9 popular nightlife spots in Patong Beach, the best places for night walks

Patong Beach is the most famous and charming beach on Phuket. Patong Beach is located on the west coast of Phuket, Thailand, about 12 kilometers from Phuket City. Patong Beach is regarded as the most important and well-developed area on Phuket.

Patong Beach (Patong Beach) is horseshoe-shaped, with fine sand, clear water, gentle waves and gentle wind. It is one of the most lively beaches on Phuket. The beach stretches for 4 kilometers, with fine sand and clean water. Both quiet and dynamic activities can be found on this long and narrow beach. This crescent-shaped beach is a good place for swimming and various water activities. As of 2023, many new hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and cafes have been built on the beach. The more night falls, the more lively it is, making it an ideal place for Tourists who like nightlife.

1. Sea Dragon Alley



Sea Dragon Alley is a 100-meter-long alley. There are 46 bars, beer bars and sTrip clubs, a souvenir shop, a hostel (I hope I can sleep well here...), a tattoo parlor and a hair salon. The characteristics of Sea Dragon Alley can be summed up in four simple words: beauty, beauty, beauty and beauty

Opening hours: It starts to get popular after 22:00 every day.
Location: In the middle of Bangla Road, behind Soi Eric when coming from the beach

2. Seduction Complex



Seduction Nightclub is the largest nightclub in Patong Beach. It is located right on the main nightlife entertainment strip in Phuket's most popular resorts and has at least 5 stylish, modern and clean venues that can accommodate up to 3,000 guests.

Opening hours: 22:00 to 04:00 daily

3. Hard Rock Cafe Phuket



Hard Rock Cafe Phuket is located in a gorgeous two-storey building on Rat-U-Thit Rd, the main street in central Patong. It offers good music, American and Mexican border cuisine, and a collection of rock merchandise and souvenirs of great taste and class. For anyone who loves rock music and western food in an upscale environment, Hard Rock Cafe feels like a classic home away from home.

Opening hours: from 11:00 to 02:00, live band starts at 20:00
Location: Dusit D2 Resort Phuket, Rat-U-Thit Rd, Phuket

4. Molly Malone’s Irish Pub



Molly Malone’s Irish Pub is one of the oldest pubs in Phuket (opened in 1999). Live sports, live music and a pool table are all drawcards, but Molly Malone’s Pub also has an enviable location. Located on Patong Beach Road, facing the sea, the bar’s terrace is the perfect spot to enjoy a pint of Guinness at sunset.

Opening hours: 09:00 – 02:00
Location: Patong Beach Road, next to McDonald’s

5. Crocodile Alley



Crocodile Alley (aka Soi Katoey) is the most photographed spot on Bangla Road. Every night from 22:00, a group of ladyboys in feather costumes will march in front of the entrance of Crocodile Alley, and many tourists will stop to pay a tip and take photos with them. The main task of these ladyboys is to promote the Moulin Rouge show behind the alley.

Opening hours: The bars usually open at 20:00, but it will not be crowded until after 22:00.
Location: On Bangla Road, between Graham Alley and Eric Alley

6. Paradise Area



In Patong's Royal Paradise area, about half of the businesses are run by gays or cater to this crowd. Many are small bars with a variety of young men sitting inside.

7. Patong Boxing Gym



Patong Boxing Gym on Sai Nam Yen Street is a Muay Thai feast. Let's talk about the atmosphere: in the evening, the boxing gym is full of strong men with Thai girlfriends, middle-aged Thai men with broad shoulders, and groups of Muay Thai training camp fans cheering for their relatives.

Opening hours: Monday and Thursday 21:00 to midnight
Location: Next to Sai Nam Yen Street

8. Graham Lane



Graham Lane is a laneway on Bangla Road in Patong Beach. You can't miss its entrance because it is home to the large, historic Australian Bar. Past the Australian Bar, you'll see a corridor-like passageway with 7 beer bars on either side. Graham Lane is a dead-end lane and has the smallest discotheque in Patong Beach, The White Room at the end of the lane.

Location: 60 meters after entering Bangla Road from Beach Road, on your left.

9. Tiger Disco



Tiger Disco is a large entertainment complex located on the famous Bangla Road in Patong Beach. This place offers at least three kinds of entertainment: hunting for beauties (or being hunted by beauties, depending on one's personality and taste), betting on football, and live music downstairs.

Opening hours: 18:00 – 03:00
Location: Bangla Road