Where to eat in Pai

Where to eat in Pai

1. Eat

   Art in Chai

   Beautiful place built by an artist, Otto. Warm cosy atmosphere with great chai and cakes and cookies. Nice atmosphere for playing your instrument. Free Wi-Fi.

2. Eat

   Boomelicious Cafe

   Some of the best breakfasts/brunches food in Pai. Great Australian coffee.

   Closed · opens 8 am·60-180 baht

3. Eat

   Burger House

   Owner Nat and husband, Matt, offer 12 different real beef burgers, chili, sandwiches, specials, dinners, pork chops the size of a Clive Cussler novel, beer, wine.

4. Eat

   Charlie & Lek's

   The vegetables used in the cooking are grown fresh on their own farm and the bar has a wonderfully relaxed and romantic atmosphere. They also offer cooking classes for 750 baht a day.

   Thai food is 50-100 baht a plate

5. Eat

   Chew Xin Jai Restaurant

   Classic Thai/Taiwanese-influenced vegan restaurant. Two mains from a buffet and rice cost 35 baht at lunch. Delicious and favored by many expats. Dinner is à la carte.

   Thai food is 30-70 baht a plate

6. Eat

   Fat Cat

   In a community focused on organic and healthy eating, Fat Cat is Pai's best kept secret. Almost all ingredients used are from their organic permaculture farm. If you order a salad, you can literally pick your own ingredients from the soil. Specialties include homemade yogurt, kefir, and pure kombucha. Great sandwiches and baked goods, all baked in their mud oven. Permaculture farming and mud oven building classes available.

   50-100 baht

7. Eat

   Good Life

   Serves organic and vegetarian foods at decent prices. Rice (including brown) dishes with vegetables starting at 40 baht. Breakfasts from 100 baht. Has a good selection of tea.

8. Eat

   Na's Kitchen

   Na still works in the kitchen everyday, serving northern food to tourists and Thais. She speaks great English, and will even teach you a bit of Thai if you ask nicely. Na's is always a favourite of the long-stay travellers and the ones returning for a second, or third go at Pai.

   60-150 baht

9. Eat

   No Name

   The Thai local restaurant of choice. Very few Westerners to be found, but the menu is in English. Excellent Thai salads and sticky rice.

10. Eat

    Nong Beer Restaurant

    Family-owned restaurant that serves "fast Thai food" (food is already cooking and comes straight from the pot). Very good food and very cheap.

    Kao soi beef for 40 baht

11. Eat

    Peace of Pai

    Home grown organic food is served here but the main attraction is the postcard-perfect view from the upper floor terrace. Hemp clothing is sold downstairs, which may or may not fully explain the prominent THC signs.

12. Eat

    toast office ปังษณีย์ ปาย 烤面包

    Toast office is a Thai snack style, serving whole wheat bread toast with butter with many styles and First Soy milk cafe in Pai. The place is so relaxing and comfortable and there is also free high speed Wi-Fi.

    Tue-Sun 09:00-20:00 closed Mon·15-120 baht

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Pai (CC BY-SA 4.0).