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           Bars and Nightclubs



















     Musicians playing a gig at the Timber Hut
         Timber Hut
                                  Rockin’ Angels
     1                        3
                                  Blues Café
         Phuket Town’s top live music
     venue features an excellent in-house   MAP P4  •  55 Yaowarat Road,
     band. Busy during the week, and   Old Phuket Town  •  89654 9654
     some times down right wild on week-  •  Closed Monday
     ends, this is a great place to dance   This lively blues venue is run by a
     and party. A favorite with local Thais,   Singaporean guitarist. The café and
     the bar also attracts its fair share of   bar may be small, but it is a great
     foreign visitors (see p85).  place to hang out if you become tired
                              of the blaring dance music heard
         After Beach Bar
     2                        elsewhere in the town. There are live
         Near Karon Viewpoint, on the
                              blues and classic rock performances
     winding mountain road between Kata   from the band six nights a week.
     and Rawai, this relaxing bar over-
                                  Aussie Bar
     looking the sea plays a constant   4
     stream of reggae and acous tic tunes.   Located right in the middle of
     It’s popular for post-beach cocktails   Bangla Road, Patong’s best-known
     while watch ing the sunset (see p85).  family-friendly sports bar screens all
                              the big football, cricket, and rugby
                              matches on more than 30 TVs. The
                              bar promotes upcoming games on
                              its website (see p85).
                                  Banana Disco
                              5
                                  A long-term crowd pleaser,
                              Banana Disco comes to life around
                              midnight, when crowds flock onto
                              the dance floor for the pounding
                              house music. A great place to dance
                              and drink, the disco remains one of
                              Patong’s most popular late-night
                              venues. The B200 cover charge
                              gets you one drink (see p85).
                              Selection of drinks, After Beach Bar




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