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Sin Bin Irish Bar — you’ll also see it spelled Sinbin — is a small, late-opening Irish sports bar on Soi Pothole, one of the busy little bar sois running off Soi Buakhao in central Pattaya. The formula is a familiar one: Guinness on the bar, sport on the TVs, a compact room, and hours that stretch from late afternoon through to the early morning.
The vibe
This is a proper drinker’s bar rather than a food-led gastropub or a sprawling beer-bar complex. Expect cold pints, football and other live sport on screen, and the mixed crowd of expats and visitors that Soi Pothole pulls in. There’s no cover charge — you wander in, grab a stool, and pay for what you drink. It suits a sociable pint and a match far more than a quiet, tucked-away evening.
What to drink
The headline is Guinness, which is what most people come to an Irish bar in Thailand for, alongside the usual line-up of draught and bottled beers, spirits and simple cocktails at standard Soi Buakhao-area prices. It’s a bar first, so don’t come expecting a full kitchen — this is about the drink and the game.
Details
- Location: Soi Pothole (off Soi Buakhao), central Pattaya
- Hours: Roughly 16:00–03:00 daily — opens 4pm, closes late
- Entry: No cover charge
- Good for: Guinness, live sport, a late drink on the Soi Pothole strip
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Getting there
Soi Pothole connects Soi Buakhao with the wider central Pattaya bar area, so it’s an easy walk from any of the Soi Buakhao hotels and guesthouses. A baht bus along Second Road or Soi Buakhao gets you within a couple of minutes, and a Grab or Bolt can drop you at the top of the soi. The strip is compact and easy to explore on foot once you’re there.
Good to know
Soi Pothole is a lively bar street, so expect music, some touting and late-night noise around you — that’s the territory. Sin Bin itself is one small stop among many, so it’s best enjoyed as part of a wander along the soi rather than a whole evening in one seat. As with all Pattaya nightlife, hours and even names can change, so treat the times above as a guide and confirm on the day.
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Detailed facts, cautions, facilities & reviews
Full overview
Sin Bin Irish Bar (also written Sinbin) is a small, late-opening Irish-themed sports bar on Soi Pothole, one of the busy connector sois off Soi Buakhao in central Pattaya. It pours Guinness, shows live sport across its TVs, and keeps the long, easy-going hours the area is known for — opening around 4pm and running through to about 3am. This is a drinker's bar rather than a gastropub or a girly-bar complex: expect a compact room, cold pints, football and other sport on screen, pool nearby on the soi, and the mixed expat-and-visitor crowd that Soi Pothole draws. Soi Pothole (officially Soi Chaiyaphruek/Chaiyapoon, but universally known by its nickname) is a lively strip of bars a short walk from Soi Buakhao, so Sin Bin works best as one stop on a wander rather than a whole night's destination. If you want a familiar Irish-bar setup — Guinness, sport, no cover charge and a late licence — without the scale or hustle of the beer-bar complexes, it fits the bill.
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- No public telephone number or official website was found
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Facilities
- Sports televisions
- Late-night hours
- Irish-themed bar
Listing details
- Area
- central-pattaya
- Type
- pub
- Hours
- Daily roughly 16:00–03:00 (opens 4pm, closes late) — confirm before a special trip
- Entry
- No cover charge — walk-in bar
- Updated
- July 2026
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Record highlights
- Pours Guinness and shows live sport across the TVs — a reliable Irish sports-bar setup
- Long, late hours (roughly 4pm–3am) suit both an early pint and a nightcap
- No cover charge, and it sits on the busy Soi Pothole bar strip within a short walk of Soi Buakhao
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- Small, no-frills room — this is a drinking bar, not a food-led gastropub
- Soi Pothole is a lively bar strip, so expect touting, music and late-night noise nearby
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- Sin Bin Irish Bar, Soi Pothole — cheersPattaya listing · accessed
- Sin Bin Bar Pattaya — Facebook · accessed
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · access date not recorded
- Google rating · accessed
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sin Bin Irish Bar in Pattaya?
On Soi Pothole (officially Soi Chaiyaphruek, off Soi Buakhao) in central Pattaya, among a cluster of small bars. It's a short walk from Soi Buakhao and a Grab or baht bus to the top of the soi gets you close.
What are Sin Bin Irish Bar's opening hours?
It opens around 4pm and stays open late, to roughly 3am. Like most Soi Pothole bars, hours flex with the crowd and season, so confirm on the day if you're making a special trip.
Is there a cover charge at Sin Bin Irish Bar?
No — it's a walk-in bar with no entry fee. You just pay for your drinks.
Does Sin Bin Irish Bar show live football and sport?
Yes — showing sport on its TVs is part of the pitch, alongside pouring Guinness. It's set up as an Irish sports bar, so major football and other fixtures are typically on.
Is Sin Bin Irish Bar a good spot for a quiet drink?
For a relaxed pint early on, yes. Later it gets busier and the wider Soi Pothole strip is loud and lively, so it's better for sociable drinking and sport than a quiet tucked-away evening.