Bacchus feels appropriately named for Pattaya - a city where the Roman god of wine would probably have felt quite at home.

This is old-school Pattaya beer-bar territory: pull up a stool, order something cold and let the evening take its time. Soi 7 has a slower, more conversational rhythm than the city’s big club streets, and Bacchus fits naturally into that world - somewhere to drink, chat and watch another Pattaya night gradually gather momentum.

Tucked into the gap between the Eastiny Hotel and a pharmacy, it’s the kind of little hole-in-the-wall bar you could almost walk straight past. Inside, everything is compact: a few stools, a small crew and not much distance between your drink and the hostesses. It gives Bacchus an old-school Pattaya feel, where the night is less about spectacle and more about settling in and seeing where the conversation goes.

Raise a glass to Bacchus. He’d probably insist on another.