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 1.7-kilometre soi where nightlife blends into everyday Pattaya — built by long-stay expats into a complete budget life: cheap beer, cheap kitchens, and the south-end Buakhao Market still trading every morning. 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.
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.
FRIENDSHIP BARBEER BAR
Open-front beer bar on the Buakhao row.
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 BOOMERANG — FOLDED HERE · 7 RECORDS
This short Buakhao-side row is useful as a named navigation cue, but it does not have enough independent depth for a standalone guide. Its seven June 2026 records live here once, separate from the main-mile roster.
CLUB FATESHOWBAR · 18–04
Show bar on the Boomerang row — to 04:00.
HEAVEN ABOVESHOWBAR · 17–03
Show bar on the Boomerang row.
PINK BABYSHOWBAR · 19–02
Show bar on the Boomerang row.
THE NAUGHTY CLUBSHOWBAR · 14–23
Day-shift show bar on the Buakhao end — closes 23:00.
PLAY ROOM PATTAYABAR
Verified door on the Boomerang row.
THE WARM UP BARBAR
Verified door on the Boomerang row.
TUK'S BAR 2BAR
Boomerang branch of the Buakhao mile's Tuk's Bar.
★ THE CONNECTOR ZONES — FULL GUIDES
SOI MADE IN THAILAND28 LISTED VENUES
The linear bar row, Maggie Mays Beer Garden and the Tree Town edge — separated from the Buakhao mile and mapped end to end.
MYTH NIGHT35 LISTED VENUESThe two-gate beer-bar town on the former Made in Thailand ground — its own clock, navigation and full June 2026 plot list.
Spotted something closed or renamed? Tell us: [email protected] — this list stays current.
// 06 — STRAIGHT ANSWERS
SOI BUAKHAO FAQ
How much does a night on Soi Buakhao cost?
The guide's June 2026 ranges put ordinary draft around 60–90 THB and a straightforward full night under 1,000 THB, before separately priced drinks or extras.
What time is Soi Buakhao busiest?
The main evening rhythm runs from about 21:00 to 01:00, while early promotions often start around 18:00 and late kitchens continue beyond the bar peak.
How do I get around Soi Buakhao?
The road is about 1.7 kilometres long. Use the baht buses that run along it instead of treating the entire zone as one short walking crawl.
Is Tree Town part of Soi Buakhao?
Tree Town sits directly off Soi Buakhao but operates as its own open-air complex and has a separate guide and roster.
Why is there no separate Soi Boomerang guide?
Its seven June 2026 records form a short Buakhao-side row but cannot support a genuine standalone guide, so they appear once as a folded subsection here.