Which Bars Have Stood the Test of Time?

[NanAtSOL]

I came here in 2009 (which isn't even that long ago) and I am trying to think of which bars are still in business today.

I can't think of many. So many old haunts gone. They seems to change so often. I assume they just go out of business.

Which bars (or other businesses) can you think of that have lasted over the decades?

Let's say pre 2010, at least.

But I am sure some old hands can name a few from the the 90s, 80s, and before.

Edited June 1, 2024 by NanAtSOL

[NanAtSOL]

Some off the top of my head:

 

- Buddy's Bar and Grill

- Sportsman

- Bully's Pub

- Stumble Inn

- Chequers

- Lolita's

- Robin Hood

- The Old Other Office

- Vinai's Bar

- Pinnochio's Club

 

 

Edited June 1, 2024 by NanAtSOL

[wilsonc123]

Meet The World opened in 2002 I believe.

[NanAtSOL]

13 minutes ago, wilsonc123 said:

Meet The World opened in 2002 I believe.

Good one 👍 

 

Thank god they are still holding on.

 

Patpong is heartbreaking. 

- Star of Light, gone

- Mike's Place, gone

- Rose Bar, gone 

- Madrid, gone

- Kangaroo Club, gone

- Kob's Place, gone

 

What else?

Edited June 1, 2024 by NanAtSOL

[NanAtSOL]

This channel is a treasure trove of bitter sweet nostalgia.

 

 

[NanAtSOL]

Haha, this video shows Jean Claude Van Damme outside Kangaroo Club in 1987.

That was a wild little place. 

 

 

[wilsonc123]

I'm kicking myself for never going into Kangaroo Bar when it was still open. Anyone have stories from that place? At least I got to experience SOL.

[Juerg]

2 hours ago, wilsonc123 said:

I'm kicking myself for never going into Kangaroo Bar when it was still open. Anyone have stories from that place? At least I got to experience SOL.

From my experience SOL was much better then Kangaroo, so I  think you don't miss anything. But for people which wasn't in SOL, they miss something 🙂

[Irishfella]

I will always have a soft spot for Finnegans Irish bar on Soi 4. I first went there in January 2008 at the end of my first solo trip to Thailand.  It was a great laugh with nice customers and staff. It was the main reason why i returned to Thailand 3 months later.  Didnt remain that why though as customers got scare and the owners and staff got jaded. I always popped in for a pint on returning trips to reminisce about the good times but the mamasan had taken ownership and introduced bar fines and lady drinks. A complete 180 on what was the attraction of the original bar.

I would pop into Chequers now on my rare return trips. Kinda has the same vibe as the old Finnegans.

Also would have went to Bangkok Beats on Soi 7. 

 

[NanAtSOL]

On 6/1/2024 at 8:06 PM, NanAtSOL said:

Some off the top of my head:

 

- Buddy's Bar and Grill

- Sportsman

- Bully's Pub

- Stumble Inn

- Chequers

- Lolita's

- Robin Hood

- The Old Other Office

- Vinai's Bar

- Pinnochio's Club

 

 

Should probably take Chequers off this list. It's up for sale.

Edited June 11, 2024 by NanAtSOL

[satchet]

On 6/2/2024 at 1:17 AM, wilsonc123 said:

I'm kicking myself for never going into Kangaroo Bar when it was still open. Anyone have stories from that place? At least I got to experience SOL.

SOL was much better, if smaller. Kangaroo was like a regular bar, decent decorations and chairs and stuff. But there were always more and better girls at SOL.

Kangaroo was upstairs with a guy watching the door who rang a bell to let them know someone was coming. There was a TV and sometimes it would play Creampie Thais porn LOL

Rose was kind of the same way, with even older women. But I used to get off on the old granny mama watching me get sucked off out of the corner of her eye