How are the bars, restaurants, agogos, massage shops, gentleman clubs and any business doing during covid?

[champers]

A new Indian/Thai  restaurant called Spice Twist has opened on Beach Rd between Sois 4 & 5. Not my type of food; others may like to try it though.

[kinyara]

The Seeland Brewery around the corner from Pratumnak and on Thappraya is taking shape. Not quite sure about the location parking wise, and given it's right beside where the police normally set up roadblocks. I wonder what clientele they are going for, it's a bit of a no-mans land where Manhatten not far away tried and failed.

 

Good luck to them, a successful Hopf house equivalent in the area would be great.

[champers]

45 minutes ago, kinyara said:

The Seeland Brewery around the corner from Pratumnak and on Thappraya is taking shape. Not quite sure about the location parking wise, and given it's right beside where the police normally set up roadblocks. I wonder what clientele they are going for, it's a bit of a no-mans land where Manhatten not far away tried and failed.

 

Good luck to them, a successful Hopf house equivalent in the area would be great.

Austrian, in Tyrol? I recall a school skiing holiday there many, many years ago.

[kinyara]

20 minutes ago, champers said:

Austrian, in Tyrol? I recall a school skiing holiday there many, many years ago.

Foreigners on-site overseeing the fit out every time I've walked past but I've got no idea from where. Their waistline suggests they've seen a few Octoberfests in their time.

[Danderman123]

The Cave on LK Metro is switching to a Soi 6 type short time bar. Presumably, there will be young ladies working there.

[Leaver]

10 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

The Cave on LK Metro is switching to a Soi 6 type short time bar. Presumably, there will be young ladies working there.

 

I didn't know they had rooms upstairs for short time. 

Edited April 24, 2022 by Leaver

[Danderman123]

13 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

I didn't know they had rooms upstairs for short time. 

They have one for sure, but that is not enough for a Soi 6 type bar.

[Leaver]

4 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

They have one for sure, but that is not enough for a Soi 6 type bar.

 

Yes, so they must have a deal with a nearby guest house or cheap hotel. 

[champers]

The replacement for Ryans Sports Bar on Naklua Rd is not a bank, as I previously thought, but the opening/re-opening of Tiger Bar. It looks like a restaurant will be attached.

Workmen on the premises this morning and furniture in place.

An Indian restaurant  between sois 4 & 5 on  Pattaya Beach Rd is getting ready to re-open.

Edited April 26, 2022 by champers

[Yellowtail]

On 4/24/2022 at 9:43 AM, Danderman123 said:

The Cave on LK Metro is switching to a Soi 6 type short time bar. Presumably, there will be young ladies working there.

So which is it? Are they going to be a Soi 6 type short time bar or are they going to have young ladies working there? 

[Leaver]

54 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So which is it? Are they going to be a Soi 6 type short time bar or are they going to have young ladies working there? 

 

Probably done a deal for short time rooms with a nearby hotel or guest house. The one room upstairs will probably be for staff. 

[morrobay]

9 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

Probably done a deal for short time rooms with a nearby hotel or guest house. The one room upstairs will probably be for staff. 

While some bars are coming back what about the general environment here. There does not look like anything at all is going on at scenes like this.  Cannot just build another mall over it. Outside of casinos coming in who is going to do anything about all these areas along Beach ( South end)  and 2nd (North end) roads.

Edited April 26, 2022 by morrobay

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, morrobay said:

While some bars are coming back what about the general environment here. There does not look like anything at all is going on at scenes like this.  Cannot just build another mall over it. Outside of casinos coming in who is going to do anything about all these areas along Beach ( South end)  and 2nd (North end) roads.

Made in Thailand soi is now a dead soi sad for the people who have businesses still there

[morrobay]

AAAAnd then this place on corner beach/klang. Nice location and atmosphere. But then this abandoned sidewalks mess right in front. Further up some hotel in undecided stateThen this disaster on way to Jomtien.  I guess that "project" at Dusit-pt is taking up all funding now. 

 

Edited April 27, 2022 by morrobay

[morrobay]

Side walk has been like this for 6 months

[Henryford]

On 4/20/2022 at 12:39 AM, kinyara said:

The Seeland Brewery around the corner from Pratumnak and on Thappraya is taking shape. Not quite sure about the location parking wise, and given it's right beside where the police normally set up roadblocks. I wonder what clientele they are going for, it's a bit of a no-mans land where Manhatten not far away tried and failed.

 

Good luck to them, a successful Hopf house equivalent in the area would be great.

Looks interesting but with their high prices i think they will struggle in that location against the likes of Frasers and Hemmingways.

[TaaSaparot]

[kinyara]

23 hours ago, Henryford said:

Looks interesting but with their high prices i think they will struggle in that location against the likes of Frasers and Hemmingways.

I'll be surprised if it's a success purely because of the location. I suppose I should check it out for one at least now it's open.

[Yellowtail]

8 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Where is this? 

[kinyara]

On 4/27/2022 at 6:51 AM, morrobay said:

While some bars are coming back what about the general environment here. There does not look like anything at all is going on at scenes like this.  Cannot just build another mall over it. Outside of casinos coming in who is going to do anything about all these areas along Beach ( South end)  and 2nd (North end) roads.

Not much private businesses can do about the failings of Pattaya City Council.  They can only renovate what is within their control, which is happening across town as new venues get fitted out and open up.

 

Hopefully the Thai public will express their displeasure next month at the ballot box, no guarantee a new regime will improve things but surely they can't do any worse than what's gone before.  It's typical old " Strongarm " doesn't have the bottle to be accountable to the public, I guess the loss of face would be too much.

 

[Leaver]

11 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Where is this? 

 

Everywhere. 

[aussiexpat]

25 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

Everywhere. 

Not everywhere, my Central Pattaya World seems no different now to what it was in 2019 except Retox has become Hemingways,  the Golf Club is now 'Time' and Tree Town has 1000% growth

 

Even the Avenue is still powering on when so many people have said it would close pre-covid

 

Edited April 28, 2022 by aussiexpat

[Leaver]

6 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

Not everywhere, my Central Pattaya World seems no different now to what is was in 2019 except Retox has become Hemingways,  the Golf Club is now 'Time' and Tree Town has 1000% growth

 

Even the Avenue is still powering on when so many people have said it would close pre-covid

 

Infrastructure?????????

 

The businesses you mention are private. 

 

 

Edited April 28, 2022 by Leaver

[jacko45k]

7 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Even the Avenue is still powering on when so many people have said it would close pre-covid

 

I often take a walk through there when in town....powering on is far from the way I would describe it... more desolate. Only action is usually a few customers in Mr DIY. 

[scubascuba3]

8 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Not everywhere, my Central Pattaya World seems no different now to what it was in 2019 except Retox has become Hemingways,  the Golf Club is now 'Time' and Tree Town has 1000% growth

 

Even the Avenue is still powering on when so many people have said it would close pre-covid

 

Any clue why Golf Club LK closed? that was popular, you'd think it would survive covid

Edited April 29, 2022 by scubascuba3

[kinyara]

8 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Not everywhere, my Central Pattaya World seems no different now to what it was in 2019 except Retox has become Hemingways,  the Golf Club is now 'Time' and Tree Town has 1000% growth

 

Even the Avenue is still powering on when so many people have said it would close pre-covid

 

The 2 bank branches in The Avenue have closed, hardly a ringing endorsement to activity levels or future prospects, especially since Krungsri thought Central Marina was the better location for them. While I don't go into Villa Market often any time I do there is always only a handful of customers, I can only think maybe there wholesale supply business helps support the store turnover.

[TaaSaparot]

6 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Any clue why Golf Club LK closed? that was popular, you'd think it would survive covid

Was never the same after Steve the owner died on the golf course.

 

[scubascuba3]

57 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said:

Was never the same after Steve the owner died on the golf course.

 

I hadn't been there for years, when was that? was Steve the American guy who ran the bar? i only remember him playing golf once while I was playing with Phil running the golf

[Yellowtail]

17 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

Everywhere. 

No, I just looked, it's not everywhere. 

[Leaver]

17 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

No, I just looked, it's not everywhere. 

 

How far away, percentage wise, do you think Pattaya is away from 2019 levels?