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Lungsawai Seafood is a big, long-running local seafood restaurant on the water at the southern end of the Jomtien Beach Road strip in Na Jomtien. Going for around 30 years, it’s where Thai families and expats come for fresh fish, prawns and crab picked from live tanks and grilled or steamed to order — sea breeze, charcoal smoke, fair by-weight prices and plenty of parking.
What to order
Grilled river prawns, whole steamed sea bass with lime, curried crab, tom yum goong, spicy seafood salad and som tam. Choose your seafood from the tanks and tell them how to cook it.
Details
- Location: Southern end of Jomtien Beach Road, on the water in Na Jomtien
- Hours: Daily, roughly 10:30am–10pm — confirm before visiting, hours change
- Price: ฿฿ — reasonable; seafood by weight
- Parking: Ample free parking on site
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Good to know
It’s a functional, local place rather than a polished restaurant, and it’s a fair way south — bring your own transport or take a Grab. Staff English is limited, but the tank displays make ordering easy by pointing.
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Detailed facts, cautions, facilities & reviews
Full overview
Lungsawai Seafood (ลุงสวาย, 'Uncle Sawai') is a big, long-running local seafood restaurant on the water at the far southern end of the Jomtien Beach Road strip, in Na Jomtien. It has been going for around three decades, and it's the sort of place Thai families and in-the-know expats drive out to rather than a tourist-trail stop: a large, breezy, semi open-air operation right beside the Gulf, with live tanks near the entrance where you pick your fish, prawns, crab, squid or shellfish and choose how you want them cooked. The cooking is classic Thai seafood done well and at fair prices — grilled prawns, whole steamed or fried fish with lime or garlic, tom yum goong, curried crab, spicy seafood salads and plenty of som tam — with the sea breeze and the smell of the charcoal grill doing as much for the atmosphere as anything on the plate. It's spacious with lots of free parking, service is quick and unfussy, and prices are reasonable for the quality: the big-ticket seafood is priced by weight, but a shared spread here generally works out well below hotel-restaurant rates. English isn't guaranteed among the staff, but there are picture-friendly displays and pointing works fine. Being at the southern end of Na Jomtien, it's a drive from central Pattaya — a Grab or your own transport is the easy way — but for fresh, honest, waterside seafood among locals, that trip is exactly the point.
More planning notes
- The large open-air room can be busy
- No current official website was recovered
The details
Prices
As of 2026-07-25 (google.com)
Contact
038 231 398
On site
Facilities
- Dine-in
- Open-air seating
- Large seafood menu
- Group seating
- Family dining
- Beach-road location
- Takeaway
- Long-established restaurant
Listing details
- Area
- na-jomtien
- Cuisine
- thai, seafood
- Prices
- ฿฿
- Hours
- Daily roughly 10:30–22:00 — confirm before visiting, hours change
- Updated
- July 2026
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Record highlights
- Fresh seafood picked from live tanks, cooked to order at fair, by-weight prices
- Genuine local waterside setting with sea breeze and a long, 30-year track record
- Spacious, breezy dining areas and ample free parking
Check before relying
- Well south in Na Jomtien — you'll need a car, Grab or baht bus to get there
- Limited staff English and a no-frills, functional setting rather than a polished restaurant
Sources checked · 5
These are the pages used to check this guide. Opening hours, prices and other details can change after the recorded access date.
- Lung Sawai Seafood — Tourism Authority of Thailand · accessed
- Lungsawaiseafood — Tripadvisor · accessed
- Lungsawai Seafood, Pattaya — PB Food Experiences · accessed
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · access date not recorded
- Google rating · accessed
Frequently asked questions
What should I order at Lungsawai Seafood?
Go for the fresh seafood from the tanks: grilled river prawns, whole steamed sea bass with lime, curried crab, tom yum goong and a spicy seafood salad or som tam. The big items are priced by weight, so you can pick exactly what you want and how it's cooked.
Is Lungsawai Seafood expensive?
It's reasonable for the quality — mid-range for Pattaya seafood. Most cooked dishes run a few hundred baht, with fish, prawns and crab priced by weight. A shared seafood spread usually works out well below hotel-restaurant prices.
Where is Lungsawai Seafood?
At the far southern end of the Jomtien Beach Road strip, on the water in Na Jomtien (31/1 Moo 1). It's a drive south of Jomtien and central Pattaya, so most visitors take a Grab or their own transport.
Do I need to book at Lungsawai Seafood?
Usually not — it's a large restaurant with plenty of tables and parking, so walk-ins are the norm. Weekends and Thai holidays are busiest with local families, so larger groups may want to call ahead or arrive a little earlier.
How do I get to Lungsawai Seafood from Pattaya?
Head south through Jomtien along Beach Road into Na Jomtien; it's roughly 15–20 minutes by car from central Jomtien depending on traffic. A Grab or Bolt is the simplest option, or drive — there's lots of free parking.