The Gentleman Scamp Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 5: LARRY'S DIVE - SOI 22 One of the best places to meet friends in a not-too-loud atmosphere and eat Mexican style food in unique surroundings... Then there's the dentist chair on the beach, the beach which has now sadly gone - pushing Larry's to bottom place. 4: TAI PAN - PATONG - PHUKET Great place to go out with the boys, meet girls, and see live music and perform too if you have the guts. Cavernous and modern with lots of attitude, nights out can be tough on the wallet though. 3: ROCKY BAR - SOI HIN TAI/HIN YAI - LAMAI - SAMUI Owned by my best Thai friend Noy, a jewellry maker who runs, as well as her shop - the cafe next door and the tiny Rocky Bar opposite. Possibly the smallest bar in Thailand but one of the most welcoming and one where you will feel part of the family as well as the huge granite rock in which it is embedded. An impressive hat-trick considering she had a small shack when I first met her in 2002. 2: VERTIGO BAR - BANYAN TREE HOTEL - BANGKOK This is THE place to drink in Bangkok and gives one of the best views of the cityscape available. It is not cheap but it's worth going if you want to impress visitors or ideal if on a date. Best time of day to go is just before sunset. I have spotted actress Kathrine Keener and cricketer Ian Botham in Vertigo before among the usually packed rooftop of japanese buisinessmen and wealthy expats. 1: BIG DOGS BAR - SOI 4 - BANGKOK Big Dogs is on the corner of Nana Plaza, just after Morning Night Bar and that minimart and is the nicest bar in Nana. The girls don't give you any hassle and I've always ended up having great conversations with both the girls and the punters. It's the best 'daytime' bar I know of and the best time to go is between 11am and 7pm. It is also the only bar I've been to where I've been bought drinks by the girls as a genuine gesture of friendship, and that is not easy to find in Thailand. Respect and yee shall be respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 The Offshore Bar in Soi 23. If you are feeling depressed just go there and observe the other punters for 5 minutes and......instant cure ...you will immediately feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) great conversations with both the girls and the punters. I've been bought drinks by the girls as a genuine gesture of friendship, and that is not easy to find in Thailand. Respect and yee shall be respected. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Come on man, be F**kin serious. Edited November 23, 2005 by DJ Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gentleman Scamp Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 great conversations with both the girls and the punters. I've been bought drinks by the girls as a genuine gesture of friendship, and that is not easy to find in Thailand. Respect and yee shall be respected. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Come on man, be F**kin serious. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have known them a while Pat and used to help them with any English queries. Not everything has an alterior motive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo siam Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 great conversations with both the girls and the punters. I've been bought drinks by the girls as a genuine gesture of friendship, and that is not easy to find in Thailand. Respect and yee shall be respected. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Come on man, be F**kin serious. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have known them a while Pat and used to help them with any English queries. Not everything has an alterior motive. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds like an ulterior motive to me, They buy you drinks occasionally, you do the free translation. A genuine gesture of friendship would be if they bought you drinks without you having done anything for them previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I have known them a while Pat and used to help them with any English queries. Not everything has an alterior (sic - Patrick) motive. But most of them have an anterior purpose. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 So you must be the author of the "Hullo dalling love u for ever can u send me money" letters eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 great conversations with both the girls and the punters. I've been bought drinks by the girls as a genuine gesture of friendship, and that is not easy to find in Thailand. Respect and yee shall be respected. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Come on man, be F**kin serious. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have known them a while Pat and used to help them with any English queries. Not everything has an alterior motive. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL, genuine gesture of friendship, LOL I have now heard everything. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gentleman Scamp Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Never translated multiple love e-mails, just stuff from books and yes, the odd text message from Sweden. However, that was a year and a half ago - nowadays I don't do anything in return except make the place look a little busier. If you believe that there is no good whatsoever in daytime bargirls then you will never find any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Scampy - think you should be buying them drinks not the other way around. As for Big Dogs - some ting tong girls in that place. (me and my mate weren't left alone to drink our changs in peace - one crazy bird kept saying I'd been there last week and was married - However I was in Koh Samet and def not married) I generally liked the place, but so annoyed me havent been back since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben01 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 bars change, girls move on, pretty worthless topic really...but if i have to choose, the hard rock bkk listening to telefon band whilst supping a long island aint half bad and sat at the savoey bar in patong chatting to different passers by and watching the ladies go to work on motorbikes at dusk is also worthy of a mention.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm posting from a net cafe by the entrance to Chandrakasem University near my house. Don't need to say any more eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben01 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm posting from a net cafe by the entrance to Chandrakasem University near my house.Don't need to say any more eh? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no, please carry on.....your posts are normally worth reading.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 The Offshore Bar in Soi 23.If you are feeling depressed just go there and observe the other punters for 5 minutes and......instant cure ...you will immediately feel better. Ain't it great to be one step away from the morgue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Sorry to Butt-in, but, what happened to Bus Stop on Soi 4, not there any more ? or has it been moved elsewhere. Cookie did some great food there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm posting from a net cafe by the entrance to Chandrakasem University near my house.Don't need to say any more eh? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no, please carry on.....your posts are normally worth reading.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> man..the skirt walking around here is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Sorry to Butt-in, but, what happened to Bus Stop on Soi 4, not there any more ? or has it been moved elsewhere. Cookie did some great food there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bus stop has been pur-chased by Hilary owners, think they're planning something big, heard it's gonna be a hotel. Shame really, was a nice place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 My favs were The Jungle bar, Bern´s Blues Bar, Mai´s, Pen´s and the JF: All in Kan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall64au Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) If it ain't Muktab'ar........... it ain't worth mentioning, right? Edited November 23, 2005 by khall64au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 If it ain't Muktab'ar........... it ain't worth mentioning, right? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it´s mAktUb`ar MAKTUb`ar Maktub`ar I can`t take it anymore..!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall64au Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) mAktUb`ar never gonna mention it again.......... just can't seem to get it right!!! Edited November 23, 2005 by khall64au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Sin - is top spot in Nana. Titanium - Ice Vodka Bar/All Thai Girl Band not mention DJ PAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 My top 5 in no particular order. FCCC in Phnom Penh Very atmosperic place with great views over the Bassac and Mekhong rivers. Lek Bar on Pattaya Soi 7. A great no hassle place with some great music. A safe place to watch the passing circus from. Big Dogs, Lucky Lukes and Morning Night in Nana (counts as one choice). Now that BKK has had its Beer bars purged, these are the last remaining few great people watching spots left. Big Dogs is the best of them simply for the fact that there seems to be so much more action at that junction than anywhere else. Lang Suan bar in Chanthaburi. A unique place in Chanthaburi which is a fave with local yuppies and is a nice mix of Thai and Western themes. They serve strong 60B cocktails, and have a good inventive menu. Inside is A/C and a little sterile, outside is nice and pleasant. TQ2 in Pattaya. Best music in any bar in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 My top 5 in no particular order.FCCC in Phnom Penh Very atmosperic place with great views over the Bassac and Mekhong rivers. Very good! Also one of my favourites. One of the very few 'old world' atmospheres still desperately clinging onto life. Not sure about bars in Bangkok. I guess O'Riellys is the only place I ever frequent regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gentleman Scamp Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 Sin - is top spot in Nana. Perhaps, if one donned earmuffs and had a powerful torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I went to that Thaitanium vodka bar the other night. I went to the cold room expecting ice shelfs and decorations and a large selection of vodka. They had a frozen counter, tiny frozen shelf and only absolut and finlandier vodka in a tiny room. Crap it was. I checked out Larrys Dive as well, odd bar, average enchiladas, no beach, pretty crap I would say, first and last visit. Hilary's is good for a game of pool, some decent players there. On top of that I like suam luam (spel?) for a few beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gentleman Scamp Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 I checked out Larrys Dive as well, odd bar, average enchiladas, no beach, pretty crap I would say, first and last visit. Sadly he is right, they made a big mistake getting rid of the beach. The enchilladas and burritos are also bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I went to that Thaitanium vodka bar the other night. I went to the cold room expecting ice shelfs and decorations and a large selection of vodka. They had a frozen counter, tiny frozen shelf and only absolut and finlandier vodka in a tiny room. Crap it was. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dunno had about 20-30 diff bottles when we went there. Great laff seeing Thai ladies in the freezer though! Bit dear, but alright for a visit. Did you catch the all girl Thai band? (they kick arse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 mAktUb`arnever gonna mention it again.......... just can't seem to get it right!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never been... but heard it's a top class bar.... totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I went to that Thaitanium vodka bar the other night. I went to the cold room expecting ice shelfs and decorations and a large selection of vodka. They had a frozen counter, tiny frozen shelf and only absolut and finlandier vodka in a tiny room. Crap it was. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dunno had about 20-30 diff bottles when we went there. Great laff seeing Thai ladies in the freezer though! Bit dear, but alright for a visit. Did you catch the all girl Thai band? (they kick arse) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nah, went Sunday night, instead they had a DJ playing some tunes since I haven't heard since I was a kid at a family wedding. Only popped in for a drink to see what all the fuss was about, dissapointing really. I give the bar a year tops before its gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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