Soi Cowboy

Soi Cowboy
Soi Cowboy at night in 2023
Length150 m (490 ft)
LocationKhlong Toei Nuea, Watthana district, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°44′12.5″N 100°33′45″E / 13.736806°N 100.56250°E / 13.736806; 100.56250
West endAsok Montri road
East endSoi Sukhumvit 23
Other
Known forRed-light district

Soi Cowboy (Thai: ซอยคาวบอย, RTGSSoi Khaoboi, pronounced [sɔ̄ːj kʰāːw.bɔ̄ːj]) is a short (150 meter long) street (soi) in Bangkok, Thailand, with some 40 establishments, mostly go-go bars. It caters mainly to tourists and expatriates.[1] Soi Cowboy contains one of the three largest groups of foreign-oriented bars in Bangkok, the other two being Patpong and Soi Nana Tai.[2]

Soi Cowboy at dusk
  1. ^ Fuller, Thomas (2007-10-27). "At Home Amid the Red Lights". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  2. ^ Steinfatt, Thomas M. (2002). Working at the Bar: Sex Work and Health Communication in Thailand. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 30–32. ISBN 9781567505665.