Northern Thailand - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 819

GAY & LESBIAN BANGKOK

Bangkok's homosexual community is out and open. The website Utopia ( www.utopia-asia.com ) is an
evergreen crash-course in Bangkok's gay scene, while local listings mags such as BK ( Click here ) can
point you in the direction of the bars and clubs that are hot when you're in town. The Lesbian Guide
to Bangkok ( www.bangkoklesbian.com ) is the only English-language tracker of the city's lesbian
scene.
The area around lower Th Silom is Bangkok's gaybourhood. Nightclubs DJ Station MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( www.dj-station.com ; 8/6-8 Soi 2, Th Silom; admission from 100B; 10.30pm-3am;
Si Lom exit 2, Sala Daeng exit 1) and G.O.D MAP GOOGLE MAP (Guys on Display; Soi
2/1; admission 280B; 8pm-late; Si Lom exit 2, Sala Daeng exit 1) get a mixed Thai-
fa·ra ̀ ng crowd, while for something at conversation level, nearby Soi 4 is home to longstanding Bal-
cony MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.balconypub.com ; 86-88 Soi 4, Th Silom;

5.30pm-1am; ;

Si Lom exit 2, Sala Daeng exit 1) and Telephone ( www.telephonepub.com ; 114/11-13 Soi 4,

Th Silom; 6pm-1am; ; Si Lom exit 2, Sala Daeng exit 1).

Other Areas

NIGHTCLUB

RCA
MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Royal City Avenue; Royal City Ave, off Th Phra Ram IX; Phra Ram 9 exit 3 & taxi) Formerly a
bastion of the teen scene, this Vegas-like strip has finally graduated from high school and
today hosts partiers of every age. Worthwhile destinations include 808 Club MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( www.808bangkok.com ; admission from 300B) , Slim/Flix MAP GOOGLE MAP
( www.facebook.com/slimbkk ; Royal City Ave, off Th Phra Ram IX; 8pm-2am; Phra Ram 9 exit 3
& taxi) and Cosmic Café ( Click here ) , and foreigners must pay a 300B entry fee on Fridays
and Saturdays.

Entertainment
Shame on you if you find yourself bored in Bangkok. And even more shame if you think
the only entertainment options involve the word 'go-go'. Bangkok's nightlife is as diverse
as that of virtually any modern city.

Ga ̀ ·teu·i Cabaret