The LIST of GAY BARS and GOGO's in PATTAYA from 1980 till now

[Oliver2]

Yes....thank you. Halcyon days indeed.

[JayToff]

The amount of work and effort that has gone into this is impressive. Old Pattaya hands will, doubtless find plenty of memories stirred. It might be worthwhile separating the list of bars long-gone from those that are or may still be open, though. Those who are only casual visitors to Pattaya or perhaps are planning a visit at some point would then have a list of live bars. That could even be a mini list separate from the master list of bars o today and bars past. Just a thought.

It is a strange fact that despite Sawatdee now being quite Pattaya-centric, the casual visitor would be hard-pressed to find genuinely usable information about Pattaya on the forum anymore. There is very little about what separates one bar from another, for example. There is probably enough information that can be consolidated on this thread to start rectifying that.

[Halcyon]

At the end of each line is said that the bar is open or closed. closed = closed and Open? = maybe after the lockdown of the bars open = open as a coffee shop or and restaurant

[Halcyon]

As soon as Covid is under total control and tourists are coming back in numbers then people will invest again in bars, so I think there will be bars, that are closed now, will open again and new bars will emerge. But till then it's a bit unpredictable. When it's time that things are more sure, I'll post a list of all bars that are in full business.

[newalaan2]

The amount of work and effort that has gone into this is impressive.

Couldn't agree more. Incredible list. Found some info from a Feb/March 2005 Thailand trip of places visited or noted.

Leks GoGo Day/Night Soi 1 was called 'Leks Fantasea Bar' .
'Love Club' was two units down from World Boys in Day/Night Soi 1, a gay disco/club/karaoke similar to World Boys.
'Yum Yum Bar' I think Sunee or soi's leading to Sunee, but don't have exact location.
'Murtey's Bar' (not Murpheys). Only a brief mention in notes with no location noted.

Whilst Boyz Town, Pattayaland Sois 1/2, Sunee and Jomtien have all been known as the main bar areas over the last 20 years, I always found it amazing just how many bars operated in the Day/Night sois over the years.

[colmx]

leks Fantasea and leks Gogo were 2 different bars. The Gogo bar was underneath the soi Day night annex eventually became Birdcage.

The Fantasea location was across the street and I believe is now block E of Mosaik (+/- 1-2 shophouse)

Yum Yum was "Tom Yum" and was over Forest house (it was known as ozone at one stage and now has a sign for Cocktail boys (even though cocktail boys was originally across the street in the previous Top Man location)

My memory was that Murteys was Mutleys and was in Pattaya soi 15, near smiling boys Gogo?
It was a beer bar style host bar

[Halcyon]

These two bars from the list are mixed up in the comments.

Murphy's Magic City Boys = Magic City Boys on Sunee Plaza 1 (opposite Rainbow Bar) closed

Muttley's Bar on Pattaya Thai Soi 14 Moo 10 (103/6) closed, as in one of the books I read but it could be Mutley's with one T.

And about the Love Club: that was more of a karaoke and I don't mention karaoke's as they were more for Thai gays or only Thai gays with hesitating foreigners

[christianpfc]

Office Boy (earlier Niddy's Nook) in Day & Night Soi 2 (near Flamingo Hotel)closed
I went there 2010 or 2011, and it was gone 2011 or 2012?

Samorn Beer Bar on Sunee Plaza Soi VC (opposite Top Man Night Club) closed 2009
Samorn or Samong (I have a picture somewhere) is where I last saw LMTU in 2012, so closing is later than 2012.

Star Boys Boys (later X-Boys) in Boyz Town 1st Soi (opposite Dreamboys) closed
Star Boys Boys (moved later 3rd Soi ) on 2nd Road Soi 15 (opp.Boyz Town) (194/23) open 1996 closed

A place "Star Boys Showbar" opposite Kawaii was open around 2013 but did not last long.

Wonderland Night Club & Bar on Sunee Plaza 1 (on the corner of Soi VC) closed
I was there 2011 or 2012, and it closed shortly after.

[Halcyon]

Thank you, I will add some of your knowledge in the next update.

It was for sure Samorn Beer Bar (I have a picture too ) in my honest opinion the boys moved to another place. The bar stayed open a bit longer, but as the boys went, the bar got ample customers.
You mention Star Boys Showbar but as far as I can remember it was Star Treff Showbar. The Star Boys never had a show as they were a show themselves

[colmx]

Star boys started out on Soi "toyota karaoke", it's the street alongside the Welcome plaza hotel (Sai song Soi 15)
Later they moved to Pattaya land soi 1 and were opposite what eventually became kawaii boys. Eventually when star boys closed it became Star Treff Travestitie, which was a show bar