About this guide

This site exists to answer “should I buy a bar in Thailand?” honestly — before the beer confidence and the deposit, not after.

Business information, not legal or financial advice. Buying a business in Thailand as a foreigner involves serious legal, tax and immigration rules that change and that turn on your specifics. Engage a licensed Thai lawyer and accountant before committing money. Nothing here is a substitute for professional advice.

What we are

Educational, independent, and not a brokerage: we don't list or sell businesses, take commissions, or have a deal to push — which is why we can tell you when not to buy;
Realistic over romantic: the structure, the risks and the operational grind, stated plainly;
Pro-professional: our consistent advice is to engage licensed Thai lawyers and accountants — this guide prepares you to work with them well, not to replace them.

The network

Companion Thailand guides cover the wider scene: travel, community, and regional coverage of the Eastern Seaboard where much of the bar trade lives.