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The short version
Cheap Charlie’s is Soi Buakhao’s budget institution — an expat diner-bar where the small English breakfast costs less than a Starbucks latte and the menu runs from ribs to som tam. No frills, big portions, open from early morning to around midnight.
Details
- Address: Soi Buakhao, Central Pattaya (listings give 420/17 Soi Buakhao) — mid-soi on the main strip
- Hours: Daily, roughly 06:00–24:00 — confirm before visiting, hours change
- Price band: ฿ — breakfast under 120 baht, most mains cheap
- Food: English breakfasts, burgers, roasts, ribs, plus a full Thai menu
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Good to know
Come hungry and don’t expect atmosphere — the appeal is price, portion and people-watching on Soi Buakhao. It gets busy at breakfast and in the evening, and food can take a while at peak times. The Facebook page posts daily specials and any hour changes.
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Detailed facts, cautions, facilities & reviews
Full overview
Cheap Charlie's is exactly what the name promises: a no-frills Soi Buakhao restaurant and bar that has become an expat institution for rock-bottom Western and Thai food that is actually decent. The headline act is the English breakfast — the small 'Chaplin' fry-up has traded at 89–119 baht, a price that gets it namechecked in every budget-Pattaya video on YouTube — but the long menu runs through burgers, sandwiches, ribs, roasts and a full page of Thai standards, most of it in generous portions. It opens early for breakfast and keeps serving until around midnight, with beer at beer-bar prices, so it functions as diner by day and cheap bar by night. The crowd is heavily expat and returning visitors, with a rotating cast of regulars at the outdoor tables watching Soi Buakhao go by. Nobody comes for the decor, which is basic plastic-and-strip-light Pattaya; you come because feeding two people well for 300 baht in central Pattaya is increasingly rare. The brand has spun off branches (Jomtien, the Darkside), but this Soi Buakhao original is the one people mean.
More planning notes
- Busy at breakfast and dinner peaks
- The current reward-card specials may require purchase of the card
- Branch-specific menus and promotions can change
The details
Prices
As of 2026-07-25 (cheerspattaya.com)
As of 2026-07-25 (cheerspattaya.com)
As of 2026-07-25 (cheerspattaya.com)
Contact
085 536 7636
https://en-gb.facebook.com/cheapcharliesofficial/
https://en-gb.facebook.com/cheapcharliesofficial/
On site
Facilities
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Delivery
- Long daily hours
- Breakfast service
- Reward-card specials
- English-style café menu
- Central Soi Buakhao location
Listing details
- Area
- central-pattaya
- Cuisine
- british, thai, international
- Prices
- ฿
- Hours
- Daily from early morning (about 06:00–07:00) until around midnight — confirm before visiting, hours change
- Updated
- July 2026
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Record highlights
- One of the cheapest proper English breakfasts in Pattaya (small fry-up under 120 baht)
- Long menu of Western and Thai dishes in big portions at beer-bar prices
- Open from breakfast to around midnight, so it works as diner and cheap bar
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- Basic, no-frills setting — plastic tables, street noise, zero atmosphere points
- Peak breakfast and evening hours can mean a wait for food
Sources checked · 6
These are the pages used to check this guide. Opening hours, prices and other details can change after the recorded access date.
- Cheap Charlie's Restaurants & Bars — official Facebook · accessed
- Cheap Charlie's @ Soi Buakhao — cheersPattaya · accessed
- Cheap Charlie's — Restaurant Guru (menu, prices, reviews) · accessed
- Cheap Charlie's — Tripadvisor reviews · accessed
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · access date not recorded
- Google rating · accessed
Frequently asked questions
How cheap is Cheap Charlie's really?
The small English breakfast has been priced at 89–119 baht, and most Western and Thai mains sit well under typical tourist-strip prices. Two people can eat and drink for a few hundred baht.
What are Cheap Charlie's opening hours?
Roughly 6–7am until around midnight, daily. It is busiest at breakfast and again in the evening. Hours shift, so check their Facebook page before making a special trip.
Where exactly is Cheap Charlie's on Soi Buakhao?
On the main Soi Buakhao strip in Central Pattaya (listings give 420/17 Soi Buakhao). Look for the signage among the bars mid-soi — any songthaew running Soi Buakhao passes it.
Is it a bar or a restaurant?
Both. Daytime it is a budget diner; in the evening the drinks side takes over, with beer at beer-bar prices. There are also spin-off branches in Jomtien and East Pattaya, but Soi Buakhao is the original.