Food for man and his beast

[Farang]

Soi 94 has emerged as a new object of palate pilgrimage. From Phetskasem Road all the way to Suay Vista there are too many places to mention. Here are some of my favourite places on 94 W:

1: Sakura Sushi, an excellent Japanese restaurant. The friendly staff will prove you Japanese food is many other things besides sushi.

2: Bella Mia, a family-run Italian restaurant with my favourite pizzas and pastas in Hua Hin. Closed on Sundays, other days opens at 5 pm.

3: Aree Restaurant, best original Thai food in HH at very, very good prices. Everything is market fresh and freshly prepared. Spiced as per Thai taste, so make sure you’ll order “mai phet” if you want the spices toned down. Open all days from 2 pm onwards.

4: Suay Vista, a bar with live music and truly great staff and clientel. Opens towards the evening and closes when the last of the quests stagger home. Good gang, good feelings.



Aree and her daughter in front of their restaurant.

[Super Joe]

Soi 94 has emerged as a new object of palate pilgrimage. From Phetskasem Road all the way to Suay Vista there are too many places to mention. Here are some of my favourite places on 94 W:

Excellent post Farang, and couldn't agree more about your selections, although I must confess to not having visited Aree's yet. I will have to.

Hope you don't mind but I've added a couple of ours to your image, apologies for jumping over your fine work

5 - Very good all-day English breakfasts, plus smaller snacks like homemade pasties, scotch eggs, sausage rolls etc, in a relaxed 'family' style bar. Only just started going in there, and owners seem a great couple.

6 - Lady has an excellent gwi-tio noodle stall, chicken or pork, clear or dark(blood?) soup. They've got 3 or 4 sala's there in a little garden, it's a nice spot there on the corner, there's always comings and goings.

7 & 8 - Duang's and Big Mama's, not much to choose between them IMO, both good Thai & European cafe's-cum-restaurants, they're not quite a Khun Oy's or a Farm restaurant, but they're both 100% relaxed places, both with big smiling lady owners who like to drag my son off to the kitchen when they cook. Good enough for me.




SJ

[bapak]

Does #5 have a name? Assume on the left side .

[Babylon]

I agree soi 94 is getting some nice place agree totally about the sushi, it is excellent. Others I have not tried.

I would add the Indian place, I think S&S, (near the W on the map!) very good Indian food, and are very friendly staff.

Also Bar Tender is a nice place for a quiet drink, near no. 5.

[pharvey]

Thanks for the map & info. guys - certainly a few more to add to the list to try!

As an aside, do any of the places serving a ''Full English'' actually sell bacon or sausages (uncooked)? I think it was Victoria's that I have bought from on earlier visits - ''proper gear'', not the cr@p sold in Tesco's et al. I'm sure you'll know bapak, being the breakfast connoisseur of Hua Hin!!

[Dannie Boy]

Thanks for the map & info. guys - certainly a few more to add to the list to try!

As an aside, do any of the places serving a ''Full English'' actually sell bacon or sausages (uncooked)? I think it was Victoria's that I have bought from on earlier visits - ''proper gear'', not the cr@p sold in Tesco's et al. I'm sure you'll know bapak, being the breakfast connoisseur of Hua Hin!!

You need to go to Bobby's Bar on Soi 102 - proper sausages and bacon to buy as well as eat there and a number of other items such as Cornish Pasties.

[elem]

Thanks for the ideas - will try a few of them out.
Agree w the above, for English breakfast items you should head for Bobby's Bar, Soi 102

[dtaai-maai]

I'm sure you'll know bapak, being the breakfast connoisseur of Hua Hin!!

OMG, Richard will be having a blue fit!

On the subject of sausages, Makro do a very nice, and very reasonably priced, selection of Brit-style breakfast sausages and bacon.

[sateeb]

Getting back to the topic on Soi 94!!!!!!!!!!

Just had a chicken jalfrezi,Pilau rice and garlic naan from S&S...cost 145baht and by far the best Indian meal I have tasted in HH...many many thanks to the poster who mentioned this place.

If I can remember,the opening times are 1100 to 1430 and 1800 to 2130

[STEVE G]

I was at Duang's new place for the opening party a couple of weeks ago and it was rather fun. She used to have soi 94 cafe a bit further up the road and always gives a friendly welcome.

[Super Joe]

Does #5 have a name? Assume on the left side .

Yes sorry, it's Bar Tender. Next to the gym. They're very big on showing all the sports in there too. I like the idea of a bar serving 'bar snack' like scotch eggs, sausage rolls, toasted sandwiches etc until 10pm, not sure why more bars don't do this. Maybe it's not worth the hassle of a food license if you're only doing the odd bit here and there.

I was at Duang's new place for the opening party a couple of weeks ago and it was rather fun. She used to have soi 94 cafe a bit further up the road and always gives a friendly welcome.

Yes, you're handsome mug is on the wall. You scared my son


SJ

[Super Joe]

For anyone that's interested no. 6 above started a 'Tapas & Sangria' service the other night. Seems to be on nightly from 6pm but haven't been yet so have real details about it, but imagine it's inexpensive knowing the set-up there, ie: a 'stall' type of eatery rather than a full on restaurant. I don't know the people at all. This is where the lady serves the noodle soup with a little garden with 4 or 5 wood salas for seating...

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SJ

[Virmand]

We have over the years frequented Sakura on Soi 94 regularly and always been satisfied with the food service. Today we went there again and regrettably that was not a happy experience. Sakura is now stumbling in their own success. The restaurant was full, but no additional staff called in. We ordered Sushi for starters and then each a main course. After 45 minutes wait the main courses turned up, but no sign of the sushi. The main courses were returned to the kitchen and after another 10 minutes the sushi turned up. So far so good, but after the sushi was consumed, the main courses turned up again, this time stone cold. After another return to the kitchen and another 30 minutes wait we gave up and asked for the bill. No apology offered. Until Sakura has gotten the situation under control it is probably worth finding alternative dinner location.

[moja]

I sent the above complaint to the owner of Sakura and he has asked me to post this reply on his behalf. I am nothing to do with the restaurant just a long term customer.

Hello, this is Wat from Sakura.
I am so sorry that things get
out of hand but last night I didn't had enough staff and the restaurant was to full. Next
Time you come I will give you some special food. Again sorry!!!

[JW]

Restaurant business is very hard, I have always had great food at Sakura. The influx of Bangkok people will have had something to do with it no doubt. Good on the owner to apologise.