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Does anybody know what is coming up at the Canterbury Tales bookshop and (the diagonally opposite) Chow soy restaurant On Spi Chaiyapoon? Both these venues changed hands recently...

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Canterbury Tales has moved to Soi Bongkot (near Soi 6/3).

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/canterbury-tales-a-british-institution-in-pattaya-has-moved-411175

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8 hours ago, tallguy said:

No idea about Canterbury Tales.

Spoke to dave a day or so before his move - he said he expected a bar to open in his old shop.

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16 hours ago, tallguy said:

I believe Chow Soy will be another sports bar. No idea about Canterbury Tales.

Just heard they are doing up the rooms above Chow Soy... so it is likely to be a bar with rooms for rent then... Also heard they will have a kitchen

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I saw in a pattaya video that the new sports bar has opened where Chow Soy was... It is called Dinky's... Anybody been there yet? Is the owner/manager a boardie here?

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22 hours ago, ifriendyou said:

I saw in a pattaya video that the new sports bar has opened where Chow Soy was... It is called Dinky's... Anybody been there yet? Is the owner/manager a boardie here?

ok. i took 1 for the team. went there for a couple of Leos. 2 partners, 1 scottish...........richard.............1 northern irish............darren. the 6 rooms above (which i saw maybe 10 years ago and they are big ) have been completely refurbished as has the bar/restaurant. 1 of the staff was GF with a uk mate of mine for maybe 12 years so as unlikely as it sounds to BM's who know i squeak while walking bought her 2 LD's (140 bht each. leo was 55 but that could have been a happy hour price i forgot to check. i gave richard the board details and that it may help so it's up to him

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4 hours ago, striderman said:

ok. i took 1 for the team. went there for a couple of Leos. 2 partners, 1 scottish...........richard.............1 northern irish............darren. the 6 rooms above (which i saw maybe 10 years ago and they are big ) have been completely refurbished as has the bar/restaurant. 1 of the staff was GF with a uk mate of mine for maybe 12 years so as unlikely as it sounds to BM's who know i squeak while walking bought her 2 LD's (140 bht each. leo was 55 but that could have been a happy hour price i forgot to check. i gave richard the board details and that it may help so it's up to him

Thank you Striderman! I have reached out to Richard for a room for my December trip. Waiting for a response. Don't think they are on social media yet...

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On 13/10/2022 at 19:46, direct_voyage said:

Canterbury Tales has moved to Soi Bongkot (near Soi 6/3).

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/canterbury-tales-a-british-institution-in-pattaya-has-moved-411175

Heard about that here on the board.

I can only think that Canterbury's lease was up and the landlord wanted way too much to renew.

I used the book store many times while in Patts but I wouldn't think they can't get anywhere near the same foot traffic on Bongkot.

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41 minutes ago, sulu said:

Heard about that here on the board.

I can only think that Canterbury's lease was up and the landlord wanted way too much to renew.

I used the book store many times while in Patts but I wouldn't think they can't get anywhere near the same foot traffic on Bongkot.

Yes seems a very strange location..

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32 minutes ago, thainet said:

Yes seems a very strange location..

At least it has stopped the Canterbury patrons timing how long the visitors to (the then) Amons each took in the rooms...

 

 

 

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So if I keep walking past Babylon or Nadias kitchen it is not far past there?

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New location, 11 minutes by walk from the old location. This was posted by Dave elsewhere...

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On 16/11/2022 at 01:37, Barhop said:

At least it has stopped the Canterbury patrons timing how long the visitors to (the then) Amons each took in the rooms...

 

I'm not timing anyone,,,,,,, but I do like to peruse the talent before I decide whether or not to partake. :High5:

But seeing that map, nope, not going.

If I do happen to go to any of the GCs in that area I might try to remember about the place if I'm wanting to find a book, but otherwise, nope.

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I wouldn't mind taking the walk during the day for something to do. However, I read somewhere else the stray dogs on Bonkot have become a problem post Covid. So, Maybe not the best place for a stroll.

 

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On 21/11/2022 at 05:12, SlowlyMan said:

I wouldn't mind taking the walk during the day for something to do. However, I read somewhere else the stray dogs on Bonkot have become a problem post Covid. So, Maybe not the best place for a stroll.

I took that walk today, my first time in the new location.  Didn’t see any dogs, but that soi is not a pleasant walk, with no footpaths and Thais driving motorbikes.  More like 20-25 minutes walk from the former location.

Anyway, the new venue is a nice upgrade.  Bigger, better lighting, more seating, huge toilets, cleaner air, more shelving so a better display of the books, easier to browse.  I found three interesting books that might have been hidden under book dust on Pothole.  

Felt a bit guilty at returning nine books, only three from Canterbury.  Asia Books has been going strong in my politics&history interests, so I had some new titles to offer in trade.  As usual, all were accepted with fair credit;  not always the case in Bangkok’s used bookshops.  My guilt increased when the cashier checked out my three books and gave me a new credit slip for 80 baht.  

Canterbury is a lovely resource for an old book addict like me.  No Kindle here.  I think they stayed open all during the worst of the Covid shutdowns, one of very few “non-essential” businesses to do so.  The outside table was always open for socializing.  A sign reminded “ No doom and gloom”.

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On 16/11/2022 at 13:02, thainet said:

Yes seems a very strange location..

If you by book on impulse between happy endings it might be but it's only a mere 10 minute walk from the Poon and won't call one of the, likely, coming areas in Pattaya a "strange location"

Went by Canterbury today and really a great shop Daveo got in what I'll say is the perfect location 

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