Pattaya Dining Guide for the New Year Holiday
Pattaya on December 31 gets easier once you choose by format rather than by another buffet: a hotel buffet whose menu changes by weekday, teppanyaki with a fire show, a docked cruise with a seafood buffet and dancers, or a rooftop with 90 minutes of unlimited drinks. This guide introduces 8 Pattaya restaurants whose listings state hours and conditions, grouped by dining format.
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Best forA long December 31 stay on the rooftop from afternoon to evening
Virgin Rooftop Pattaya opens at 14:00 and runs to 23:00. You pick two dishes from options such as salmon katsu roll, Parma ham bruschetta, salt-and-chili squid and French oysters. Tables are held only 15 minutes, and prepaid bookings cannot be reduced or refunded.
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Best forJanuary 1 afternoon, a two-person tea set on a rooftop after sleeping in
A two-person afternoon tea set at the Sola Luna rooftop of Grande Centre Point Space Pattaya. It runs 12:00 to 24:00, so it fits either daytime or night. Extra orders are paid on site with service charge and VAT possible, and paid bookings are not refundable.
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Best forA light sunset rooftop evening that ends early, well before the countdown
This Sky 32 package at Grande Centre Point Pattaya gives 90 minutes of unlimited non-alcoholic drinks, from iced americano to Thai iced tea and cola. It runs 17:00 to 21:30. Leftovers can be packed, though a packing fee may apply.
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Best forEarly December 31 evening, seafood and a show aboard a docked ship
Aboard the docked Oriental Carnival cruise you watch the Pattaya night view, eat a seafood buffet and see a dancers' show. It runs 18:00 to 21:00 and tickets must be exchanged 30 minutes before sailing. A photo with the dancers carries a courtesy tip of 100 baht or one US dollar per person.
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Best forFamilies or couples who want to pick any time from lunch to night and watch the cooking up close
Benihana inside Avani Pattaya Resort is teppanyaki with the chef's knife work, a fire show and juggling performed in front of you. It runs 12:00 to 23:00, so lunch and dinner are both bookable. Slippers, shorts, sportswear and sleeveless tops should be avoided.
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Best forFriday January 1 evening, choosing the seafood buffet by date for the family
The dinner buffet at Orbit, Grande Centre Point Space Pattaya, is international Sunday to Thursday and seafood on Friday and Saturday. Thursday December 31 is international and Friday January 1 is seafood, so the date picks the menu. The buffet, soft drinks, tax and service charge are included, and non-guests are welcome.
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Best forFrom 17:00 on December 31, choosing shellfish and crab with live cooking
Thale Restaurant on the mezzanine of the Akara Hotel Pattaya's third floor serves shrimp, shellfish and crab, a live cooking station and wok dishes. It opens at 17:00 and closes at 22:00. The listing warns that if you are late, a table may go to walk-ins and you could wait over an hour.
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Best forAway from the busy strip, a quiet two-course set at sunset
The dinner set at I Sea Sky & The Jetty, Veranda Resort Pattaya, lets you choose Thai or Western sets while watching the sunset. The Thai set is two courses such as yam moo yor and green chicken curry. It runs 17:00 to 22:00 and non-guests are welcome.
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To linger from the afternoon of December 31, look at Virgin Rooftop (14:00-23:00) or Sola Luna (12:00-24:00). Both are pick-your-menu formats, and prepaid bookings cannot be refunded, so settle your headcount first.
To finish early in the evening, Sky 32 (17:00-21:30) is light with 90 minutes of unlimited soft drinks. To eat with a show, Oriental Carnival pairs a seafood buffet with a dancers' performance from 18:00 to 21:00.
To choose by menu and date, Orbit is international on Thursday December 31 and seafood on Friday January 1. Thale at Akara opens at 17:00 with seafood and live cooking, and Benihana's 12:00-23:00 teppanyaki fire show gives families and couples a wide choice of times.
If the busy beach road puts you off, enjoy the sunset set at I Sea Sky & The Jetty in Na Jomtien. For January 1 afternoon, Sola Luna's tea set is open from 12:00.
Before booking, confirm the refund rule, the 15-minute table hold and the dress code on each listing. Hours and menus can change with hotel circumstances.
Orbit serves an international buffet Sunday to Thursday and seafood Friday and Saturday, Benihana runs a teppanyaki fire show, Oriental Carnival pairs a seafood buffet with a performance and Sky 32 sells 90 minutes of unlimited drinks. Decide the format first.
Orbit runs an international buffet Sunday to Thursday, so Thursday December 31 is international and Friday January 1 is seafood. You can pick the date by the menu.
Virgin Rooftop opens at 14:00, Sola Luna runs 12:00-24:00, Sky 32 17:00-21:30 and Oriental Carnival 18:00-21:00. Some end early in the evening and others run late.
The Sky 32, Virgin and Sola Luna listings say prepaid bookings cannot be reduced, cancelled or refunded, and tables are held for only 15 minutes. Confirm your headcount before paying.
DINING ROUTE
Virgin Rooftop (from 14:00) and Sola Luna (from 12:00) are open by day.
Sky 32 (to 21:30) and Akara's Thale (to 22:00) are on the north side.
Oriental Carnival serves a seafood buffet and show from 18:00 to 21:00.
I Sea Sky & The Jetty at Veranda Resort serves sunset sets 17:00-22:00.
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