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Sunee Plaza is one of the main gay areas in
Pattaya.
Sunee Plaza is a main area for gay nightlife.
The first gay bar in Sunee Plaza
to open was Crazy Pub , closely followed by what is today called the
“Sunee Plaza bar”. Topman Nightclub (today known as CockTail Boyz)
started shortly after and was the first gogo bar in the area. It later
became renowned for its cabaret shows.
The Plaza has a large collection of gay host bars . These are bars where
the waiters are generally young Thai men (aged 18 to approximately 30),
who will not only serve you drinks, but will sit and entertain you.
There are also around a dozen gogo bars, where the same service can be
obtained, but there is the added entertainment of seeing the boys dance,
normally on a central stage. In addition to this, there are two hotels,
two guesthouses; a number of restaurants, serving local Thai food to
European cuisine.
Sunee Plaza is located just off Soi V.C., which itself comes off Second
Road in the South of Pattaya.
Krazy Dragon is the oldest currently open gogo bar. Pattaya’s first
table top go go bar. The performers walk around the tables and will
provide a short show on each table as they pass.
Euroboys is unique in that it does not have a
stage, but the boys perform on a ground level lit walkway between two
banks of padded seating for customers.
The beer bars vary from quiet “local” type bars, where the scene is just
sitting and watching people go by. Examples are Forest House and
the Corner Bar at opposite ends of the soi.
There are music bars which specialise in
different styles of music, such as Memories Music bar. There are also
party bars, where a regular event is staged. These would include Mike’s
bar La Cage, just outside Sunee Plaza in Soi VC. Oud’s bar and café is
another popular gay venue.
Duc’s Coffee Shop and Bar also contains a book
library with books for sale. The Terrace Bar of the Don Plaza hotel is
worthy of note as this was opened on a derelict piece of land which was
cleared as part of the cleaning of the area.
Among the restaurants, apart from the local restaurants, which provide
Thai food at an exceptionally cheap price for local people, two are
worth mentioning. The Balkan Express – offers Croatian food. This is
extremely unusual, even in multicultural Pattaya.
There are a number of hotels in the plaza, but there are also good
budget guesthouses, such as Twoguys Guesthouse, providing hassle free
service.
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