Hua Hin
Once just a coffee shop, this 50-plus-year-old restaurant is one of Hua Hin's top culinary destinations. The late mother of the current owner invited her…
Must-see restaurants in Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Against the lush greenery of Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Chicken and Bee is an organic farm and open-air restaurant where you are sure to feel at home…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Bong, Pizza Khirikhan's owner, has put lots of love into his tiki-style restaurant. The former location – a beach hut – has been re-created with palm…
Hua Hin
This Thai-Chinese restaurant, opened in 1932, is a national culinary luminary. Thais adore the stir-fried oyster with flour and egg, while foreigners…
Phetchaburi
This riverside restaurant serves up a real bygone-days atmosphere from an 1897 wooden home perched over the river, and some good food, too – try the sugar…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
A go-to place for discerning locals, here you can eat streetside under a utilitarian tent while gazing at the squid boats in the bay. Great range of fresh…
Phetchaburi
Big and bustling from the late afternoon, head to this covered night market for all the standard Thai favourites plus Phetchaburi's famous kà·nŏm jeen…
Chumphon
Just a concrete floor, a corrugated roof and a chaotic kitchen turning out central and southern Thai dishes you know like đôm yam with free-range chicken…
Chomsin-Naebkehardt Junction Street Food
Hua Hin
These noted street-food spots are a three-for-one deal and though the setting is humble, there's some excellent Thai food here. The action starts early…
Hua Hin
A standout restaurant in a great dining neighbourhood, this is real Isan food cooked by a family from Khorat. There's everything you'd expect to find…
Hua Hin
This mango-sticky-rice stand is a local hit, which explains why it's been in business for almost 50 years. You can buy mangoes individually, or in the…
Hua Hin
The palm trees, flower garden, historic wooden beach homes and the sound of the surf make the setting at 'The House Near the Palace' pretty much perfect…
Hua Hin
This simple, but nicely decorated place attracts many repeat customers for its 209B make-your-own salads – choose from a long checklist of fresh organic…
Hua Hin
The most famous of the old-time pier restaurants, Chaolay serves a full house nightly, even in the low-season. There's a chaotic open kitchen on the…
Hua Hin
There are loads of Italian places around Hua Hin, but most just turn out cheap pizza and pasta. For a great meal and a nice night out, this white…
Hua Hin
Except for the lack of animal products, this modern place has nothing in common with the typical Thai jae vegan restaurant: there's wine, garlic, air-con,…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
There are both budget and beautiful restaurants along the coastal road, but some of the best food in Pak Nam Pran is in the town at this tall restaurant…
Hua Hin
Located in the beachfront Seenspace mall, Der serves northeastern Isan food the way it should be: spicy and boldly flavoured. A modern set-up is given…
Hua Hin
The menu runs from Thai omelettes to a great panang curry, but Ratama is famous for duck served in many forms, including noodle soup and fried beaks. Try…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
The Oceanside Market isn't very large, but it makes an ideal dinner destination because you can eat your food on the promenade or pier. On Friday and…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
This actual shack on the corner serves just one dish – the namesake 'pig's blood soup', a piquant broth with many pig parts besides the congealed blood…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Popular with the locals, the pàt pŏng gà·rèe þoo (crab curry) comes with big chunks of sweet crab meat, and the yam tá-lair (seafood salad) is spicy and…
Phetchaburi
Mae Awn sells her famous kôw châe (moist chilled rice) with a choice of fish, shrimp or pickled daikon radish along the walkway at the southeast corner of…
Hua Hin
Hua Hin has lots of opulent resorts, and thus lots of sumptuous breakfast buffets, but the morning meal at the Centara Grand is worth a splurge not only…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
With good food at low prices, this small restaurant serves a mix of locals and expats. While Thai food is its strength – the đôm yam and curries are quite…
Hua Hin
A lovely open-air spot on the edge of the Centara Grand, Hagi is considered to be the best Japanese in Hua Hin; not that there's much competition. There…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Khun Suchada took early retirement and has turned her hobby into a small business. She bakes what she feels like, only having a few things available at…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Sweet Freeze's tiny shack doles out refreshing scoops of homemade ice cream in standard flavours like strawberry yoghurt and Belgian chocolate. You can…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Massive Medsai is one of dozens of seafood spots next to Cha-am's fishing port. While some of the smaller restaurants out here have more character, few…
Phetchaburi
You can pick up a variety of foods for your morning meal here including kà·nŏm jeen tôrt man (fresh rice noodles with curried deep-fried fishcake) and…
Chumphon
This wannabe fancy place has dishes from across the kingdom, from southern gaang sôm fish curry to northeastern mushroom lâhp, one of many vegetarian…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Cool cafe on the ground floor of a renovated century-old wooden house. Run by artists, it's a good spot for breakfast, or a coffee, smoothie or chocolate…
Chumphon
Chumphon’s night market is excellent for food with a huge variety available, but not too pleasant for dining since it runs along a very busy road.
Hua Hin
Coffee shops are everywhere in Hua Hin, but few are as serious as this little one, which roasts its own beans. It also makes very good sandwiches.
Phetchaburi
Small cafe that draws lots of students and makes a fine, air-conditioned retreat from the afternoon sun.
Hua Hin
This small Thai Muslim joint serves halal food, including soups and rice dishes, but is best known for its roti pancakes made to order. Watching the dough…
Hua Hin
A strange but welcome hole-in-the-wall serving Burmese (goat-and-lentil soup, tea-leaf salad) and Nepali (chicken masala, potato curry) food. The owner…
Phetchaburi
As fancy as it gets in Phetchaburi, this pleasant little restaurant serves a small menu of properly prepared pasta (made in-house), plus a few heftier…
Hua Hin
Many people rave about the hamburgers here, but throwing tradition to the wind, this shipping container spot put fish, chicken, fried macaroni and cheese,…
Hua Hin
At first glance you don't expect much from this seemingly makeshift restaurant jammed in between a tailor and scooter rental, but it turns out the food is…
