2am
£0.90
		40			50	105
		40	85	50	110-120

  Review June 2008: Still Cheap Beer

The bar often seems to have more custom than I would have predicted from the entertainment on offer.

It is quite a large bar to just rely on basic gogo dancing. There are no shows, Jacuzzis, soft stages or anything of the like.

The girls are generally on the mature side, but this is not a dictate, just the average. There are still a few girls that are easy on the eye.

Of course the very cheap draft beer must help a bit in getting customers through the door. Also a large proportion of the dancers are naked, which helps too.

Although the bar is Thai owned, there is no undue hassle from either the girls or staff.

In fact it is quite a pleasant bar to have a quick drink in. It could be rather a good bar if they could only attract a few more young ladies. (And maybe improve the loo too).

  Review Nov 2007: Cheap Beer

The bar has never recovered from the facelift a year ago. The rather dingy back area used to be a haven for the touchy feely stuff but this has now been replaced by a second dancing stage.

The old petting area used to be fun and one would forgive the fact that the dancing crew are a little beyond their sell by date.

But now the bar struggles basically because it retains the below average line up of girls but has not retained the fun.

Otherwise there does not seem much wrong with bar. There is farang friendly rock music, girls that dance in birthday suits and the cheapest draft in Walking Street (40 Baht for a decent sized glass).

But they really really really need to get a few more attractive girls on stage.

  News from Ray July 2007: Sobriety

Champion only gives the girls a 40 Baht kickback on lady drinks if they order Coke, they get nothing for a tequila shot. A bit hard on the girls who need a couple of shots to get going. Perhaps Champion prefers its girls stone cold sober rather than mou nit noi.

  Review April 2007: Dance Marathon

The venue is a long thin central stage with about a dozen dancers on the go at any one time. The venue is notable for its game veterans but there are usually a few pretty girls amongst the dancers. The dancers where less clothes than most bars too.

The very long dancing stint though tends make it impractical to drink for long with a lady before she goes on her marathon dance.

I have spent a couple of good sessions in the past by drinking with 2 ladies, such that there is always one by your side.

I rarely visit anymore though, the veterans I have sat with in the past, never leave, and never forget. And so I get mobbed by oldies as soon as I walk through the door.

The music is staunchly rock which appeals to many customers but never particularly animates the girls.

  News from Pattaya Secrets, Sept 2006: Same Same

If you hadn't been there for a while and went back, I would be very surprised if you realised that it had been closed for re-decoration. Perhaps they have repainted everything in the same matt black paint.

I think that the bar has been replaced though. The only very  obvious changes are that the dancing area in the middle has been made narrower and the TV showing porn isn't there any more.

The back stage has been enlarged and turned around. Unfortunately this has meant the loss of some prime diddling seats.

Plenty of pretty girls have been recruited but most of the old regulars remain.

  News, May 2006: Cleaned Out

The rather lack lustre jacuzzi show has been halted. The jacuzzi has now been replaced by a small stage which further extends the very long dancing rota for the girls.

Renamed as We Are No 1, see below

Circus A-GoGo

Walking Street

Closed in January 2006. Now Angels A-GoGo, see above

Classroom A-GoGo

Pattaya Soi 13/4 (Soi Pattayaland 2)

The dancers follow a coyote dress code rather than gogo wear, so the bar is listed under bars

Classroom 2 A-GoGo

Pattaya Soi 2

From 8pm

Large gogo with overdressed girls. Recently supplemented by a Jacuzzi and spanking stage

June 07 key							Takeaways: - dancer 600 - showgirl 1000 before 10pm - showgirl 800 after 10pm
Pint £1.60
	to 10pm	49
		49			95-105	100

  Review June 2008: Put to Shame

The bars seems to be very much a mixed bag. The bar was pretty quiet when I stopped by, but a friendly service girl told me but it was very crowded the night before (Pattaya bars are often crowded yesterday and tomorrow but never today)

The girls were also very mixed in attire. There was one beautifully built girl dancing topless, but most of the others were wearing skirts and blouses, and in many cases, bras too. I am wondering if the large chested girl should be asked to cover up. I have a theory that the others were overdressed because they were put to shame by the beauty,

The drinks prices were quite constrained and the music was forgettable which is better than being loud.

No real reason why the bar shouldn't make for a good visit, but as none of the girls felt like being friendly to me, I didn't stay long. Nearby Soi 6 is way too inviting for this bar to be anything less than great.

  Review by polleke Oct 2007: Not Much Fun

There were more girls inside than I expected. Most of them average to below. 8 girls dance on a central stage and 1 girls is in a bathtub.

When more customers arrived 4 girls were ordered to a side stage by the owner and the 2 mamasans and 1 papasan ( build over lady)

Drinking prices were okay.

Not that much fun in this place. Left after 2 beers and a ladydrink.

  Review by jj Oct 2007: Undercover

Classroom 2  just recently reopened after a 30-day time-out penalty by the local boys in brown.

It is obvious that they are suffering quite a hang-over from that event. Everything was under cover. Except for periodic short 2-song "shows" where the gals ended up nekkid, nothing was showing.

Another odd observation is that fully half of all the customers entered the bar with a lady in tow. There must be a message there somewhere but I have no idea what it is. Seems like a place to avoid until the hang-over wears off.

  Review by jj, June 2007: Setting the Record Straight

Perhaps I was a bit hasty, or should I say early, in my comments about CLASSROOM 2 in the last post.

Because I was invited back by a "regular girl", I cycled back there this week, but at a slightly later hour. It seems that the lack of customers and customer attention previously noted was mostly attributable to the timing of my visit. Although this bar starts its dance routine at 19:30, it seems that nothing is planned to happen until 22:00. At least that is true of the side stages. The mamasaan must have an alarm on her watch. At precisely 22:00 layers of clothing were shed and the jacuzzi activity increased.

This was preceded by an influx of customers, many of whom were greeted affectionately by their (now nekkid) "regular girl".

The main-stage dancers didn't seem to be in the same time zone as they mostly remained overdressed, but there was a definite increase in pace and level of interest. I wonder what happens at midnight?

  Review by jj, June 2007: Less than Friendly

Returned to Classroom 2 for the first time in many months. Found pretty much what the previous punter describes. Ladies in all manner of dress from too much to none.

There seemed to be two things missing: any interest in the customers and the customers. Likely, these are related.

Generally, the ladies ignored the handful of customers. Once they were tackled, lassoed and on our laps, they proved quite accommodating. But it was too much like work just to get their attention.

The 3-5 gals on the "spanking stage" seemed completely engrossed in themselves and ignored the couple of customers who sought a closer look.

The only one 'working the room' was the soapy gal in the jacuzzi. Unfortunately, only about 10 seats in the house have a view of that area.

In short, unless you have a "regular gal" at the bar whose attentions you can count on, you'll likely get a less than friendly reception.

  Review from Pattaya Talk May 2007: Brand Spanking New

Classroom 2 has undergone a small transformation recently and now has the Jacuzzi show and soft "rubber hose spanking" area. The girls on main stage have no nudity.

There were always at least 6 naked girls on the padded stage. The Jacuzzi/shower show always had a minimum of 2 naked girls as well. Spoilt for choice as there were a number of attractive girls. Well worth a look.

There are 2 toilets in classroom and both have the toilet jockeys

  Review March 2007: Gone Coyote

The bar has been revamped a little since I last visited with the old bar counter being replace by a row of comfortable seats and tables. It seems a strange decision given that these seats are a long way away from any of the entertainment. However it has opened up the space and the bar looks bigger and smarter.

A real downer on the costume front, the girls were wearing blouses and many were wearing bras underneath. They wear plaited skirts with no hope of even catching a glimpse of what they may be wearing underneath.

There were 6 girls dancing and another 20 awaiting there turn. There were a few pretty girls amongst the dancing crew.

Not really fair to blame the bar, but the girl who introduced herself to me scored absolutely zero for her Customer Care class.

  News from Pattaya Pages, August 2006: Toys for the Boys

Classroom 2 was sold last week along with Toy Bar opposite on soi 2, these were sold to a wealthy English guy for £200,000 (14 million Baht). He intends to spend another £50,000 doing them up so there will be a few changes there later on.

How it will do is another thing, but Classroom 2 A-GoGo always seems busy even in low season.

Club 69

Walking Street: Soi 15

Now known as Sakura Club 69, see below

Club Boesché A-GoGo

Walking Street: Soi 16, Covent Garden Complex

From 8:30pm

www.clubboesche.com

 Club Boesché A-GoGo

Opened November 2005 and quickly became a popular GoGo notable for its range of entertainment including the much copied Jacuzzi. The name is pronounced boo-shay and is named after a US DJ who is a friend of the owner.

June 08 Key						Takeaway: -festivities 1000 -dancers 600
Pint £2.20
	95	110		120-150	120

  Review by Ray, March 2007: GoGo US Style

Three Baby Dolls have moved to this bar and I popped in to see how they were doing. I'd never been in here before and found it perfectly OK. However, I was being taken care of by girls I already knew, so on my second visit I tried to look at