Bangkok Nightlife

Everybody knows Bangkok offers a widely variety of nightlife. The city is famous for its massage parlors, go go bars, host bars and karaoke venues, most of them located at Patpong, Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza being the main areas catering mainly to male tourists. There are westernized clubs and cafes for the rich, and lower-cost bars and pubs that are very popular with the locals. The city's Phra Nakhon district is home to probably the most varied worldwide example of a "backpackers' ghetto", Khaosan Road. Sukhumvit Road boasts some of Asia's most crowded clubs along the 5 km section between Ekamai and Withayu.


Types of nightlife in Bangkok include:

• Discos, which are popular with the younger trendier crowd
• Live Music Joints, that play either Thai Folk or English classics
• Karaoke clubs, that can be found all around and where customers can either sing to everyone or rent a private room.
• Barbecues, which are large restaurants which play music and serve alcohol to the smaller restaurants (unlike the other venues).
• Thai pubs, which cater to the younger Thais and university students.
• Western pubs, many of which serve draft beer and mixed drinks. There are also a few Irish pubs.

Bangkok has the biggest gay scene in Thailand. More than 200 bars, clubs, discos, saunas are concentrated in the Bang Rak area around Patpong and Phaya Thai. They are found randomly distributed along Sukhumvit Road.