Fun and entertainment Thailand

Located at the very south of Haad Yao, north of Secret Beach, here is a spot that you will remember for a long time. Located at the end of a rocky promontory, it is a heavenly place to have a drink (or more) while contemplating the sunset... The kitchen is nothing sensational, but the isolation of the place might make you want to eat there. A piece of advice, don't forget your swimsuit! Indeed one can dive with the fish at the end of the sea bass. Victim of its success, the place can quickly become crowded in high season.

On its way to becoming one of the trendiest places not to be missed, the Walk Rooftop Bar is a lounge bar on the roof of the Centara Watergate Pavillion hotel offering relaxing spaces and serving surprising but excellent cocktails as well as very good international cuisine. The Walk features music by a resident DJ, an interactive video wall and a breathtaking view of Bangkok at night. The ambience is resolutely modern, with pretty, colorful lighting. The 360° panoramic view is absolutely remarkable.

This cabaret, located in the grand Asian gallery The Riverfront, is famous for its ladyboy shows. The show, inspired by the best cabarets in Las Vegas and Paris, is remarkable and flamboyant, a mix of the comical, the sexy and the strange. The impersonations and skits are all outstanding. Songs in English, Thai but also in Chinese, Japanese or Korean to satisfy the international clientele in the room. Possibility to have dinner on the spot. A very good time to share with the whole family.

A now "classic" place. Boss Paul is a pure Irish. On the bar side, Guinness and Kilkenny are flowing, and pressure please. The liquor map is also well provided. On the kitchen side we serve Irish and Thai specialties, as well as salads, burgers, pasta... On weekends, upstairs, bands play music from the 1970s and 1990s. Good atmosphere and friendly team. A must in Chaweng.

A must on the island. During the day it is more of a café-restaurant, with a varied menu offering breakfasts, eggs in all forms, granola bowls, sandwiches, pizzas... Games are available on a self-service basis. In the evening the place becomes one of the bars of the island where the atmosphere is more like a bar, with live music. Foreigners who work on the island often meet there. Too bad it's not on the beach...

A must in Bangkok to listen to jazz and blues. The quality of the groups that perform there is often remarkable. Nice decoration of exposed stones which makes good place for musical instruments. Clientele made up of hip old people, young students, tourists and residents of all ages. On the kitchen side, the Saxophone offers Thai and Western dishes, correct but not more. It is best to come and drink a beer or one of the many cocktails on the menu.

This club has the reputation of having the best sound in the capital. With its bar, terrace, discotheque and karaoke, it's a great place to take a breather between dances. Local and international DJs change frequently. Mainly frequented by the city's golden youth. Proper attire is required to enter the premises. Drinks are a little expensive, however. A really nice place that we recommend.

Located in a traditional building in the heart of Chinatown, above the Michelin-starred Potong restaurant, Opium Bar offers a chic yet relaxed experience in an exceptional setting. This two-storey "secret" bar is known only to a privileged few. It's an intimate venue in the tradition of New York bars, revolving around the somewhat fuzzy concept of "liquid surreality". If that's hard to grasp, it's easy to get carried away by the varied flavors of the different cocktails crafted with unique savoir-faire.

THE Chaweng Beach Club! Young and trendy atmosphere. DJ, pool table, massages on the beach... Large bar on the beach and lively atmosphere until late at night. Of course, on the cooking side, don't expect any hilarity. It's more for partying that we come to the bar at this resort. Tables near which one can lie down are laid out on the sand with lotus-shaped lamps. Probably the best place to dance to non-commercial music... with your feet in the sand and your head in the stars!

The most grandiose and impressive local show traces seven centuries of history of the Kingdom of Siam. 150 artists participate in this fresco whose costumes and special effects are amazing. 2,000 people attend this American-style show every night. However, it is a pity that animals, especially elephants, are still part of the show... But we're in Thailand. Tickets are sold at a high price on the website, but with a bit of mischief you can buy them much cheaper through a travel agency...

The most popular club on the island. For those who don't have fragile eardrums! Electric atmosphere, high volume, hypnotic strobes and a rather high price for drinks. Contemporary music according to the fashion of the moment. The positive point is that it is open to the four winds, airy, and you don't feel enclosed between four walls. You can also eat some spicy food there. Thai and international customers. If you can't find it, ask, everyone knows! The club empties out when the Full Moon Parties take place in Koh Phangan.

At the southern end of Sunrise Beach, the terrace of this bar-restaurant, located on a large rock, is friendly. Nightly entertainment. The cuisine is nothing extraordinary but the Thai dishes are generally satisfactory. The place also rents a few basic bungalows, but which will be suitable for young travellers who come to party. From up there the view of the beach is superb. The Rock Bar is an unmissable meeting point for the Full Moon party.

Young, pretty Tonkinese relax on swings, while waiters in period dress stroll among the sofas, offering cocktails from another age. A Macau atmosphere of the 1930s, with prohibition and opium suggested. You enter and a staircase leads you to an unlikely place, as if in an adventure film. In the background, a jazz quartet provides the musical ambience. Dinner and show on certain evenings, and gay night on Sundays. An address you'll be delighted to discover just a few yards from Lebua and its Sky bar.

One of the liveliest places in Fisherman's Village. There are several options, the permanent building, or on the beach, sitting on huge ottomans, or on swings, with a superb view of Koh Phangan as a bonus. The menu is very varied, with Thai and international cuisine, including excellent pizzas. The music is more of an electro genre, the cocktails served are classic, but successful. Service a little long, but personal, pleasant and professional. You can also smoke shisha there. Fire thrower shows. And on top of that, there's rosé... Aperitif?

Part bar, part club, this establishment is the most popular with backpackers and foreign tourists alike. The crowd is rather young, and the music very commercial and loud. The focus is on Zoe in Yellow, which is the best known, but it's really the whole area, where several bars, including Smokey, are concentrated and mingling, as are the crowds, who have come here to have fun in one of Chiang Mai's most festive spots. It's up to you to choose your favorite bar according to the atmosphere! Live music or DJs.

It's an amusement park for children's enjoyment. In the evening, an American-style fairy-tale show on a Siamese theme, of course, with considerable resources (dancers, acrobats, pyrotechnics, etc.). Unfortunately, as is still fashionable in Thailand, the show features elephants... Buffet dinner available on site. Photos and telephones are forbidden during the show, and you'll have to queue to leave them... and again to retrieve them.

Extravagance of the costumes and dances, for a unique and pleasant moment, the whole animated by transformists more and more pros... Three shows per evening in this cabaret featuring ladyboys, knowing that the first one is adapted to an audience of all ages and the two following ones a little more ole. Each performance lasts a little less than an hour. The shows are full of humor and you can also take pictures with the dancers after the show. A good time to spend, even without being a fan of the genre.

Leo Beach Bar By The Rock is located between two large rocks, hence the name. The place is obviously sponsored by a famous Thai beer brand. It's a young, trendy place where new music and fire jugglers come together. Sitting on the beach, on the platforms below the bar, or high up, you can watch the light and sound shows every evening, with lasers also providing the entertainment. Grilled meats and Thai delicacies are also on offer.

On the ^63rd floor of the Lebua Tower is this open-air bar almost above the void. Below, Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River spread out. Above you rises an imposing golden dome that lights up in the evening. Enjoy a drink, why not a cocktail, while listening to a jazz band. The place is truly impressive. Appropriate dress required. Very high prices. The only drawback is that you soon find yourself very crowded, which spoils the atmosphere a little. And since it was used as the setting for the film The Hangover 2(Very Bad Trip 2 in French), tickets are even more expensive!

Just a few minutes from the White Temple, in the Chiang Rai countryside, you'll find this little café opened by Mike and Kan. It has the particularity of attracting the local biker community, and the owners are not short of advice on the best off-the-beaten-track motorcycle rides. People come here for a chat, an excellent cup of coffee or iced tea, and to enjoy the peace and quiet. You can also reach Chiang Rai city center via the lovely Route 1022, avoiding a large section of the national highway.