Soi Crocodile (aka Soi Katoey) is one of the most photographed places on Bangla Road. Every night, from 22:00 onward a group of ladyboys with fancy feathered outfits parade right in front of Soi Crocodile’s entrance and many people stop by to get photographed in their company for a small amount of money. These costumed ladymen’s main task is to promote the Moulin Rouge Cabaret Show situated at the back of the Soi.
Located between Soi Gonzo (Aussie Bar) and Soi Eric, Soi Crocodile is flanked by colourfully named beer bars such as ‘No Angels Bar’, ‘Boom Boom Bar’, and the rather to the point ‘Ann & Moon’s Dick Clinic Bar’ to name a few. But bar names and owners can change rapidly and without notification here as Bangla Road is a veritable basket full of crabs fighting to survive. From an outsider’s point of view, it’s entertaining though.
Soi Crocodile is the main gay area on Soi Bangla and most of the
bar-girls/boys working here are in varying degrees of gender evolution.
Right behind the busy Soi’s entrance gate in the centre of the street
(on which is written D Club Crocodile, even though this disco has been
closed for ages) there are two small stages surrounded by tables and
stools. Ladyboys dance on these stages to exhibit their beautiful bodies
(showing off seems to be second nature for transgendered people) to the
beat of house and dance music played in the bars.
The usual bar games are played in Soi Crocodile’s watering holes: Connect 4, dominoes and ‘nail-down a cleat into the log’, they are fun but be careful as your opponents play these games on a daily basis, so if you like to gamble you’re more than likely to lose and, at the very least, will have to buy a round of drinks. To the left of the Soi, near the entrance, stands a large two-storey bar, the ‘Happy Night Bar’. Unlike the rest of Soi, most of the girls working here are genuine. Drink prices follow Patong’s standards; expect to pay about 80 baht for a small bottle of Thai beer.
The usual bar games are played in Soi Crocodile’s watering holes: Connect 4, dominoes and ‘nail-down a cleat into the log’, they are fun but be careful as your opponents play these games on a daily basis, so if you like to gamble you’re more than likely to lose and, at the very least, will have to buy a round of drinks. To the left of the Soi, near the entrance, stands a large two-storey bar, the ‘Happy Night Bar’. Unlike the rest of Soi, most of the girls working here are genuine. Drink prices follow Patong’s standards; expect to pay about 80 baht for a small bottle of Thai beer.
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