Restaurants in Pattaya
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Casa Pascal
Owned and operated by the former executive chef of Pattaya's Dusit Resort, Casa Pascal is an elegant dining experience set under a colonnade of large wooden pillars. Loosen your belt for the never-ending Sunday brunch buffet, complete with a fanfare of napkin sculptures, cooking stations and delicious samplers, such as rock lobster and beef Tatar. The regularly changing menu features gourmet French, Italian and Thai dishes.
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Bruno's
The walk-in wine cellar makes Bruno's the go-to place for those seeking vino with their victuals. Lunchtime is a bargain - the team of gourmet chefs prepares scrumptious steaks and seafood courses for a good price.
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Pree-Cha Seafood
Make the pilgrimage to Pree-Cha for some of the cheapest (and tastiest) seafood around, in an area sans tourists. Take a taxi or hire a sŏrng·tăa·ou and head south of Jomtien for about 20 minutes, turn right at the first intersection after the Ambassador Hotel, keep left and you'll happen upon an ungodly number of cars in front of the restaurant on the right-hand side of the road.
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Cabbages & Condoms
This saucily named restaurant hides along the secluded beach at the Birds & Bees Resort. Charming lamps, crafted from fish traps and coconuts, cast a romantic hue over sated diners. If that gets you in the mood, you'll be happy to know that the standard bin of farewell breath mints has been appropriately replaced with a bucket of prophylactics.
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Mantra
Industrial cool, Mantra is fun even if you can only afford a classy cocktail. The bar is swathed in raw silk and the expansive dining room is cloaked in dark wood. The menu combines Japanese, Thai and Indian flavours, and everyone comes here for Sunday brunch.
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Meng Kee Noodle Shop
Leave the neon lights behind and venture north into Naklua for some authentic Chinese noodles and roasted duck. This open-air mom-and-pop stop also dishes out unusual finds such as salty-sweet bamboo soup. It'll be one of your cheapest meals in Pattaya, even with the ฿10 sŏrng·tăa·ou ride.
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Food Wave
Atop the Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall, this expands the food court concept with a wider range of cuisines, including Japanese, Vietnamese and Italian. There's also Starbucks if you, like, really, really need an organic soy latte. You'll find other fast food chains you didn't know you were missing downstairs.
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Thep-Pra-Sit Night Market
Low prices and small portions make this popular night market the perfect spot to sample some local faves - just choose your 'delicacies' wisely. While nibbling on your street cuisine, browse stalls of knockoff clothes, shoes, accessories and CDs. To get here, grab a taxi or sŏrng·tăa·ou.
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Mata Hari
Mata Hari has been a Pattaya staple for over 40 years, serving haute cuisine to visitors and faithful expat patrons. The menu largely focuses on European fare, with a couple of exotic flavours tossed in to tempt the palate.
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Mooma-Roi
The name says it all: Mooma-Roi is Thai for 'delicious corner'. With nary a faràng in sight, this outdoor bistro teams with locals who gather within the spacious cloister to savour classic Thai dishes around an ornamental pond.
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Tequila Reef
Mexican cantina meets Californian surf shack in this buzzy restaurant that dispenses Pattaya’s best margaritas. It’s popular with the lads from the United States Navy who probably know a thing or two about a good burrito.
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Surf Kitchen
This lively restaurant is at the top of relaxed dining options on Jomtien Beach. The Thai food is authentic in all the right places and the talented kitchen staff are skilled at Western food as well.
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King Seafood
Yes, the prices are higher than at the hidden local fish markets, but this seafood mother ship is a classic Walking St establishment. The tome-like menu is a veritable almanac of edible marine life.
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Cafe Sunshine
In a shady garden, Cafe Sunshine is especially recommended for breakfast, and if you time it right you’ll still be there when happy hour kicks off at a ridiculously early 10am.
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PIC Kitchen
This teak-lined place is polished and atmospheric, with cushions and low wooden tables, and an extensive wine and cocktail list. Excellent Thai food is the main draw.
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Carrefour Food Court
Head to the food court under the Carrefour supermarket. The Thai food is authentically spicy and dishes start from just 30B.
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Sam's Mexican & American Grill
When it comes to expat cuisine, Thailand does not excel in Mexican food even though there is a common love of chillies and limes. But Sam's gets the formula right and comes recommended by a displaced Los Angeleno.
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Nang Nual
Pattaya's most famous seafood restaurant could be a major tourist trap but it keeps its prices affordable and the dishes are pleasant if not spectacular. The outdoor deck gulps in a big view of the bay and you don't have to use sign language to talk to your waiter.
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Mum Aroi
'Delicious corner' is a contemporary glass-and-concrete restaurant perched beside the sea in the fishing village end of Naklua. Old fishing boats sit marooned offshore and crisp ocean breezes envelope diners as they greedily devour fantastic Thai food. Try sôm·đam Ъoo (spicy papaya salad with crab) and Ъlah mèuk nêung ma-now (squid steamed in lime juice). You'll need to charter a baht bus to get here (one way 100B).
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Mae Sai Tong
Next to the day market, this stand is famous for selling kôw nĕe·o má·môo·ang (ripe mango with sticky rice) all year round. Everyone else has to wait for the hot-dry season to compete.
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Leng Kee
Like Bangkok and other coastal Thai towns, Pattaya has a thriving Chinatown operated by second- and third-generation families who expertly balance their Thai and Chinese heritage. This basic restaurant is a popular lunch stop for duck over rice, but is city-renowned during Chinese New Year when the menu goes vegetarian and includes the festival's golden good-luck noodles.
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La Baguette
Part of the Woodlands Resort, this sleek cafe has yummy pastries, espresso, and even better crepes. You can also link into its wi-fi network.
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Central Festival Food Hall & Park
The glitziest place to eat a plate of pàt tai is in this new Bangkok-style shopping mall.
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Ban Amphur
This fishing village 15km south of Pattaya is a dinner destination for Thais. A half-dozen seafood restaurants line the beach road and some are so large the waiters use walkie-talkies. Pick one that doesn't seem lonely or overwhelmed and order all the seafood specialities. You'll have to hire transport to get here.
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Café New Orleans
Café New Orleans has perfectly synthesized the unique Bourbon St atmosphere that mixes baroque and bayou charm. A lengthy menu echoes the ambience with juicy steaks and Creole onion soups. It's hard to believe that this romantic setup is just seconds away from Pattaya's other articulations of 'love'.
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