Pattaya Walking Street

While undoubtedly the party-center of Pattaya, a night out on Walking Street can be as wild or tame as you choose to make it. Several R-rated venues are available as well as lower key pubs, live bands, street performers, and food stands.

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Walking street entrance

Main stretch of walking street

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Walking Street at night

Who Will Like Pattaya Walking Street

Nightlife Star

Prepare for an all-night pub crawl as almost every building along Walking Street is home to a pub, club or go-go bar. Take your pick of venues offering bargain cocktails, live music, and exotic dancers.

Bucketlist Bandit

Take a walk down this must-see street and take selfies with street performers and at a neon-lit entrance sign. Choose a bar or nightclub to enjoy a drink or two at this world-renowned nightlife district.

Relaxation Guru

Settle in at a bar like Hot Tuna Bar, order a few rounds of your go-to drink and request your favorite song be played by the live band.

Insider Tips For Pattaya Walking Street

• Walking street closes to vehicular traffic at 6pm, but most visitors arrive after 10pm.
• Leave a generous tip if you request a song from a live band.
• Speaking Thai can help you make more connections easily and help when you need to bargain for anything.
• Walking street is not child-friendly, even if you don't plan to visit inside any adult venues. Some barely-dressed exotic dancers spill onto the street in an attempt to attract more customers to their venue.

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Food & Drink

A large number of dining options ranging from local street food stands to fine dining seafood restaurants are located along Walking Street. Options include Italian, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Thai. There's even a Turkish ice-cream vendor providing dessert with a show.

Backstory

Walking Street was initially one of the main roads constructed for Pattaya's fishing industry. During the 1960s and 70s, a series of beer bars, guest houses, music lounges, restaurants, and go-go bars emerged to cater to American sailors and soldiers who often stopped in Pattaya port. Word of Pattaya's nightlife district, then called "The Strip" spread to other western seafarers, increasing demand for development of the city and its main streets. Walking Street changed with the times, adding discotheques and cabaret shows during the 1980s.

The name 'Walking Street' was first used in the 1990s, when a series of car accidents caused the city council to close the street to vehicles from 6pm onwards leaving it a pedestrian-only pathway after dark.

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