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Much of Pattaya feels like Little America, with McDonald's, Burger King, and KFC next to each other in the Royal Gardens Plaza mall, and other familiar names nearby. But Pattaya has access to just-picked produce and seafood fresh from the gulf, so you'll have no trouble finding worthwhile local cuisine. Fancier, if not necessarily better, restaurants can be a refuge from the noise and crowds at the simple beachside places.
Run by a friendly mother-and-daughter duo, this restaurant hides in a back alley near Pattaya Beach Road. In addition to breakfast favorites like omelets and fried eggs, they serve all-day brunch with choices like club sandwiches, fried chicken wings, and avocado salad with chicken breast. Cheap local and international beers are available as well. The streetside tables are a peaceful breakfast spot, perfect for catching the morning sun.
At this spacious, brick-style shop adorned with pictures of the Akha hill tribe, tasty coffee from Doi Chang, Chiang Mai is served by staff clad in traditional Akha-style clothes and headdresses decorated with colored threads, beads, and buttons. The shop also sells all kinds of coffee equipment, from Moka pots and grinders to mini coffee cookers. And of course, you can buy a bag of Doi Chang coffee beans to go.
