[LivinLOS]

250 as a very rough guess for Bangla and surrounds..

50 ish on Bangla itself 40 Tiger, 30 Soi Eric, 30 Seadragon, 30 Croc, 30 Gonzo, 20 Soi easy.. Then on the 'wrong side' of Bangla there must be 30 ish bars collectively in those sois that are more bar than resturant + bar.. Places like the Dogs Bollox and Queen Mary etc.. Could easy be another 50 up or 20 down on that guess..

Soi Sansabai.. 20 - 30 bars in that ??

Soi Sukhumvit, the Sois down by Immigration on Beach Rd, The remaining ones around Soi Seapearl frontage, Soi Sunset at the end of the beach the one or two along beach Rd +- another 100 ??

Nanai and Sai Nam Yen.. I reckon this would surprise.. over 100 active bars and doing more trade than people suspect IMHO.. I tend to see Nanai as the growth area of Patong...

Then you have the cabana bars at OTOP and at the Gym zone at Rat U Thit / Sai Nam yen traffic lights.. Theres probably 20 or so in those 2 spots..

I think 600 is a little bit on the high side but its close.. Certainly over 450

Thing is gets confusing if you have Hotel + resturant + bar.. A lot of these mixed spots are on the Sansabai space and the Rat U Thit areas down around Cristines.. Just cause you can buy a beer is it a bar ?? To me Hotel bars would not be counted as a 'bar' as much but they still serve..

Would be interesting to have a rough count up..