Boutique hotels
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AKA Hua Hin
- Style
- Palms, pools and pampering
- Setting
- Serene city-side hills
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Aleenta Hua Hin
- Style
- Salubrious honeymoon hideaway
- Setting
- Secluded Pranburi sands
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Hôtel de la Paix Cha-Am Beach
- Style
- Asian austerity
- Setting
- Seaside serenity
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Putahracsa
- Style
- Balearic comfort
- Setting
- Middle of Hua Hin old town
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Six Senses Hua Hin
- Style
- Pools, pavilions and pampering
- Setting
- Verdant, secluded Pranburi village
Hua Hin Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+66 (0)32 530 5740
Baan Itsara
Enjoy authentic Thai food in a casual beachside setting. Built in an old Thai house right on the sand, this open-air restaurant serving super seafood is a long-standing Hua Hin favourite.
7 Naeb Kehardt Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0)32 512 254)
Beach Café Restaurant
Occupying a house on Hua Hin beach, Beach Café Restaurant is popular with locals in the know who flock there for its excellent seafood and weekly barbecues.
Soi Hua Hin 75/1 by the sea, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0)32 538 999)
Brasserie de Paris
In contrast with the glut of seafood places swamping Hua Hin, this lovely French restaurant excels at tasty meat dishes, especially great steaks. The chef’s specialty is fillet Rossini, but he also makes a great châteaubriand and fillet Toledo. Book one of the open-air tables on the restaurant’s terrace for a great seaside view.
3 Naresdamri Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0)32 709 555)
Clouds Loft
Located in a hotel that has put the sexy back into the sleepy town of Cha-am, the streamlined, open-air Clouds Loft is a sleek spot with mesmerising views of the ocean and starry night sky. The food is fresh Italian/Mediterranean, but better still are the cocktails.
The Hotel Cha-am, 115 Moo 7, Tambol Bangkao, Amphur, Cha-am, Thailand 76120
(+66 (0) 3251 3435)
La Villa
This small, very casual eatery serves delicious Italian fare. Their specialty, an outstanding crab pasta, has fans among many of Bangkok’s glitterati.
12/2 Poolsuk Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0)32 536 888)
Let’s Sea
This gorgeous seaside restaurant is one of the most popular in town. The set-up comprises two airy and high-ceilinged salas: the one closer to the sea is open and breezy; the other, decorated with floor-to-ceiling curtains, is slightly more intimate. Have pre-dinner drinks on the deck facing the sea, then move into one of the pavilions for an exquisite meal of Thai and international favourites.
83/188 Soi Talay 12, Khoathakieb-Hua Hin Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
Naresdamri Road restaurants
Crowded and noisy, the super cheap, open-air pier restaurants on Naresdamri Road are the perfect introduction to seafood barbecue Thai-style; the fish is quite possibly the freshest you’ll eat. Head there early-ish to avoid disappointment and opt for the busiest one of the night.
(+66 (0)32 531 470)
Oceanside
Graze on tasty Thai and Mediterranean food with an emphasis on fresh fish at this relaxed and romantic restaurant with views over the Gulf of Thailand.
Puatahrasca, 22/65 Naeb Kaehat Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0) 3253 6561)
Supatra by the Sea
Book ahead at this ever-popular pavilion restaurant, secure a table in the gardens by the sea, and order a bevy of mouth-watering Modern Thai dishes. The speciality is seafood and it doesn’t come any fresher.
1122/63 Takiab Road, Nongkae, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
(+66 (0)81 701 8874)
The Sala
Designed by a Norman Foster protégé Sylvia Soh, The Sala at Hua Hin Hills Vineyard is quite possibly the smartest place for lunch in town (or just out of it). A first-rate Thai/Italian menu is matched with local wines.
1 Moo 9, Baan Khork, Chang Patana, Nong Plup, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
Bars
(+66 (0) 3251 2021)
Elephant Bar
Surround yourself with colonial cool – leather armchairs, marble top tables, slow-turning brass ceiling fans – at this bar in the historic Sofitel hotel. Try one of their signature cocktails, the Heritage Fizz, and relax to the smooth sounds of the in-house pianist.
Sofitel Centara,1 Damnernkasem Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
Cafés
(+66 (0) 3253 2475)
Sunshine
In the centre of town, this popular German bakery, café and restaurant is a great place to pick up freshly baked breads and pastries.
130/5 Naresdamri Road, Hua Hin, Thailand 77110
