Where to Eat Seafood in Pattaya
Where should you eat seafood in Pattaya?
King Seafood is the specialist — built out over the water, with lobster, river prawns and fish picked live from the tanks and cooked to order, open mid-afternoon to 1am. The others are view restaurants that serve seafood well: Pattaya Beer Garden on Beach Road, Sky Gallery on Pratumnak, and Glass House Boho in Na Jomtien.
Worth being straight about how seafood works here, because it shapes where you should go. Pattaya has one obvious specialist on this list and four restaurants where seafood is part of a broader menu and the setting is doing at least half the work. The specialist is King Seafood, built out over the water, where lobster, river prawns and fish are picked live from the tanks and cooked to order — it runs from mid-afternoon to 1am, which suits a late dinner. If that is what you came for, go there. The rest are worth knowing for what they actually are. Pattaya Beer Garden sits at the far end of Beach Road just before Walking Street, open-air with tables facing straight out over the water, and the sunset and sea breeze are the draw as much as the plate. Sky Gallery is the hillside one on Pratumnak with lawn-terrace tables and sweeping views over the Gulf — book ahead for sunset. Glass House Boho does the same trick further south in Na Jomtien. Pa Boon Café 5 is inland and a different proposition altogether: a sprawling garden restaurant among koi ponds, where seafood is one line on a broad Thai menu and the setting is the reason to drive out. All four are good; none of them is a fish restaurant.
| Place | Rating | Price | Area | Known for |
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| Pa Boon Café 5 | ★ 4.7 | ฿฿ | Nong Pla Lai | A family day out rather than a café: gardens, koi waterways, animals and dinosaur displays |
| King Seafood | ★ 4.4 | — | Pattaya | Seafood is genuinely fresh, chosen live from the tanks |
| Pattaya Beer Garden | ★ 4.3 | ฿฿ | Pattaya | Beachfront setting and sunset views are the main reason people come |
| Sky Gallery Pattaya | ★ 4.3 | ฿฿฿ | Pratumnak | Panoramic sea views, especially at sunset |
| Glass House Boho | ★ 4.2 | ฿฿ | Na Chom Thian | Striking seafront location with boho styling that looks best at sunset |
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“The big Pa Boon, and really a family day out with food attached — koi waterways, a proper playground, small animals and, for reasons nobody explains, dinosaurs. Buy the fish food, take a pond-side table, and accept that you're there for half a day rather than an hour. Cheap for what it is, and the cooking holds up.”
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“A Thai restaurant out over the water at the junction of Walking Street and Beach Road. Good food and excellent views, which makes it a very convenient place to meet for lunch or dinner.”
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“This is my default sunset spot when friends visit — it's a few minutes from my place on Pratumnak. Book a front-row table and get there an hour before dusk; the view does the heavy lifting.”
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“Feet-in-the-sand dining at the quieter Na Jomtien end, where the tables spill onto the beach and the sunset does the work. Come for a long lazy lunch or an early-evening drink rather than a quick bite; service runs on beach time. The seafood and the setting are the draw, not bargains.”
Common questions
- Where is the best seafood restaurant in Pattaya?
- King Seafood, if you want a genuine seafood specialist rather than a restaurant that serves it. It is built out over the water, with lobster, river prawns and fish taken live from the tanks and cooked to order, and it runs from mid-afternoon through to 1am daily.
- Where can you eat seafood with a sea view in Pattaya?
- Pattaya Beer Garden sits at the far end of Beach Road with tables facing straight out over the water, and the sunset is as much the draw as the food. Sky Gallery on the Pratumnak hillside and Glass House Boho in Na Jomtien both do the same thing from higher up.
- Is seafood expensive in Pattaya?
- Less than most visitors expect, though it is the one category where the bill can climb — lobster and river prawns are priced by weight from the tank, so ask the price before pointing. A main course in a mid-range restaurant runs about 200 baht; seafood picked live is a different calculation.
- Do you need to book for the view restaurants in Pattaya?
- For sunset, yes. Sky Gallery's lawn-terrace tables are the ones people come for and they go first, so book ahead and ask for a lower terrace. Pattaya Beer Garden is large and open-air and generally easier, but the water-facing tables still fill up early in high season.
- What are the highest-rated seafood restaurants in Pattaya?
- Pa Boon Café 5 (4.7★), King Seafood (4.4★) and Pattaya Beer Garden (4.3★), on Google rating. The big Pa Boon, and really a family day out with food attached — koi waterways, a proper playground, small animals and, for reasons nobody explains, dinosaurs.
- How many seafood restaurants are covered in this guide?
- Five, chosen and written up individually rather than scraped from listings. Ratings and opening hours come from Google and are refreshed periodically; the verdicts are Rob's own.
- Which is the cheapest?
- Pa Boon Café 5 sits in the mid-range band, rated 4.7★. Price bands here are Google's relative measure of typical spend, not an entry fee.
- Where in Pattaya are they?
- Across Pattaya (2), Na Chom Thian (1), Nong Pla Lai (1) and Pratumnak (1). Pattaya here means the greater Pattaya area of Chon Buri province, which stretches from Naklua in the north to Bang Saray in the south.
- When was this list last updated?
- September 2026. It is maintained by Rob, who lives in Pattaya, and revisited as places open, close or change.
Top of our list: Pa Boon Café 5, rated 4.7★.
Curated in Pattaya · Last updated September 2026