Find out what Night Clubs are like in Bangkok with your local guide. What to expect, what happens, some recommendations.
Table of Contents
- What kind of Night Clubs are there in Bangkok?
- What’s with the Tables in the Dance Floor?
- What Kind of Music do They Play?
- What’s the difference between Clubs in the West, and the ones in Bangkok?
- Conclusion
What kind of Night Clubs are there in Bangkok?
Western Style Night Clubs in Bangkok
There are may be thousands of night clubs in Bangkok. If you include all the bars and restaurants bars that service alcohol, play music, open till late.
For the western version of a Night Club in Bangkok there are plenty of those also. For a list of the top one here is an article with the Top 10, these are the more western style night clubs. The best ones are Route 66, where you’ll find a number of clubs, and more trendy ones like Sing Sing.
Thai Style Night Clubs
Thai’s have their own version of night clubs also. These usually have live music, people singing covers songs, serve good food, and have a very up beat atmosphere. Every establishment is different, so you’ll want to shop around to find that that is to your liking.
You can find the Thai style ones. Easily by looking for Bar in Google maps. And searching for places with big venues, and have a lot of good reviews. Those would be best to try first.
But if you are going, it’s best to go with a friend, if possible as the staff are probably not going to be able to converse in Thai, nor the customers, and the music will be Thai songs usually.
What’s with the Tables in the Dance Floor?
Customers to Nights clubs in Thailand can book small standing tables on the dance floor or around it. There is usually a minimum spend, normally one bottle of spirit starting, which comes with Mixers complementary.
Whilst it might seem weird at first. You’ll grow to enjoy and appreciate them. They mean that your group always has a place to put your drink. You’ll get table service, where you can eve order food in a lot of places. Your group has a specific location. There is no pushing and shoving inside a big crowd.
Of course, there are clubs that do not have tables to use, but they’re less common for sure. Asian culture is more of a group and accommodating culture, so table for your group totally makes sense in this environment.
What Kind of Music do They Play?
In Bangkok you can get all kinds of clubs. Hip Hop Clubs, EDM, Modern etc. Most of the Western styles clubs will play western mixes with a combination of the odd Thai or asian song mixed in. they will also have Dj’s that will play sets.
For to out what clubs plays the music you like, it’s best to check out the club website to find out.
Route 66 has a number of options, so if you are there, you can just pick the clubs or the rooms that plays the music that you like.
Khao San Road also has a number of clubs, and the music there is mostly Western mixed with some Asian songs.
What’s the difference between Clubs in the West, and the ones in Bangkok?
There are a number of difference to the club, the styles, and the customers. Here are a few:
- Less energetic : Everything in Thailand is done much more calmly than most things in the west. This means the clubs are also a lot less frantic. While you get the odd upbeat hyper energetic songs, you’ll find that mostly, the Thais take dancing in a more calm manner.
- More Group Structure : Asian’s like to do things together. This means that you’ll see a lot of groups, pretty much everyone asian person will be in a group of some kind. They also will only usually interact within their group. Unless they are trying to hook up. Groups is the norm, it’s safe, and you can do what you want in your group.
- Food in the Night Club : A lot of Thai night clubs serves food. Freshly made Thai food in with some western style options usually. So don’t be surprised when you are at your table, when the waitress brings you a drinks and a food menu whilst you’re getting drunk and dancing on the dance floor.
- Spirits : Thai’s will usually drink spirits with mixers. So when you’re at a night club you’ll have a lot of these on offer. Yes there’s Beers and Beer Towers, and the odd cocktails. But Spirits is the drink of choice. It’s has less fat, it’s ice cold, and you can mix with a variety of mixers so everyone can get what they want.
These are just some of the ways that Thailand Night Clubs differ. There are more, but you can find out once there!
Conclusion
Night Clubs in Bangkok are different to the ones back in the west.
There are somethings that are the same.
But also a lot of things that are different.
The good thing is that you’ll have a lot of fun exploring them for sure.
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