Pattaya Bites Food Tour with 14+ Tastings

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About this activity

While the rest of the city sleeps off the nightlife, join our lunchtime food tour in Pattaya to skip the resort menus and enter the local neighbourhood of Naklua. It’s 250 years of maritime history served one bowl at a time. There's 15+ tastings, discovering hidden alleys and family-run eateries that you won't find in the guidebooks.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English
Operated by: A Chef's Tour

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Pattaya (private tour or 9+ guests - contact us)
Included: Bottled water included
Included: Movable feast with 8-9 stops around the streets of old Pattaya
Included: Led by professional foodie guides
Included: 14+ food tastings included, more than any other Pattaya food tour

Not included

Not included: Alcoholic drinks excluded
Not included: Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded. Easy-to-find meeting point for all guests.
Not included: Vegetarians have 3-4 less tastings due to limited alternatives available
Not included: Unsuitable for severe allergies, halal & celiac disease, due to risk of traces & cross-contamination

Itinerary

Pattaya

15 min

Lunchtime in Pattaya is the culinary boiler room of the Chonburi coastline, and Naklua is the place where the region’s flavours are forged every morning.

Our feasting tour of 14+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Pattaya, led by our team of professional foodie guides.

Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed:

✖️Vegetarians have 3-4 less tastings due to limited alternatives at some vendors.

✖️Unsuitable for severe allergies, due to risk of traces and cross-contamination.

If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Stop 2

one hour

Kick things off with tom yum noodle soup, spiked with toasted chilli and lime, where the crunch of roasted peanuts meets the silky snap of hand-pulled noodles. Taste jaeng-lon fish-cake skewers, releasing a fragrant core of red curry paste and kaffir lime.
Lan Pho Na Kluea Market

one hour

Pivot to a small eatery where a couple, bonded by a shared escape from the Bangkok grind, serves up a vegetarian rebellion. Forget bland - this is isaan larb moo jay pulsing with the zip of fresh lime and mint, and golden tofu tossed in an addictive salt-and-chili rubble. From there, your local foodie guide weaves through old shopfronts and narrow backstreets, passing stacked metal towers hissing with steam to find a pillowy bbq pork buns.

Pull up a stool for beef brisket slow-rendered in a mor fai pot, before steering into the Lan Pho Na Kluea 'Old Market', the seafood hub of the district.
Stop 4

one hour

Through a hidden alleyway, we uncover the ghost-map of 'Old Pattaya'.

Score a local favourite: jor pu crab meat rolls, paired with a preserved plum soda, a salty-sweet punch that doubles as a savoury dipping sauce. There's more surprises amongst 15+ tastings, over a gauntlet of the coast's best-kept culinary secrets.
Pattaya

45 min

Reward the morning's walk with a maritime spread at a harbour-side hideaway. We’re talking squid sautéed into a deep-sea ink emulsion, and fried king mackerel served with green mango salad. Finish off with lod chong - fluorescent-green pandan jellies swimming in a slush of crushed ice and coconut cream. It’s the final, cooling salute to a day spent off-the-beaten-path.

Beyond the tourist trails, you’re instead witnessing the survival of a centuries-old fishing community holding its ground against a skyline of resort towers.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Our meeting point is at Naklua in North Pattaya. We'll meet at the main triangle entrance of Naklua Chalermprakiat Park. It’s a short taxi ride from Pattaya City and features a beautiful waterfront view of the city skyline.

End point

Our meeting point is at Naklua in North Pattaya. We'll meet at the main triangle entrance of Naklua Chalermprakiat Park. It’s a short taxi ride from Pattaya City and features a beautiful waterfront view of the city skyline.

Using your ticket

*Ticket:* The guide should have your name on the manifest, please check you have booked the right date and time. We don't need to scan the tickets.

*Telephone number:* Please kindly do not call the telephone number if your enquiry is regarding date changes, cancellations, dietary requests.etc. The telephone number stated is ONLY for emergencies and meeting point arrivals with the guide team on-the-ground. They won't be able to help with any booking-related questions.Please contact directly to A Chef's Tour Customer Support team. Email: [email protected] with your name, for a prompt response.

*Meeting point:* The meeting point is marked on the tour page. Please aim to arrive 10 minutes before the tour start time, so we can begin punctually with the other guests. The city is surprisingly large, and traffic is unpredictable. Please ensure you leave with plenty of time to order the taxi, and reach the meeting point.. Please ensure you leave with plenty of time to order the taxi, and reach the meeting point.

*Taxis:* We recommend downloading the ‘Grab’ app on your smartphone. This is a convenient taxi-hailing app, similar to Uber. You can safely input your desired location and the price is fixed. The payment can be made from your credit/debit card, or cash in the local currency.

*What to bring:*

We recommend comfortable shoes as the tour involves walking.
This tour operates come rain or shine. Most eating stops are sheltered, though please carry rain gear/umbrella if rain looks likely, for walking between stops and when visiting some streetside stalls.
There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
See 'What to Expect' section and 'What's Included' for info on dietary restrictions
We recommend comfortable walking shoes. Bring rain gear/umbrella, if rain looks likely. There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!