⭐ Rob's Picks
I live on Pratumnak Hill, and these are the places I actually take visitors. No pay-to-play, no filler — if it's here, I vouch for it.
Castello Di Bellagio Pattaya
A grand Italian restaurant near Pattaya styled after a Northern Italian villa, with a wine cellar,…
Cave Beach Club
Boho, Balinese-styled beach club on the quieter Na Jomtien shoreline south of Pattaya, with thatched salas,…
Columbia Pictures Aquaverse
Columbia Pictures Aquaverse is a movie-themed water park near Pattaya, packed with slides and chutes ranging…
Differ Night Club Pattaya
Differ Night Club is a late-night live-music and DJ venue in Pattaya, open nightly from 8pm until 3am. Local…
Folks On The Beach
A beachfront café and restaurant on Beach Road between Pratumnak and Jomtien, Folks On The Beach (part of…
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…
Khao Kheow Open Zoo
Khao Kheow Open Zoo is a large open-plan zoo set well outside Pattaya, where many animals roam in spacious…
Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park covers a vast stretch of forested mountains within driving distance of Bangkok, reached…
Kinnaree Beach
Kinnaree Beach — Hat Khlod to locals — sits inside the naval base at Sattahip, one of the few beaches along…
Kliff Beach
Kliff Beach is a cliff-top beach club perched above Cozy Beach on Pratamnak Hill, open daily from late morning…
Ko Kham
Ko Kham is a small, carefully maintained island roughly 15 minutes by boat from the mainland, with clear calm…
Koh Kood
Koh Kood (Ko Kut) is Thailand's fourth-largest island, reached only by ferry from Trat province. Reviewers…
Koh Larn (Coral Island) Day Trip
Pattaya's island escape, 45 minutes by ฿30 public ferry from Bali Hai Pier: six beaches with genuinely clear…
Kung's Soi Lengkee
A British breakfast specialist on Soi Lengkee, open from 8am to 11pm every day. The sausages and bacon are…
Na Jomtien Beach
Na Jomtien Beach runs south from the end of Jomtien towards Sattahip, and it trades facilities for space: a…
Nongnooch Pattaya Garden
Nongnooch Pattaya Garden is a vast, immaculately maintained tropical botanical park in the Pattaya area, home…
Pattaya Elephant Sanctuary
Pattaya Elephant Sanctuary is a welfare-focused refuge where visitors feed, wash, walk with and bathe rescued…
Phra Tamnak Mountain Viewpoint
Phra Tamnak Mountain Viewpoint sits on the hill between Pattaya and Jomtien, offering a sweeping panorama of…
Ramayana Water Park
Ramayana Water Park is one of the largest water parks near Pattaya, offering slides for all ages alongside a…
Sai Kaew Beach
Sai Kaew Beach sits inside a military zone south of Pattaya, around 30 minutes from the centre. Getting in is…
Sky Gallery Pattaya
Hillside garden restaurant on Pratumnak with sweeping sea views over the Gulf, serving Thai favourites,…
Terminal21 Pattaya
Terminal21 is one of Pattaya's largest malls, set on Pattaya Sai Song Road, with each floor themed after a…
Thai Sky Adventures
Thai Sky Adventures runs tandem skydives from 13,000 feet above Pattaya, with hotel pick-up, a short ground…
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…
The Sanctuary of Truth
A 105-metre temple-museum on the Naklua seafront built entirely from carved teak — no nails — and still under…
Thepprasit Night Market
A large open-air night market on Thepprasit Road in Pattaya, running daily from 5pm and busiest at weekends…
Tiffany's Show Pattaya
Tiffany's Show Pattaya is a long-running cabaret spectacular in central Pattaya, staged daily with elaborate…
Wat Phra Yai
Wat Phra Yai, the Big Buddha Temple, sits on a hilltop between central Pattaya and Jomtien and is crowned by a…
Wat Yanasangwararam Woramahavihara
Wat Yanasangwararam Woramahavihara is a sprawling temple complex in the hills south of Pattaya, blending Thai,…
Wong Amat Beach
Wong Amat Beach sits at the quieter northern end of Pattaya, offering a calmer alternative to the city's…