🍜 Eat & Drink in Pattaya
Restaurants, cafés and bars worth crossing town for — from beachfront seafood to hidden hillside gems.
What are the best places to eat and drink in Pattaya?
Forty-three places to eat and drink in Pattaya, hand-picked rather than aggregated. The highest rated are Common Everyday Coffee (5.0★), Kina Kind Cuisine (4.9★) and Pa Boon Café 4 (4.9★). They spread as far as Na Chom Thian, Nong Pla Lai and Pratumnak. Most carry a first-person verdict from Rob, who lives on Pratumnak Hill.
Folks On The Beach
A beachfront café and restaurant on Beach Road between Pratumnak and Jomtien, Folks On The Beach (part of…
Castello Di Bellagio Pattaya
A grand Italian restaurant near Pattaya styled after a Northern Italian villa, with a wine cellar,…
Kung's Soi Lengkee
A British breakfast specialist on Soi Lengkee, open from 8am to 11pm every day. The sausages and bacon are…
Hippie Cafe Pattaya
Hippie Cafe Pattaya is a relaxed café in the quiet Pratumnak area, a short walk from the beach. It's known for…
The Chocolate Factory Pattaya
Restaurant, chocolatier and dessert café on the Pratumnak hillside with sea views toward Koh Larn. The kitchen…
The Hideaway Guesthouse, Bar & Grill
A guesthouse with a bar and grill attached, tucked off Soi Buakhao near the Soi Boomerang end, serving Western…
Sky Gallery Pattaya
Hillside garden restaurant on Pratumnak with sweeping sea views over the Gulf, serving Thai favourites,…
Common Everyday Coffee
A small, inexpensive coffee shop open 8am to 4pm Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays. The aerocano is the…
Kina Kind Cuisine
A family-run, entirely plant-based restaurant down a quiet side street in Bang Sare, south of Pattaya. The…
Pa Boon Café 4
Pa Boon Café 4 is a large garden restaurant where most of the seating spreads outdoors among golden-fish…
Tess Vegan Cafe & Restaurant
A family-run vegan café and restaurant in Pattaya where the entire menu is plant-based, covering Thai dishes,…
Albatross Coffee Roasters
A small specialty coffee roastery on the beach road in Pattaya, open from 6.30am to 9.30pm every day. The…
Apple Vegan Cafe & Restaurant
A family-run vegan and vegetarian café and smoothie bar in Pattaya, serving Thai, Chinese and Western dishes…
Back to School Cafe & Roastery
A specialty coffee roastery just south of Jomtien, roasting its own house blends alongside single-origin…
Moon Whale
A rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant on Pattaya Beach Road, serving international food alongside crafted…
The Bikers Cafe Thailand
A motorcycle-themed cafe and restaurant a short drive out of Pattaya, fitted out with bikes, riding gear and…
Nitan Coffee's Tale Pattaya
A café and restaurant in Pattaya built around an elaborate coffee-factory interior, with a landscaped outdoor…
One Day Aesthetic Art Cafe
An art cafe and workshop space spread over two floors, with a cafe serving drinks and food at ground level, a…
Pa Boon Café 5
Pa Boon Café 5 is a sprawling garden café and restaurant roughly 9km from central Pattaya, where the seating…
VANVELA Cafe & Space
A garden café on the outskirts of Pattaya, VANVELA pairs a vintage-styled building with outdoor seating under…
Robin Hood Tavern
A British-style tavern in Pattaya, moderately priced and open from 7am to 11pm every day. The kitchen is known…
Thammachat Vegetarian Food
A vegetarian and vegan Thai kitchen serving เจ dishes from a large daily selection, with an air-conditioned…
The Sky32 Restaurant
Rooftop restaurant on the top floor of the Grande Centre Point hotel, open evenings only from 5pm to 11pm.…
Vrindavan Restaurant (3 Idiots The Veggie Hub)
An all-vegetarian Indian kitchen themed around the film 3 Idiots, open daily from late morning through to…
Drifters Beach Cafe
A small beachfront cafe and bar on Jomtien's shoreline, with tables set close enough to the sea for the water…
Wake Me Up Café
Wake Me Up Café is a Pattaya coffee shop rated 4.5 by visitors, with the praise falling consistently on two…
Anytime Cafe
A relaxed cafe near Bali Hai Pier at the end of Walking Street, signed outside as Ocean View, with a rooftop…
Cabbages & Condoms
Cabbages & Condoms is a quirky garden restaurant in Pattaya with a terrace looking out over the sea. The…
Jimmy's Restaurant & Bar Jomtien
A street-facing restaurant and bar on Soi 7 in Jomtien, open from mid-morning through to 1am every day. The…
King Seafood
A seafood restaurant built out over the water, where lobster, river prawns and fish are picked live from the…
Paddy's Irish Pub & Grill Pattaya
An Irish pub and grill open 9am to 10pm daily, serving cooked breakfasts through the morning and a Sunday…
The Sportsman Pub & Restaurant
A long-established British pub in Pattaya, open from 7am to 1am daily, with a proper pub atmosphere and a…
3 Mermaids
3 Mermaids is a cliffside café and lounge on Pratumnak Hill, Pattaya, known for its whimsical treehouse and…
Coffee War
Coffee War is a military-themed café and open-air collection built around decommissioned aircraft, one of…
Pattaya Beer Garden
A large open-air restaurant and bar at the far end of Beach Road, just before the entrance to Walking Street,…
Shree Krishna Pure Veg Restaurant
Shree Krishna is a 100% pure vegetarian Indian restaurant in Pattaya, open daily from 10am to 11pm. North…
The Forest by The Sky
The Forest by The Sky is a photogenic cafe and restaurant serving Thai and Western dishes with sweeping sea…
View Mare Beach Front Bar & Restaurant
View Mare is a beachfront bar and restaurant in Pattaya, open daily from 11am to 11pm, serving Thai food…
Glass House Boho
Glass House Boho is a seafront restaurant and bar in Na Jomtien, towards the southern end of Pattaya, with an…
House of Benedict Pattaya
House of Benedict is a decor-driven café and art space in the Na Jomtien area, roughly 8km south of Pattaya…
Witherspoons Buakhao
A British-style pub on Soi Buakhao, open from 7am and running past 2am at weekends. The kitchen turns out pub…
Leng Kee
Leng Kee is a large, long-established restaurant on Central Road in Pattaya, open around the clock and serving…
Lighthouse Bay Pattaya
Lighthouse Bay is a beachfront café and viewpoint on the Pattaya coast, serving Thai food and drinks with an…
Common questions
- What are the best places to eat and drink in Pattaya?
- Common Everyday Coffee (5.0★), Kina Kind Cuisine (4.9★) and Pa Boon Café 4 (4.9★), on Google rating.
- How many places to eat and drink are covered?
- Forty-three, each written up individually with what visitors consistently say, opening hours and a map. Twenty-seven of them also carry a first-person verdict from Rob; the rest are listed with their details while he gets to them. Nothing here is an automated listing.
- Which are the cheapest places to eat and drink in Pattaya?
- Common Everyday Coffee is in the budget-friendly band at 5.0★. Price bands are Google's relative measure of typical spend rather than a fixed price.
- Which part of Pattaya are they in?
- Mostly Pattaya (27), Na Chom Thian (7), Nong Pla Lai (3) and Pratumnak (2). Greater Pattaya runs from Naklua in the north through Pratumnak and Jomtien to Na Chom Thian and Bang Saray in the south.