Restaurants in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
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Chatchai Market
The city's day market resides in an historic building built in 1926 with a distinctive seven-eaved roof in honour of Rama VII. There are the usual market refreshments: morning vendors selling Ъah·tôrng·gŏh (Chinese-style doughnuts) and gah·faa boh·rahn (ancient-style coffee spiked with sweetened condensed milk); as well as all-day noodles with freshly made wontons; and the full assortment of fresh tropical fruit.
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Chao Lay
Probably the best of the wharf restaurants, this place certainly manages to fill its two levels of pier seating. There's a veritable fish market out front where you can choose your catch of the day, and a small army of waiters to deliver the end product.
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Brasserie de Paris
France comes to town with a real French chef cooking up authentic French flavours in a light and airy space with good views of la mer from bistro tables upstairs. Local crab is the standout dish. Reassuringly expensive.
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Hua Hin Thai Show
Just off the main night-market street, this open-air Thai restaurant draws in the crowds with free nightly performances - try to make the Wednesday night classical and folk Thai dance show. The food's not bad either, and there's nice mood lighting with tables set around Thai-style pagodas - it's only mildly cheesy.
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Baan Itsara
Baan Itsara is a destination for aficionados of the ocean's produce. Considered by some to be one of the best seafood places in town, this restaurant has tables right on the ocean and a small imported-wine list. The tiger prawns in sweet basil sauce are a perennial favourite.
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Monsoon
An excellent wine list and mood lighting make this Vietnamese restaurant, located in a lovingly restored two-storey teak house, Hua Hin’s most romantic (and expensive) spot. There’s also Thai and European food, and you can treat yourself to afternoon tea from 3pm.
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Bamboo
Though the name has changed from the beloved Elmar’s (the old sign still hung outside when we visited), Bamboo strives to carry on the 15-year tradition of Elmar’s excellent European dishes and comfort food. Sample some goulash (125B) or Wiener schnitzel (210B).
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Ma Prow
An airy wooden pavilion across from the beach, Ma Prow cooks up excellent Ъlah săm·lee dàat dee·o (a local specialty of whole sun-dried cotton fish that is fried and served with mango salad). The tamarind fish dish is another favourite with foreigners and locals.
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Chalasai
With a small patio and a seaside location, Chalasai (no roman-script sign – it’s across from Monsoon) doesn’t need to put any energy into ambience. Instead, it puts it all into the delicious, cheap Thai seafood.
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Shiew O Cha
This big, modern and airy Chinese-Thai restaurant offers plenty of alternatives to seafood and occasionally hosts live music. There's no roman-script sign but you can't miss the large cream and green building.
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Phloen Samut Restaurant
One of a few seafood restaurants along the promenade, with sea views and loads of seafood, this is a good option. The service would be better if the staff stopped watching Thai soap operas on the telly.
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Delizie Italian Delicatessen
Pick out your olives and salami, grab some pesto and baguettes, and you’re all set for an Italian picnic. You can also enjoy the ambience and authentic Italian at small bistro tables inside.
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Moon Smile
The best in an enclave of well-priced Thai restaurants on Th Phunsuk that will respect your request for ‘Thai spicy, please’. Try the grilled beef and eggplant salad.
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Pan Phochana Restaurant
This is one of the best seafood restaurants around town. Its speciality is hòr mòk hŏy (ground-fish curry with steamed mussels).
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Krua Chaiwat
High ceilings and tiered floors appeal to those looking for a little ambience with their Thai food. The coffee isn’t bad, either.
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Sasi
Sasi is a pleasant option for a traditional Thai dinner accompanied by a performance featuring Thai theatre and dance.
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Maha Raja
Indian cuisine usually travels well and this reasonably priced shrine to Bollywood bling is no exception.
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Th Chomsin Food Stalls
If you're after 100% authentic eats, check out the food stalls that congregate at this popular lunch corner. Though the setting is humble, Thais are fastidious eaters and use a fork (or their fingers with a pinch of kôw nĕe·o) to remove the meat from the bones of gài tôrt (fried chicken) rather than putting teeth directly to flesh.
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Suan Krua
Next door to Maggie's Homestay, this vegetarian restaurant cooks fast and furiously for a limited time only and then it closes until the next day. Be here promptly and hungrily.
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Sofitel Cafe & Tea Corner
It is customary to pay homage to a city's grand dame hotel with a spot of tea and the Sofitel obliges with this refined tea room occupying the grounds of the former Railway Hotel. The cafe is serenaded by classical music and cooled by sea breezes, perfect for thumbing the newspaper and sipping your stimulants with an aristocratic air. There are also a few historic photos and memorabilia earning it the unlikely designation of 'museum'. The real draw, though, is the hotel's topiary garden filled with gigantic clipped shrubs depicting elephants, giraffes and geese.
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Sang Thai Restaurant
One of many beloved pier-side restaurants, Sang Thai soaks in the view and specialises in whole steamed fish that arrives still sizzling to your table.
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Rim Lom
We still dream about this meal on a bright sunny day surrounded by lunching civil servants. The pàt pŏng gà·rèe Ъoo (crab curry) comes with big chunks of sweet crab meat and the yam ta-lair (seafood salad) is spicy, zesty and festooned with seafood.
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Phloen Samut
One of a few seafood restaurants along the promenade, Phloen Samut is conveniently located in town though locals complain that the food needs improvement.
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Ning's Guesthouse Restaurant
Decorated in a playful Rasta-style mood, Ning is an early riser serving Western breakfasts before anyone else is awake. She continues cooking through the day too.
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Night Market
An attraction that rivals the beach, Hua Hin's night market tops locals' lists of favourite spots to eat. Ice-packed displays of spiny lobsters and king prawns appeal to the big-spenders but the simple stir-fry stalls are just as tasty. Try pàt pŏng gà·rèe Ъoo (crab curry), gûng tôrt (fried shrimp) and hŏy tôrt (fried mussel omelette). In between, souvenir stalls cater to Thai's favourite digestive activity: shopping.
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