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, Margaritaville (once of Lonely Beach) has set up home in the new little plaza opposite the 7-11 – wide variety of tequilas, cocktails, good tunes. Further along the street, Catan provides live music with its tapas menu.
Continuing down into the village, 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.
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.
Behind Morgan, the food court now has a row of tiny bars opposite it, with seating both at the bars themselves or at tables and chairs – cocktails are the main focus, it’s a cutee addition to the area.
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, there are a cluster of beer bars on Walking Street – Maipai, Yak Yak, @ Mark’s Bar to name just a few. All are sociable places for drinking into the wee small hours, with food available too, pool and some live music. You’all 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, Dot and Dash Bar 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 – both small scale expat bars.
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 offers deck chairs out on the sand, great for sunsets, an Ibiza style soundtrack with sunset DJ sessions and of course a full bar and menu. Next door Sun View, is the very popular in-house bar/diner at Patoo, the budget resort – similar in style, bean bags, it has nightly fireshows too.
Porn’s, at the other end of the village and accessed by the same mountain road as Sylvan, 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 northern end
At the northern 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. DJs for sunset sessions. White Knot accommodation behind (6 rooms).
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 April 26
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