The FARANG Speaks 2 Much (tfs2m)

The After Hours scene continues to grow and is very active. I list about 24 bars below and there are hundreds of others, albeit Thai, around the city that stay open all night. So much for the curfew. The latest update by Area is below.

In other bar bits, a friend informed me that his Ladyboy friend who works in the Ladyboy beer bar Guess located in the Suk Soi 1 Beer Bar Complex has been given her walking papers. The LB told my friend that the whole complex is shutting down Nov. 1 which is why she was let go. I’ve never been a fan of the bars there but did have a few drinks at the various bars for a change of pace. It will be sad if it’s true but business was not booming over there and it is pretty valuable real estate. Maybe we’ll see a Gap Clothing Complex or a mini-mall? One can only hope.

After Hours Update…

Patpong
o After on Patpong 2 - Reopened and is now called The Lift. Same bar, same music, and starting to get the same following. Great After Hours place especially after coming from Funky Dojo’s right around the corner.
o King’s Lounge (more info:
http://www.tfs2m.com/new-after-hours-club-in-patpong/). I enjoy the music here but that’s about it. It’s heavy House/Drums and they even have a guy banging on drums in a cage. However, the crowd is really lame. It’s an older Thai crowd with a few Patpong FLs, a few Farang, and a few Ladyboys. They also keep the Pool Table open which kills the club atmosphere. 200/baht entry and you get a free drink.
o Patpong II. Many of the beer bars stay open all night.
o Silom Soi 6 (Xboom and the place two doors down on the 4th floor) - XBoom (it may have a different name now) is as gay as gay gets. If you’re gay and want to go late this is the place. There is a place a few doors down, don’t know the name, but you will see the door people outside asking you to come in. It also goes very late and is mostly gay but also has ladies about. Very Thai scene.

Pratunaam
o Boss by Big C - Newly renovated but sucks. The crowd is mostly guys and the music very loud.
o Lucky off Phetchaburi - Small, Crazy FL disco closes post-sunrise. Almost never gets shut down.
o OA Club by Pratunaam - Across from the new Boss. Closed.

Siam/MBK
o Spicy on Ron Muan Soi 1 - Leader of the After Hours pack. Still going strong and consistently late. Weekend nights are horribly crowded and mostly guys though. Cigarettes are still 200/baht a pack and the music is lame hip hop but the FL scene is the best.

Sukhumvit
o Josephine’s 4th floor Suk Soi 1 Beer Bar Complex (not sure if still open)
o Nana Disco and Nana Disco lounge in Nana Hotel on Suk Soi 4. Nana Disco is legendary. This FL disco goes until about 2:30 and is loaded with FLs. The lounge area outside the Disco goes until 4 or 5. Great for watching the “walk of shame” at 2:30 when the disco closes. You can also watch late night sports at the bar.
o Pennyblack on Soi Cowboy - Used to be huge but now even more run down with mostly a Thai Pool scene
o Rooftop Garden Bar on Sukhumvit Soi 5 above Foodland. Goes late and nice place to watch the late games since they have the South African Sattv. Not much of a pickup scene though. Has three pool tables.
o Sanook Bar in the Tunnel betw Suk Soi 5 and 7 - Pool tables run late but not much of a scene.
o Sin Club on Suk Soi 4. Still open but inconsistent and a real dead zone as of late.
o Sip Saen (aka Dio).
(more info. at http://www.tfs2m.com/bangkok-guide-to-picking-up-thai-bi-girls-with-your-thai-bi-girlfriend-by-mochalover/ and http://www.tfs2m.com/?p=427, search for Dio). This small After Hours disco caters to everyone and everything. Many Soi Cowboy and Nana girls that work at the Owner’s bar come here after hours. See posts for directions.
o Soda Club Suk Soi 5 (above Foodland) - Same owners Boss/Spicy but still no life.
o Spice on Suk Soi 11 - Leader of the Suk pack. Going very strong and consistently late. The crowd is kind of lame though. Many guys and mostly lower Suk working girls.
o Suk Soi 11 Hip Hop Club 3rd Floor - Crack Den closes post-sunrise.
o Sukhumvit Rd - The erect-a-bar’s between Suk Soi 4 and 23 go all night and offer it all.
o Tequila Dragon on Suk Soi 7/1 (end of block) - small FL club scene. Not sure if they are still going but last reports were that it was a dead zone.
o Tunnel on Lang Suan Soi 5 - Hottest scene when it’s open but was closed twice at 3am last week. It’s just too inconsistent.
o Windsor Hotel on Suk Soi 20 - Huge and packed. Mostly Thai After Hours Club Scene. Not many FLs
Other
o Eclipse and Renovate,
see http://www.tfs2m.com/saturday-night-out-on-ratchada-by-orion/#comments
o Previous posts on After Hours:
http://www.tfs2m.com/some-burning-questions-need-help-by-shuttlecock/ and http://www.tfs2m.com/?p=427 and you can check out the After Hours Categories for additional posts

-pmmp