Pattaya Nightlife News and Reviews

There's been a few nespaper stories about the Thai Cabinet approving a proposal to allow entertainment venues to operate 24-hours a day. Hopes were raised but it seems that this only applies in the U-Tapao International Airport.

Thai officials and entertainment association representatives have since clarified after the original proposal appeared to cover Pattaya as well that this is not, for now, the case.

Damrongkiet Pinitkarn, a secretary of the Pattaya Entertainment Association, told the Pattaya News that the Thai cabinet HAS approved to allow 24-hour operation of entertainment venues but only in the U-Tapao International Airport area and planned to be developed airport city. This proposal for 24-hour operations does not currently affect entertainment venues in Pattaya, Damrongkiet clarified.

Damrongkiet did add that entertainment venue owners in Pattaya were still pursuing a legal 4:00 A.M. closing hours extension and zoning extensions in Pattaya which have already been formally requested to the appropriate agencies. However, business owners and tourists will have to wait for a final decision when the country has a new government and Prime Minister.

But for now the legal closing times in Pattaya remain 2:00 A.M. in entertainment zones and midnight in non-entertainment areas.

Soi Chiyapoon connects Soi Buakhao by the old Oasis A-GoGo to 3rd Rd. The new Buzzin Lounge is located towardsthe3rd Rd end. It opens on 1st June 2023.

The Windmill Club A-GoGo on Soi Diamond has re-opened at its original location after 6 months of renovations.

First reports suggest that little has fundamentally changed beyond that the downstairs bar is now non-smoking (cigarettes that is).

The temporary home of Windmill just a cross the soi at Annabels will continue as an alternative (Windmill can get very crowded so a quieter option can be useful).

Lips Lounge on Soi Honey

A new daytime bar/evening GoGo is set to open on Soi Honey in mid February 2023. The bar is brought to you by Ricky who is well known on the Pattaya scene and was most recently noted for his popular hands-on Pandora's GoGo on Si LK Metro.