I am enjoying my visit to Pattaya. It is significantly less crowded than previous years at hotels,bars, and the beach. There has also been significant change to the bars. Some closed, some new, some same-same.
My opinions are:
BEST VARIETY OF HANDSOME BOYS; Funny Boys Bar- I always find this bar to be friendly,with cute guys, nice atmosphere (I did not see any smoking), lighting, and music, not pushy, and seems to have a larger crowd than the other bars and also more boys. Mammasan seems to manage things very well.
MOST FRIENDLY BAR WITH GOOD DRINK SPECIALS : Happy Place Bar - handsome and friendly boys here also, but fewer.
BEST DANCERS : X-Boys seemed to have the most energetic dancers, also with nice variety of boys. Friendly and attractive guys.
MOST SENIOR GUYS - Boyz Boyz.
MOST MUSCULAR GUYS: A-Bomb always seems to win this award from me. Many handsome and muscular guys. The downside for me is that this bar has the most smoke-filled atmosphere and I can't tolerate it for long. Good visibility of the stage. Good staff. Many of the boys trickle in a bit later at this bar.
Copa Bar seemed only a shadow of it's former self as did Wild West Boys. When I visited (early or later) I saw 4 boys on stage each time at Copa.
The other bars see less traffic and have a different variety of boys so you may still find them worth visiting depending what you are looking for. Cupidol, Lucky 777, Kwai Boys, David, Toy Boys, and a few others I just peeked in.
Dream Boys and Dynamite Boys are closed.