OPEN-AIR BAR PLOTS
Clusters of open-air beer bars line the soi — no walls, no cover, no pressure. Pick a stool, watch the street go by.
// ZONE 03 — THE LOCAL'S CHOICE
SOI
BUAKHAO
The long soi where nightlife blends into everyday Pattaya. Unpolished, expat-driven, the cheapest proper night in the city — and the place still serving when everywhere else has closed.
Intensity
Price level
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Peak window
21:00 – 01:00
The crowd
EXPATS · LONG-STAYERS
// 01 — THE VIBE
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
Soi Buakhao doesn't perform for tourists. It's a working street — laundries and pharmacies between the bars, locals and long-stayers on the stools, prices written for people who drink here every week. The honesty is the appeal.
Draft beer from 60–90 THB, bottles 70–120, happy hours dropping draft as low as 55. Sports bars run every match, live music spills from the corner plots, and the kitchens never really close. This is where Pattaya actually lives after dark.
// 02 — THE CLOCK
SOI BUAKHAO, HOUR BY HOUR
18:00
HAPPY HOUR MILE
Most bars run early happy hours roughly 18:00–21:00 — draft from 55 THB. The cheapest organized drinking in Pattaya happens right now.
21:00
THE SOI SETTLES IN
Stools fill, matches on every screen, live bands warming up. The pace is conversational — nights here are measured in hours, not anthems.
00:00
CRUISING ALTITUDE
The soi holds steady past midnight without ever tipping into chaos. Tree Town pulls the live-music crowd; the sports bars hold the rest.
04:00
THE LATE LATE
When the entertainment zones close, Soi Buakhao catches everyone. 24-hour kitchens — and Retox Game On, which never closes — make it the city's last stop — sunrise noodles included.
// 03 — THE MAP
WHERE THE NIGHT HAPPENS
SPORTS BARS
Premier League, NFL, Muay Thai — the soi's sports bars run everything live with proper screens and proper breakfast menus the morning after.
TREE TOWN
The open-air live-music complex sits right off the soi — its own zone, covered separately. When Buakhao feels too quiet, it's a 2-minute walk.
THE 24-HOUR KITCHENS
Round-the-clock food is Soi Buakhao's superpower. Post-close noodles at 04:30 are a Pattaya institution.
// 04 — THE BRIEFING
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
№ 01
What a night costs
The cheapest zone in town: a full night runs under 1,000 THB without trying. Prices sit 30–40% below Walking Street for the same bottle.
№ 02
Getting around
The soi is long — over a kilometer. Baht buses run its length; hop one for 10 baht rather than hiking end to end.
№ 03
Reading the room
This is a residential working street, not a stage. Keep the volume reasonable and the soi treats you like a regular by night two.
// 05 — THE ROSTER
THE FULL LINEUP
Every name on the ground, not just the highlights. Venues open, close and rebrand — audited against first-hand sources, June 2026.
★ LIVE & SPORTS
RETOXALL-DAY ANCHOR
The all-day institution — 10:00–02:00, beer 100–180, kitchen from 150. Sister site Retox Game On runs 24 hours.
THE VENUELIVE MUSICKnown specifically for its resident bands — crowds come for the music.
WHAT'S UP BARSPORTS · 2 FLOORSTwo-storey sports bar — live football, UFC, every big fixture.
SCOOTERS BARRETRO ROCKRetro-rock bar with a regulars' crowd.
KATOEYS ARE USCABARETPattaya's biggest ladyboy cabaret bar — relocated here between Tree Town and Soi Made in Thailand. Famous dancers, party atmosphere.
HUNGRY HIPPOFOOD + BAR
Soi anchor for proper plates and a long bar.
WITHERSPOONSPUB
The British pub fixture — breakfasts, pints, sport on every screen.
TRENCH TOWNREGGAE · SINCE 2017
The reggae original (2017) — live roots bands, a different rhythm to the rest of the soi. Second branch on LK Metro.
MYTH NIGHT BAR BEER TOWN50-BAR COMPLEX · 15–04
The 50-bar open-air complex (opened Oct 2023) on the old Soi Made In Thailand ground — entrances from Second Road and the MIT end. Core hours 15:00–04:00.
BOSS BARBEER BAR
Classic open-front beer bar energy.
THE MARQUEELIVE
Stage-equipped bar on the soi's verified anchor list.
TRIANGLE BARCORNER PLOT
The corner landmark — open-air, all angles, all night.
THE OPEN-AIR PLOTSEVERYWHERE
Clusters of open-front beer bars line the whole soi — draft 60–90, happy hours from 55.
★ SOI HONEY & THE ORBIT
RETOX GAME ON24H · 30 SCREENS
Soi Honey through to Soi 10 — possibly Thailand's biggest sports bar: 30 screens, darts/pool/golf teams, Guinness on tap, guesthouse upstairs. Never closes.
TIKI BARSOI HONEY · 16–02
Cocktails, free pool and chilled tunes on the Honey–Buakhao corner — daily drink promos.
LIPS LOUNGESOI HONEY
The former Pandoras owner's compact Soi Honey lounge — small room, well-run.
DANNY'S SPORTS BAR3RD LOCATION · 2024
The sports-bar group's third location, opened on Buakhao January 2024.
HONEY CORNER BARTHE CORNER
One of the busiest bars in town — music-first, atmosphere-first, on the Honey corner.
MAYFAIRSLIVE BANDS
Live band and entertainment bar on the Buakhao/LK Metro stretch.
MAFIA BAREX-SICK BUFFALO
Also signed as The Godfather — newer Buakhao bar in the old Sick Buffalo spot.
KING KONG SPORTS BARLK CORNER
New sports bar on the Buakhao/LK Metro corner — the former Climax Music Club.
MADAM BARBEER BAR
Open-front beer bar on the soi.
2WASSY BEER BAR 3BEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the Buakhao row.
★ THE BUAKHAO MILE — FULL ROSTER · 137 DOORS MAPPED JUN 2026
27 QUEENSBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
6 STRING BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
899 JOKER BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
99 CHEERS BAR12:00–03:00
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
ALLEX BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
AMORE MIO BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
AND AGAIN BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
ANNIE JACK'SBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
ARECA LODGE BARHOTEL BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
AUSSIE PITSTOPSPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
BARZILLA10:00–03:00
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
BLUE FALCON18:00–00:00
Evening-only room with a tight crew — one of the mile's distinctive doors.
BON BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
BOSS CORNER BAR 2BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CHAOS 9 / VAGABONDBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CHEAP CHARLIE'SINSTITUTION
The famous budget institution — the name is the pricing policy.
CHEEKY MONKEYBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CHUMS BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CINDY'S SECRETS IIBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CLOUD9 RELOADEDBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CLUB SINZUCLUB
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
COYOTE BARSTAGE
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CRACKERS BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
CRAZY DAVE'SREGULARS' PICK
A Buakhao name everyone knows — regulars' room through and through.
DING DONG BAR+ GUESTHOUSE
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
DOM BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
DOUNGDEE BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
DREAMLAND BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
DYNAMITE SPORTS LOUNGESPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
EASY CORNER BARCORNER
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
FMP BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
G&J BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
GARY'S SPORTS BARSPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
GEORDIE BAR 2BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
GOLDEN SEA BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
HAPPY APPLE+ GUESTHOUSE
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
HENRY'S PLACEBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
IRISH ROVERSPUB
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
JUNGLE SPORTS BARSPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
KEE MAO BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
KITKAT CLUB13 CREW
One of the mile's bigger crews — not to be confused with Jomtien's KitCat Lounge.
KORANDO'S BAR7 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
LEK'S CLASSROOMBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
LITTLE JACKS BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
LK METROPOLE BARHOTEL BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
LOCK AND LOAD BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
MAJU BARSUNDAY FUNDAY
The Sunday Funday institution — a fixture of our own network's weekly circuit, with a guesthouse upstairs.
MANDALA BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
MATADORBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
MONEY ONEBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
MOO 168 BEER BARBEER BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NAMTIP BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NEKO NIGHTSANIME CLUB
Pattaya's anime-themed nightclub — proof the mile has every flavor.
NEW PLAZA SPORTS BARSPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NICKY'S BAR8 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NIGHTTOWN15 CREW
One of the mile's biggest operations — a 15-strong crew on the main row.
NIKOM COURTBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NORDIC BARSCANDI CORNER
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
NUMBER ONE BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
OASIS COCKTAIL LOUNGECOCKTAILS
The cocktail lounge on the LK edge of the mile — a newer-generation room.
OLD NO.7 BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
OLE BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
ONYX BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
PATSY BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
PHIMAI GEORDIE BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
PINK DEVIL7 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
POOKI'S BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
RAY'BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
RED HOT & BLUESHOWBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
REHAB BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
ROCK FACTORYLIVE · 10 CREW
The mile's rock room — live-music format with one of its bigger crews.
RUM RUNNERBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
S1 POOL HALLPOOL + SPORTS
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SENSATIONS BAR8 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SKY BAR (BUAKHAO)BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SMURF BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
STAG'S HEADPUB
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SUGAR CANE BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SWEETHEARTSBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
SWEETIE PIE'SJUICE BAR
The daytime juice stop on the bar mile.
THANK BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THANYA'S BARBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE BLACK MINOU4 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE EMPERORBAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE IRISH HOUSEPUB
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE LINKS HOTEL BARHOTEL BAR
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE PRINCESS KARAOKEKARAOKE
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
THE TOWN BARKARAOKE
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
TING TONG BAR 25 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
TONY'S PUBPUB
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
TUK'S BAR+ KITCHEN
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
VIXEN CLUBSHOWBAR · 4 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
WONDERBAR3 CREW
Verified door on the Buakhao mile — open-front, soi-standard prices.
★ SOI MADE IN THAILAND · 36 LISTED JUN 2026
BLUE MOON BARBEER BAR
Open-front plot on the ~150m MIT row.
MISCHIEF BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the row.
PARUI BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the row.
EIFFEL CHERIE BAR14–04
The French-flagged corner of the row — long hours, 14:00–04:00.
SMILE BAR15–04
Beer-bar plot on the row — open to 04:00.
BLONDIE'S BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
DAOKAI BEER BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
JADE BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
LION BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
LUCKY EYE BAR14–02
Beer-bar plot on the row — doors from 14:00.
MAGNET BAR17–02
Evening plot on the row — from 17:00.
NEW JEFFY BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
OH BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
SILVERS BARBEER BAR
Beer-bar plot on the MIT row.
FROGGY BAR14–02
Open-front bar on the Buakhao end of the row.
HORIZON BAR (SOI MADE)18–02
Evening bar on the row — not the Hilton rooftop of the same name.
MAGGIE MAYS BEER GARDENNEW NOV 2025 · 18–04
The new beer-garden complex on the Buakhao/Soi Made corner — opened Nov 2025, several named plots inside, 18:00–04:00.
BIG & MIGHTY LEGENDARY BARMAGGIE MAYS GARDEN
Plot inside the Maggie Mays beer garden.
FO MO BARMAGGIE MAYS GARDEN
Plot inside the Maggie Mays beer garden.
GLOW BARMAGGIE MAYS GARDEN
Plot inside the Maggie Mays beer garden.
RED EYE BARMAGGIE MAYS GARDEN
Plot inside the Maggie Mays beer garden.
THAI ME UP BARMAGGIE MAYS GARDEN
Plot inside the Maggie Mays beer garden.
BEER HUBBTREE TOWN EDGE
Listed on the Soi Made side of the Tree Town border.
BUTSABA CAFE & WINECAFE-WINE
Cafe-and-wine room on the Tree Town edge of the row.
FRIDAY BAR & KARAOKEKARAOKE
Karaoke plot on the Tree Town edge of the row.
MAYA'S BARTREE TOWN EDGE
Listed on the Soi Made side of the Tree Town border.
MOONLIGHT BARTREE TOWN EDGE
Listed on the Soi Made side of the Tree Town border.
STAR BAR TREETOWNTREE TOWN EDGE
Tree Town-edge plot — not the Jomtien Star Bar.
★ MYTH NIGHT — BAR BEER TOWN · 34 LISTED JUN 2026
BO BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the Myth Night beer-bar town.
BOOZE BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the Myth Night beer-bar town.
@89 BARTO 03–04
Complex plot — open to 03:00, 04:00 Wed–Thu.
22 BAR14–02
Early-doors plot in the complex.
AREA 52/1 BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
BADDIES BAR17:30–02:30
Evening plot in the complex.
BLACK JACK BAR16–03:30
Late plot in the complex.
BODY SHOTS BAR15:30–03:30
Long-hours plot in the complex.
BONKERS BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
DIOR BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
EMMA'S BARTREE TOWN EDGE
Listed on the Myth Night side of the Tree Town border.
F&F BEER BAR16:30–04
One of the latest plots — to 04:00.
GAGA BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
IDOL BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
KEEMAO BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
KISS BAR 2COMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town — not the Darkside KISS.
LITA BARSECOND RD SIDE
On the Second Road entrance side of the complex.
LUCKY NANA BAR18–04
Night-shift plot — 18:00 to 04:00.
NICE TO MEET BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
ONLYME BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
PRINCESS BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot on the Buakhao side — not the Princess karaoke.
PRISM BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
RAVERS'S BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
REVIVE13–03
Earliest doors in the complex — from 13:00.
RIN BEER BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
ROUGH DIAMOND BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
SAMRAN'S BEER & POOLPOOL
Pool-table plot in the complex.
SATISFY BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
SCAMMER BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town — yes, that's the real name.
SUGAR BABYCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
THE BEER STOPCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
THE GUITAR BARLIVE
Guitar-led plot in the complex.
TIP THIP BAR 2COMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
TUK-TA BARCOMPLEX PLOT
Plot inside the beer-bar town.
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