Zambuca

Current operation has not been verified. Confirm the name, hours and location before relying on the older details below.

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A South Pattaya name from the mid-2010s

Zambuca is best treated as a historical South Pattaya restaurant and bar record rather than a live recommendation. Pattaya Mail listed Zambuca Restaurant among the advertisers supporting a 2014 charity yearbook, confirming the business name in Pattaya at that time. A March 2015 ThailandForum post then placed the restaurant on Soi Khopai and described it as a modest Swedish-food option.

The Soi Khopai reference is more useful than the inherited generic Pratumnak label, but it is not a full address. The record coordinates are in the broader southern Pattaya area; the sources do not provide an exact street number or a clear way to verify whether the mapped point and historical restaurant entrance were identical.

What the older sources do and do not establish

The forum post mentioned Swedish falukorv and low prices, but those are 2015 observations, not a current menu. Likewise, the Pattaya Mail advertiser list shows that Zambuca Restaurant was operating in the period, not that it remains open. No opened source supplies contemporary hours, contact details or a current operator announcement.

Recommendation

Choose this page when researching older Swedish-food venues in South Pattaya or following an old Soi Khopai reference. Skip Zambuca for a meal plan today unless current signage or a direct local confirmation establishes that it is trading under the same name.

Recorded listing details

These earlier details may describe a former operation or location. Source links are retained for context and may be out of date.

Listing details

Area: pratumnak
Type: pub
Updated: July 2026

Sources checked · 2

These are the pages used to check this guide. Opening hours, prices and other details can change after the recorded access date.

Pattaya Mail - Our Children · accessed Jul 28, 2026
ThailandForum - Swedish restaurants in Pattaya · accessed Jul 28, 2026

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