Lab Lum (Northern Thai Food) — Restaurant in Chon Buri Province

This place a gem. Highly recommended for both who are already northern cuisine afficianados, and those brave foodies wanting to try something different.

Northern Thai restaurant is a rare find in other regions, probably because of need for a multitude of herbs and spices to produce authentic dishes. Somehow they manage to perform this feat here - somewhere near Pattaya.

The larger the group, the better, so that more dishes can be sampled. The menu is also in English. For advice, ask Khun Tum.

You may want to end the meal with their coconut icecream. It is served together with sesame paste (which is usally made when people are making merits in the north). The paste is a lightly sweetened with...

If the few items we had was a representation of the entire menu then we'll have to return many times to enjoy the other items like we enjoyed what we ate today.

Portions are large, so bear that in mind when ordering...but you can always takeaway.

There are a few tables in the air conditioned room but many more outside but under cover.

Friendly and efficient service made for a lovely meal.

Update 21/09/2024: what a difference a year makes. The service and place are the same but the food was not good at all. We saw advertising for help in the kitchen and that's obviously needed. Very...

We came here for a small meal while visiting the Temple nearby and the lake. It's good to find a restaurant with Northern Thai food in the south of Thailand. The menu has lots to choose from. We had the sampler platter for 2, and a sticky rice. There was enough food on the platter for both of us. Good level of spice. There was some confusion about what smoothies were available - first yes to coconut, then no, then yes once we had chosen another variety. Clean bathrooms, but no lights on the toilet cubicles - the light switches were taped off. Happily...