No. 01
The Sky Gallery Pattaya
Pattaya's most photographed clifftop restaurant - rope swings, hammocks, panoramic Gulf views, sunset is mandatory.
Read the review →Every restaurant in the directory, ranked from one to fifty-one. The editors' considered judgment of where Pattaya's dining scene stands as Issue IV goes to press.
Annual rankings are an inherently presumptuous exercise — distilling a year of meals across an entire city into a single ordered list, knowing the order will be argued with by everyone who reads it. We embrace the presumption. The ranking that follows reflects months of editorial work, thousands of sources cross-referenced, and the editors' best judgment of which rooms in Pattaya are worth the most considered visits this year. Disagreements are welcome; that is the whole point of writing them down.
The rooms that anchor the city's dining identity. Each gets a magazine spread.
Pattaya's most photographed clifftop restaurant - rope swings, hammocks, panoramic Gulf views, sunset is mandatory.
Read the review →Naklua's iconic beachfront seafood institution - 100 tables on the sea, fresh tank-to-table seafood, live band nightly from 8pm.
Read the review →34th-floor Hilton Pattaya rooftop - 1,390 sqm panoramic bay views, daily Buy 1 Get 1 Sunset Happy Hour 17:00-19:00, signature Sea Breeze and Pina Colada cocktails.
Read the review →Pattaya's most iconic open-kitchen multi-cuisine flagship - 6 live stations, the city's signature Sunday Champagne brunch, 20 years of running.
Read the review →Pattaya's most iconic beachfront restaurant - now rebranded 'Glass House Boho' on Na Jomtien sand, 170+ Thai-Western dishes, sister branch Glass House Silver in North Pattaya.
Read the review →Hilton Pattaya's Level 14 all-day dining flagship - Pattaya's only Saturday + Sunday weekend brunch (12:00-15:00, ~1,400-1,500 THB), 7 Days 7 Themes evening buffet, panoramic bay views.
Read the review →Beachfront Thai institution with a social mission - founded by Mechai Viravaidya, all profits fund the PDA's family planning, sustainability, and anti-corruption work across Thailand.
Read the review →Pattaya's 25-year European fine-dining institution - Swiss chef Pascal Schnyder, signature Cannelloni, Tuesday-to-Sunday seafood and BBQ grill buffet.
Read the review →Pattaya's MICHELIN Guide-featured Indian fine-dining institution since 2004 - Executive Chef Av Khanijou, dishes served in pots over flame, 4.6/5 across 2,296 reviews.
Read the review →Central Pattaya's 24-hour Thai-Chinese institution - the most locally-loved restaurant in town, famous for roasted duck and the city's late-night meal of choice.
Read the review →The full directory ranked, with editorial citation for each. Every entry is one tap from its full review.
Disagree with the ranking? We expect you to. The 51 entries on this list are the conversation, and the conversation is the point.
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