Locations for the restaurants visited: Nang Nual: goo.gl/maps/8drRA9nDMiM8MyZ66 Uzbekistan Lazzati: goo.gl/maps/2P7iVw7RrvqiYL8J7 ThaiHot Cooking School: goo.gl/maps/ngW5VT6snx7oxkbP8 (reservations: IG @thaihot_pattaya) Tom Yam and Pork Soup: goo.gl/maps/K981DF3AUFdzvhW98 Cabbages & Condoms: goo.gl/maps/fXfQCrBFcZU769Lb7 Grandma's Khanom Jeen: goo.gl/maps/PnyGAars3BhDehnB9 AND: For more about Matthew & Mary's favored organization, visit: childrenoftheforest.org/
These guys just blew my mind times and times again with videos about food history in my hometown. Honestly at this point the official should contact you to become the Food ambassador of Thailand. So thankful videos like this exist.
@@foodtalibanMove aside Mark Weins, you've got fierce competition! OTRontheroad is more immersive and digs deeper into Thai cuisine that hasn't been seen on TH-cam for the Western audience.
Mark avoids cultural and especially historical context. Probably better as far as the government is concerned. But I agree, these videos are better than Marks cause he does delve into history etc
The best content of Pattaya ever presented on TH-cam hands down! I thought I was Pattaya’ed out already by so many videos made by Pattaya-based TH-camrs. But the title of your video got my immediate attention! Great job on your background research as well!
One of the best videos on Pattaya. Well done for showing another dynamic to this cosmopolitan city as well as some amazing historic footage on its evolution.
As a Thai just went to see the house where The Grateful Dead lived in San Francisco this interview with Mr.Kelly give me trill. Incredible story. Thank you for loving Thailand 😊
Bro you barely even came close to scratching the surface of the universe that is food in Pattaya. You’ve inspired me to showcase what the world’s greatest city has to offer. Pattaya is one of the last blessed cities in the world. God Bless Pattaya!
Totally agree with you mate, lived here in Pattaya for last 17 years, this guy hasn't got a clue about how good the food is here, or all the other stuff that makes it the great city on earth 555.
I visited Pattaya for a few days in 2019 and I found it great for hiking, temples and driving around the coastline. There are so many things to do there outside what the area is known for and it was almost like a hidden gem because these activities there are definitely overshadowed.
Thanks for this! It was everything you said it would be when we met in Bangkok last week. I loved the Russian content and glad that Daria had a speaking part finally. The food scene in Thailand often reveals unexpected nooks and crannies that are worth exploring.
Fantastic work you do on every video OTR , This one is like a very interesting docu. about "Pattya", a place with great (bad) reputation and n fact it is a part of Thailand. Food has always a history - I appreciate your research and bringing such informativ content, Thy ! 👍🙏🍀....the food looks and must taste so delicious !🤩😋
Thank you for this well researched piece of work on the history of Pattaya, its people and food. What distinguishes your channel from the rest of food bloggers is the history, which I love. One comment if I may have is the translation of the owner of the kanom jeen restaurant. He was emphasising how he wanted to honour his mother who was a street hawker carrying these dishes around the sois and streets of Pattaya in the old days. Now he preserved her recipes, expanded the business and created so many jobs for the people of Pattaya.
No, no, his mother walked the streets of her hometown selling foods in her younger days. When he brought her over to the Pattaya area in her old age, he started the joint to keep her occupied and fulfill her dream of having a restaurant proper.
You hit the feels and the nail on the head on this latest video of Pattaya. What it's all about and what it isnt. With your brief time here, you experienced and covered most of Pattaya. If you ever come back, it would be great to see you cover another aspect - the fast growing Indian/Arabic food scene. Pattaya is also known as Little Kolkata. Overall, great video once again, and now I have something to show to my friends and family at home whenever they ask about my new city!
Thank you! And yes, I'd definitely be interested to explore that angle. The hotel where we stayed was a +91 (India) country code phone number!! Guessing it's the owner's cell
@@OTRontheroad 😆😆😆 Indian/Middle Eastern/Arabic investors have been buying up hotels and opening restaurants in Pattaya in a frenzy. You'll find cuisines from various countries and regions all at your fingertip. I've been taking notes on rice dishes to familiarize myself with all the different names based on regions and cooking techniques. Happy to share my insights if your interest is piqued. To find these amazing restaurants, you'll have to rely on Google maps and just click around (although most reviews are bought), or try them on the fly. I think that goes for all restaurants here though. Half of them are not on Google Maps/Trip Advisor/etc. Follow your gut instinct and your tummy will surely be in for a gastronomic treat.
Anyone know the restaurant name or location of that TomYum soup place? I’ll be in this area next year and wouldn’t mind checking it out. Thanks in advance.
After 20 years of comming to Thailand for business and yes visiting Pattaya mostly north pattaya i can say 100% there are great things to eat here, just because of its notorius beginings as a red light area for U.S. servicemen doesnt mean it hasent grown up it has food wise hotel wise even beach wise its not a fancy area but there are many high end restaurants but still has great eats at low prices for the masses..
Excellent video! OTR hits my sweet spots - Thai food and history. Your videos provide nourishment to both. And I enjoy your occasional, yet respectful digs at Mark Wien! Please keep up the good work!
This is great. One thing I really think you should have covered is what the working girls there typically eat, as it’s a big part of the food scene there. Most girls will have som tam during the day, so there you will be able to find some of the best in Thailand. And after work they will often grab street food, so there are a lot of late night street food vendors that you could cover as well. This is not typically what the tourists are eating, so it’s just another aspect to the city.
Honestly that was my primary idea when I came to film. I really expected we'd end up mainly telling the story of Isaan migrants and eating a ton of Isaan food. But the level of the Isaan that we found was below that of Bangkok, and I had two places pinned that I'd been recommended that looked awesome (both street carts) but it's a transient place and by the time we came to film, both were gone, and the neighbors said the owners had left and gone back to Isaan. That's the nature of these travel stories- you just go where the road takes you, so we ended up following a different route.
@@OTRontheroad yeah you told a great story here. You would probably have to go into some bars and talk to the girls to get an idea from them and it would differ from walking street to say soi buakow. I’ve only been there once, so I couldn’t really tell you. Keep up the good work. I’m off to Cambodia today and I might tick off the last thing I haven’t eaten on your top 10 foods
This is so well made and mirrors what I feel about Pattaya outside it's reputation. It truly is like a culinary world city on the level of NY or London except that it's affordable for people from any country. It's like traveling to Europe or US without the costs. I advise people to check out the Carvery Buffet on Sundays at the Sportsman Pub & Restaurant in Pattaya which only costs 499 Baht per person. Pizza & pasta buffet on Fridays for less than 300 Baht.
Personally, I live in Bangkok and occasionally go to Pattaya for a change of scenery. I've never really had good food there, but because of this video I'll definitely have to try some Uzbek foods.
My dad said Thai people didn’t really know how to eat lobster until Americans came to Thailand and told them they’d buy them. The fishermen used to catch them and just throw them back in the water.
As a Thai first I go to Pattaya for so many good foreign food restaurants a lot of good bar food and kebabs. But there some hidden good Thai food hidden in land not on the beach side that serve local people and some who know from Bangkok.
Much agreed. Pattaya has been a great exposure to amazing foreign food, such as Australian meat pies, kebabs, and other dishes from all over Europe, which cannot be found in Bangkok. And then there are local popular spots that really deserve the recognition, but the restaurants dont care for it. That's how Pattaya gos.
Nice video with great food suggestions , but you forgot to mention the amazing quality of the Indian food in Pattaya. There are so many restaurants, many with traditional thali. It's to die for.
Fantastic episode. Bourdainesque in its scope with history lesson I had no idea of with the Russian Czar, and the portion with the Russian Thai cook was a relelation in how I think about how Russians think of Thai and our cuisine. I'm also digging the mustache and you should really have Daria front on the videos more often, trust me on this. 😂
I just got back from Pattaya, Jan 6th, 2024. Spent 1 month there. Two of the places you visited I also visited. One was the oldest resturant on ' Walking Street', overlooking the bay and the other was ' Beef Eaters'. where I got the best cut of beef. I also tried 'Patrick's' next door for beef, My Thai wife is a Chef in Pattaya .
Really great job with this video on Pattaya. I appreciate the history on the city and remember back when I traveled there 30 years back and walking the back roads away from the town in pitch darkness.
Almost 20 years ago, I opened an internet cafe in Pattaya. The business was good because I could charge 60 baht/hr. when in the Bangkok at most you could charge for 30 baht/ hr. My cafe could pay me back all expenses in 4 months. After the coup in 2006, business went downhill so I decided to move from Pattaya. Ok get back to the food , I'd tried Full English Breakfast, Russian foods and some weird Esan foods for the first time there. Pattaya, like the other places in Thailand, is the melting pot of cultures. Who cares If it is the sin city when you can enjoy to work or live there.
Adam, Darius, again you put out an excellent vlog. Thanks for featuring Meechai, one of our important state men. A ride in a back of a pickup truck brings back memories for me.
I follow my family to Pattaya last year, and they only focus on seafood! and then I see this video and realize how I miss all the cool dishes!? I always want to try Russian food but it kinda rare in my area and that Khanom Jeen look so good.
Thanks for another interesting video. My thai wife and I live in Bangkok and a couple of times per year we go down to Pattaya, but we stay in the Jomtien area. We go seafood restaurants mainly visited by thais and get the best seafood ever.
I highly highly recommend Preecha Seafood, a thai seafood restaurant located in Na Jomtien, Sattahip district (south from Pattaya City). Probably one of the best seafood places I've had here. Me and my friends always visit that place whenever we come to race in Pattaya (Bira Circuit race track is at Pattaya)
very good video, good research. i made many food reviews in pattaya myself, i was possible the first video maker in pattaya. diana steak restaurant is the best i ever reviewed, i did also indian-arab restaurants. you can check them out of you want. cheers
You need to come back. Pattaya is full of institutions and as fascinating as all the tourists are it's the expats that drive the scene. You've got little France, that backs onto Little Tehran that is sandwiched between little india (those dosas) and Lebabnon. On the other side of town we have some of the best korean food with curious chinese eateries. Don't even get me started on the Darkside...
id have to rewatch the movie, but nangnual looks like the restaurant in the Anocha Suwichakornpong movie By the Time it Gets Dark, i wonder if that's it
Pattaya has actually always been quite interesting food wise going back to the 70s and 80s.. While the city itself doesn't have much in terms of emblematic Thai food, it has always drawn Thais from different regions making various regional dishes available. But what has always been fascinating to me is the vast array of high quality Farang food available in some out of the way restaurants ... from French, Belgian, Italian, Russian etc. and even more interesting how some of these Farang restaurants have evolved as Thais put their own stamp on the food. Now that would be a story.
This is a Well Thought Out video. For Me to watch your Growth - your Transformative Experience in Pattaya - It Was Excellent. - To you Sir - "Ichiban"!
Great vid guys, really well researched also. Thanks for getting over there to put a different light on the city. Funnily enough, I visited there on a Navy Ship from Australia, berthed in Sattahip. Cheers Simon
5-10 years ago in Pattaya you used to be able to get fine dining with european restaurauteur for fractions of the price in Bangkok, sadly many of those old hands has retired,
I went to a resort in Thailand and looked through the guest book where everyone signed and said where they were from. This was the early 2000s and I was surprised to see how many post-Soviet countries were represented. And then Europeans. Then Americans.
This was so informative and we learned a lot. I had no idea that Cabbages and Condoms was really about condoms. Also maybe I was naive or not paying attention but I also had no idea that Pattaya had this seedy reputation. We choose this city because it was a beach city near Bangkok and wanted to avoid another plane ride so this city seemed perfect. We really enjoyed our stay and now want to go back after seeing this. Consider me a new subscriber.
As someone who loves Thai food, lived in Thailand for 7 years, and has been all around, I didn't find anything especially different about the food in Pattaya. In terms of the cuisine, it was pretty much like anywhere else (keep in mind, I generally don't eat at foreigner orientated restaurants). All you have to do is find a food cart or a restaurant that looks like it's set up for Thais and it is just like you're in Bangkok. That is my perspective anyway.
One of the best beers on earth. I’ve been to Stavanger as well, for their beer festival and some epic food. Egget is such a great spot. And fisketorgot- the best soup ever
Just arrived in Jomtien a few weeks back and still getting my bearings. This video is absolutely brilliant for your references to Thai history - an element I believe that all first timers should research before stepping foot in this regal Kingdom. #loveyourchannel #learnThaihistory #americatalklive
Hello, I love watching your videos ❤️ just had to comment that at minute 4:50 the picture of the Excelsior is not in Pattaya but in Yangon, Myanmar. It's a movie theatre and looking at the poster "Bathing beauty" it's a pic from 1962. ☺️ Just thought you'd appreciate knowing this, never mind the photo mistake ☺️
As a gay man I have always spent tons of time in the Jomtien area. And one of the reasons has been the food that is to be found on the street stalls on beach road. I've always found the food in Pattaya incredibly satisying. And on that point another fact, between Jomtien and Pattaya there is a little lazy beach called Cozy Beach. Its never crowded and its certainly not crazy touristy. There are two concessionaires on Cozy Beach that rent you beach chairs, and cook you food, if and when you want it. Little places, alnost forgetable. But OMG, that food they cook is PHENOMENAL....!!!!! You should take a lazy day out there and the next time you visit and eat their food. I'm certain you'll love it. PS: If you take the day cruise out to Coral Island from Pattaya, the food they serve there is also pretty decent.
Fun video! Glad to see Adam did change his T-shirt after going out… but would be more fun to seeing where he partied lol. Thais in that area flock to: 1) Bang Saen; and 2) Sattahip. Looking forward to more videos. 👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
In my experience most Bangkokians go to Pattaya because it’s the closest thing you get to the beach, and to eat seafood of course. Most of them don't care about the seediness. Same goes for my gf and her friends, they go there over the weekend to party 3-4 times a year.
Locations for the restaurants visited:
Nang Nual: goo.gl/maps/8drRA9nDMiM8MyZ66
Uzbekistan Lazzati: goo.gl/maps/2P7iVw7RrvqiYL8J7
ThaiHot Cooking School: goo.gl/maps/ngW5VT6snx7oxkbP8 (reservations: IG @thaihot_pattaya)
Tom Yam and Pork Soup: goo.gl/maps/K981DF3AUFdzvhW98
Cabbages & Condoms: goo.gl/maps/fXfQCrBFcZU769Lb7
Grandma's Khanom Jeen: goo.gl/maps/PnyGAars3BhDehnB9
AND: For more about Matthew & Mary's favored organization, visit: childrenoftheforest.org/
Ah. For me, the Uzbek restaurant would be one reason to actually visit Pattaya. I'd assume the meat is halal?
Lived in Huntersville for a few years myself!
@@iskandartaib Halal porc
These guys just blew my mind times and times again with videos about food history in my hometown. Honestly at this point the official should contact you to become the Food ambassador of Thailand. So thankful videos like this exist.
😱I thought that crown already been handed out to Mark Wiens? 😉
@@foodtalibanMove aside Mark Weins, you've got fierce competition! OTRontheroad is more immersive and digs deeper into Thai cuisine that hasn't been seen on TH-cam for the Western audience.
@@kay_c33 😱 about time!
Mark avoids cultural and especially historical context. Probably better as far as the government is concerned. But I agree, these videos are better than Marks cause he does delve into history etc
Mark is PLASTIC
Always a warm fuzzy feeling when watching your videos, none of that fast-paced unnecessary music and editing that is everywhere
it is criminal how you guys don't have a million sub already
china has a million submarines
Because Thai people are not desperate for validation from foreigners.
The best content of Pattaya ever presented on TH-cam hands down! I thought I was Pattaya’ed out already by so many videos made by Pattaya-based TH-camrs. But the title of your video got my immediate attention! Great job on your background research as well!
One of the best videos on Pattaya. Well done for showing another dynamic to this cosmopolitan city as well as some amazing historic footage on its evolution.
Daria's eyes that light up due to having a taste of home and that pure comfort food is great!
As a Thai just went to see the house where The Grateful Dead lived in San Francisco this interview with Mr.Kelly give me trill. Incredible story. Thank you for loving Thailand 😊
Haight-Ashbury! I remember checking that out when I was a kid. Thanks for writing!
Bro you barely even came close to scratching the surface of the universe that is food in Pattaya. You’ve inspired me to showcase what the world’s greatest city has to offer. Pattaya is one of the last blessed cities in the world. God Bless Pattaya!
I hope you're serious- if you do end up making some Pattaya food videos, please shoot the link here and I'll check it out!
Totally agree with you mate, lived here in Pattaya for last 17 years, this guy hasn't got a clue about how good the food is here, or all the other stuff that makes it the great city on earth 555.
@@SONSofROCKnROLL007absolutely correct, the guy just hasn’t got a clue
I visited Pattaya for a few days in 2019 and I found it great for hiking, temples and driving around the coastline.
There are so many things to do there outside what the area is known for and it was almost like a hidden gem because these activities there are definitely overshadowed.
I got teared up with the intro to the 30 min mark about the locals feeling shunned from the food scene. this was a great vid
Thanks for this! It was everything you said it would be when we met in Bangkok last week. I loved the Russian content and glad that Daria had a speaking part finally. The food scene in Thailand often reveals unexpected nooks and crannies that are worth exploring.
Watch the video on our Top 10 meals! Daria and Jaspar are full co-hosts in that one. But glad you enjoyed the video!
As someone from Pattaya, I would like to say this video is really well made. I always enjoyed watching your videos!
There’s so much more out there in Pattaya. Just the motorbike food venders alone. Sit in one bar on beach road and the food will come to you
One thing I like about you is your expression of tasting food looks a lot more sincere than Mark Wiens.😄
Grandma's kanom cheen is a hidden gem amongst the locals. I love it there, everything is just perfect.
Fantastic work you do on every video OTR , This one is like a very interesting docu. about "Pattya", a place with great (bad) reputation and n fact it is a part of Thailand. Food has always a history - I appreciate your research and bringing such informativ content, Thy ! 👍🙏🍀....the food looks and must taste so delicious !🤩😋
Thank you for this well researched piece of work on the history of Pattaya, its people and food. What distinguishes your channel from the rest of food bloggers is the history, which I love. One comment if I may have is the translation of the owner of the kanom jeen restaurant. He was emphasising how he wanted to honour his mother who was a street hawker carrying these dishes around the sois and streets of Pattaya in the old days. Now he preserved her recipes, expanded the business and created so many jobs for the people of Pattaya.
No, no, his mother walked the streets of her hometown selling foods in her younger days. When he brought her over to the Pattaya area in her old age, he started the joint to keep her occupied and fulfill her dream of having a restaurant proper.
Thank you for showcasing Pattaya & it's unique cuisine
I now see it with a different lens
You definitely have a fan here with OTR ❤
You hit the feels and the nail on the head on this latest video of Pattaya. What it's all about and what it isnt. With your brief time here, you experienced and covered most of Pattaya. If you ever come back, it would be great to see you cover another aspect - the fast growing Indian/Arabic food scene. Pattaya is also known as Little Kolkata.
Overall, great video once again, and now I have something to show to my friends and family at home whenever they ask about my new city!
Thank you! And yes, I'd definitely be interested to explore that angle. The hotel where we stayed was a +91 (India) country code phone number!! Guessing it's the owner's cell
@@OTRontheroad 😆😆😆 Indian/Middle Eastern/Arabic investors have been buying up hotels and opening restaurants in Pattaya in a frenzy. You'll find cuisines from various countries and regions all at your fingertip. I've been taking notes on rice dishes to familiarize myself with all the different names based on regions and cooking techniques. Happy to share my insights if your interest is piqued. To find these amazing restaurants, you'll have to rely on Google maps and just click around (although most reviews are bought), or try them on the fly. I think that goes for all restaurants here though. Half of them are not on Google Maps/Trip Advisor/etc. Follow your gut instinct and your tummy will surely be in for a gastronomic treat.
Anyone know the restaurant name or location of that TomYum soup place? I’ll be in this area next year and wouldn’t mind checking it out. Thanks in advance.
It's linked in the top comment with all other locations. Tom Yum place is this one: Tom Yam and Pork Soup: goo.gl/maps/K981DF3AUFdzvhW98
Oh boy a video about my home city, it's a weird feeling recognizing buildings in the backgrounds of a video you're watching.
After 20 years of comming to Thailand for business and yes visiting Pattaya mostly north pattaya i can say 100% there are great things to eat here, just because of its notorius beginings as a red light area for U.S. servicemen doesnt mean it hasent grown up it has food wise hotel wise even beach wise its not a fancy area but there are many high end restaurants but still has great eats at low prices for the masses..
Thanks a lot for educating us with brief history of pattaya, it's transformation into a tourist Hotspot. And off course the food recommendations..
oh boy new otr video
Just. Subscribed. This video has made me look forward to my visit . Nothing seedy just pure thai culture . History. Loved it ..new sub ❤
nothing siddy at all
Another awesome video. Great to see Daria getting in front of the camera! and the bits with Matt Kelly!! very cool.
I personally love history and food. You've done a lot of research before it's released. Loved it !!!
Excellent video! OTR hits my sweet spots - Thai food and history. Your videos provide nourishment to both. And I enjoy your occasional, yet respectful digs at Mark Wien!
Please keep up the good work!
This is great. One thing I really think you should have covered is what the working girls there typically eat, as it’s a big part of the food scene there. Most girls will have som tam during the day, so there you will be able to find some of the best in Thailand. And after work they will often grab street food, so there are a lot of late night street food vendors that you could cover as well. This is not typically what the tourists are eating, so it’s just another aspect to the city.
Honestly that was my primary idea when I came to film. I really expected we'd end up mainly telling the story of Isaan migrants and eating a ton of Isaan food. But the level of the Isaan that we found was below that of Bangkok, and I had two places pinned that I'd been recommended that looked awesome (both street carts) but it's a transient place and by the time we came to film, both were gone, and the neighbors said the owners had left and gone back to Isaan. That's the nature of these travel stories- you just go where the road takes you, so we ended up following a different route.
@@OTRontheroad yeah you told a great story here. You would probably have to go into some bars and talk to the girls to get an idea from them and it would differ from walking street to say soi buakow. I’ve only been there once, so I couldn’t really tell you. Keep up the good work. I’m off to Cambodia today and I might tick off the last thing I haven’t eaten on your top 10 foods
What a well made video about Pattaya with a professional shooting team and interesting guests. Enjoyed it.
This really is a great video. Thank You.
This is so well made and mirrors what I feel about Pattaya outside it's reputation. It truly is like a culinary world city on the level of NY or London except that it's affordable for people from any country. It's like traveling to Europe or US without the costs. I advise people to check out the Carvery Buffet on Sundays at the Sportsman Pub & Restaurant in Pattaya which only costs 499 Baht per person. Pizza & pasta buffet on Fridays for less than 300 Baht.
How very cultural haha No wonder the cuisine gets a bad name, drunk farangs eating cheap crap!
Personally, I live in Bangkok and occasionally go to Pattaya for a change of scenery. I've never really had good food there, but because of this video I'll definitely have to try some Uzbek foods.
My dad said Thai people didn’t really know how to eat lobster until Americans came to Thailand and told them they’d buy them. The fishermen used to catch them and just throw them back in the water.
big fan from australia mate ... love your videos
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So much new knowledge. Well done.
Enjoy watching your contents. Very informative and always a surprise.
The Russian chef guy was awesome. He seems like a great guy. Thank you, Matthew and Mary, for the work they do.
Thank you very much :) so sweet to read it 😍 I’m the great guy 5555
Russian 😧
Interesting history of the origin of Pattaya. Great job as always!
Amazing episode. Love your guys storytelling and production.
Cheers and thank you!
As a Thai first I go to Pattaya for so many good foreign food restaurants a lot of good bar food and kebabs.
But there some hidden good Thai food hidden in land not on the beach side that serve local people and some who know from Bangkok.
Much agreed. Pattaya has been a great exposure to amazing foreign food, such as Australian meat pies, kebabs, and other dishes from all over Europe, which cannot be found in Bangkok. And then there are local popular spots that really deserve the recognition, but the restaurants dont care for it. That's how Pattaya gos.
Nice video with great food suggestions , but you forgot to mention the amazing quality of the Indian food in Pattaya. There are so many restaurants, many with traditional thali. It's to die for.
Great vdo. Keep up the good work!
I have been to Pattaya many times but never tried Russian/Uzbek foods. That is definitely on the list now! 🤤
Because there isnt one, just because you come across a Mcdonalds doesnt mean theres an american food scene! And Jomtien is not Pattaya!
Fantastic episode. Bourdainesque in its scope with history lesson I had no idea of with the Russian Czar, and the portion with the Russian Thai cook was a relelation in how I think about how Russians think of Thai and our cuisine. I'm also digging the mustache and you should really have Daria front on the videos more often, trust me on this. 😂
Much appreciated and I'll pass along the compliments to both Daria and Oleg (the Russian chef)
I just got back from Pattaya, Jan 6th, 2024. Spent 1 month there. Two of the places you visited I also visited. One was the oldest resturant on ' Walking Street', overlooking the bay and the other was ' Beef Eaters'. where I got the best cut of beef. I also tried 'Patrick's' next door for beef, My Thai wife is a Chef in Pattaya .
This channel is so underrated. Keep it up. Really impress in every single video. ❤🎉
Really great job with this video on Pattaya. I appreciate the history on the city and remember back when I traveled there 30 years back and walking the back roads away from the town in pitch darkness.
Almost 20 years ago, I opened an internet cafe in Pattaya. The business was good because I could charge 60 baht/hr. when in the Bangkok at most you could charge for 30 baht/ hr.
My cafe could pay me back all expenses in 4 months. After the coup in 2006, business went downhill so I decided to move from Pattaya.
Ok get back to the food , I'd tried Full English Breakfast, Russian foods and some weird Esan foods for the first time there. Pattaya, like the other places in Thailand, is the melting pot of cultures. Who cares If it is the sin city when you can enjoy to work or live there.
Adam, Darius, again you put out an excellent vlog. Thanks for featuring Meechai, one of our important state men.
A ride in a back of a pickup truck brings back memories for me.
Pattaya has fantastic food. Kuay Tiew, fried rice, omelets, and of course seafood. Great food courts, awesome people, affordability and fun.
Yes! New video!
I follow my family to Pattaya last year, and they only focus on seafood!
and then I see this video and realize how I miss all the cool dishes!?
I always want to try Russian food but it kinda rare in my area and that Khanom Jeen look so good.
Great job mate, very informitive and interesting! Well done!
Cheers Paul! Sorry the channel’s kept me completely flat-out. Still need to come check out your new restaurant!
Thanks for another interesting video. My thai wife and I live in Bangkok and a couple of times per year we go down to Pattaya, but we stay in the Jomtien area. We go seafood restaurants mainly visited by thais and get the best seafood ever.
I highly highly recommend Preecha Seafood, a thai seafood restaurant located in Na Jomtien, Sattahip district (south from Pattaya City). Probably one of the best seafood places I've had here. Me and my friends always visit that place whenever we come to race in Pattaya (Bira Circuit race track is at Pattaya)
very good video, good research. i made many food reviews in pattaya myself, i was possible the first video maker in pattaya. diana steak restaurant is the best i ever reviewed, i did also indian-arab restaurants. you can check them out of you want. cheers
Its so funny that you are from Charlottesville and now you are in thailand/Pattaya. I pretty much grew up in Pattaya and now im in Lynchburg haha.
Hah!! I know Lynchburg well. Just down the road.
nice video! love it!
I vouched for the accuracy of the video content; the city is much much different from what it was 6-8 years ago.
Enjoying your style of videos
Well done. Great detective work and story telling. 👏
You need to come back. Pattaya is full of institutions and as fascinating as all the tourists are it's the expats that drive the scene. You've got little France, that backs onto Little Tehran that is sandwiched between little india (those dosas) and Lebabnon. On the other side of town we have some of the best korean food with curious chinese eateries. Don't even get me started on the Darkside...
id have to rewatch the movie, but nangnual looks like the restaurant in the Anocha Suwichakornpong movie By the Time it Gets Dark, i wonder if that's it
OTR hit it out of the park, this time! An established Russian community in Pataya, wow, amazing. Thanx, a bunch!
Enjoy watching your content.
Pattaya has actually always been quite interesting food wise going back to the 70s and 80s.. While the city itself doesn't have much in terms of emblematic Thai food, it has always drawn Thais from different regions making various regional dishes available. But what has always been fascinating to me is the vast array of high quality Farang food available in some out of the way restaurants ... from French, Belgian, Italian, Russian etc. and even more interesting how some of these Farang restaurants have evolved as Thais put their own stamp on the food. Now that would be a story.
This is great video my friend wow ..!!!👍👍👍
I remember Nang Nual. I used to go there when I was a kid. Very nice vdo indeed!!!
This is a Well Thought Out video. For Me to watch your Growth - your Transformative Experience in Pattaya - It Was Excellent. - To you Sir - "Ichiban"!
This is very interesting, not only Thai foods but various international foods in Pattaya! You can't go wrong at places full of locals.
Awesome video! I live just outside Pattaya and I am spoiled by the food choices here.
This is a great channel. Great content
That was a great video.
Have been a regular visitor to Pattaya over 30 + years and learnt heaps esp about Russian influence.
Thank you
Every video you make is betting than the one before! Thank you.
Great vid guys, really well researched also. Thanks for getting over there to put a different light on the city. Funnily enough, I visited there on a Navy Ship from Australia, berthed in Sattahip.
Cheers
Simon
Now THAT was great. I was always curious what else there was besides walking street. This was a very cool segment. Thanks OTR.😉☠🏴☠
5-10 years ago in Pattaya you used to be able to get fine dining with european restaurauteur for fractions of the price in Bangkok, sadly many of those old hands has retired,
I am a new subscriber. You were in Pattaya when I was there. August 2023.
I went to a resort in Thailand and looked through the guest book where everyone signed and said where they were from. This was the early 2000s and I was surprised to see how many post-Soviet countries were represented. And then Europeans. Then Americans.
Tom kha with potatoes sounds nice. I’ll give it a try next time😋
Can try :) and a bit of white cabbage too :)
OMG, Lobster Thermidor. That’s a blast from the past. 😂
This was so informative and we learned a lot. I had no idea that Cabbages and Condoms was really about condoms. Also maybe I was naive or not paying attention but I also had no idea that Pattaya had this seedy reputation. We choose this city because it was a beach city near Bangkok and wanted to avoid another plane ride so this city seemed perfect. We really enjoyed our stay and now want to go back after seeing this. Consider me a new subscriber.
So what's the name of the Tom Yum restaurant? Or approximate location?
It’s pinned in the top comment! I’ve linked the google map location of each place.
Thanks. Now we know where to go eat in pattaya.
As someone who loves Thai food, lived in Thailand for 7 years, and has been all around, I didn't find anything especially different about the food in Pattaya. In terms of the cuisine, it was pretty much like anywhere else (keep in mind, I generally don't eat at foreigner orientated restaurants). All you have to do is find a food cart or a restaurant that looks like it's set up for Thais and it is just like you're in Bangkok. That is my perspective anyway.
As a guy from Stavanger, cool to see a Lervig hat on the other side of the world!
One of the best beers on earth. I’ve been to Stavanger as well, for their beer festival and some epic food. Egget is such a great spot. And fisketorgot- the best soup ever
Just arrived in Jomtien a few weeks back and still getting my bearings. This video is absolutely brilliant for your references to Thai history - an element I believe that all first timers should research before stepping foot in this regal Kingdom. #loveyourchannel #learnThaihistory #americatalklive
Cheers and much appreciated! Good luck getting settled.
very informative vid and pretty interesting to watch too. GJ!
Very interesting video, what was the place you ate breakfast on day 2? I am living in Prachuap Khiri Khan and we will visit Pattaya sometime.
Check the top comment, it’s linked there!
Hello, I love watching your videos ❤️ just had to comment that at minute 4:50 the picture of the Excelsior is not in Pattaya but in Yangon, Myanmar. It's a movie theatre and looking at the poster "Bathing beauty" it's a pic from 1962. ☺️
Just thought you'd appreciate knowing this, never mind the photo mistake ☺️
Ah nice catch! Had no idea. It came from a video montage about old Pattaya- guessing that someone else’s mistake that became ours! Thanks
that Hor Mok actually stems from a Cambodian dish nowadays colled amok. Lots of shared history there.
did a whole video on that dish/subject!
@OTRontheroad I actually just stumbled across that. Great content mate! Appreciate it
As a gay man I have always spent tons of time in the Jomtien area. And one of the reasons has been the food that is to be found on the street stalls on beach road. I've always found the food in Pattaya incredibly satisying. And on that point another fact, between Jomtien and Pattaya there is a little lazy beach called Cozy Beach. Its never crowded and its certainly not crazy touristy. There are two concessionaires on Cozy Beach that rent you beach chairs, and cook you food, if and when you want it. Little places, alnost forgetable. But OMG, that food they cook is PHENOMENAL....!!!!! You should take a lazy day out there and the next time you visit and eat their food. I'm certain you'll love it.
PS: If you take the day cruise out to Coral Island from Pattaya, the food they serve there is also pretty decent.
the best pad ka pao I ever ate was in Pattaya along with the best omelette over rice
Whats the name of the tom yum restaurant?
Fun video! Glad to see Adam did change his T-shirt after going out… but would be more fun to seeing where he partied lol. Thais in that area flock to: 1) Bang Saen; and 2) Sattahip. Looking forward to more videos. 👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
In my experience most Bangkokians go to Pattaya because it’s the closest thing you get to the beach, and to eat seafood of course. Most of them don't care about the seediness. Same goes for my gf and her friends, they go there over the weekend to party 3-4 times a year.
can you guys visit the philippines sometime? I'm sure people would really love to hear your take on our food history and flavors.