Fortunately, the culinary scene of Pattani is not so poor as the situation with housing (hotels in the province are very small). As in most cities of Thailand, small restaurants and trays with street food here is full. Although Thailand is impossible to call the Pattani of the "culinary capital" of Thailand, it is impossible, food here is an interesting mixture of Thai and Malay cuisine. Small family restaurants are scattered throughout the city - they are too much to list everything in one article. But it is worth noting that only a few of them will be offered a menu in English, and it is not at all the fact that the restaurant will work Anglo-speaking staff.
So, at all, it will not be superfluous to learn and learn in advance the names of some dishes (or at least, remember how the words "noodles" and "rice" sound) in Thai or the language of Javi (on which most of the population says) . In any case, foreign guests are always crazy and always ready to do everything possible to give you what you want, and please you. A wonderful way to deal with the order - Show photos on the phone. But not the fact that specifically it will bring you. It is very convenient if there are pictures in the menu, and the simplest thing is to buy a ready-made meal on the street, where it is already clear what and how it is cooked.
CS Pattani Hotel and My Gardens Hotel (The best in the provinces) offer their own restaurants, and the restaurant in the first hotel is known as one of the best in the city. However, prices there are not the lowest - do not be discouraged: and outside the hotel there are several small restaurants and cafes, where it is certainly worth noting. There are several pleasant establishments On the river bank within walking distance from Palace Hotel.
By the way, in 2010, the Scientific Center at the University of Chulalongcorn in Bangkok published a book called UNIQUE Melayu-Thai Foods where it comes to just the same about the kitchen of the southern provinces of Thailand. There are contained by local cuisine of Pattani provinces, Yala, Narathivat, Songkla and Satun, as well as information about restaurants, where these recipes were collected. Although most of the book in Thai, recipes and the location of restaurants are translated into English. However, restaurants have a property to quickly close, and it is not at all the fact that this book can help, but as for recipes - Well, for everyone who is interested in this unusual local food, it should become a desk book.
You can enjoy traditional dishes on night market . It is located near the Palace Hotel and Santisuk Hotel- Let a small but interesting and tasty, of course. The main accent is for seafood, which is not surprising. In a couple of stalls, fresh salads are preparing fresh salads, there are kiosks with sweets. This, by the way, is a great place to penetrate the atmosphere of the Thai-Malay Town.
Pretty cafe called "MY Cake" Located on CharoenPradit RD and works from 10:00 to 21:00. Restaurant Cafe can offer Thai cuisine dishes, and another WiFi and menu in English. The restaurant is a little more expensive than most restaurants in Pattani, and one dish can cost about 100 baht, but in general, the place is pleasant - this is an excellent passage for those who are tired of explained on the fingers in other places of the city.
A restaurant "CHAN PEN" In 700 meters, the East Palace Hotel is spacious, beautiful and pleasant. It specializes in seafood, but it can also offer typical Thai dishes. And here there is a menu in English, which, as we have already found out, rarity for Pattani. Even here is very friendly staff. If you are going to be in Pattani more than a day, then the options for several visits are the mass.
In the western part of the city, next to the bridge, which passes from Kalapau Rd, is Small square where you can see several kiosks. And a little away can be seen a small bar where you can look in the evening. You can look at "Thai Pan Suan Ahan", Located at Charoen Pradit Road, opposite the University of Songkla Nakarin. A little unusual mixing of Thai, Indian and Malaysian cuisines - a little difficult to figure out if you are here for the first time. But prices are low; The food is richly seasoned with herbs and spices, and the restaurant itself is a cross between a street café and a restaurant. Alcohol, of course, no.
In general, since most of the population of Pattani - Muslims, Many restaurants and cafes do not sell alcohol . Thai or Chinese alcohol institutions will offer, with the exception of those owned by Malay Muslims. In any case, do not worry - the Muslim population of Pattani is quite tolerant to the fact of consumption of alcohol by other people, and the waiter will not react angrily if you ask the glass of beer to dinner. But, being aware of the cultural environment of this province, better than such awkward situations avoid. With the go, it is quite difficult to understand what kind of restaurant it is. But, if you see the inscription in the restaurant in Chinese, it is likely that you can drink a boilers of wine. If the restaurant is decorated with elements of Islamic art, it will not work to get drunk.
But in the city there are a bunch Coffee and tea . Coffee, as a rule, in Pattani is not very good - soluble coffee, it seems, the norm for these edges, although there are exceptions. Tea is a more interesting option; Some Malay varieties are available in local cafes, as well as other tea varieties from around the world (well, not from everything, but from a number of countries). Interestingly, if you order a cup of coffee, you will give a glass of tea in the appendage, which can be stated capping.
One of the most decent tea cities - "Raan Chachak Rongraem C.S. Pattani » which is naturally, with the coolest hotel of the city - C.S. Pattani. If you stop in it, do notice the cafe-shop in it. Very pretty coffee house - "COFFE @ PEACE" On Nongjik RD, west of the annular road with a clock tower. Very stylish, you can say, the western view of the coffee shop, which, oddly enough, is located at the Bang Chak gas station. Here the most different people are going - it is quite interesting to observe! And yes, there are amazingly good coffee. Plus free Wi-Fi.
