Patpong, Bangkok

The Patpong area is famous for its bars, neon lights, girls, sex shows, and massage parlors, but in recent years has spawned a bustling Night Market along the central streets (hemmed in on all sides by go-go bars and sex-show clubs). This popular Night Market has lots of faux brands: pirated CDs and tapes, designer knockoffs, copy watches (including fake "Rolexes" that we've gotten some good reports on), leather goods stamped with desirable logos (sure to hold up better than cardboard) -- not especially cheap, but lively and fun, especially if you enjoy crowds and the challenge of hard bargaining. Open daily after sundown.

Patpong is a Bangkok district well-known because of its spicy nightlife and its large number of lap-dance clubs, where you will be invited to enter by beautiful women.
I did not experience the lap-dance clubs, but I liked the area because of a nice open air market where I bought nice things at very reasonable prices.

dont go bar in any interior either alone or in group with broker they simply charge you with lots of money without your knowledge and you have to pay for that &you cant able to do any thing you have to save you with payment . we have an experience of 2 beer charge at the cost of 4000Bhat
so please go their with that safety feature.. its my advice

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Patpong is the world famous strip & Bangkok's main night entertainment district. Also popular for its vibrant night bazaar. You can watch girlie shows with the girls exhibiting their "talents". There are two main streets here Patpong 1 & Patpong 2 very close to each other.

If you happen to stay in Dusit Thani or hotels nearby, you'll surely have plenty of things to do either day or night. This is due to its location situated in the heart of the city centre. Commuting is very convenient because of elevated trains and subways surrounded. At night, you will certainly enjoy BKK's nightlife just a walking distance back and forth to the Patpong, which hopefully you and everyone in the world who know bangkok also know Patpong. You may enjoy yourself in bar scenes or enjoy shopping from peddlers around. Or you still have a chance to visit Suan Lum Night Bazaar. By day, you can take walks to the biggest park just across from the hotel if you're environmental friendly. Then, you can ride just a few stations from the elevated train to the most luxurious malls in town: Central world, Siam Paragon, Siam Centre, Mah Boonkrong, Central Chidlom.

Do go and have a stroll around this very lively area. Do go with an open mind, as it is also the red-light district of Bangkok. There are many markets and restaurants. I don’t think you think you will find something that this easily in any other city.
Don't miss out on this - it is well worth the visit.

Patpong is known as the red light district in Bangkok but it has toned down since.

It's also the place where you can find the night markets as well selling imitation watches, bags, clothes and pens.

Walk along the side where the cafes are and you can find people touting....shoving sheets of papers in your hands asking you to go inside to see "ping pong" shows.

Patpong has a great nighttime market although the prices are truly inflated for the farangs. Some vendors will ask for 1500TBH for a t-shirt when you can actually purchase one for much, much less (I think the real price was around 500-700TBH...if I remember correct!)

The other interesting part of Patpong is of course the sex shows. Walking through Patpong is kind of like visiting Amsterdam's Red Light District. It's an experience and it's part of life in Bangkok. It doesn't matter if you are a man or woman, you will get the exact same offers to go inside the clubs around the market. Most offers occur when you are walking on the outskirts of the market, I never got an offer while I was actually inside the rows of stalls.

Even though I wasn't interested in the sex industry that was offered, I still had a great time with my friends in Patpong and recommend anyone who visits Bangkok to go there at least for one night to see what it's like!