Editor’s note: After hours is a moving target. I have added/edited this post to reflect the latest that I know of and I am sure the comments will provide additions/corrections as well. The notes are in italics.
I have always felt that after hours nightlife in Bangkok desperately needs an alert service. Like a service we had in the Bay Area of California. You could subscribe to a service that would send you a text message in the morning with a surf report. It would tell you where to surf, what to watch out for and any weather events. We need something similar for after-hours nightlife in Bangkok. Say you get a text around 1 AM telling you what places are open, where it is happening, male to female ratios and any police scoops. Would be brilliant.
Late Night places
For some time now, bars and clubs in Bangkok are supposed to close at 1:00am. This rule is interpreted in different ways by different police stations across the city. You can never really be sure when the bar or club you are in will close – but usually it will be anywhere between 1:00am and 3:00am. Nana Plaza go-go’s are currently closing at 2:00am, whereas Cowboy go-go’s go on to 2:30am. Many clubs around Patpong go on until 3:00am. This rule was introduced to try to curb the enthusiasm for booze by young Thais. But the only parts of the city where the police close down the bars and clubs are exactly the parts where no young Thais go – such as Nana, Cowboy and Patpong. Somewhat bizarrely, the very areas where young Thais go (such as Ratchada Soi 4-6-8 area) usually party on all night.
Editor’s note: Discussed this some time ago here. So silly really. They kill tourism but the Thais are drinking more than ever. Makes total sense.
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