Loi Kroh Road Bars and Restaurants open?

[peterrabbit]

I am looking at going to Chiang Mai in November during the school holidays and staying in the Loi Kroh Road area. My concern is that all the falang bars/restaurants appear to be closed online. Is it the case that almost every bar and falang restaurant is closed in the Loi Kroh road and Night Bazaar area?

[ChakaKhan]

Think of the starving chubby isaan grannies!   The only bar I ever went to on LK was down Soi 1, hence the name NO.1 Bar, where I could get a nice import from the vast selection and kick back undisturbed....

 

It used to be a pretty happening place but then the craft beer scene came to cm and the place faded..

[fangless]

Yes a number of bars are still open but not very busy so grabbing a Granny should be very easy.

[HashBrownHarry]

8 minutes ago, fangless said:

Yes a number of bars are still open but not very busy so grabbing a Granny should be very easy.

Anything below 40 years old up there to grab?

[fangless]

2 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Anything below 40 years old up there to grab?

Once you pay the bar fine I believe you are allowed to grab them (gently) almost anywhere not just "up there"!

 

Regarding age.  As I am an English gentleman I never ask a "lady" her age so I cannot help there!

[BritManToo]

15 hours ago, peterrabbit said:

staying in the Loi Kroh Road area.

Why not stay in the Santhitham area where all the bars and restaurants are open?

Emporium Residence was always a decent place to stay.

[connda]

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Why not stay in the Santhitham area where all the bars and restaurants are open?

Emporium Residence was always a decent place to stay.

Old Normal: Loi Kroh, 40 year old bar girls, aging masseuse, "foreigner" prices, scams.
New Normal: Santhitham, 20 year old Uni students, 25 to 40 year olds working in the business, retail, and healthcare communities, young masseuse. Scams?  Well, only if you consider supporting a Uni dek ying a 'scam.'   Brush up on your Thai and have fun. Ditch Loi Kroh.

[BritManToo]

Just now, connda said:

Old Normal: Loi Kroh, 40 year old bar girls, aging masseuse, "foreigner" prices, scams.
New Normal: Santhitham, 20 year old Uni students, 25 to 40 year olds working in the business, retail, and healthcare communities, young masseuse. Scams?  Well, only if you consider supporting a Uni dek ying a 'scam.'   Brush up on your Thai and have fun. Ditch Loi Kroh.

Yep, Santhitham Plaza bar area right around the corner (no idea what that's like now).

Oxide and T-Bar just along the road, they're still packed out every night.

[CorpusChristie]

I was in the area last night , I would say that 80 % of the bars were closed and the open bars were very quiet .

  Still able to pick females up, but not much chance of an enjoyable night out 

[Trujillo]

Funny how the OP didn't mention a word about female companionship or picking up chicks or anything, but all the replies touch on this. Which head are these guys thinking with? 

[fangless]

16 minutes ago, Trujillo said:

Funny how the OP didn't mention a word about female companionship or picking up chicks or anything, but all the replies touch on this. Which head are these guys thinking with? 

What else would anyone go down Loi Kroh at night for?

[pgrahmm]

59 minutes ago, fangless said:

What else would anyone go down Loi Kroh at night for?

Ladyboyz ? ????

[Trujillo]

Drinking? 

Meeting friends and drinking? 

Meeting friends and drinking and playing some pool? 

 

The people working in the Loy Khroh area are not interesting in themselves. 

[sherwood]

Downunder Sports Bar is still open as far as I know. Good Expat bar and locals could point you in any direct you wanted to go.

Down near the river end of Loi Kroh.

[CorpusChristie]

Just now, sherwood said:

Downunder Sports Bar is still open as far as I know. Good Expat bar and locals could point you in any direct you wanted to go.

Down near the river end of Loi Kroh.

That place seems to be closed as well , has been closed the last few times I walked past the place

[NCC1701A]

11 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

Think of the starving chubby isaan grannies! 

and their mothers are working Hua Hin.

[fangless]

17 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

That place seems to be closed as well , has been closed the last few times I walked past the place

It is open Wed - Sun every week. Closed Mon-Tue.

[elgenon]

18 hours ago, Trujillo said:

Drinking? 

Meeting friends and drinking? 

Meeting friends and drinking and playing some pool? 

 

The people working in the Loy Khroh area are not interesting in themselves. 

boxing?

[elgenon]

23 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Yep, Santhitham Plaza bar area right around the corner (no idea what that's like now).

Oxide and T-Bar just along the road, they're still packed out every night.

Packed out is good?

 

18 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

Ladyboyz ? ????

Aren't they by the moat anymore?

[alant]

hi peterrabbit.

Quite a few places have not been able to survive but there are still a fair number of places open.

At the river end of Loy Khro Down under is open, so is Lemongrass.

My main weekend haunt the Red Lion is also open and doing some great food specials including a Sunday roast. Picture added. Music video live footy and motorsports as well.

Most of the bars on Kalare market seem open but not Le Spice indian restaurant. There are Indian restaurants on Loy Khro though if that is what you fancy.

Kampengdin rd bars open.

It is quiet for sure.

They would welcome some custom.

Hope you have a good trip.

PS if you fancy staying out of the city there is Tepin Baan Lek which has an ex pat discount ????

[ChakaKhan]

On 10/19/2020 at 9:24 PM, fangless said:

Yes a number of bars are still open but not very busy so grabbing a Granny should be very easy.

Grab You some Granny!   Party Time indeed if you can get her to pop her teeth out for a gummy!

[ChakaKhan]

22 minutes ago, elgenon said:

Packed out is good?

 

Aren't they by the moat anymore?

The LB that hung around the TP gate east side would simply be there for tourists, suppose they moved online...there was always to LB bar on loy kroh...not sure if its open now-covid

[elgenon]

I'd see them when going south from Miguels. They would appear out of the darkness. Others in the center by the moat.

[ChakaKhan]

On 10/19/2020 at 9:54 PM, BritManToo said:

Why not stay in the Santhitham area where all the bars and restaurants are open?

Emporium Residence was always a decent place to stay.

Where i still visit and first stayed when I first came to LOS--Santitham!!!!  Love that area!

I know there are a few frisky ladyboys staying in that building and great cheap thai place to eat across the street....tons of food along the "strip"....also found the elusive Sangsom Similan  there...my mbike mechanic is there....32 oz cha manao for 20 bt...some good 20 bt shops.....everything you need in good ole santitham!

 

Even a few hidden love motels where a thai lady invited me to take advantage of me! Not easy being so hansum!    Heres to drinking a cold one with Britman at T Bar one day and learning the tricks of the trade to score a Cutie Uni Pooying! ???? Let us back in!!!!!

[khwaibah]

11 minutes ago, ChakaKhan said:

Where i still visit and first stayed when I first came to LOS--Santitham!!!!  Love that area!

I know there are a few frisky ladyboys staying in that building and great cheap thai place to eat across the street....tons of food along the "strip"....also found the elusive Sangsom Similan  there...my mbike mechanic is there....32 oz cha manao for 20 bt...some good 20 bt shops.....everything you need in good ole santitham!

 

Even a few hidden love motels where a thai lady invited me to take advantage of me! Not easy being so hansum!    Heres to drinking a cold one with Britman at T Bar one day and learning the tricks of the trade to score a Cutie Uni Pooying! ???? Let us back in!!!!!

That is the area where the Housewife Club was located.????

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

That is the area where the Housewife Club was located.????

Nah, housewife club was in one of the Nimman Sois.

[ChakaKhan]

3 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

That is the area where the Housewife Club was located.????

The second phase......post Uni Status, but not quite Granny level yet....like a fine aged wine....joop joop! ????

 

And the elusive Daisuki massage behind the 7-11 heading towards Santitham from the Old City

[ChakaKhan]

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Nah, housewife club was in one of the Nimman Sois.

Is that the green house with tinted windows on soi 13?...

 

Needs to be a Uni Pooying Posse!

[ChakaKhan]

33 minutes ago, elgenon said:

They would appear out of the darkness.

Confirmed....the deep voice..Helll-looooooo...Bai Nai?  where u gooooo?  I go with Youuuuuuu????......555

[Dazinoz]

I go Low Kroh every few days. The western end (moat end) is very dead and a lot of shops, not just bars, closed. Amazingly a couple new bars have opened. Two nights ago I went to Lucky bar food area (upstairs behind bar) at 7pm and was closed first time ever at that time. Not sure if just one night or permanent. Rock Me Burger Closed but apparently just for renovations. B52 Pizza closed. My regular Welcome Inn is open, has good meals. Massage shop across the road from WI was always busy and open until late. The other night shutters came down around 9.30.