Nana Plaza in Bangkok

Three floors around a courtyard

Nana Plaza is a U-shaped, three-storey building around an open courtyard, about 300 metres from BTS Nana. It opened in 1983 as a shopping centre and was once called Nana Entertainment Plaza.

Today it holds about 30 go-go bars on its floors, plus beer bars with open-air seats on the ground floor, and dancers on stage in the go-go bars. It's legal, licensed nightlife, and one of the busiest late-night spots on lower Sukhumvit.

Ask Tanner how the plaza fits into your Sukhumvit evening.

Finding it

The Nana Plaza location is easy: the end of Sukhumvit Soi 4, right behind the Nana Hotel, and a 3 to 5 minute walk from BTS Nana.

• BTS: Nana, then a 3 to 5 minute walk down Soi 4.
• From Soi 11: cross Sukhumvit Road; Soi 4 is almost opposite.
• By car or Grab: drop-off on Sukhumvit Road at the mouth of Soi 4, then walk in.

Ask Tanner to have the driver drop you at the mouth of Soi 4.

Floor by floor

Nana Plaza's bars all face the courtyard, so you can walk the three floors in a few minutes and see every door.

• The ground floor: beer bars with open-air seats around the courtyard, where you can sit, have a drink and watch the crowd.
• The upper floors: go-go bars behind closed doors, each with its own stage and drinks list.

Ask Tanner which club on Soi 11 suits your group for after.

What it costs

Walking in costs nothing: there's no entrance fee for the plaza itself, though a few bars charge a cover. You pay for your drinks, and if you sit down in a bar, you order at least one.

One drink a stop is plenty; the real spend of the evening is the club table later. Ask Tanner to have it waiting.

The house rules

The rules at Nana Plaza are simple, and the security at the entrance enforces them.

• ID and bag check: security checks ID and searches bags at the entrance, and the drinking age is 20. Carry little and have your passport ready.
• Photos: photos and videos inside the bars aren't allowed, and signs warn of a ฿2,000 fine. The neon outside is fine.
• One drink: if you sit down in a bar, order a drink.
• Respect: the dancers are working; be polite, and don't touch anyone.

Ask Tanner for the rest of the lower Sukhumvit tips before you land.

When to go

Nana Plaza opening hours are evening ones: it warms up around 7:30pm and is busiest from 9pm to 1am. Before 9pm many bars are still quiet, so come after dinner and before the club.

Ask Tanner to time the car to your dinner.

Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy or Patpong?

Nana Plaza is one big three-storey building. Soi Cowboy is a single neon-lit street near BTS Asok, and Patpong, in Silom, sits next to a night market.

Want two in one evening? Ask Tanner to keep the car running between them.

Is Nana Plaza safe?

Yes, for a group that keeps an eye out: it's busy, lit and has security on the door. The risks are the ones on any late-night street.

• Bills: check the price before you order and the bill before you pay.
• Valuables: phone and wallet in a front pocket in the crowd on Soi 4.
• Touts: say no to anyone offering a show or a detour.
• Help: your host is one call away, and your car waits on Sukhumvit Road.

Ask Tanner for a host who stays with the group all evening.

Getting home

The BTS stops around midnight, so keep a car waiting on Sukhumvit Road, or use Grab.

Sukhumvit Soi 11, with its rooftops and clubs, is across Sukhumvit Road: see our Soi 11 guide. It's the next stop for most groups. Ask Tanner to have the van outside when the club closes.

The lower Sukhumvit evening

Most groups treat Nana Plaza as one stop in a bigger Sukhumvit evening: dinner and a rooftop on Soi 11, a walk through the plaza, then the club.

Licensed entertainment venues in Bangkok and licensed venues inside hotels may open until 4am, TAT says (checked November 2026); ordinary bars and restaurants close earlier, usually by 2am. Bangkok's licensed clubs are in Silom, RCA and Ratchada, so the bars here on Sukhumvit wind down by 2am.

Tanner's pick: walk the plaza at 10pm, when it's lively, and be at your club table on Soi 11 by midnight.

Insider tip: Soi 4 is almost opposite Soi 11, so the group walks between them. The car only comes in at the end of the evening. Ask Tanner to book the table for midnight.

Nana Plaza in short

• What it is: a three-storey complex of about 30 go-go bars, plus beer bars, around one courtyard.

• Where: the end of Sukhumvit Soi 4, a 3 to 5 minute walk from BTS Nana.
• Hours: warms up around 7:30pm, busiest from 9pm to 1am, winding down by 2am.
• Entry: free into the plaza, though a few bars charge a cover; you pay for drinks, and ID is checked at the door.
• Rules: no photos in the bars, and be polite to the staff.
• Next stop: Sukhumvit Soi 11 for the rooftops and the clubs.

Checked November 2026.

What we look after

We look after the parts that make the evening easy: the car, the door and your VIP section at a club. We don't book anything inside Nana Plaza.

Our groups do dinner and a rooftop on Soi 11, then the VIP section at Levels or Sugar Club a short walk away. The club bills the table, and Tanner confirms the club's total before you book. Your own van, from ฿6,500 for 10 hours for up to 4, waits on Sukhumvit Road.

Plan it with Tanner.