If you’re traveling to Phuket then you’re sure to want to experience the wondrous Phuket bars. Phuket bars are legendary and for very good reason.

The main centre of nightlife in Phuket is centered around the Bangla Road, a sprawling 600m long affair packed back to back with pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and market stalls selling all sorts of interesting things.

Off Bangla road itself is a number of side streets, each called a ‘Soi’, which again contain many places of entertainment. The bars and such in each Soi are closely grouped together; it is often the case that one DJ will provide music for all places on the Soi. This gives each one a distinctly ‘themed’ feel and means that traveling between different Sois is vital if you want to experience the variety that Phuket bars can provide.

Each Soi has an interesting name like ‘Soi Lion’, ‘Soi Crocodile’ or similar. They don’t really give an accurate impression of what the Soi is going to be like, but they do help the vacationing visitor find where he is!

The Phuket bars really do live up to their name and visiting – and partaking of some of the Amber liquid provided by the bars – is something you really must do before you die!