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Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
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Best Beach Bars in Koh Samui
Koh Samui's top-rated beach bars and beach clubs for sunset drinks and island vibes.
Best Beach Bars in Phuket
Phuket's top beach bars and beach clubs for cocktails with sand between your toes.
Best Live Music Bars in Bangkok
Bangkok's top venues for live jazz, blues, rock, and Thai folk music performances.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Ayutthaya, Ranked
This is mostly casual bar-restaurants rather than clubs, with a couple of riverside spots, two craft beer places and a few live music rooms scattered around the old city. River Bar takes the top slot. Prices sit in the mid band where they're listed.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Buriram, Ranked
This is a mid-range city-center drinking list, mostly laid-back bars that shut around midnight, with only a few running properly late. Tawandang Mahason takes the top spot with its 3am license, though Nekromantique's Speakeasy is the one I'd pick for something odder, a 90s-themed place open Thursday to Sunday.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Live music runs through most of this list, from jazz rooms near the old city walls to rock and blues bars in the center, with two rooftops and a couple of big open-air dance venues breaking it up. North Gate Jazz Co-Op takes the top spot for its jazz and cheap drinks. Expect the Old City and Nimman to soak up most of your night, and mid-range prices where they're listed at all.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Chiang Rai, Ranked
Chiang Rai's night scene here is mostly small city-center bars with live music, plus a couple of expat-run pubs and two wine bars for a quieter evening. O'Kane's Irish Pub takes the top spot, though Swansong Bar is the one I'd point at for cheap beer and a pool table. Nearly everything sits within walking distance of the Clock Tower, and prices stay modest.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Kanchanaburi, Ranked
Most of this lot sits on or near Maenamkwai Road or the river, so expect open-air drinking, live music and a slow pace rather than anything polished. Irie Vibes takes the top spot, though Aussie Rules is the one I'd point sport fans toward, and it's cheap with it.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Khao Lak, Ranked
Khao Lak's night out is small bars, not clubs, and this lot proves it: ten mid-priced spots, nearly all of them opening mid-afternoon and running late, with only two actually on the sand. Memories Beach Bar takes the top slot, though Mr. Chay Bar is the quieter pick.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Khon Kaen, Ranked
This is a live-music-heavy list, with most of the ten sitting in the mid-range bracket and a good few of them clustered in the city center, two on Sri Chan Road alone. Tawandang Mahason takes the top spot, though KaenKaew Live House is the one I'd name for novelty, being a rooftop bar 28 floors up.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Chang, Ranked
This lot is beach bars and slow, low-key drinking spots rather than clubs, and the spread runs well beyond Koh Chang itself, with clusters on Koh Kood and Koh Mak. Beautiful Bar on Lonely Beach takes the top spot. Prices sit low to mid where they're listed.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Beach bars run this list, six of them right on the sand, with the rest clustered in Sala Dan where the late licenses are. Why Not Bar takes the top spot, and it's one of the cheap ones too, with fire shows and live music thrown in.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Lipe, Ranked
This is mostly beach bars and jungle-themed drinking dens, with a good few sitting right on Walking Street and staying open into the early hours. Zodiac See Sun takes the top slot, though Jungle Bar and Sand Bar are the ones to hit if you want cheap drinks. Nearly everything here is mid-range.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Samet, Ranked
This is a beach bar island through and through, with most of these places sitting a few steps from the sand and opening mid-afternoon before running late. Naga Bar takes the top spot, though Rasta Bar's reggae setup is the one I'd point you at for a slow night. Everything here lands in the same mid-range price band.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Tao, Ranked
Beach bars run this list, five of them right on the sand, with a rooftop, a cabaret and a burgers-and-live-music sports bar breaking up the run of sunset drinking. Fishbowl Beach Bar is the one I'd name first. Nearly everything sits in the mid-range band, with Bamboo and Freedom the cheap ones.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Korat, Ranked
This is a list of mid-range central Korat bars almost across the board, with a craft beer spot, a music bar and one proper late club breaking up the run of small neighborhood places. Snail Korat takes the top slot. Prices barely move, so pick by closing time.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Krabi, Ranked
Ao Nang runs this list, with six of the ten sat along that beach strip and the rest split between Krabi town and one beachfront grill over on Railay West. Bamboo Beach Club takes the top spot, though the smaller town bars like Ole and Booze are just as good and quieter. Prices skew cheap where they're listed.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Pai, Ranked
Most of this lot sits on or just off the walking street, and it's a scruffy mix of draft beer bars, live music rooms and fire show spots rather than anything polished. JIKKO takes the top spot for its taps and pizza, though Pai Siam is the busiest. Cheap is the norm, with several barely nudging past a single baht sign.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Phi Phi Islands, Ranked
This is mostly beach bars with fire shows and buckets, plus an Irish pub and a couple of late-night places that don't shut until 3am. Slinky Bar takes the top spot, though Bob Bar is the one I'd point at if you want cheap drinks and a friendlier crowd. Nearly everything sits in the mid-range band.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Ubon Ratchathani, Ranked
This is a mid-priced list from top to bottom, mostly small city bars and pubs rather than clubs, with three of them sitting on Thepyothi Road alone. LunarLane takes the top spot, though I'd point night owls at Mixx66, which runs to 5am when the rest have shut.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Udon Thani, Ranked
Live music bars and late-night pubs make up most of this list, and every single one sits in the same mid-range price band, so you're not picking by budget here. The craft beer place near the bus station takes the top spot.
The 10 Best Rooftop Bars in Pattaya, Ranked
Pattaya's highest-rated rooftop bars and sky lounges with ocean views and cocktails.
The 11 Best Nightlife Spots in Bangkok, Ranked
Eleven clubs, bars and streets, from the RCA clubs and Sukhumvit Soi 11 to Sing Sing Theater, the rooftops and Khao San Road.
The 11 Best Rooftop Bars in Bangkok, Ranked
Eleven rooftop bars, from Sky Bar and Vertigo to Octave, Red Sky and the city's newer high bars.
The 14 Best Bars and Night Spots in Hua Hin, Ranked
Soi Bintabaht for a first night out, Soi 94 for a bar crawl, The Sky for the view and Tamarind Market for a band and cheap beer. Hua Hin's nightlife is relaxed, more live music and beer bars than big clubs, and I've ranked this list by what each place is best for rather than by rating.
The 16 Best Nightlife Spots in Thailand, Ranked
Sixteen nightlife spots across Thailand, led by Koh Phangan's Full Moon Party, then the RCA clubs and Sukhumvit Soi 11 in Bangkok, Illuzion, the beach clubs and Bangla Road in Phuket, the Walking Street clubs in Pattaya and live jazz in Chiang Mai.
The 17 Best Nightlife Spots in Pattaya, Ranked
Seventeen clubs, bars, rooftops and shows. Most of them are on or just off Walking Street, and the hours on each card come from the venue's Google listing.
The 17 Best Nightlife Spots in Phuket, Ranked
Seventeen nightlife spots in Phuket, from Illuzion and the Bangla Road clubs to the beach clubs on Bang Tao and Kamala, the rooftops, and the cabaret and stage shows.
The 8 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Phangan, Ranked
What strikes me here is how few of these are actual clubs. An Irish pub, a secluded beach scene and a handful of cocktail and chill spots sit alongside the jungle rave at the top, and that's OXA, the one pulling the biggest crowds by a mile. Prices sit in the mid range almost across the board, with The Jam bar the cheapest of the lot.
The 9 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Samui, Ranked
Nearly every entry here sits on the sand, from Bo Put and Bophut round to Lamai and the quieter north coast. Coco Tam's leads, with fire shows and beach seating that clearly pull a crowd, while Rock Bar and Cocktails By Pik over in Maret are the cheap end.