Pattaya Thailand is a city where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. Pattaya has gained part of its reputation as a tourist destination due to the sex industry and the resulting nightlife, and this clearly has influenced the evolution of the city in many different ways.  Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal but in most cities is accepted, including Pattaya. The city’s vast numbers of host bars, gogo bars, massage parlours, saunas, and hourly hotels, serve foreign tourists as well as locals. This is especially prominent in the Walking Street as well as other areas around the city.

“Walking Street” is a great alternative for fun in Pattaya, Thailand

Pattaya has also Asia’s largest gay scene based around Boyztown, the Jomtien Complex, and Sunee Plaza. The city is also famous for the transgender and transsexual artists performing in packed houses it’s flamboyant kathoey cabaret shows.

It does not matter if you are here for just the weekend or an long stay, experiencing the city’s nightlife is a must for anyone visiting Pattaya, Thailand. Although it has a reputation for the girly bars and go go’s, but this is only a small part of what Pattaya has to show. In case you are looking forward for cabaret shows, live music, world class cuisine or high end cocktails, you will surely find what you’re looking for.

The most important hot spot in Pattaya’s nightlife is the Walking Street being the biggest and the busiest in the whole Thailand. A kilometer length street with several small side streets where almost every building is a nightclub, a beer bar, girl bar, go-go bar or restaurant with a vast variety of entertainments for nearly every taste. This street full with neon lights is closed to traffic from 6pm until the dawn.

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The nightlife scene onward Pattaya beach road is not centered on one area and is a collection of a few Soi’s evenly spaced between beach road and second road. All along the beach road itself you will find a vast variety of international and Thai restaurants. Many of the establishments are independently owned and operated, but you will also find a selection of bars and restaurants that belongs to the large hotels which share this street, like the Marriott and the Hard Rock.

When finding what to do in Pattaya at night you must surely consider spending an evening walking along Beach Road. It is a great way to spend a more relaxed evening for a change, in one of the bars or restaurants at the beach shore and enjoying the slower pace.

The Soi Buakhao and LK Metro areas are also a main hotspot after the Walking Street in Pattaya nightlife. Located between second and third roads, Soi Buakhao is not one of the mainstream tourist areas, but are alternate places, growing more and more in popularity to enjoy Pattaya nightlife.

If you are looking for things to do at night, visiting Soi Buakhao should be on your list. You will find hundreds of restaurants and small beer bars. The semblance here is a little more relaxed than the one of walking street and the bars are busy from about midday until 2 am.

LK Metro is a small square off Soi Buakhao and the Soi Diana junction, here you will find a selection of Gogo’s and bars more similar to those found on Walking Street. The LK Metro general picture is a little less frenetic than Walking Street and it is a good place to experience this side of Pattaya without the craziness. Also the area of Soi Buakhao and Lk Metro has several big hotels from where you can enjoy the Pattaya Nightlife.