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Major hotels operate gourmet restaurants, cocktail lounges,
discotheques, nightclubs and supper clubs which offer excellent
food, drinks, music and international entertainment. Such
establishments are ideally suited to family entertainment.
Nightlife beyond Pattaya's hotels is more liberated and exciting.
Discotheques, transvestite cabarets, nightclubs, coffee shops,
karaoke bars, open air bars and restaurants with live music
and entertainment compete for attention.
Most such establisments are located along the Beach Road,
Pattaya 2 Road, and in South Pattaya, which is also the resort's
major shopping area.
Up-to-date listings of entertainment and shows are available
in local English language tourism publications.
South Pattaya is the major shopping area for beachwear,
souvenirs, films, tapes, pharmaceuticals and liquor. The resort's
major gems, jewellery, silk, cotton and handicraft shops,
tailors and boutiques are located in the vicinity of, or adjacent
to, major beachside hotels.
The Pattaya 2 Road is also a favourite haunt for shoppers,
with several handicraft and Thai silk shops.
Department stores and allied bazaars in Central Pattaya offer
other shopping experiences.
Some of Thailand's choicest seafood is found in hotel
buffets and several specialty restaurants. Steakhouses, coffee
shops and fast food outlets provide attractive alternatives.
Gourmets and gourmands alike find satisfaction in numerous
restaurants featuring regional Thai cuisine and French, Swiss,
German, Italian, English, Scandinavian, Indian, Arabic, Indonesian,
Japanese, Chinese and Korean food.
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