Eating Options in Pattaya, part 1

There is the old-school style where you can find the real Thai food.

Like this dish of spicy SOM TUM with chicken and rice.

Or you can eat along the street some chicken noodle soup.

And there is the popular food court with a wide variety of choices, like this kebab stand.

Or just stop by, select your combination of fruit for a freshly made fruit smoothie.

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Angelwitch Bangkok

Everyone has their favorite seat to watch the show at Angel Witch in Nana Plaza. Where is your favorite spot?

Angelwitch Bangkok now has a website.

Ladyboys, Food, and Bad Weather in Koh Chang, Thailand

So my choice for vacation was Kacha Resort in Koh Chang at white sand beach… raining all day long, clouds, no sun, and red flag at the beach with high waves.. and it was cold.

It's better to go in March. Better weather.

Pattaya Photo Blog

Is the End Near for Nana Plaza? Say It Isn't So.....

The land owners don't appear to be interested in re-leasing to the bars at Nana Plaza, but rather selling the land.
I have said it before, and I will say it again - the land on which Nana Plaza sits is much too valuable for a bunch of gogo bars, some of which generate very little revenue.

My prediction? In 18 months Nana Plaza will be history and the soi 4 we have come to know will change forever.

read more about what Stickman has to say at:
Stickman

Dean Barrett recently mentioned
'there seems to be some question about the future of Nana Plaza, in this case after the end of 2012.
Tracking down ownership of anything in Thailand can be a tricky business but it seems Indians are leasing the place from Chinese who, for all I know, are leasing it from members of Scientology or Falan Kung.'
Dean Barrett

Just say it isn't so........

Werewolf says
"Other nightlife options that have opened to the east as older venues have closed include Penalty Spot near Soi 29, and a slew of places on Soi 11. The owners of Coyote opened the Australia Pub on 11 a couple years back, and are about to open a wine & tapas bar nearby on the same soi.

Queen’s Park Plaza seems to be showing signs of some resurgence, and there’s a vibrant nightlife along Sois Thong Lo and Ekkamai. Sherbert & Piano can’t be said to be “new” anymore, but they’re not long in the tooth yet.

If NEP closes it’ll put a dent in the go go bar business, but there’ll certainly be no shortage of entertainment options. And with Bangkok being Bangkok, it’s likely that the P4P businesses lost at NEP would find an outlet in some form and some location somewhere else.
Perhaps a few stops north on Ratchadapisek Road, linking to the massage heaven of Hway Kwang, or maybe a bit further out along the now extended BTS line, east of Onnut, or even somewhere to the south near Khlong Toei.

One thing is sure; Bangkok won’t close down if NEP does."

Checking Out Nana Entertainment Plaza

Nana Plaza: I had not been to Nana Plaza for awhile and decided to check it out.
On the bright side, there are some mighty purty ladies dancing there and it is fun to sit at Big Dogs or Lucky Lukes and watch the ladies come to work (some are real ladies).

Dave the Rave, while managing Angel Witch, is also in overall charge of the new Billboard Bar (which will be expanded). I also like the beer bars in the center of the place, the shape, etc., is pretty cool.

I can say that a fellah can definitely have some fun at night in Nana.
Dean Barrett

Shanghai Bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Easily the best hostess bar we visited in Phnom Penh was Shanghai Bar, located on street 51, not far from the long-running Walkabout, a low-end guesthouse with even lower-end damsels lingering in the open-air freelancer bar on the ground floor.
Back to Shanghai Bar, it is well-run, had really great food, but the highlight was the friendly and attractive girls decked out in sumptuously short black miniskirts.
(Especially this one girl...)

Stickman

Mr. Soi Cowboy

Soi Cowboy is named after T. G. "Cowboy" Edwards, a retired American airman who opened one of the first bars there in 1977.
A tall African-American, Edwards got his nickname because he invariably wore a cowboy hat, and he ran the Cowboy Bar on that Soi.

photo of TG Cowboy Edwards supplied by Bangkok Eyes.
additional information on the history can be found here:
Soi Cowboy history.

Nana Plaza Making A Comeback

Six months ago Nana Plaza in Bangkok was a shadow of its former self. Some even called it a waste of space. Soi Cowboy was the most popular bar area. Things have changed.

Attitudes at Cowboy have deteriorated horribly and prices have shot up while Nana seems to be experiencing something of a renaissance. Who could have predicted how the industry would be turned on its head in such a short space of time?

Are we witnessing the start of a new era? Nana Plaza is the new Soi Cowboy, and Las Vegas is the new Tilac.

Stickman

New Bar in Nana Plaza Ready To Open

The newest bar in Nana Plaza, Las Vegas, on the top floor, next to Billboard, is virtually ready to open, and will open its doors officially on Monday, June 27th.
The bar features a casino table-themed dance floor, a mezzanine floor, part of which has a glass table and poles that from which the girls can slide down to the dance floor below a la Angelwitch Pattaya.

Now all they have to do is find a bunch of pretty girls to fill the place with...

Stickman

Girls at The Bank

The Bank THIRD Anniversary Party @ THE PIMP
A sample of some of the girls associated with members-only clubs in Bangkok, Thailand.

Texas Lone Star to Close

Saturday May 28th will be the last day for the famed Texas Lone Star Saloon in Bangkok (Washington Square).

Party at 3 p.m. buy ladies drinks, retell tales of the Lone Star over the years, find a new home for my detective who has been living over the place.

Good ole boys descending from across Thailand to be there so get there early.

Dean Barrett

A Bangkok Nightlife Update by Werewolf

Brought Werewolf out of retirement for a little Bangkok nightlife update:

Nana Plaza:
Billboard - yes, been there. It's Carousel with a hot tub added. The girls were dirty (in a good way).
DC-10. Same night. Stopped in for a drink. Forgettable.

The Beer carts in the center of Nana Plaza are what they are I guess. I haven't been to them.
For beer bars, pick from about 7 of them stretched along Soi 4 from Morning Night, through Strickers, to the newest one across from Golden Bar (dunno the name). They are usually full of both girls and customers.

I'm in Soi Cowboy regularly. Looks to be full of Yanks & other white faces. It's heaving most nights; at least in the main bars. Most of the bars are half or full nude these days at Cowboy, which I like.

Chiang Mai is a nice town, with a reasonable night life. The pay for play is limited, but doable. I hooked up with two girls there... one a serious cutie that I barfined almost nightly, the other a spot-pick up from a beer bar for 1,000 baht. The price is right. They also have three fish bowl massage places.

BigDummyKenny.com just got a short write up on Sutthisan Road, which is generally accurate -- more so if you read the comments at the end. At one-price 1,500 (bar fine & tip) for the girls, it's a hassle free, low cost option.

Werewolf
(ex-Bangkok nightlife blogger)

Soi Cowboy vs Nana Plaza by Stickman

Soi Cowboy in Bangkok.

Nana Plaza in Bangkok.

In summary:
These days there's little to separate Nana and Cowboy.
Both feature similar style bars staffed with girls from the same part of the country, similar shows, similar pricing, similar attitudes and similar service standards.
In short, they share more in common than not. There is no clear winner and it's tough to make a case that one bar area is better than the other.
But if you were forced to make a decision - and it would be a points decision rather than a knock out - Nana has more girls, and the girls in Nana are, arguably, girl for girl, prettier. There is a case that Nana Plaza has regained the crown.

(To read the rest of the article, which includes pricing, attitudes, ladyboys, and more, click on the author's name.)

Stickman

Big Mango Bar Does a Remodel Job

Looks like the Big Mango Bar that's located off Soi 4 in Bangkok has redone its entrance way, creating an open-air patio for the smokers.
Also, it looks like the bar has been moved to along one of the walls.
Check it out, enjoy a beer and the special of the day is usually worth getting. Rumor has it that the prices have gone up, but only slightly. Still a nice retreat from or a meeting place to Nana Plaza that's around the corner.

Under The Escalator at Nana Plaza

For the last three months, a small "game of chance" parlor has been operating underneath the escalator in Nana Plaza in Bangkok. It doesn't look like any heavy-duty betting is going on - apparently something to keep the drivers, etc, occupied.

Bangkok Eyes

Katoeys of Nana Plaza

The Katoeys of Nana Entertainment Plaza
by Photographs by Randy Magnus | ©2007

Check out this photo book on the Katoeys (or ladyboys) of Nana Plaza taken a few years ago.


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Songkran 2011

PENTAX Songkran, originally uploaded by Zeta Valencia.

Happy New Year

Elephant and Babe During Songkran

O Hay Elephant, originally uploaded by ethics_gradient.

Is this at Soi Cowboy?

Songkran 2011 Water Festival

Songkran 2011 Water Festival-12, originally uploaded by Aung@.

Silom Bangkok. Taken on April 14, 2011 by Aung@

Songkran Buddha Cleansing

Songkran Buddha Cleansing, originally uploaded by Daily Travel Photos .::. Pius Lee.

Songkran 2011 has begun.....
(Happy New Year)

Billboard GoGo Bar Coming Along Nicely

The newest venue in Nana Plaza, Billboard, which can be found up on the top floor is coming along nicely. The group in charge - the same group running Angelwitch - picked it up for a song after former tenant Czech Peter stopped paying rent and the lease was repossessed by Nana Castle, the Nana Plaza leaseholders.
Billboard has been redecorated with a large Jacuzzi and showers installed as props for shows. There's new strobe lighting, a new sound system and it's all coming together nicely.
The one problem is the lack of staff, specifically dancers. The venue desperately needs more.

Stickman

Nana Plaza

Nana Plaza, originally uploaded by dentarg.

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Nana Plaza Looks A Bit Run-Down

Thailand, Bangkok,
05 April 2011.
Nana Plaza looks a bit run-down these days with the third floor's collection of girlie bars mostly under reconstruction, the escalator out of service and garbage everywhere, Soi Cowboy on the other hand, is pleasant with the Isan sisterhood's giggles and screams ringing through the early night...

" Me want take care you good," , " oh, sexy man, come inside please", " me love you big time"

heraclio

Girl from Soi Cowboy

three700, originally uploaded by twomeats3.

Look who's in my bathroom.

Joyful Adult Shop

Tokyo Party Time (vodkatronic dj set)


photo by 'dat' in Tokyo.

Nana Plaza Slideshow 2011

Here is a link to a slide show that includes some of the girls of Nana Entertainment Plaza and Soi Cowboy by Thai photographer Pascal Della Zuana.
Warning: Some nudity.
Check it out at:
Sorry. He had to take the nude shots out.
He changed the slideshow.
Try this link of Bangkok Nights.to see what's left.

Photos of Angkor Wat

Took a break from Thailand to check out Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
See more at Your Pattaya Photo Blog.

New Club: Billboard GoGo Bar in Nana Plaza Opens

(photo by Bangkok Eyes)

The same people who bought Angelwitch in Nana Plaza also purchased and took over Hollywood Carousel Go-Go bar on the top floor.
Now its called Billboard, complete with new neon on the outside, as they try to get the inside into shape.
Dave The Rave is managing both clubs, so he's running up and down between the two locations all night.

Sukhumvit Psycho says that "Billboard Go Go bar looks inside very much like Hollywood Carousel Go Go bar at the end of its life. A rather bad start. Let’s see if things get better in the future…"
Give it time. Maybe it'll end up as a bigger and more over-the-top Angelwitch. We shall see.

Walk Around Nana Plaza 11-2010

A walk around Soi Nana and around the ground floor of Nana Entertainment Plaza by SwanInnSongkran back in November of last year (pre-bar booths).

Quote in Jasmine Fever

"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy." Tom Clancy

from the book Jasmine Fever

Beer Bars Grow Outside Nana Plaza on Soi 4 (Soi Nana)

One can notice that with more and more beer bars opening outside Nana Plaza (Stumble Inn, 4, Strikers, etc.), directly on Sukhumvit soi 4, and with more and more Freelancers working directly on this soi (now they’re not only waiting on the Nana Hotel Parking lot, but they are standing or walking all along the soi, from the corner with Sukhumvit Road to the corner with Sukhumvit soi 6), the action is now more outside the Plaza than inside.

Read more updates about Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy at the Sukhumvit Psycho

photo by Randy Magnus of the Morning-Night Bar from Bangkok Tales

Angelwitch Has Been Sold

After 15 odd years, the time has come for Matt, the creator of Angelwitch, to say farewell. The multi-million dollar deal to sell the two Angelwitch bars (one in Nana Plaza in Bangkok, and the one in Pattaya) has taken months to finalize.
Matt's last day in Angelwitch will be February 28 so you still have a few weeks to wish him well before he leaves the industry to spend more time with his young family.
I note that in his goodbye email he said that he won't miss the booze. It's that sort of frank honesty that separated Matt from so many bar owners.

Stickman

Casual Girl in Pattaya, Wow ........

You only see this in Pattaya Thailand..
A pretty young girl is coming into a Thai restaurant in her sleeping shirt.. lol.. no make up, house shoes and sleeping dress... wow.. right from her bed into the restaurant..
This is Thailand.. I love it

Your Pattaya Photo Blog

Sexy Pinup Girls

Nothing to do with Bangkok, but I thought they were nice.
Some pinup girls from Hells Belles Burlesque.