Korat nightlife

Another evening: the walking street and the river bars

The Walking Street Market runs from Friday to Sunday, 5pm to 11pm, Terrace River Korat has acoustic sets at weekends, and Riverview Chill Bar is the quiet nightcap.

Here at the weekend? The walking street is your start, and Tanner fits the rest around it.

When Korat calls it a night

Most bars wind down around 1am, the clubs run later, and the late food carts near the Yamo monument keep going.

For a group, the car comes matched to your plan: a luxury van for up to 4 from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, or a party van for up to 10, for the evening and the drive from Bangkok.

A bodyguard at the door? Ask Tanner.

Tonight in Korat

Tonight in Korat, SaveOne opens from 2pm, the Chumphon Night Bazaar from 5pm, Tawan Daeng's bands play every night, and the clubs take over after midnight.

Tawan Daeng's band plays every night, so your table near the stage is held for whichever night you land.

SaveOne, the old city and the band halls

The evening runs across Mittraphap Road for SaveOne, the old city around the Yamo monument, and the bars and band halls in between.

Stay near the old city and the night markets are a short walk. Tanner picks the hotel with you.

Where Korat goes out

A good group night runs like this: a night market for dinner, a cocktail at Lila Bar, the band at Tawan Daeng, then a club.

Ask Tanner to hold a table near the stage at Tawan Daeng.

A band hall or a club?

Korat's evenings are big and loud either way. Choose a Thai band or a dance floor.

• The band night: SaveOne, then Tawan Daeng until midnight.
• The cocktail night: Lila Bar, then Found Bar.
• The jazz night: a Saturday at The MUU BAR.
• The dance night: PEE2 or WARP after midnight.
• The market night: the weekend walking street.

After the band, PEE2 for hip-hop. Your driver already has the address.

Korat, Khao Yai and the drive from Bangkok

Korat is the short name for Nakhon Ratchasima, the gateway to Isaan. The hills and vineyards of Khao Yai are next door, so plenty of groups pair the two.

From Bangkok, it's about three and a half hours by car, and the van picks you up at the hotel door.

Tanner's call: Khao Yai by day for the wine and the views, Korat by night for the band. Ask Tanner to plan the two together.

Korat nightlife in short

• What it is: a local, music-led Isaan evening, priced for locals, in Thailand's gateway city to the northeast.

• The order: dinner at the SaveOne night market, a cocktail at Lila Bar, the band at Tawan Daeng, then PEE2 or WARP.
• SaveOne, Isaan's biggest night market, opens every day from 2pm to 10pm.
• Tawan Daeng is loudest from 9pm to midnight.
• Most Korat bars close around 1am, and the clubs run later.
• Order pad mee Korat, the city's own noodles, at the night market.
• Every year from 23 March to 3 April, the city celebrates Thao Suranari's victory around the monument, the Tourism Authority of Thailand says.

Checked November 2026.

All the Korat spots in one list

SaveOne night market (Mittraphap Road) · Chumphon Night Bazaar (old city) · Thao Suranari monument (Yamo, old city) · Lila Bar (cocktail bar) · The MUU BAR (Within Korat hotel) · Found Bar (cocktail bar) · Tawan Daeng Korat (band hall) · PEE2 Club Korat (hip-hop club) · WARP Music Bar (club) · Terrace River Korat (riverside bar) · Riverview Chill Bar (riverside bar)

Pick your stops, and Tanner books them in order.