Pubs and Bars, Chiang Mai

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Was in Chiang Mai and went to this party by Team Club Martini. Didn't know what to expect, but bought a ticket and went with some friends and we all had an absolute blast! Very well organised, great music and everyone was just rocking out. We've been to the Full Moon parties which were good, but chaotic. This felt like a concert or Ibiza style night club and I couldn't believe this was in Chiang Mai! They have several parties a year, so check their schedule and try to go to Chiang Mai when they have a party if you can... you won't regret. :)

Dress Code: Anything goes, but it depends on their theme.

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Plan B is a quite new bar in chiang mai, it is in soi 9 and is verry cheap
The music that they play is more toeristic (pop, rock, punk, oldies) music and a bit renewing for thailand. They serve belgium beer, korean beer and thai beer. you also have a lot of cocktails and everything for a realy good price, i geuss cheapest bar ive seen in chiang mai. the people who opened the bar can speak good english so comunication isnt a problem for a lot of toerists.
i went a lot to this bar and i think its a realy good idea for taking a look at this bar. its the second floor and open air

Dress Code: there is'nt a dress code

I would recommend going to this place on a saturday night for the hip hop DJ music. The place is mostly full of foreigners having a good time, they have shisha there and 99 baht cocktails which they actually know how to mix.

This Cool Corner was the daily visit when then sun set and the evening get cooler. It was just in the centre, a place that you can blend among the locals as it is not very touristy or trendy with very friendly service. Most important, cold and cheap beer :)

This place is all about having fun, chilling out and eating Western food that you eat back home. Their menu is a little bit of TGI Fridays, Chili's, Hooters, and Outback Steak House. Free monkey nuts and pop corn!

The Saloon is done up with rustic wood furniture, rough hewn wood walls and unique wood carvings. There are many activities in the saloon to keep you entertained. During the day choose a first run movie to watch on their 61 inch big screen TV. At night watch a live sporting event or select a video music concert to listen to. You can also while away your time by playing a game of pool.

This is a rather rough and ready looking British pub with dirty, cracked floor tiles that wouldn't be out of place in the east end of London. I had an English breakfast here which was very good, especially the sausages which the owner said he spent a while sourcing from a local butcher. I came back here one evening and watched a game of football on TV along with a small crowd and ate a steak & kidney pie which then made me sweat buckets and dash off back to my hotel. Let’s just say it made me rather ill so it's best to avoid the pies!

Tucked away in a quiet little soi in the old town, Yellow Bird is the most carefree, laid back place I've been to in a l-o-o-n-g time, and that includes several years on Koh Samui.

It all seems so effortless, with an old wooden Lanna house open to the street, personally decorated by the gracious host, Santia, with items from nature and recycled bits and pieces. Inside, carpets, cushions and day beds, dim lighting. Portraits seems to hover on the walls, and musical instruments clutter up the space here and there. Aha!

Being quite new, Yellow Bird hasn't really developed a regular groove yet, so every night is just the luck of the draw, and that's part of it's make-it-up-as-we-go charm.

Some nights Santia will give cooking lessons to customers, who then produce dishes for the other diners. (Her green chicken curry is a knockout!) Some nights, visiting musicians will drop in. Other nights, a spontaneous jam, with acoustic guitars and bongos.

Drinks list is excellent. I've not seen red wine at only 80 baht anywhere else in Chiang Mai. They've also got Sangria, mojitos, etc at really good prices.

Damn, this place feels so homely, that the first time I went here I left without paying the bill, coz it was just like I'd dropped round to a friend's place. And that's the Yellow Bird secret ... and it's a shame to let the secret out.

Dress Code: Come as you are. Whatever; but just leave your shoes at the door.

'100% Rock n Roll Served Fresh Everyday' is their claim, and it's roughly true.

Guitarman has a strong following among the Chiangmai expat crowd, who get down there for a dose of folk, blues, country sort of stuff.

One of the staple performers is Aussie Dave, a performer of indeterminate age but incalculable musical and entertainment ability. His band includes saxophone, drums and sometimes a wash tub bass, and others that will jump on and do backing vocals or blow some harmonica from time to time.

The popular headliner is Richie ... a very entertaining and lively performer, who throws in a lot of witty repartee and spontaneous competitions, ie name the singer of this song's mother's maiden name for a free beer!

Sunday nights are open mike night.

Kicks off about 5pm nightly, and closes around 12.

Dress Code: Whatever.