Molly Malone's
Is a nice place to sit down and have a decent pint or two. the prices are a bit high, but if you need some good pub food and want to sit back and watch the human traffic plus the great music band, this is a good enough pub.
Irish Bar
Is another nice and less expensive place also on beach road, though not with a view of the beach. one of the only places in patong to sell guinness, it also has a celtic cross made with guinness cans.
Little Aussie Town Aussie Bar
Otop shopping paradise, rat-u-thit 200 year road, patong beach (http://phukettourguide.bl...)
Patong's nightlife spills out in all directions but the center of the maelstrom is Thanon Bang La and its four sois - Crocodile, Eric, Gonzo and Seadragon, packed with a frenetic mix of pubs, beer bars, and go-go bars. Soi Crocodile is also known as Soi Katoey, a reference to its many transexuals. There are also a couple of good nightclubs with dance floors - an unusual sight in Thailand otherwise. Watch out for the lady bars in Bangla, a few of them offer cocktails but the drinks are known to be spiked by the aggressive "ladyboys".
The Manchester Arms
Get your bearings and great advice about the island from the super friendly management at Zasa Bar, soon to be renamed The Manchester Arms, opposite Jungceylon Shopping Plaza.Zasa's Manchester Arms (http://www.phuketbritishp...) It's also the best place to watch the sports and they have an occasional live music Jam with some of the island's best musicians. They are also the only bar in town playing music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Reasonable prices and they have Aussie beers and Tetley's Bitter from the UK on draught.
Rock City
At the very top of soi bangla, opposite end from the beach, is a palace built to rock music called rock city. they promise to 'rock your ass off' and they do with excellent rock tribute bands. it's like going to a mini gig every night. a bit pricy but well worth it.
Clublime Disco
Patong beach road, â +66 8 7871195 disco
Nightclubs
Banana Disco
Thanon thawiwong 50 m south of bangla road - entry 300 baht, including 2 drinks. small but good dj.
D Club
Soi crocodile, bangla road (http://www.dclubphuket.com) - recently opened nightclub under joint thai/swedish ownership
Tai Pan
The daddy of all patong's disco's, the best music and lights and always very busy, at the top of soi bangla at the traffic lights end of the road.
Hollywood Club
Thanon bangla (http://www.hollywoodpaton...) - opened in august 2008 and very popular, pulling in many of the nearby bar girls after work, and a lot of young tourists. plays dance and contemporary pop music, unfortunately not over the best sound system/acoustics. features 'prize throw' giveaways.
Pinky Bar
(http://www.pinkybar.com/) the most famous bar of bangla road in soi crocodile, dance music and lap dance.