Restaurants in Pai
Little Pai plays host to a bevy of expatriate restaurants and bars as well as a whole range of streetside dining. For a casual, inexpensive meal, head to Talart Don Bai market off Raddamrong Road, 2pm until sundown. Hill-tribe women sell fresh produce and local snacks there, like fermented sausage, fresh-cut fruit with a sugar-and-chili dipping sauce, and noodle dishes are available. Pai’s popular Walking Street also has food stands, with kebab, roti, and noodle vendors interspersed among the souvenir stalls.
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- Tex-Mex
Cafecito
If a hankering for Tex-Mex strikes, head to Cafecito, which is near the Pai police station, for tacos, burritos, and quesadillas—and a hearty dash of the homemade salsa. The shop is also a café with a nice list of hot and cold java drinks meaning you can complete your meal with…$Around Town - Thai
Krazy Kitchen
To say this place is a hole-in-the-wall would imply that there are walls—which there aren’t. But Mama Sue doesn’t need walls—just a really old wok—to make her famous 50B pad thai to perfection. Seasonal fruit juices here are utterly refreshing.$$Around Town - Thai
Larp Khom Huay Poo
In my reporting, I found the food in Pai to be mostly satisfying but never very memorable. One of the few exceptions: the larp moo at this open-air shop about a kilometer outside of town. This is a traditional northern dish of minced pork fried with local herbs, and it’s perfect with…$$Around Town - International
Om Garden Café
]Single-origin beans, strong espresso, and breakfast burritos paired with fresh-pressed juices are the main draw here, but they do a booming lunch business, too, thanks to salads and Middle Eastern dishes that are fresh and filling and a welcome change from Thai food. Vegetarians…$$Around Town
