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Listing the bars of Pattaya

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

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-5 Supperclub

-5° Supperclub

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

From 6pm

www.amari.com

 -5° Supperclub

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

  From Pattaya Secrets, Feb 2008: Ice Room

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

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

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

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

...and a few very beautiful service girls

  From -5 Supperclub, Jan 2008: Style Conscious

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

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

1 Stop

Soi LK Metropole
(off Soi Buakhao)

 1 Stop

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

2 Donna Bar

Jomtien Complex
(inside in the middle)
Thappraya Road
 2 Donna Bar

New beer bar for August 2007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2nd City Bar

Nirun Condo
Soi Arunotai

 2nd City Bar

Beer bar. Also known as ETs Bar

3 Angels bar sign

3 Angels Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

www.3angelssoi6.com

 3 Angels Bar

Opened in August 2006 replacing DMTs

  News from Pattaya Secrets, August 2006: Angel Showers

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

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

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

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

19th Hole Superpub

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

www.19thhole.4t.com

 19th Hole Superpub

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

54 Beer Bar sign

54 bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

 54 bar

Large beer bar with music

99

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (front of Jomtien Complex)

 99

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

123 Bamboo Bar

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi

 123 Bamboo Bar

  Comments by FG, Sep 2007: Create Your Own Fun

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

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

145 Bar

Pattaya Soi 12

 145 Bar

Beer bar

 

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A & P Bar & Restaurant

Thappraya Road

 A & P Bar & Restaurant

Renamed to Pilgrim's Restaurant and then closed

Abbe's Bar

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

Ace Cafe

Hanuman corner
Thappraya Road

www.ace-cafe-thailand.com

 

 Ace Cafe

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

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

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

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

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

Lord Nelson Pub

Admiral Lord Nelson Pub

Pattaya Soi 6  (Soi Yodsak)

 Admiral Lord Nelson Pub

Restaurant & pub

  Review March 2006:

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

  Summer 2005:

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

Aew's Bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi 4

 Aew's Bar
Airport Bar

157/141 Naklua Road

 Airport Bar
Alamo Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

 Alamo Bar

Shophouse bar

  News from Pattaya Today, Oct 2006: The Alamo Falls

But re-opens under new management

ALi's Pub Bar

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

 ALi's Pub Bar

Shophouse bar, closed

All Bar One

2nd Road: Soi Diana Inn

 All Bar One

Shophouse bar

Amazing Paradise Bar

Pattaya Soi 7

 Amazing Paradise Bar

Beer bar

  Review from Pattaya Rag, Oct 2007: Massive Stable

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

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

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

Amorn Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

 Amorn Bar

Beer bar now renamed Kings Bar 2, see below

Amy Bar

Pattaya Klang
(near Beach Road)

 Amy Bar

Shophouse bar

Andy's Place

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

 Andy's Place

Beer bar now Bongo Bar, see below

Angel Bar

Soi Buakhao
(opposite Soi LK Metro)

 Angel Bar

Beer Bar, renovated in June 2008

Angels Place

2nd Road: Soi 7 (centre)

 Angels Place

Beer bar

Anna Bar

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

 Anna Bar

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

Anna Jet beer bar

Anna Jet Bar & Guesthouse

Pattaya Soi 7
(near 2nd Road)

www.annajet.co.uk

 Anna Jet Bar & Guesthouse

Beer bar and guesthouse

  Review from Alex, Nov 2007: A Morning Drink

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

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

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

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

Recommended.

  Review from Pattaya Secrets August 2006: Change

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

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

  Review from Pattaya Chat March 2006: Loud

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

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

  Review from Yellow Board February 2006: Total Madness

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

Annie Bar

Pattaya Soi 13/2: (Soi Post Office)

 Annie Bar

  News Dec 2007: Fire

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

  News July 2007: New Bar

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

Ann's Garden

Sukhumvit: Soi Khao Noi

 Ann's Garden
Anton Bar & Restaurant

Naklua Road

 Anton Bar & Restaurant

Beer bar & restaurant

 Review from Pattaya Talk May 2007: Fish & Chips

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

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

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

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

Apple Bar Beer

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn
 Apple Bar Beer

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

Art Home & Bar

Thappraya Road
(Near corner with Pratamnak)

 Art Home & Bar

Beer bar

Asylum

The Asylum Bar

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

 The Asylum Bar

Beer bar

  March 2008: Closed

The bar is closed and shuttered

  November 2005:

Well-established in the soi and seem to have a solid and regular clientele.

  February 2003:

Few girls not much happens here it reminds me of a meeting place for expats to get pissed and brag

Athens Bar

2nd Road
(between Soi 8 & 9)

 Athens Bar

Shophouse bar

Atlantic Bar
Atlantic Bar

Atlantic Beer bar

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

www.atlanticbar.com

 

 Atlantic Beer bar

Beer bar

  Notes from Pattaya forums, Dec 2007: Girls on Top

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

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

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

  Review from Ryan, Dec 2006: White and Blue Tags

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

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

  Review from Carl, Nov 2006: Collecting Lady Drinks

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

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: All at Sea

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

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

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

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

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Pattaya Soi 7 (2nd Road)

 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Beer bar

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

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

  Review July 2006: Watching Out For Own Goals

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

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

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

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

 

B (back to top)

B-52

Soho Square
Walking Street

 B-52

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!

Ba Ba Bu Bu

Pattaya Klang (near Beach Road)

 Ba Ba Bu Bu

Beer bar

Baan Pub

Thappraya Road
Jomtien
(front of Jomtien Complex)

 Baan Pub

Beer bar with food. Decent steaks and chops

Bad Boy Pattaya

Thappraya Road: Soi 12 (Soi Pattaya Park)

 Bad Boy Pattaya

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

Bada Bing logo

Bada Bing

Pattaya Soi 8
(centre)

 Bada Bing

Disco and coyote bar opened in April 2008. Previously Oasis Coyote. Closed in June 2008

  News June 2008: Wasta Bling

The predictions were correct and the bar didn't last long.

  Review April 2008: Wasta Bling

I was passing by way too early but I thought I would pop in to take a look anyway.

It was a total disaster with in the first minute of walking in. First of all they had opened the bar before there was any conceivable entertainment. They had not even turned on the music. But I thought I would at least look around and ask the staff about the bar.

Within the first minute, a ladyboy arrived at my table to take my drinks order only to get it wrong. He then thought that he could hang round for a ladyboy drink. His opening conversational gambit was: one drink for me?

Quickly dismissing the unwelcome dancing boy, I asked a service girl about the bar. Apparently it is a disco with some coyote dancing.

The drinks prices are set around the 120-140 baht mark but there is much cheaper happy hour. There are drinks menus on the tables.

The layout of the bar consists of a lounge area with decent seating and then a dancing area with a couple of dancing stages and a prominent stage for the DJ. There were incredibly tacky, wobbling stools dotted around.

Surely the bar will have to improve on the customer experience this early bird received. Otherwise they will just have to rely on the famous brand name to entice a few Pattaya newbies.

Bamboo Bar

Naklua Road: Soi 18

 Bamboo Bar

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

Bamboo

Bamboo Bar

South Pattaya Road
(Near junction with Walking Street)

 Bamboo Bar

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.

Banana Bar

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

 Banana Bar

Beer bar open 5th March 2008

Bar 14 Corner

Walking Street: Soi 14

 Bar 14 Corner

Half hearted attempt at a bar now converted to shops

Bar 52 sign

Bar 52

Pattaya Soi 8

 Bar 52

Beer bar

  News from Ryan, Sep 2007: Gone Aircon

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

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

  Review from Ryan, Dec 2006: Superlatives

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

  Summer 2005:

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

Bar Blu

Walking Street: Soi Happy

 Bar Blu

Beer bar

Bar Blu

Walking Street: Soi 15

 Bar Blu

Beer bar & cafe

Bar la Belote

Bar La Belote

Walking Street
(new pier end)

 Bar La Belote

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 sign

Bar Le Trio

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

 Bar Le Trio

Shophouse bar

Bar Lyn

Bar Lyn

Soi Buakhao

 Bar Lyn

Shophouse bar & Restaurant

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

Bar San Miguel

Soi Buakhao  Soi LK Metropole

 Bar San Miguel

Short time & Shophouse bar opened Sept 11th 2006. Then opened sporadically. Now Silver Dollar Cocktail Bar, see below

Barbie Bar sign

Barbie Bar

Soi Chayaphun off Soi Buakhao

Barbie Bar Blog

 Barbie Bar

Short time bar

French run bar with an upstairs lounge. Sundays for a French expats evening from 8pm.

Barracuda bar frontage

Barracuda Bar

Naklua Road

barracudabar-pattaya.com

 

 Barracuda Bar

Beer bar

  Review by Swanks, Sept 2006: Well done that man

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

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

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

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

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

"Well done that man" I say!

Bartimes

Walking Street

 Bartimes

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

Beat Bar frontage

Beat Bar

Beach Road
(near Soi 4)

 Beat Bar

Beer bar

Bee Bar frontage

The Bee Bar

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

 The Bee Bar

Short time bar

  Reader review, Dec 2006: Bee There

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

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

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

Beer House

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

 Beer House

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

Beercorner

Beercorner

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

 Beercorner

Shophouse bar & Restaurant

Also noted as Guido's Beercorner

Beluga Susi Sports Bar

Naklua Road 157/147
(Near soi 18)

www.susibar.com

 Beluga Susi Sports Bar

Large bar with aircon lounge offering table dancing

Bennigans frontage

Bennigans

Pattaya Klang
(Beach Road end)

 Bennigans

Now billed as Irish American Indian. The restaurant has re-branded in October 2007 from the previous Oliver Twist English themed restaurant that didn't prove so popular.

Ben's Bar

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road
(in gay soi nearest beach)

 Ben's Bar

Bar and restaurant. Previously De Pijp Bar

Bentley's sign

Bentley's Pool Lounge

2nd Road
(100m south of Soi 7/8/9 bar area on opposite side of the road)

 Bentley's Pool Lounge

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

  News June 2007: Up For Sale

  Review October 2005: Confortable

The venue is a comfortable lounge with several pool tables and a long bar. Music is tuned to the preferences of the older farang customer.

Berni Bar & Restaurant

Pratamnak Road: Soi 6

 Berni Bar & Restaurant

Bar and Restaurant

Best Bar

Pattaya Soi 8
(Prince's Hotel)

 Best Bar

Beer bar

The Best Bar frontage

The Best Bar

Walking Street

 The Best Bar

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.

Best Corner

Pratamnak Road
Corner of Walking Street Soi 15

 Best Corner

Shophouse bar

Best Friend bar sign

Best Friend Beer Bar

Beach Road
(between Pattayaland and Royal Garden Plaza)

 Best Friend Beer Bar

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

Betty Boup Dance Club

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

 Betty Boop Dance Club

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

Bier Stüble

Pattaya Soi 7

 Bier Stüble

Beer bar closed in 2008

Billion Beer Bar

Billion Beer bar

Pattaya Soi 13/3 (Soi Pattayaland 1)

 Billion Beer bar

Short time bar

  News Dec 2006: Going Up

Now 600 Baht all in

  Review by Swanks, Sept 2006: Best Bargain in Patts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enjoy!

Bill's Guesthouse & Bar

Soi LK Metropole off
Soi Buakhao

 Bill's Guesthouse & Bar

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

Billy's Boozer

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)
 Billy's Boozer

Short time bar. Previously British Bull Dog. Seems to have scaled back to minimal staff and no girls.

BJ Club

Walking Street: Soi BJ

 BJ Club

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.

BJ3

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

 BJ3

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

  From BJ3, April 2007: Cold Beer

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

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

BJ's Bech Club sign

BJ's Beach Club

Thappraya Road
Jomtien (near beach)

 BJ's Beach Club

Beer bar opened 30th October 2007

  News Oct 2006: New

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

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

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

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

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

Bla Bla Bar

Jomtien Beach Road: Soi Whitehouse

 Bla Bla Bar

Shophouse bar

Black & White

Black & White

Walking Street (near beach road)

 Black & White

Cited as a favourite bar: Small but good music

Black Bush Bar

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

 Black Bush Bar

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, May 2006: Cheap Booze

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

Black Horse Bar

Walking Street: Soi Diamond

 Black Horse Bar

 

Black Pearl Bar

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

 Black Pearl Bar

Short time bar

  Review from OutForABeer, May 2007: Doesn't Care

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

  From David, March 2006: Off Course

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

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

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

Black Pearl 2 Bar

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

 Black Pearl 2 Bar

Short time bar

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

Review from Pattaya Secrets, Aug 2008: Feeding

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

Black Pussy Bar sign

Black Pussy Bar

Naklua Road

From 9am

 Black Pussy Bar

Shophouse bar

Blue Room frontage

The Blarney Stone

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

 The Blarney Stone

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

  Review June 2008: No Kisses

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

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

  Review Sep 2007: Snubbed

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

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

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

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

  January 2005:

Re-opened after renovation

  November 2005:

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

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

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

  May 2005:

All day bar with a dozen girls sitting outside waiting on customers.

The bar is decorated with a blue theme and has a pool table. Music is English/American from a couple of decades ago.

As to whether it is good or bad that more depends upon your interaction with your girl of choice.

The Blind Beggar

Soi Wat Boon

 The Blind Beggar

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

Blue Chilli

3rd Road

 Blue Chilli

Disco

Blue Dragon Bar

Pattaya Soi 8

 Blue Dragon Bar

Beer bar

Blue Hawaii Pub

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

 Blue Hawaii Pub

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

Blue House Bar sign

Blue House Bar

Beach Road: Soi Pattayaland 1

 Blue House Bar

Blow job/Short time bar.

  December 2006: Decent Bed

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

  December 2005: 600 Baht

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

  Summer 2005: Very Good Looking

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

Blue Ice

Walking Street
(near Polo/VIP)

 Blue Ice

Lady boy bar opened in 2005

Blue Monkey

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

 Blue Monkey

Shophouse bar

Blue Moon Bar

Soi LK Metro
off Soi Buakhao

www.bluemoonpattaya.com

 Blue Moon Bar

Aircon Shophouse bar

  Review from Pattaya Pages, Sep 2007: Early Closing

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

The bar doesn’t stay open too late though.

  Review from Pattaya Chat, Feb 2007: Nicely Fitted Out

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

Blue Parrot bar

Blue Parrot Bar

Beach Road 13/4: (Soi Pattayaland 2)

 Blue Parrot Bar

Mexican bar & diner

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

The Blue Room

Soi Buakhao

www.blueroompattaya.com

 The Blue Room

 Beer bar

The Blue Room

Jomtien Complex
Thappraya Road

 The Blue Room

Short time bar renamed to The Blarney Stone, see above

Blue Sea Bar

Pattaya Soi 12

 Blue Sea Bar

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

Blue Sky Bar 2

Walking Street
(Beach Road end)

 Blue Sky Bar 2

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 opening banner

Blue Sky Bar 3

Walking Street (Near Soi BJ)

  Blue Sky Bar 3

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

Blues Factory logo

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

Beware of toilet tips

 The Blues Factory

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.

Blues Sports Bar & Grill

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

 Blues Sports Bar & Grill

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

Bodega Bar

2nd Road
(corner of Soi Post Office)

 Bodega Bar

Large open Beer bar

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

Bongo Bar

2nd Road Soi: Honey Inn

 Bongo Bar

Beer bar previously Andy's Place

Boomerang bar sign

Boomerang Bar

Pattaya Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato)

 Boomerang Bar

Shophouse bar

The Bowling Green

Soi Xzyte
(off Soi Buakhao)

 The Bowling Green

Bar and Restaurant

The Box

The Box

Pattaya Soi 14

 The Box

Shophouse Beer bar

Boxing Roo

3rd Road
(Near Buffalo Bar)

 Boxing Roo

Beer bar

  News August 2007: Open

Duly reopened after the police closure

  News August 2007: Closed

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

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

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

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

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

Brennan's Bar

Thappraya Road Soi 15 (Soi Norway)

 Brennan's Bar

Beer bar

Bret Bar frontage

Bret Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

 Bret Bar

Short time bar renamed from Christina May's.

  News April 2008: Bret Passes Away

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

  Review April 2008: Environmentally Friendly

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

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

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

  Review Jan 2007: Short Time Karaoke

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

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

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

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

Brian's Bar

Soi Buakhao

 Brian's Bar

Shophouse bar

Bristol Music Bar sign

Bristol Music Bar

Jomtien Soi 6

 Bristol Music Bar

Shophouse bar with live music, no hostesses

  From the bar, Feb 2006: Jamming

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

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

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

British Bulldog Bar

Pattaya Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak)

 British Bulldog Bar

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

British Lions Bar

Soi LK Metropole
off Soi Buakhao

 British Lions Bar

Shophouse bar became Delboy Bar in autumn 2007

Brittania Bar

Soi Leng Kee
between Soi Buakhao and 3rd Road

 Brittania Bar

Shophouse bar

Buakhao Bar Beer

Soi Buakhao (south end)

 Buakhao Bar Beer

Beer bar

Bubpha bar sign

Bubpha Beer bar

2nd Road: Soi 7

 Bubpha Beer bar

Beer bar

  March 2006: Farm Fresh Girls

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

Buffalo bar

Buffalo Bar

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

From 5pm

www.buffalobar.com

 Buffalo Bar

Short time bar now with coyote dancers.

  Review, thanks to PGGG, Jan 2008: Prices

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

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

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

The girls rates are more gogo than beer bar.

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

  Review by polleke, Oct 2007: Lots of girls

Popped in on a Wednesday evening and was welcomed by 3 girls outside. Inside there were lots of girls most of them pretty to very pretty. 11 of them dance on a small floor. this are the most prettiest ones.

I had a very good time that night. Don't know exactly on the drinking prices because I got a bit carried away for being my first night of a 2 week stay in Patts.

Even bought a lady drink for 1 of the 4!! mamasans.

Barfined a dancing lady for 500 Baht (Hostesses are 400) and 2000 Baht LT.

Will pop in again next week again!

  Review from Pattaya Chat, March 2006: Wai Popular

It's a covered-on-top beer bar with a ton of girls working there, and most people can find someone to their liking. It's also a hang out for many expats and veterans of Pattaya. It seems to be one of those places that punters like a lot or do not like at all.

As you walk in it's customary for their girls near the entrance to wai you with their hands. They have some girls who are dancers...the bar has 3 tiny stages with one pole per stage that 2 girls at a time can dance at. Some of the girls are dancers and get paid a little extra by the bar, most do not get up and dance. They don't use go-go outfits, but each girl dresses in what they want, although they must have been told to dress on the sexy side... They also have a pool table in the back.

Their bar fines were based on what time of the evening you paid bar....the early time would result in a larger bar fine, late at night it's less. Somewhere in the 250-500 baht range on a graduated scale. Also it would depend on if you were taking her short time or long time. These girls don't command Go-Go-girl prices, but more along the standard price (maybe a bit higher) for short time and long time.

65 Baht for a bottled beer. Girls were asking 1000 Baht short time, 1500 Baht long time.

  Autumn 2005: use-by date

The bar is lively and pleasant enough but the ST rooms double as night-time accommodation for the ladies - I estimated five to a room. They are very tacky smell of dried smoked squid, tiger balsam , chillies and cheap scent.

As you can see from their website, many of the "girls" are way past their use-by date.

Bullring Bar

Bull Ring Bar

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

 Bull Ring Bar

Short time bar

  Review May 2008: Friendly Cows?

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

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

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

  Review April 2007: No Bull

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

My drinking companion reckoned that the bar was Thai owned.

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

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

Bulli Bar sign

Bulli Bar

Naklua Road
(corner of Soi 33)

 Bulli Bar

Beer bar noted as a favourite

Bulls Eye

3rd Road
(North Pattaya)
 Bulls Eye

 

The Bunker

Soi Chayaphun
off Soi Buakhao

 The Bunker

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

Bunny Bar 3 frontage

Bunny Bar 3

Pattaya Soi 7

 Bunny Bar 3

Beer bar

  Comment March 2007: Good Crack

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

Bunny Girl Co

Naklua Road: Soi 33

 Bunny Girl Co

Shophouse bar

Bus Stop window

Bus Stop Bar

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

 Bus Stop Bar

Short time bar & guest house

  Thanks to Jay, June 2008: Volume

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

  Review from Funseeker, June 2008: No Urge to Leave

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

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

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

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

Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

  News, Apr 2008: Private Bus

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

  News, May 2007: Bus Shelter

The front has been knocked out to make this into an open bar

  News, December 2005: No Lady Drink Premium

An Aussie lad has opened a new bar, The Bus Stop, next to King Kong bar. Sensible prices (60 Baht Tiger), no lady drinks they are same price we pay, music is great, ST rooms are superb and he's a few 'new to Pattaya' ladies.

Nice to see someone has done a bit of homework before setting out his stall. Well worth a look guys

The owner still pays the ladies from every drink bought for them, out of his profit no less. His prices are sensible too. The downside is that he's lost all his girls Right now he's doing his best to find replacements Quite why they have all cleared off isn't clear, maybe it's just down to it being a new bar, or maybe the Thais don't like his approach?

The Butcher's Arms Pub

Soi Buakhao

 The Butcher's Arms Pub

Restaurant & pub

  May 2006:

Favourite bar. A good old English pub

Buttsy's 2

Soi Buakhao (south)

 Buttsy's 2

Shophouse bar

Butterfly Bar sign

Butterfly Bar

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

The Butterfly Skysuite

 Butterfly Bar

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

  Review from jj, July 2006: Fly In

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

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

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

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

  Review from Pattaya Secrets, April 2006: Top Notch Coasters

I like the rooms at the Butterfly