Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
page to see what's on.
(
www.facebook.com/SonicBangkok
; 90 Soi 63 (Ekamai), Th Sukhumvit;
6pm-2am;
Ekkamai exit 4 & taxi)
33
Soi Cowboy
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT
This single-lane strip of raunchy bars claims direct lineage to the post-Vietnam War R&R
era. A real flesh trade functions amid the flashing neon.
(btwn Soi 21 (Asoke) & Soi 23, Th Sukhum-
vit;
6pm-2am;
Sukhumvit exit 2,
Asok exit 3)
Top Tip
Opening Hours
Since 2004, authorities have ordered most of Bangkok's bars and clubs to close by 1am. A complicated zoning
system sees venues in designated 'entertainment areas', including RCA, Th Silom, and parts of Th Sukhumvit,
open until 2am, but even these 'later' licences are subject to police whimsy.
34
Nana Entertainment Plaza
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT
Nana is a three-storey go-go bar complex where the sexpats are separated from the gawk-
ing tourists. It's also home to a few
ga
̀
·teu·i
(also spelled
kàthoey
; transgender person)
bars.
(Soi 4 (Nana Tai), Th Sukhumvit;
6pm-2am;
Nana exit 2)
Local Life
