🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Pattaya lets you eat in several different worlds within one city. Walk one soi in from Beach Road and you'll pass spice-heavy Indian curries, the deep-red borscht of Russia, and French places with wine lists that run pages long. What sets this town apart is that a lot of these kitchens are cooking for their own countrymen, so the flavours don't get watered down. Below we've split things by cuisine, ordered by the places people talk about most and whose reviews stay the steadiest.
Authentic Indian food in Pattaya
Pattaya's Indian scene clusters around Beach Road, Second Road and Central Pattaya, so you can walk to several places without going far. Most cook both North Indian (rich curries, tandoor, naan) and South Indian dishes, and many are halal with Indian chefs cooking on site.
Maharani (Royal Cliff Hotel)
A hotel-level Indian restaurant that many people rate among the best in Pattaya. Open since 1985, it does both North and South Indian cooking, the kitchen is halal, and there's a view out over Koh Larn. A recent renovation brightened the place up. The dishes people order most are the tandoori lamb and the thali set.
Haveli Indian Restaurant
A Beach Road spot done up like an Indian palace, strong on Mughlai cooking — rich, fragrant, properly spiced curries. Reviewers call it one of the closest things to home cooking around. It's on the left-hand side as you head toward Walking Street.
Everest Indian Restaurant
A small place in a soi off Second Road, the kind of regular haunt for people who've lived in Pattaya a long time. One reviewer mentioned going back several times in two weeks. The cooking is consistent, the prices are friendly, and it's an easy choice on a budget.
Karma Indian Restaurant
Near Walking Street, with a modern fit-out that works for a family meal or a date. The cooking is contemporary Indian, kept to a middle heat rather than going too far, and the staff look after you well — a good pick if you're just starting to try Indian food.
Tips for ordering Indian food
If you're not great with heat, just tell the staff you want it mild — most places will adjust. Order naan or basmati rice alongside a rich curry and you'll be nicely full. One bowl of curry usually stretches between two people.
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Russian and Eastern European food
Plenty of Russians visit and live in Pattaya long-term, especially around Jomtien and Naklua, so there's a real choice of Russian restaurants. The dishes you'll see most often are borscht (the red beetroot soup), pelmeni (boiled dumplings) and braised meat plates. The flavours lean home-style and unflashy, but they're filling and honest.
Pelmeni Club
Named after pelmeni, the Russian boiled dumplings that are the star of the show. It cooks Russian, European and Thai food, with a long menu made fresh — a good place to try home-style Russian for the first time.
Province (Jomtien)
A homey Russian-style place doing Russian, Thai and European, with a kids' menu too. It's inside the Jomtien Complex on Thappraya Road, open from afternoon till midnight with delivery available — handy for families or anyone staying around Jomtien.
St. Petersburg Cafe
A Russian spot near the middle of Jomtien Beach, with a long menu and prices that come in lighter than other European places in Pattaya. Everything's cooked to order — a good stop after a swim around Jomtien.
8 Horseshoes Tavern
Reviewers rate this as one of the better Russian–Uzbek places in Pattaya, where you can get both Russian plates and Central Asian dishes like plov and kebabs. The tavern vibe makes it good for a group.
Can't read the Russian menu?
Some menus are in Russian and English. To play it safe, order borscht (the red beetroot soup) and pelmeni (boiled dumplings). These two are basics that almost every place does well.
European food — French, Italian, German
Pattaya's European side runs from white-tablecloth fine dining to homey places with big portions, and prices follow — anywhere from a few hundred baht to well over a thousand, depending on whether you're after a special occasion or just a comfortable, filling meal.
Cafe des Amis
A French fine-dining restaurant that many people rate as the best in Pattaya, set in a Thai–Balinese house just off Thappraya Road in Jomtien. It's all about the details, with a long wine list and genuine Japanese wagyu — a place for a celebration or a serious date night.
Casa Pascal
A French–Italian European restaurant on Second Road, opposite Royal Garden Plaza, doing polished classic European cooking — they even bring a palate-cleansing sorbet between courses. The room is smart without feeling stiff, and there's a morning brunch buffet around ฿385.
Au Bon Coin
A French bistro in a quiet garden, warm and romantic in a French-countryside way, with big portions. The dishes people praise are the five-hour braised lamb and the French onion soup — one for anyone who really loves French food.
Bruno's Restaurant & Wine Bar
An Italian–French European restaurant that's been part of Pattaya for years, strong on seafood and rich-sauce pasta like squid-ink spaghetti with lobster. There's a wine bar built in — good for a relaxed dinner that's still polished.
Das Berliner Bistro
A long-running homey German place with a long menu and friendly prices, on Soi 13 linking Beach Road and Second Road. Good for German pork knuckle, sausages and a cold beer without spending much.
Bei Gerhard
A proper German place in the Black Forest style. Reviewers praise the big portions, the full flavours and the friendly staff — a good one when you're seriously hungry for German food at a fair price.
Book ahead for fine dining
Places like Cafe des Amis and Casa Pascal get busy on weekend evenings, so calling or messaging to book a table a day ahead is the safer bet. Check first whether the place adds a service charge, so the bill doesn't surprise you.
Match the neighbourhood to the cuisine
- Beach Road / Second Road / Central Pattaya — a cluster of Indian and several European places, all within walking distance, good if you're staying in the centre of town.
- Jomtien / Thappraya — the zone for Russian food and French fine dining, quieter in feel and good for a chilled dinner.
- Naklua (North Pattaya) — Russian and European places spread around, good if you're staying in the northern zone.
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