Mookata & shabu-shabu restaurants to try in Pattaya
Pattaya offers many mookata and shabu restaurants where you can fill up your bellies with a wide selection of meats and seafood after exploring the city.
When you find yourself in Pattaya and crave Thai-style BBQ or shabu-shabu hot pot, here are eight eateries in the city to try out.
1. Chum Pae Mookata (ชุมแพ หมูกระทะ) — a cosy mookata eatery for a friends hangout
Looking for a mookata restaurant to hang out with your group of buddies? Go ahead and check out this Chum Pae Mookata or ชุมแพหมูกระทะ. It’s regarded as one of the most popular mookata restaurants in Pattaya. The place offers a cosy ambience and an affordable meal starting from ฿199 (~USD5.71)/set. Its tender pork and flavourful broth are so satisfying that it attracts many local customers.
Without a personal car, you can get here by motorcycle taxi.
Address: 61 Map Yai Lia 35, Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 5pm-11.30pm, Daily
Contact: +66 8 9299 8878 | ชุมแพหมูกระทะ’s Facebook | Google Maps
2. Baan Nueng Mookata (บ้านหนึ่งหมูกระทะ)— an affordable mookata restaurant with yummy sauces
Image credit: บ้านหนึ่ง หมูกะทะ via Facebook
Designed as a house setting, Baan Nueng Mookata or บ้านหนึ่งหมูกระทะ is another option to try for an affordable mookata meal. What makes this place worth a visit is its yummy sour and spicy sauces that’ll delight your palate.
The price for a set is ฿169 (~USD4.85)/set. If one set doesn’t satiate your hunger, you can order a bowl of pork and chicken from ฿99 (~USD2.84)/bowl. Surely, you’ll fall in love with this place.
Since the restaurant is located deep in an alley, if you don’t have a car, it’s best to hire a motorcycle taxi to get here.
Address: 185 4 หมู่ 6 Map Yai Lia 24 Alley, Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 6pm-11pm, Daily
Contact: +66 8 6140 9145 | บ้านหนึ่งหมุกระทะ’s Facebook | Google Maps
3. Tete Beach — a beachside mookata restaurant with an ocean view
Imagine having a mookata by the beach while enjoying a sea view with your loved ones. Such an experience would be a remarkable and unforgettable moment.
Image credit: @wanichsun via Instagram
Tete Beach is a beachside Thai BBQ-style restaurant where you can munch on grilled seafood and meat while basking in the serene beauty of the sunset along with relaxing music from the restaurant. At nightfall, the restaurant comes alive with a colourful string of lights.
A pork set starts from ฿339 (~USD9.78)/set and a marinated pork dish costs ฿100 (~USD2.89)/dish. Besides, you can enjoy their other a la carte food dishes such as green papaya salad, spicy salad, and snapper steamed with lemon.
As the restaurant is situated quite far from downtown Pattaya, driving here takes about 20 minutes.
Address: Na Chom Thian 18 Alley, Na Chom Thian, Sattahip District, Chon Buri 20250
Opening hours: 2pm-11pm, Daily
Contact: +66 9 4651 4615 | Tete Beach’s Facebook | Google Maps
4. Hom Noey Ko Khun Kra Ta Ron (หอมเนย) — indulge in the pleasure of flavourful butter-grilled beef
With many branches across the country, Hom Noey Ko Khun Kra Ta Ron aka หอมเนย โคขุนกระทะร้อน also offers one in South Pattaya. The highlight of this eatery is the opportunity to feast on grilled meat and seafood complemented with butter, which releases a delightful aroma that tantalizes the senses. The restaurant even offers unlimited butter that you can put on the pan to add an aroma to your food.
Here you’re offered a wide selection of food options as well as several types of meat for ฿219 (~USD6.32)/person. Also, the location is just a five-minute drive from downtown Pattaya. In our opinion, it’s one of the most pleasurable mookata restaurants in the city.
Address: Muang Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 4pm-12am, Daily
Contact: +66 8 4596 9645 | หอมเนย โคขุนกระทะร้อน’s Facebook | Google Maps
5. Friend Shabu (เฟรนด์ ชาบู)— revitalize yourself with this ฿329 shabu hot pot
If you prefer a shabu-shabu hot pot style, you might wanna try out Friend Shabu. At just ฿329 (~USD9.51)/person, you can enjoy their five choices of tender beef slices and six choices of pork slices. You can also choose to have up to three soups in a pot, including Japanese-style black soup, clear soup, and spicy tom yum soup.
If you’re looking for a shabu-shabu hot pot eatery to dine with friends or family members, consider visiting this place.
Address: Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 11am-10pm, Daily
Contact: +66 9 4242 2665 | Friend Shabu’s Facebook | Google Maps
6. Loma Shabu (โลมา ชาบู) — offers a wide range of dishes with three packages to choose from
If you’re looking to take your shabu dining to another level, Loma Shabu makes sure to fulfil your desire. It offers three packages you can choose from: Standard at ฿428 (~USD12.37), Premium at ฿548 (~USD15.83), and Premium plus at ฿798 (~USD23.06).
Each package offers you a certain range of food dishes. If you want to enjoy all of their top-notch food items such as NZ mussels, fresh salmon sashimi, and wagyu wrapped in cheese, then the premium plus option is a definite must-try.
Furthermore, you will be satisfied by their five options of soups: black soup, tonkatsu soup, mala soup, dried bonito soup, and bak kut teh (pork rib) soup.
Address: 240 Sukhumvit Road, Muang Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 12pm-12am, Daily
Contact: +66 | Loma Shabu’s Facebook | Google Maps
7. Fuku Yakiniku — a lovely Japanese-inspired shabu-shabu eatery to munch on Japanese food
Japanese food fans won’t regret eating at this nice Japanese-themed Fuku Yakiniku. It offers both BBQ and hot pot options and you can choose which one to enjoy. Similar to Loma Shabu, Fuku Yakiniku has three enticing packages including Gold at ฿499 (~USD14.42), Platinum at ฿769 (~USD22.22), and Diamond at ฿899 (~USD25.98). Each package offers a different range of dishes you can savour.
Additionally, the eatery boasts an abundant selection of seafood, sashimi, and sushi options to chomp on. All in all, we think this place is worth a visit.
Address: Sukhumvit Road, Muang Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 11am-10pm, Daily
Contact: +66 9 8819 9605 | Fuku Yakiniku’s Facebook | Google Maps
8. Rao Wei (เรา เว่ย) — a Chinese-style conveyor belt shabu restaurant in downtown Pattaya
Our last one is a Chinese-style conveyor belt mala shabu restaurant – Rao Wei. Recently opened in 2023, the restaurant quickly captured the attention of locals.
Here, you can pick any items that tantalise your taste buds on the conveyor belt. Food items start from ฿5 (~USD0.14) to ฿50 (~USD1.44) per item. You can choose one broth for ฿49 (~USD1.47) or two broths in one pot for ฿69 (~USD2.03). For refillable sauces, it costs ฿29 (~USD0.85) per sauce.
Address: 112, Khao Talo, Muang Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150
Opening hours: 12pm-2am, Daily
Contact: +66 8 3237 0335 | เรา เว่ย หม่าล่าสายพาน’s Facebook | Google Maps
Mookata & shabu-shabu eateries worth-trying in Pattaya
If you have tried some of these mookata and shabu-shabu places, feel free to share your experience with us. We hope that one – or all – of them can keep you satisfied and make you come back for your next visit.
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Cover image adapted from: @wanichsun via Instagram, @the.james_z via Instagram, @nattanattenattonatta via Instagram and @fukuyakiniku via Instagram