The Beach Road (Thaweewong Road)
Thaweewong Rd, better known as the Beach road, runs
along the entire length of Patong's 3-km beach. Both day and night
it's a busy street, but it really gets packed with strollers and
shopper as the temperature cools down in the evening.
The most hectic section is the stretch that runs between the Holiday
Inn at the south end of the beach and Bangla Road, where vendors
are packed into little stalls selling a huge variety of goods including
T-shirts, beach towels, shoes, jewellery, disco balls, wooden elephants,
key chains and more.
Several hotel bar-restaurants line the road, most featuring fresh
seafood and live music, the most popular is The Port at Banthai
Beach Resort. The lively Molly Malone's pub is right
next door, between The Port and the ubiquitous McDonald's.
Just north of Bangla is another busy segment, particularly around
the cluster of beer bars opposite the Impiana
Phuket Cabana. It's also packed with street vendors and all
kinds of shops including sportswear outlets, pharmacies, mini-marts
and shoe stores.
In front of the Patong
Bay Garden Resort (photo) are a number of small bars and
restaurants where you can literally step on to Patong's white sand
beach. Perfect for sundowners and early evening dinners...
Newly opened further down on the way to Novotel
Phuket and located in front of Club
Andaman, is the Andaman Bazaar hosting 2 new music venues: Rock
City and Saxophone, a well known and excellent Jazz
and Blues Pub from Bangkok.
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