Pattaya’s diners crisis boils over as costs soar

Pattaya’s diners crisis boils over as costs soar

Pattaya’s diners crisis boils over as costs soarLegacyPattaya’s vibrant dining scene, once a culinary magnet for locals and tourists alike, is now being battered by a wave of soaring costs, and some restaurant owners say 2025 is shaping up to be even worse than the Covid-19 era. A toxic mix of rising gas prices, skyrocketing raw ingredient costs, labour shortages, and sluggish consumer spending is turning up the heat on the industry. Restaurateu…