// GUIDE — THE SCENE, MAPPED
Pattaya runs one of Asia's biggest gay scenes — and since the pandemic it has a new centre of gravity. The three districts mapped: Jomtien Complex (the heart now), Boyztown (the original), and Sunee Plaza (the faded heritage strip) — where they are, what's there, and when.
// VERIFIED JUN 2026
The busy centre of gay Pattaya since the scene shifted south after the pandemic. About 2 km below the city in Jomtien (also called Supertown Walking Street): 30-plus bars across three covered sois, street-side seating, nightly cabaret (M2M around 22:30), plus restaurants and hotels. Open until ~02:00.
The original gay strip, off Beach Road around Pattayaland Soi 3 in central Pattaya. A compact heritage district of showbars with live cabaret and dance shows (Boyz Boyz Boyz, Castro), massage and restaurants. Hit hard by the pandemic and slowly rebuilding — easy to fold into a central night.
The faded heritage area. Once the city's biggest gay strip with 50-plus venues around 2010, Sunee Plaza is down to a handful of bars — Winnerboy, Corner Bar, Nice Boys, Rainbow Bar — as the scene moved to Jomtien Complex. Quiet now; a heritage stop, not a night out.
Open-front beer bars and showbars with street-side seating, cabaret and dance shows, and a friendly, easygoing feel — the Silom Soi 4 vibe transplanted to the coast. Bars are walk-in and free to enter; cabaret is free with a drink, and you tip the performers. Dongtan Beach, the north end of Jomtien, is the gay beach by day.
// 18:30 → 02:00
Street-side bars fill from sunset. The early evening is relaxed — good for a first wander before the crowd builds.
Jomtien Complex's three sois hit their stride. The covered main street keeps it going rain or shine — wander the loop and sit where the vibe's right.
The show bars run their cabaret — M2M in Jomtien Complex is the nightly headliner around 22:30, with Boyztown's Boyz Boyz Boyz and Castro running shows in the centre.
Jomtien Complex winds down around 02:00; the central strips keep similar hours.
Still going? The mixed clubs on Walking Street run to 04:00 — a short Grab from the centre. The strip is mapped here.
// PLAY IT RIGHT
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Stay in Jomtien for the Complex on your doorstep, or central Pattaya to pair Boyztown with Walking Street. They're a short baht-bus or Grab apart.
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If you only do one, make it Jomtien Complex — it's where the bars, cabaret and crowd are now. Boyztown is the smaller, central add-on.
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Dongtan Beach, the quiet north end of Jomtien, is the gay beach — sun loungers and beach bars by day before the Complex at night.
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Bars are free to enter with street-side seating — wander the sois and sit where you like. Cabaret is free with a drink; tip the performers.
// QUICK ANSWERS
Three districts. Jomtien Complex, about 2 km south in Jomtien, is the busy heart of the scene today — 30-plus bars across three covered sois. Boyztown, off Beach Road around Pattayaland Soi 3 in central Pattaya, is the original, compact strip. Sunee Plaza, the older heritage area, is now quiet with only a handful of bars left.
Jomtien Complex has the most going on since the scene shifted there after the pandemic — more bars, more cabaret, a livelier street. Boyztown is smaller and central, easy to fold into a Walking Street night, and rebuilding. Many visitors do both; they're a short baht-bus or Grab apart.
A compact gay entertainment area in Jomtien, also called Supertown Walking Street, about 2 km south of central Pattaya. Three sois of street-side bars, several with nightly cabaret, plus restaurants, hotels and massage shops, under a covered main street. Bars run until around 02:00.
Just barely. Once the city's biggest gay strip with 50-plus venues around 2010, Sunee Plaza has faded to a handful of bars — Winnerboy, Corner Bar, Nice Boys and Rainbow Bar — as the scene moved to Jomtien Complex. It's quiet now, more a heritage stop than a night out.
Bars in Jomtien Complex run until around 02:00. Boyztown keeps similar hours, with cabaret and dance shows through the late evening. Showtimes vary by venue — M2M in Jomtien Complex runs its cabaret nightly around 22:30.
Areas and hours verified June 2026 — the scene moves fast and venues change. Spotted a change? [email protected]
Deeper reading: Beach Road & Jomtien zone · your first night, hour by hour · the big cabaret theatres