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Silom Area
 Aqua
Spa Club
The Balcony
Bank Studio
Disco Disco
DJ
Station
Freeman Dance Arena
Happen
ICON The Club
JJ
Park
Krua Mama
Sphinx
Telephone
Sukhumvit Area
Albry
Men's Club
Banana Y2K
Cat
Jet Set
Mambo
Mercury
Turning Point
Othe Area
18
Pub & Karaoke
Calypso
David
de Bangkok
Oi
Perfect
Sanctuary
18 Pub & Karaoke
A
smaller pub and karaoke place, behind the Ratanakosin Hotel
on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
Tel:
+66 1 493-8670, +66 1 615-0898
Albury
Men's Club
Plush
gay meeting place in the Sukhumvit area with a restaurant,
gym and steam room. Open daily from 3.00 pm - midnight. Admission
is free.
71/1
Sukhumvit Soi 11
Tel: +66 2 255-8920
Aqua
Spa Club
Cafe,
gym, sauna and massage are available at this very popular
gay place. Just a few minutes' tuk-tuk ride from Silom.
Sathorn
Soi 9 (close to the Surasak BTS Station)
Tel: +66 2 286-4535, 286-5233
The
Balcony
One
of the city's foremost gay venues with a downstairs bar and
terrace, and an upstairs karaoke area with great views overlooking
the soi. The upstairs area can be reserved for parties or
get-togethers for the evening. Plenty of activities, including
gay movie nights, talent shows, bingo and so on. Happy hours
every night between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and late night buy-1-get-1-free
happy hours between 1.00 am and closing time. Ten percent
discounts for students and Thai Armed Forces if you have a
valid student card or military ID card. Stays open till 3.00
am.
86-88
Silom Soi 4
Tel: +66 2 235-5891
Banana
Y2K
A
small, relaxed place with two floors and mainly gay customers.
Sukhumvit
Soi 8
Bank
Studio
The
Bank Studio is located on Soi Tantawan, near the Golden Cock
and Tawan bars, after Patpong Road. The bar stays open till
early morning and gets a lot of late-night revelers from the
gay bars nearby that are closing for the night.
Soi
Tawan, off Surawong Road
Calypso
Famous
transvestite cabaret show, located in the Asia HoTel: on Phyathai
Road. Amusing Broadway-style drag review, and the Asian 'Spice
Girls'. Two shows nightly at 8.15 pm and 9.45 pm but with
a dual pricing arrangement of 350 baht for Thais, 700 baht
for foreigners.
296
Phyathai Road
Tel: : +66 2 261-6355, 216-8937
Cat
Small
sauna, steam and massage facilities, plus a cozy caf?.
450-452
Sukhumvit Rd (Washington Theater parking lot)
Tel: +66 2 663-4031
David
de Bangkok
Located
opposite the National Theater on the frontage road near Phra
Pinklao Bridge, Banglumpu not far from Kaosan Road. Sauna
and bar available.
near
Phra Pinklao Bridge
Tel: +66 2 629-0429, 629-0431
Disco
Disco
Attracts
a mixed (but predominantly gay) crowd. Great to sit out front
and drink one of those kamikaze drinks while you cool off
from the jam-packed bars and discos. Open 9 pm. til 2 am.
Silom
Soi 2
Tel: +66 2 234-6151
DJ
Station
 DJ
Station is Bangkok's only true gay nightclub. Started in 1991,
it is one of the trendiest places in Bangkok, straight or
gay. DJ plays the latest tracks for the disco and underground
dance crowd. Transvestite cabaret shows are held most evenings.
Food is also available. Very hot and crowded on Fridays and
Saturdays.
DJ
Station is located on Silom Soi 2, at the heart of Bangkok's
gay scene.
Tel: +66 2 266-4029
Freeman
Dance Arena
Freeman
is an upscale discotheque with a gay cabaret along the small
alley between Silom Soi 2 and Soi Thaniya (next to The Factory
disco). Dubbed 'Bangkok's hottest gay dance venue', Freeman
Dance Arena has a first-floor dance area and stage, a second-floor
bar and viewing area, and third-floor 'Red' and 'Blue Rooms'
for relaxing and meeting up.
60/18-21
Silom Road
Tel: +66 2 632-8033, Fax +66 2 632-8033
Happen
Popular
karaoke place (formerly known as Zoom Karaoke). Flashy d?cor
with those bubbly lights and lava lamps. Later on the karaoke
turns to dancing. Good mix of Thai and foreign gays.
Silom
Soi 2
Tel: +66 2 235-2552
ICON
The Club
 The
Icon Club is located in the former Rome Club on Silom Soi
4. Icon has a Chippendale's-style cabaret show and live music
with dancing. Icon also runs a small shop and bar opposite
the club.
Silom
Soi 4
Tel: +66 2 266-4821, Fax +66 2 266-4825
Jet
Set
Classy,
comfortable and fun. Mainly upscale younger Thais in their
20's and 30's at this trendy karaoke place.
32/19
Sukhumvit Soi 21 (Soi Asoke, near Asoke BTS Station)
Tel: +66 2 258-4311, 259-2230
JJ
Park
A
mixed crowd of Thais and tourists, straight and gay, frequent
this slightly upscale bar. Live music and a pub atmosphere,
with food.
8/3
Silom Soi 2
Tel: +66 2 233-3247, 235-1227
Krua
Mama
Popular
among the Thai crowd. Located on the second floor above Super
Lex bar in Soi 6.
Silom
Soi 6
Tel: +66 2 233-3247
Mambo
The
old-style Broadway theme, rehashed by local transvestites.
Located in the former Washington Theater, close to Phrom Pong
BTS Station. Open daily 8.30 pm to 10.00 pm with a ticket
cost of 600 or 800 baht. Two shows nightly.
Washington
Theater, Sukhumvit Soi 22
Tel: +66 2 259-5128, 259-5715
Mercury
Popular
karaoke bar in the Asoke/Prasarnmitr neighborhood.
2nd
Fl 116/1 Sukhumvit Soi 23
Tel: +66 2 662-3021
Oi
Perfect
Open
air cafe and indoor karaoke lounge. Lot of late nighters from
nearby Patpong and the sois. Often open till dawn.
Silom
Soi 10
Sanctuary
Away
from the usual Silom gay bar strips, over in the Sathorn/Rama
IV Road area. Located within walking distance of the Malaysia
HoTel: in the backpackers area. Casual bar to hang out for
a while, with a range of snacks if you're feeling a little
peckish. Open till the morning.
34/17
Soi Sribumphen, off Rama IV Road
Tel: +66 2 287-1670
Sphinx
 Located
in Silom, at the end of Soi 4, in the gay heart of Bangkok,
Sphinx has become one of the most popular gay venues since
opening in 1993. Sphinx has earned a reputation for fine Thai
cuisine, a romantic setting and friendly, courteous service.
Thai and Western 'a la carte' menus are available as well
as set Thai menus. Try out the special kantoke dinner for
a truly Thai experience. Karaoke is available upstairs for
the budding songsters and parties or other functions are catered
for.
100
Silom Soi 4
Tel: +66 2 234-7249
Telephone
Telephone
is one of the more famous gay venues along Silom Soi 4. The
pub and restaurant is a favorite spot for food, drinks and
simply checking out the new faces along the soi. The upstairs
area has a bar with more cozy seating arrangements.
114/11
Silom Road, Soi 4
Tel: +66 2 234-3279, Fax: +66 2 632-7115
Turning
Point
Popular
upscale place for singing and drinking. Stays open late. Located
off the first right turn into Soi Prasarnmitr.
Sukhumvit
23 (near the Asoke BTS Station)
Tel: +66 2 662-1103-4
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