Budget
Kiss Food & Drink
Serves cheap and cheerful thai and western favourites 24/7 at two semi-open-air locations, one on second rd opposite mike shopping mall, the other facing the dolphin roundabout.
Subway
(http://www.subway.com) now has five locations in pattaya: south pattaya rd, next-door-but-one to the entrance to walking st 24/7; beach rd, at the front of tipp plaza 09:00-02:00; second rd, opposite soi 1 north pattaya 10:00-02:00; the corner of soi buakow and soi diana 10:00-02:00; central pattaya road, on the ground floor of big c extra 09:00-23:00, or dial 038 360 083 for free delivery. from 49 baht for a veggie delite deli style sandwich up to 2,600 baht for a 6 foot giant sub! sub of the day is 69 baht.
S&P Coffee Shops
Various locations, has inexpensive sandwiches, like tuna sandwiches for 45 baht.
The noodle stall next to the entrance to the North Pattaya Rd bus station does a passable ba mii moo daeng egg noodles with red pork for 25 baht.
Big C Extra Food Court
It has good food including cheap Isaan treats, such as som tam papaya salad and khao neow sticky rice. The Big C Extra stand, usually near the parking garage entrance, has inexpensive sandwiches.
Food courts at all Big C and Tesco Lotus locations have inexpensive food.
Several outdoor food stalls along soi 15 just off Walking St. Foreigner-friendly and cheap prices e.g., fried rice, 50 baht; chicken, rice and soup, 30 baht.
Tuk.com
The food court in the basement of Tuk.com see the Buy | Malls section has stalls with a wide range of cheap Thai dishes.
Midrange
MK Restaurant
Has locations in various malls including central festival big c. a chain of restaurants whose jingle translates as "eat what? eat what? eat what? go eat mk!" it loses something in the translation and that's just what you should do. here you'll get to boil raw ingredients right at your own table with your own utensils. and don't worry about putting those chopsticks in your mouth after touching that raw chicken, just dip them in the boiling water for a few moments.
Cool Kitchen
In the ps bowl/tops supermarket complex junction of central pattaya rd and second rd has good western and thai food including narm tok mu spicy pork salad and yum pla dook fu crispy catfish salad, and is open 24/7.
Slices
north side of soi diana inn, corner of lk metro is an american-style pizzeria; special two slices of pizza for 100 baht. also burgers and subs. open very late.
Lek Hotel
Soi 13. serves a large variety of thai, western, and international favourites and is open to non-guests. the buffet breakfast 07:00-13:00, 150 baht/adult, 80 baht/child is especially popular, and the buffet dinner 17:00-22:30, 250 baht/adult, 150 baht/child also draws a crowd.
Cool House
next to ps bowl/tops supermarket is cool kitchen's sister restaurant, with much the same menu but more ambiance.
The Sportsman
There are several good British Pubs for fish and chips or roast beef and Yorkshire pudding: The Sportsman Soi 13, The Pig and Whistle Soi 7 and The Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6
Food Wave
Food court, top floor of royal garden plaza, is an upscale food court with decent views of the ocean. there's even an orange julius (http://www.orangejulius.com) nearby.
Nachrichtentreff
157/128 moo 5, naklua rd; tel. +66-38370173. serves pretty good austrian food.
Sher-e-Punjab Restaurant
On soi 11 beach rd near subway is an indian restaurant serving both veg and non-veg spicy indian food at moderate prices. however, the portions are extremely small for the prices charged.
Parsa Restaurant
Is a nice iranian restaurant serving high quality modern and traditional iranian food including kebab and khoresht you can enjoy iranian drink like doogh as well .
Bob's BBQ & Mexican Grill
Bobâs bbq & mexican grill is located on soi lk metro in the center of pattaya. soi lk metro is a small l shaped street connecting between soi dianna inn and soi bokhaow. (http://www.bobs-bbq.com)
Cosa Nostra
north side of soi 7 is a good italian-style pizzeria. dinner only.
Vegetarian
Five Star J. Restaurant
"jay"="vegetarian", at the junction of south pattaya road and third road; tel. +66-38421105. a small middle-ranged indoor place that's 100% lacto-vegetarian and has a vegetarian owner/manager who speaks good english; also caters for vegans - open 09:00-21:00.
Vegetarian Club of Pattaya
Meets at 18:00 on the second tuesday of every month for an "international vegetarian adventure buffet" 199 baht, reservations required - tel. +66-38710805 at cafã© new orleans, soi pattayaland 2 soi 13/4.
Thammachart Vegetarian Restaurant
56/36 moo 5, amorn market, naklua road; tel. +66-38726911. basic cafã©-style budget place, also has a very small vegetarian supplies shop. not much english spoken, but does have a bilingual menu - open mon-sat 05:30-17:00.
Chinese Vegetarian cafe
On 3rd road near turn to thappraya road, in the building of blind massage center. very cheap, 30-60 baht.
Vegetarian cafe on the Central Road
Between second and third roads, it has a big yellow-red sign. dishes 30-60 baht.
J Vegetarian Restaurant
256/10 moo 5, soi 20, naklua road next to sousiree massage, near dusit resort hotel; tel. +66-38428305 - open 08:00-20:00.