phuket town night spot

[SandToes Studios]

had a USA friend in phuket & he wanted to check out phuket town's night life..so we drove downtown & visited the usual night spots i used to hang out..

surprisingly i found out

1.Got Tor Mor, Timber hut, Club215, Shintavi Disco, Pink Lady 2005, Bahzar & Piano are all alive & kickin'

2.Bar Coyote & Pink Lady massageplanete are out of business!

looks like the economic situation has it's toll on them...

 

[johnny1]

lack of jappers...you can blame PAD + the airport closures for that!

 

[Bozema]

forgot to mention blue marina & fantasia. they are still kicking strong!

 

[wuttup]

so is it worth a trip from patong for a night out just to have a look ?

 

[Slapstick]

I sometimes go to "Sofa" in PT..... newish bar/disco with great live band and some hot local girls and hardly a farang in sight.......perfect

 

[Eric L]

Bar Coyote is that aka "the bar" near the bus station? There is another similar place who's name escapes me but it is close to Giovanni's.

Been planning to checkout Sofa for a while now...

 

[Ywuhapive]

I recommend it Chris its a great atmosphere, the band plays real good, everybody is happy and smiling and the few farang that are there are well accepted by locals. A breath of fresh air compared the sh1t tip we know as Patong !!!

 

[Howthebldyhellru]

Some directions?...or you going to keep it a secret for personal use?

 

[Pompal 09.]

I know what you are saying. I've stopped comparing general patong stuff with the town stuff. very different for sure.

But is Sofa less crowded (but not empty) compared to Timber or Gor Tor Mor on the weekends? Like those places but way way way too crowded. I found Blue Marina has the right amount of people but there is always that dank basement smell. The old Jamming was about my upper-end of comfortable crowded.

 

[Polly <3]

Never been/heard of Gor Tor Mor (where is it), I've only been to Timber Hut on weekends and your right its way too crowded. I've only been to Sofa bar on week days and its comfortably busy but nothing like TH. However the weekends at Sofa are likely to be similar to that of TH i would imagine....

I tend to work opp to UK saty in at weekends watching football and go out in the week instead, but it does mean you avoid the crowds which i'm certainly NOT a fan of....

 

[Chi4Now]

No need for that really, you only gotta ask.....

Using Ford dealership as a start..... out of Ford turn left (one way) about 200 yds. Take a left at the lights and Sofa is about 300 yds down on the left....

 

["This Guy"]

It's Kor Tor Mor on the Chana Charoen Road near the big (Nimit) Roundabout.

 

[Bazz]

This article from AsiaWeb covers most of the nightlife entertainment in Phuket Town>>>

Unlike Patong, there isn't one 'strip' of pubs and party spots in Phuket City, rather, the bars and nightclubs are scattered all over the city, although there are some areas with a few places close together.

One of those areas is the section of Yaowarat Rd between Old Town Phuket and Tesco-Lotus. Coming from the Old Phuket roundabout the first place you'll see on the right is Rockin' Angel, a must for music lovers and artists. The owner is a guitarist and singer and impromptu jam sessions are the norm, just don't sit too close to the drums!

Across the street you'll find Suea Saming, known to locals as 'The Bar with the Big Blue Doors'. This is a swanky place with a fine selection of imported spirits and energetic music courtesy of the DJ.

Timber Hut, a mainstay on the Thai pub scene that attracts its fair share of westerners, is just up the road. Timber Hut features one of the best bar bands in Phuket and the place is jumpin' almost every night, albeit later on. An upstairs seating area is available if you get claustrophobic.

Carrying on further up Yaoworat Road, adjacent to the Phuket Merlin Hotel is Blue Marina, which, with its basement location and exposed ceiling, is reminiscent of a hip underground music club, an impression which is borne out by the regular crowd of Thai university students.

Continue down Yaowarat and you'll spy E-Sarn Terrace, easily recognized by the giant projection TV. No live music here but a lovely outdoor setting, good food and a cool bar area with billiards and a large selection of downloaded music serving as a jukebox.

ust a little ways farther lies Idea Bar, which has the coldest beer in town. The help isn't bad to look at, either. Sprinkled in between these bars are a number of restaurants large and small offering some excellent food at reasonable prices.

The other area with a good concentration of bars and pubs is Rasada Road, near the large roundabout in the middle of old Phuket. This area has really improved recently, with a number of high-end restaurants and shops moving in, including an all-out dance place opposite Phuket Shopping Centre called 9 Richter that features a hopping DJ and a quasi-Vegas live band.

Michael's Bar, on Takuapa Road off of Rasada, is popular with expats and features a pool table, sports TV and Internet connections.

Next door is Kana Sutra, a very good Indian restaurant that hosts regular singles' nights and parties.

Continue down Takuapa Road and you'll find half a dozen places featuring an all-Thai crowd. One such place is Fever Corner – a Thai beer garden. The end of Takuapa Road is the party frontier. Round the corner things get markedly seedy.

Aside from these areas there are plenty of hot spots scattered around town. Balika and Oasis (Mae Luan Road), Ozone (Thalang Road) and Kor Tor Mor and a large new place next door with Thai script (translating to Akeakanekeng) (Nimit Circle) are all very popular with Thai youths.

They all have live bands and Ozone features a multi-level dance floor and scantily clad singers. On Phang Nga Road there are a number of pubs, clubs and bars, none of which resemble each other. Roxy is a bar run by two friendly Turkish lads; Fantasia may look like a large club from the outside but is really a glamourised knocking shop and the Pink Lady massageplanetés are pretty much in the same ball game and certainly not cheap.

The Bar Coyoty, on the left past the bus station, also features girls, girls, girls with drinks at almost reasonable prices and things are handled with a bit more class there.

Inevitably, there is an Irish bar and it's called O'Malley's. O'Malley's (Suthat Road) has occasional live music and deals on beer.

A good place to watch some sport is Lemongrass (Luang Pho Wat Chalong Road). The TV isn't great but they stay open late and there might be someone around to make watching the game a little more interesting.

For the best Mojito in town check out Music Matter (Tilok Utis 1, near Ocean Plaza) which also has a live jazz jam every Wednesday night.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Thats quite a list.. I probably know less than 50% of them..

Would be great to knock up a kml of all these !!

 

[i ? hershey ?????]

Went to the pub next to Kor Tor Mor once as Kor Tor Mor has a dress code !!!

Very lively bar with live band and very good Thai/English songs.

Played pool with the locals and i notice most that comes into the pub brings along their own Bottle of Liquar, Black Label is common. Wonder how much the pubs charge for mixer and corkage.

 

[Tublet Cuddle Punch]

5555555 I think you might want to amend that Nautilus to "corkage" !!!!!

You're right though, the Thai's seem to like their red and Black Johnny Walker

 

[Pompal 09.]

I've got some GPS readings if you want to mark it up.

 

[Cynthia]

Should be able top open gps marking in GE no ??

If not GPSBabel works easy.

 

[Akuwa]

Oops sorry, typo.

Anyway any more reviews of the Brewery in Phuket Town? The one that has a boat in front of the shop? I drove pass it once and saw many lights shining up to the sky but very few people sitting in front.

 

[Harmony ~beat it~ trolls]

from my intel, sofa is a gay club!