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Gay
& Lesbian Scene in Bangkok
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The
trendy gay scene is at Silom Soi 2 & 4, Tanao
Rd & Kamphaengphet Rd. The
sleazy scene is around Silom Soi 6/Soi Tawan, Patpong,
Surawong Rd and Sutthisarn. |
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Gay-friendly
restaurants
include Café Ease (Silom); Café
Siam (Soi Sri Bumphen); Café Today, (Atsadang Rd);
Cha Bar,
(Charoenkrung Soi 43); Coffee Society (Silom); Crepes
& Co (Sukhumvit Soi 12); Eat Me! (Phiphat Soi 2,
off Convent Rd);
Sphinx Pub (Silom soi 4) Indigo
(Convent Rd); Mali (Sathorn Soi 2); and
Thang Long (Lang Suan). |
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Lesbian-friendly
venues
include China Journal (Thonglor); Cool
Bar (Viphavadi Rd); Imageries (Sukhumvit Soi 24) long
Oey, (Soi Aree); Vega (Sukhumvit Soi 39); Warehouse
(Prachachuen). |
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GAY
Listings
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ANJAREE
GROUP
Phra Nakorn 02-477
1776, fax
02-477 1776
Anjaree |
Decade-old lesbian
organisation campaigns, publishes
a newsletter in Thai and holds group socials. Tom-dee
same-sex campaigners Now publishes
a monthly, AN: Another Way Magazine. Feature
news, articles, opinion and a 'Dyke Diary'. Contact
AN 02-668 2185 ext 3, fax 02-243 7307 anmagazine@yahoo.com
on subscription (B300/yr) |
THE
BABYLON
34 Soi Nantha, off
Sathorn Soi 1 02-679
7984-5, Babylon |
Mon-Thur,
Sun noon 1am; Fri-Sat noon-6am; no cards Back
to pre-crackdown sanuk at this spectacular sauna with
poolside garden, swish social areas, Tootsie
Terrace forecourt café and Babylon Barracks gay hotel
(shared
showers, B1,500-B4,500 / night). |
THE
BALCONY
86-8 Silom Soi 4; Saladaeng
Stn (02-235
5891) Daily
7pm-2am; MC,V |
Popular, unpretentious
bar with large terrace and open
karaoke balcony. Cheap drinks,
OK international food and assertively friendly
staff. Happy hour 7pm-9pm with B49 drinks. |
CHAKRAN
Soi Aree (Nua) 4; Ari Stn
(02-279 1359/5310) |
Meaning unquenched
physical desire, Chakran is the
Kok's hottest, poshest steamerie. Moroccan
styling with sitting areas and spotless facilities on
multi-levels around a pool. Owned by nearby
V Club. |
DICK'S
CAFÉ
894/7-8 Soi Duangthawee Plaza opp
Wall St Tower; Saladaeng Stn
(02-637 0078) Dicks
Cafe |
Longer hours
for this tasteful gay café in a car-free soi
of neon go-go glare. Good food. Any Thai
beer B70 |
| DISCO
DISCO (DD) Silom Soi 2;
Saladaeng Stn (02-234
6151). |
Busy dance bar
with a camp frost of silver. Pop
dance spun by DJ Tuk caters to bright young
things overspilling from DJ Station. |
DJ
STATION
8/6-8 Silom Soi 2; Saladaeng Stn
(02-266 4029) |
Best gay club
in Bangkok - it's three floors buzz nightly with
every kind of camp: Thai and international,shy
and exhibitionist, rubbing shoulders on
the dancfloor, jiggling on podia or gazing
across the chill zone balconies. Nightly Puppet String Cabaret
with chubby talok star is fun if
predictable. |
THE
EXPRESSO
8/6-8 Silom Soi 2; Saladaeng stn
(02-632 7223) |
Metro Award:
Best Gay Bar. Airy, designery lounge with subtle
lighting and curved fountain wall. Music
goes from ambient to pop dance, when ladyboy bar staff
start. |
FREEMAN
DANCE ARENA
60/18-21 Silom Rd, subsoi cnr Noodi;
Saladaeng Stn 02-632
8033 Freeman |
A top gay club
with a chance of being BKK's Best
Cabaret. as well. Fewer farang than
at some venues, and there's less emphasis
on disco than on show and top-floor darkroom. |
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SPHINX & PHAROAH'S
Sphinx
Grd fl, 98-104,
Silom Soi 4;
Saladaeng Stn
02-234 7249
Sphinx
Pharoah's Music Bar
Fl 1, 98-104,
Silom Soi 4;
Saladaeng Stn
(02-632 8246)
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Sophisticated
bar/restaurant with great Thai and
international food, Sphinx has a terrace, candle-lit
dining area and a sweeping bar. Music
Bar Pharoah's upstairs has a karaoke room,
singers, circular bar and intimate booths |
TELEPHONE
114/11-13 Silom Soi 4; Saladaeng
Stn (02-234 3279) |
New owners of
this famous bar/restaurant with three
bars, two floor and a terrace. All
packed nightly . The phones to dial other tables work again,
but won't alter the bar's proven
recipe. Flirty waiters, reasonable
food. |
| UTOPIA
TOURS Tarntawan Place Hotel,
119/5-10 Surawong Rd Saladaeng
Stn (02-238 3227) Utopia
Tours |
Best Specialist
Travel Agent. Pioneer in gay/lesbian
travel to SE Asia, forging rainbow ties. TAT
registered guides. Very good gay website. |
