★★Worth it·Night market & bars
Patpong
พัฒน์พงษ์
The original red-light district, now half night market — souvenir-stall aisles running between go-go bars. Historic, touristy, pushy; keep your wits and skip the 'free show' touts.
The original red-light district, now half night market — souvenir stalls running between go-go bars. Ignore the 'free show' touts entirely; the market and the neon are the visit.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily (night market evenings)
- Entry
- Free
- Allow
- 1–1.5 h
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against commons.wikimedia.org, openstreetmap.org, timeout.com, wikidata.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
A night out here
- These streets are at their busiest from about 21:00 onwards.
- Agree a price before anything starts, keep your belongings close, and treat any drink you didn't watch being poured with suspicion.
- Metered taxis and ride apps are the reliable way home late; tuk-tuk quotes at closing time are theatre.
Getting there
- Sala Daeng·BTS Silom Line~4 min walk
- Sam Yan·MRT Blue Line~7 min walk
- Si Lom·MRT Blue Line~9 min walk
- Chong Nonsi·BTS Silom Line~11 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Silom Soi 4·LGBTQ+ bar lane~1 min walk
- Soi Thaniya·Little Tokyo lane~3 min walk
- Wat Hua Lamphong·Merit temple~6 min walk
- Silom Complex·CBD mall~6 min walk
The neighbourhood
Patpong sits in Silom & Bang Rak — Money by day, mischief by night.