Hot Tuna
There's more to Pattaya's infamous Walking Street than go-go bars. This live music perennial serves to mix things up courtesy of a well-drilled regular band that pumps out everything from rock classics to Thai hits.
4 Best Nightlife in Pattaya, The Gulf Coast Beaches
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Nightlife in Pattaya centers on the sex trade. Scattered throughout town (though mostly concentrated on Sai Song) are hundreds of beer bars—low-key places whose hostesses merely want to keep customers buying drinks. Raunchier go-go bars are mostly found on the southern end of town. Pattaya's, and perhaps Thailand's, most shockingly in-your-face red-light district is on Soi 6, about a block in from the beach. Whether you find it intriguing or beyond the pale, the street is a sight to behold, with hundreds of prostitutes lined up shoulder-to-shoulder at all hours, spilling out of bars and storefronts and catcalling to every male passerby. Gay bars are in the sois between Pattaya Beach Road and Pattaya 2 Road called Pattayaland.
Generally, the only bars in town that are somewhat removed from the commercial sex trade are in pricey hotels.
Latitude
At this hotel bar you'll get a great view of the sunset over the Gulf of Thailand—through plate-glass windows or, better yet, alfresco—while sipping wines or well-crafted cocktails, perhaps accompanied by tapas. There's a small library adjacent to the wine bar.
Mulligan's Pub and Restaurant
Antique Irish liquor posters adorn the walls of this pub that's as authentically Irish as it gets in Pattaya. Sports play a central role, with large flat-screen TVs showing all manner of events. The staff is friendly and well trained.
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Tiffany
This world-renowned, award-winning extravaganza has been entertaining curious locals and ecstatic travelers for more than 40 years now. It's famous throughout Southeast Asia for being one of the first cabaret shows to feature transgender performers—setting the stage for similar performances throughout Thailand.
