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Bars and nightlife

Cha-Am is no Pattaya and everybody is happy about that. So if you are looking for serious nightlife action, you may consider another destination. But there are bars in Cha-Am, so you can indeed play pool with cute "hello-welcome" girls under pink neons. This is Thailand, after all!

Disclaimer!

There are a few places in Cha-Am where you can find bars and a bit of a nightlife. But be warned beforehand, Cha-Am is not Phuket or Pattaya! If you are a party animal, if you like to dance all night long, or if you need the kind of company that can be found in gogo bars, you will probably get bored very quickly and end up hating Cha-Am. Please keep in mind that Cha-Am is a Thai resort, with a lot of Thai tourists (coming from other provinces, mainly Bangkok), and that the tourists from the West are mostly couples or families. The expats who live in Cha-Am chose Cha-Am precisely for these reasons: because of its laid back atmosphere, and because it is mainly a Thai resort. So no "Full moon party" here, and nobody complains about that.

If you need a little bit of fun, we suggest you head on to Hua Hin, where the bar scene is more attractive. And if it is still not enough, remember that Bangkok is not far away!

This "disclaimer" being stated, let's see where you can find some bars in Cha-Am.

Where are the bars

The soi where are concentrated a majority of bars is on Cha-Am south, just before soi 1. It's a large soi with houses and shops on either side, and a row of bars in the middle. Also known as "Cha-Am Plaza", this is the soi where the bus station to Bangkok is located.

"Cha-Am Plaza" looking a bit dull during daytime.

Your typical "hello-welcome" bar!

On the beachfront, between Cha-Am North soi 9 and 10, there are two other sois where some bars can be found. One is a gravelled soi with bars in the middle (next to the Methavalai Hotel), the other one is the Long Beach soi, the soi of the Long Beach hotel and Tony's restaurant, where there are a few pubs, like the Scandic.

The soi just after the soi of the Gems Hotel (after Cha-Am North soi 5), also has a few bars and pubs, like the Lodge or the Paris-London pub.

Narathip Road is also worth a visit, there are Thai style karaokes and a few bars. Not far from Phetkasem Road, the Pink Flamingo can easily be spotted with its pink paintjob.

On the road running parallel to the beachfront, let's mention Crawfords, which is an Irish pub. To find it, take Narathip Road from the beachfront, turn left at the first traffic lights and go for a few hundred meters until you find it on your right. Or just go to the end of soi Cha-Am South 1.

The gravelled soi next to the Methavalai Hotel

The Pink Flamingo

Crawfords restaurant and Irish bar

That's it for now, we will add more detailed information and reviews when we personnally visit all these places. This is a hard job awaiting us!