Sharks Bar soi cowboy

This bar is located somewhat between Baccara and Tilac. Although a two story bar, it's main action is on the first floor. The barfine is 600 baht, with negotiable action after. The cool thing about this bar, and what I never understood--the girls are pretty and pretty much always there. It's like no one ever takes any girls out. Even when you go there late, the girls are all there. Drinks are about 140 baht, and there are specials. Pretty cool about drinks and nice staff.

Baccara Bar

In my mind, the crown jewel of Soi Cowboy, but it's an expensive--Japanese bar. The girls know how to work this bar, but it has fabulous design. first of all, it has the see through stage between the first and second level. second, the school girl uniforms for the top level girls and the bikinis for the dancers on the first level plus the hostesses that show you in. this place must have 75 girls at any given time. there are two shifts of dancing--be careful, girls love to hit you for a drink right before they go up--as best as I can tell, the shift change every three or four songs. nothing worse than paying 150 baht to have a girl sit with you then she leaves to go dancing.

costs: expensive. the average beer is 140 baht or so. a mixed drink will hit 160 or more. a lady drink is 150. barfine 600 baht.

DANCERS--you have to buy two lady drinks before a dancer will go with you. then, you have to deal for the price. granted, some of their dancers are smoking, but still.

the school girls are cheaper, but they are depleted rather early. I think the Japanese crowd loves them first. open to about 2:00 a.m. or when soi cowboy closes.

Tilac Bar

Tilac bar has undergone a renovation and with a 700 baht barfine and 1500 short time. the beer is 130 baht, and the ladies are fine. you have to go into the men's room and use the urinals on the left. this is the new hot bar. it's located in the middle of soi cowboy--look for the big blue sign.

What I liked about it: Sheer number of women in all sizes--very well-lit and just so many tables. As you walk in, there are seats along the right with two tables for dancing with ladders for the girls to go up--it has the dancing poles. there are mirrors all around. the music is not too loud, but loud. to your left is the center stage which is like a weird kind of cloverleaf stage--there are like five or six poles and little stages connected--the stage has the bar in the middle. To the far left and right in front of you, beyond the stage, are more tables with poles for dancing. we walked in at 1:00 a.m. and the place was popping.

be careful. there are sharks here--the bar had closed due to supervision coming (cops) so it was music off, pay your tab, but you can stay. this lil lady wanted the full barfine plus other negotiables. my reply--the bar is closed. why is there a barfine? and she just laughed and said have to. um. yeah.

nice place though