Kai Bae Beach nightlife is by no means the hub of Koh Chang, but it still has some great bars and venues for you to sup a cocktail, listen to some decent tunes or strut your fancy stuff.
Northern End and Central | Southern End | Walking Street | Beach Bars | Recommended
Northern and Central Kai Bae Nightlife
As you come into Kai Bae, Indie Social is the lastest offshoot from Indie Beach Bungalows in Bang Bao (Hat Sai Noi). It’s a bar come cafe serving up bistro food and sushi – Indie Raw is next door – alongside live music (acoustic mainly) on selected nights of the week.
Heading further into the village, the live music bar Caan was a new addition in 2023 on the old Ploy site and Jellyfish has a loyal following amongst the locals for cocktails, coffee and interestingly, a side-line as a tattoo studio. Green Bar is in the same stretch too as another alternative.
Nearby, Wine Gallery, is far and away the best of its type on the island, offering a vast array of decent bottles (wine and beer) from around the world, complimented by its excellent Mediterranean tapas menu.
Back on the main drag opposite the Awa, The Chill and Gajapauri, Red Monkey and M & M Guesthouse are both similar in style to the Walking Street bars. Incidentally, The Chill has a very keenly priced happy hour.
Southern End
By the bridge, make a beeline to Morgan for all your football and sports needs – a decent screen, very friendly English host, full bar and western and Thai menu. Just before it, Tom’s Bar too is a good convivial spot – another long term German resident of the island so great for a chat.
After the bridge, the always busy Fin offers happy hours, themed nights or parties, live music and bistro style food.
Finally, Sea Breeze, the bungalow resort, has a nightly live band in its street side bar.
Walking Street
At the northern end shortly after Indie Social (see above), there are a cluster of bars on Walking Street, including Sky Bar, @Marks, Yak Yak and Maipai. All are sociable places for drinking into the wee small hours, with food available too and some live music. You may also find a few girls looking for company but it is nothing on the scale of White Sand Beach. Yak Yak specialises in late night vinyl DJ sessions, so keep an eye out for their flyers.
At the far end of Walking Street, Lighthouse is a Thai nightclub, with Thai live music, DJs and yes, ladies. The long running Finnish bar Hell Sinki and its neigbour Bonjour are a hundred metres further on.
Beach Bars – Kai Bae Beach Nightlife
Kai Bae beach has a couple of beach bars at the northern end, Cabana and Sun View. If not walking along the beach, you get to them by turning in just before Gajapuri and following the lane to the end.
Previously resident at Coral Resort down the road, Cabana has taken over over the Seaweed spot at White Knot. Assume much the same as before – loungers, salas, great for sunsets, frequent DJs on hand to provide the Ibiza style soundtrack and of course a full bar and menu. It should be fully operational for the start of the 24/25 season. Next door Sun View, is the very popular in-house bar/diner at Patoo, the budget resort.
Porn’s, at the other end of the village and accessed by the same mountain road as Seaview, is still one of the island’s best sundowner locations. Watching how light changes on the offshore islands as the sun dips below the horizon, still remains one of those special holiday moments.
Recommended Bars and Party Venues – Kai Bae Beach Nightlife
North to South
Jellyfish
Main Street
Small lounge bar on the main street serving up cocktails, spirits and cold beers, Seating at the bar or on old sofas, coffee and cakes often available in the afternoon and a recommended tattoo studio at the rear.
Wine Gallery
Main Street
Wine, expertly transported and kept, as well as spirits, sold from this outlet. Great selection of bottles from around the world, with bar and excellent Mediterranean tapas cafe attached so you can buy a vintage, sit back and savour.
Cabana
Beach at southern end
Moving house to The White Knot at the southern end. Chic bar bistro offering cocktails, cold beers, wine and smoothies to the hipster crowd. Food available too, nice music. Great for sundowns or afternoon hang-outs
Morgan
Main Street
2 storey English owned bar and restaurant (Western and Thai) specialising in live sports – all the Premier League football, Champions League till late, F1 and more. Pool Table, friendly and busy, locals and tourists .
Fin
Main Street
Chic cocktail bar come restaurant with Flaming Lamborginis its tour de force. Pub style menu of western and Thai food, Belgium specialities and snacks available. Look out for nightly drink deals, theme nights and live music most nights. A relaxed, well run spot.
UPDATED June 24
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