Nightlife

Boy Blues Bar is an institution in Chiang Mai for musicians. Located in the Night Bazaar they have live music nightly and run popular jam sessions.

Tom Clegg tests himself by doing the rounds of Chiang Mai's pub quizzes.

Sangdee is not just a bar, not just a restaurant, not just a gallery, not just a foundation – Sangdee is a community centre.

In the late 70s, a dissonant clash of distorted electric guitars combined with the screaming frustrations of American youth changed heavy music forever.

It may come as a surprise to some that Chiang Mai has had a devout hip hop following and scene here for some time now. Though it remains mainly in the underground,

Chiang Mai’s (in)famous love hotels are imaginative, stylish, fun and just a little bit kinky. We take a peek behind the love hotel curtain.