Night Spots in Khao Lak

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One of the many Thai Restaurants situated along the main road in Ban Bang Niang, Thai Kitchen is managed by a family which usually comes from another province and prepares the dishes in their local way. Thus you can taste the cuisine of many Thai provinces here in Bang Niang, just in a small area, and discover your favorite.
The resorts in Khao Lak employ staff from all over Thailand, so these people can always eat in a restaurant from their home town.

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Zantika discotheque opened in December of 2010. It is the largest disco in the region, with a huge stage. Often good local and sometimes popular national bands play vibrant and exhilarating music. On occasion sexy Go-Go girls dance to the pounding rhythm. Visited by both Thais, Tourists and disco goers of all types and colors, who may dance or not, it is surely a place worth visiting, when one is in a disco mood. Locals usually turn up in groups around 2 AM, when the place can suddenly fill up, and party until closing time, which is at 4 AM.
No food is available, but hungry disco goers can visit a couple of cheap but good Thai Restaurants, like "Bingo", which is nearby and still open after 4 AM.

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According to the taste of the locals, Coffee & Internet serves the best coffee in Khao Lak. Children play games on the computers and create a popular noise level which Thai people usually enjoy. Tourists normally prefer to order take-away coffee.

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The Bingo Food and Drink Restaurant in Bang Niang beside the highway is a favorite to eat out in the late evening. The foreigners living in Khao Lak consider this restaurant one of the best restaurants in Khao Lak. Every dish is prepared fresh which can take a while.

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The Gecko Bar is situated in the small lane off the road leading to Bang Niang Beach. The bar is very attractively decorated. Customers tend to stay long in the night,

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Dieser 7eleven an der Abzweigung zum Bang Niang Beach ist DAS Landmark von Bang Niang. Es gibt gewiss niemanden, der in diesem 7eleven noch nicht eingekauft hat. Er ist immer belebt, auch mitten in der Nacht. Die Preise sind sehr angemessen wie in ganz Thailand, und immer gibt es Sonderangebote, denen man nur schwer widerstehen kann. Die Auswahl an Säften und Milchprodukten ist ungewöhnlich gross. Fertiggerichte kann man sich jederzeit in der Mikro oder im Grillofen heiss machen lassen. Das Personal ist zumeist freundlich und zu einem Spass aufgelegt.

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Die fünf- bis sechs-köpfige Band von Num in der Degree Bar spielt für meine laienhaften Ansprüche den besten Thai Rock in ganz Thailand. Erst ab 23 Uhr füllt sich der zur Strasse offene Laden so richtig. An manchen Abenden gehen die Thais mit, dass sich die Tische biegen. Vor allem Frauen jeden Alters tanzen zu den Stücken von Carabao und Job to do, dass der Boden bebt. Da lassen sich sogar die paar alternden Farangs anstecken und tanzen sich in Schweiss. Mit wenigen Baht fuer ein Sprite und einen Teller geröstete Cashews kann man ein paar tolle Stunden erleben. Pünktlich um 2 Uhr nachts wird aufgehört, was die Musiker auch brauchen, die sich da fast ohne Pause in Hochform spielen.
Immer mal wieder sind Gast-Musiker aus anderen Orten Thailands da und bringen einen anderen Sound mit, mal zum Guten, mal eher zum Abwinken. Auch Farangs, die eigentlich ganz bieder aussahen, haben schon mal die Instrumente und den Saal in Stimmung gebracht.
Sollte es mal an einem Abend nicht so funken -- macht nix, einfach wieder kommen.
Hier habe ich noch nie einen Fight erlebt und noch nie Betrunkene die Stimmung verderben gesehen. Auch Gatoeys sieht man hier nie. Allerdings auch nur ganz wenige Touristen, die in Khao Lak eben um diese Zeit schon in der Heia liegen.

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The Thana Mongkon Restaurant has no signboard in English. It is situated opposite Bang Niang School on the Main Road. This inexpensive restaurant is very popular among Thais until late in the night.

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Rungwadee Massage is situated at Phetkasem Highway in the townhouse next to Saxophone Cafe. As usual in townhouses the massage places for Thai massage are downstairs, the VIP rooms with one to three massage places are upstairs. All massage ladies have several years experience and detect small muscle tensions easily, so I like their services after a hard day in front of the computer. Rungwadee Massage has a high reputation among Thais, too, who come there until late in the night for the real Thai Massage of almost two hours. The small side services like a drink before or after the massage are lacking, but the staff likes to chat with the customers in the front room.

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Jomkwoan Massage is situated at Phetkasem Highway next to the R.T. Hotel. As in all massage shops in townhouses the Thai massage places are downstairs, the VIP rooms for other massage are upstairs. The masseur ladies are nice and friendly, but they change quite frequently. The oil massage is performed differently by each lady including some quite unusual sequences. Most customers are Thai men who patronize Jomkwoan Massage until late.

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Late-night live music bar.

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The 7eleven supermarket in the center of Khao Lak Center is always busy, day and night. Besides cigarettes and spirits from under the counter they have all sorts of fillup cards for mobiles.

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Monkey Bar has moved 400 meters further north. The popular bar is now situated opposite of Kasikorn Bank in a small lane of its own.

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The Sakai Bar is situated by the main Road in the new shop houses below Phu Khao Lak. This is a friendly bar where good 70-90s music is often played. The pool table is free of charge. Beverage prices are average.

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