Patpong in Bangkok

A market street with bars down the sides

Patpong Bangkok is two side streets between Silom Road and Surawong Road, in Bang Rak, with a night market down the middle and bars along both sides.

Today Patpong is as much a market as a bar street: stalls fill the middle of the road, and the go-go bars run along the sides of Patpong 1, with a few more at the Silom Road end of Patpong 2.

Ask Tanner how Patpong fits into your Silom evening.

Where is Patpong in Bangkok?

Patpong runs between Silom Road and Surawong Road, right next to BTS Sala Daeng. From MRT Silom, take Exit 2 and walk past the BTS station.

• BTS: Sala Daeng, next to the market; trains run daily from 6am to midnight, BTS's own FAQ says.
• MRT: Silom, Exit 2.
• By car or Grab: drop-off on Silom Road, then walk in.

Ask Tanner to have the driver drop you on Silom Road.

When is Patpong Night Market open?

The Patpong Night Market runs daily from about 6pm to 1am, and it's best between 8pm and 10pm, with every stall out and the neon on.

Expect souvenirs, clothes, bags and watches, many of them copies. Bargain on everything: offer well under the first price, and walk away if it's too high.

Ask Tanner to book dinner in Silom before you browse.

The bars

The Patpong bars run along the sides of the street from about 6pm to 2am, with go-go bars where dancers perform on stage. Most of them are on Patpong 1.

Patpong sits in Silom, one of Bangkok's three late zones set by Ministerial Regulation No. 3. Licensed venues in Bangkok's tourist areas can stay open until 4am, as TAT announced in December 2023 (checked November 2026), so the clubs next door keep going after the market shuts.

Want the VIP section at a late Silom club after? Ask Tanner.

How much does Patpong cost?

Walking the street and the market costs nothing. In the bars you pay for your drinks, so check the list first.

Most groups have a drink or two here and keep the real spend for the club after. Ask Tanner to have the table waiting.

The house rules

The rules at Patpong are the same as Bangkok's other bar areas.

• ID: the bars check it, so bring your passport. The drinking age is 20.
• Photos: take photos of the market, not inside the bars or of staff.
• 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 Silom tips before you land.

When to go

Go at about 8:30pm, so you browse the market before the bars peak. The market runs until about 1am, and the bars wind down towards 2am. It slots in neatly between Sky Bar and the club.

Ask Tanner to time the car to your sunset drink.

Patpong, Nana Plaza or Soi Cowboy?

Patpong is the only one of Bangkok's three go-go bar areas with a night market; Nana Plaza is a three-storey building and Soi Cowboy a single neon street, both on Sukhumvit.

First time? Start here: the market makes Patpong the easiest of the three. Ask Tanner to keep the car running if you want two in one evening.

Is Patpong safe?

Yes, for a group that keeps an eye out: it's busy, lit and central. Watch the touts and your phone in the crowd.

• Touts: Touts sell show tickets here. Say no to anyone offering a show or a detour, never follow a tout upstairs, and only sit down where you can see the drinks prices.
• Bills: check the price before you order and the bill before you pay.
• Valuables: keep your phone and wallet in a front pocket in the market crowd.
• Help: your host is one call away, and your car waits on Silom Road.

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

What's next door

Patpong sits in the middle of Silom, so the rest of the evening is a short walk away: Sky Bar for sunset, then Silom's bars and late clubs. See the whole area, hour by hour, in our Silom guide. It all links up into one long evening on foot.

Ask Tanner which Silom club suits your group.

Patpong, start to finish

Patpong nightlife works best as one stop on a Silom evening, not the whole of it.

Sky Bar at sunset, the market at 8:30pm, dinner in Silom, a drink on Patpong 1, then a late club in the Silom 4am zone.

Sky Bar sits 247 metres up on the 64th floor of lebua, open from 5pm to 12:30am and walk-in only, lebua's own pages say (checked November 2026).

Tanner's pick: do the market, have one drink, and keep the big spend for the VIP section at the club after.

Insider tip: BTS Sala Daeng is right next to the market, so skip the taxi and the Silom Road traffic.

Ask Tanner to line up the club for after the market.

Patpong in short

• What it is: two neon streets in Silom with a night market down the middle and go-go bars along the sides.

• Where: between Silom Road and Surawong Road, next to BTS Sala Daeng.
• The market: daily, about 6pm to 1am; best from 8pm to 10pm.
• The bars: from about 6pm, winding down towards 2am; ID checked at the door.
• Late: Patpong sits in the Silom and Patpong 4am zone.
• Getting home: BTS Sala Daeng until midnight, then your van on Silom Road.

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 in the Patpong bars.

Our groups do Sky Bar at sunset, the market at 8:30pm and dinner in Silom, then the VIP section at a late club, billed by the club and confirmed by Tanner before you book. Your own van, from ฿6,500 for 10 hours for up to 4, waits on Silom Road.

Plan it with Tanner.