LK Metro

LK Metro is an L-shaped soi between Soi Buakhao and Soi Diana (Soi Lengkee) in central Pattaya, in the Soi Buakhao district. It branches off Soi Diana, which links Second Road to the area. Gold Moon Bar, Avatar Bar, Blue Sky Bar, JoY Bar, Jasmine Bar and House Bar are nearby.

It is an L-shaped soi of gogos and beer bars, and the regulars' choice. More than two dozen gogo bars sit inside, among them Dolls LK, Exotic LK, Kink, Octopussy and Top Gun A GoGo, plus a beer garden. It is friendlier and less touristy than Walking Street.

LK Metro is a single L-shaped soi with gogos and beer bars, friendlier than Walking Street and popular with regulars. Walking Street is the big-night option, with the most gogos and clubs and the most touts. Pick LK Metro for a relaxed night and Walking Street for a spectacle.

Start where your budget and mood point. Soi 6 is the most direct, with small bars and rooms upstairs. Walking Street is the big-night strip. LK Metro is the regulars' choice, with gogos and beer bars on one soi, so it works well as an easy first look at Pattaya's gogo scene.

The list includes Bachelor's, Catch Me A GoGo, Champagne A GoGo, Crystal Club A GoGo, Destiny A GoGo, Dolls LK, Exotic LK, Fever A GoGo, Kink, Lady Love Club, Las Vegas, LK Angels, Mamasan Club, Octopussy, Paradise A GoGo, Peachy Lily, Pink Baby Agogo, Pure, Rise, ShowGirls, Sugar Sugar A GoGo, The Queen Club and Top Gun A GoGo.

Pattaya nightlife runs later than Bangkok and starts earlier in the day, with the gogo soi filling up through the evening. Weekends are the busiest. Check on the night, since hours change, and VIP members see the current opening times for each bar on the venue listing.

Both work as at any gogo bar: a lady drink buys a dancer a seat and a chat with you, and a bar fine is paid to the bar if she leaves with you. Her own fee is agreed with her. Ask the staff for the current figures, and keep your chits to check the tab.

Walk the L once to see what is open, pick a couple of bars rather than hopping through all of them, and use the beer garden for a breather. Settle each tab as you go and tip dancers directly. Because everything is close, it is easy to double back to a bar you liked.