Far enough to use a baht bus. Soi 6 is in Central Pattaya between Beach Road and Second Road, Walking Street is at the southern end of Beach Road, and LK Metro is inland, reached from Second Road along Soi Diana. The baht buses run one way, south on Second Road and north on Beach Road, so from Soi 6 ride south on Second Road towards Walking Street and come back up Beach Road.

In three main pockets. Soi 7 and Soi 8, between Beach Road and Second Road, are wall-to-wall beer bars with pool tables, open from early afternoon. Soi Diana links Second Road to LK Metro with more of the same. Inland, Soi Buakhao has some of the cheapest bars in town, with the Tree Town complex and Soi Chaiyapoon just off it. Filter the map to beer bars and the Soi Buakhao side lights up.

On Walking Street. Insomnia at the far end, Lucifer and the after-hours Mixx keep going long after bars elsewhere have closed, and Mixx is busiest from about 2am. Hollywood, a big Thai-style club with live bands, is the exception, out on Third Road and a ride away. If your night starts on Soi 6 or Soi Buakhao, plan to finish at the southern end of town.

Spread along the bay. Horizon, on the 34th floor of the Hilton on Beach Road, is the central sunset spot, and The Sky Gallery on Pratumnak Hill sits just south of Walking Street. Sky 32 is in North Pattaya near Terminal 21. For markets, Thepprasit Night Market runs Friday to Sunday on Thepprasit Road, the covered Night Bazaar is on Second Road and Jomtien has an evening food market on the seafront.

Yes, they form one inland cluster. On the map LK Metro, Soi Chaiyapoon and the Soi Buakhao bars sit within about 700 meters of each other as the crow flies, and Tree Town is under a kilometer from LK Metro. Soi Diana links LK Metro to Second Road, and Walking Street is roughly a kilometer away in a straight line, so a whole night can run on foot. Real walking routes are longer, and pins are approximate.

Along the main street and down its side sois. Baccara, Sapphire and Airport Club are on Walking Street itself, Heaven Above and Fahrenheit share Soi 15, and Windmill is on Soi Diamond. Walking Street bars change hands often, so check before you make a special trip. Away from Walking Street, LK Metro and Soi Diana have cheaper gogos that suit a lower-key night.

On and around Second Road and Soi Buakhao. The soapy parlors are on Soi Honey, off Second Road about a kilometer south of Soi 6 on the map, with Christin Massage, a long-running soapy, further north on Second Road; check both are still open before you go. Soi Buakhao has dozens of oil-massage shops along its length, open from mid-morning to midnight. Standards vary from door to door, so look before you go in.

Mostly along Beach Road and at the top of Soi 6. The Queen Victoria Inn, a British pub at the Second Road end of Soi 6, does a Sunday roast and shows the football. Gulliver's at the top of Beach Road is the big sports bar, and Hops Brew House further down Beach Road is a brewpub with live music. Bars on this strip change hands often, so check they're open before you go.