The What’s Up Guide to the Best Nightlife Districts in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is home to an assortment the Thai bar-beers found in every major tourist spot in the country. The Bar Beer Centre on Loi Kroh Road is the one most tourists gravitate to. There are a few smaller zones too where the free and single can hang out at a girlie bar. Those who enjoy dancing the night away to top tunes at state-of-the-art discos will find Chiang Mai does not disappoint either.

Bars and nightlife establishments in Chiang Mai tend to be grouped into specific districts. The main ones are the riverside district on the east bank of the Ping River, the Night Bazaar, Loi Kroh Road and specific streets in the Old City quarter. In recent years, a profusion of bars, discos and other nightlife venues has sprouted up in the locality of Nimmanhaemin Road and this has added to the choices for nights out. The details about Chiang Mai nightlife districts are shown below.