BANGKOK HOTEL AND TRAVEL GUIDE

NIGHTLIFE IN BANGKOK THAILAND

Bangkok is a great place for entertainment and night life.

Patpong

Patpong, located between Silom and Suriwong Road in the heart of Bangkok's commercial district is the original "farang" area of strip joints in Bangkok. This area dates back to the '70s, In recent times, the area has seen a steady increase in the number of street vendors and now there's a busy night market market running down Patpong 1 and along the Silom Rd end of the soi.

Unlike the other red light districts of Bangkok that are frequented almost entirely by men, Patpong receives a large number of tourists including couples, females, backpackers and even children.

This tends to give the area a very touristy feel to it, that to some, masks what goes on behind the closed doors. Everything is available at Patpong from gogo bars to massage parlours, discos, blowjob bars and sex shows.
The first thing that one notices at Patpong is that it is full on, an area of real energy. Walking down one of the sois, you will be barraged by touts in pigeon English barking out , you want cheap beers, hello handsome man, welcome please" etc. You won't and can’t escape it so if you want a hassle free evening, this may not be the place for you.

Soi Cowboy

Soi Cowboy, older than Nana Plaza but younger than Patpong is the least popular of the three main gogo bar areas in Bangkok. Mainly frequented by locals, the 100 metre long soi located between Sukumvit Sois 21 (Asoke) and 23 is a short strip of gogo bars with a handful of open air beer bars.

Unlike Patpong and to a lesser extent Nana, you can usually walk into a bar in Soi Cowboy and get a seat without a problem. Cowboy is generally quieter and far more relaxed and it is this that separates it from the other areas. It is also the reason why some people like it and others don't.

In my opinion, there is nothing worse than being in one of the popular Patpong or Nana Plaza gogo bars and not being able to get a seat or getting a seat and feeling like a sardine.

Many of the publicans at Cowboy complain about their bars being quiet when Patpong and Nana are booming but perhaps they should have a closer look at their establishments because some bars are downright dingy. Very few of the bars are nicely decorated and many are shabby, having not seen a fresh coat of paint in years.

Nana Plaza

Nana Entertainment Plaza, located on Sukumvit Soi 4, opposite the Nana Hotel is the choice of many expats as both the place to meet friends for a quiet drink and a place to meet girls for hot times. Commonly referred to as NEP, there are more than 30 bars in this three story sex shopping centre that range from open air beer bars to go-go bars to a even a short time hotel.

Nana Plaza has become very popular in the last few years and many now consider it the place to meet the most attractive working girls in Bangkok. The quality of the girls in the bars bars goes up and down so in a few months time, any recommended bars may no longer be the best ones.