RICE Bar + Restaurant
Southern Thai under a Patong Bay sunset.
Sixty seats. Sunset included. Southern Thai soul on the Patong hillside — the bay-view terrace at Baan Yin Dee for dinner with height, not Bangla noise.
Follow @ricepatong on InstagramSouthern Thai under a Patong Bay sunset.
RICE is Baan Yin Dee's restaurant on the hillside above Patong Beach — a 60-seat terrace in the sala pavilion looking out over Patong Bay. Come for Southern Thai and Western plates, stay for the evening light when the Andaman turns copper.
If you are searching for a Thai restaurant in Patong with a bay view, or a sunset dinner overlooking Patong, this is the terrace: height, teak, and the bay in front of you — not a beachfront strip table. Happy hour runs 17:00–19:00. Open for breakfast through dinner (see hours on this page).
Walk-ins and non-guests are welcome. Hotel guests and visitors can also reserve the same way: reservations@baanyindee.com, or WhatsApp reservations on +66 91 164 6294. Private sala dinners and celebration tables can be arranged with notice — couples, honeymoons, and wedding parties already on the hill often end the day here.
Baan Yin Dee is a boutique resort first; RICE is where the hill eats at sunset.
Morning sun, poolside noon, terrace dusk.
RICE is one kitchen that runs three different moods across the day. The menu stays up all day — what changes is the light.
The floating breakfast moved to the top tier in March — the morning sun hits the water at seven sharp and the view straight ahead is the open Andaman. Set A is the full spread; Set B is lighter. Or skip the tray and sit in the Sala.
The all-day menu starts at eleven. Order pad thai or a club sandwich from the lounger. Fresh juices are squeezed from the Phuket day market, and Thai iced tea is made properly — with condensed milk and a long pour.
Sixty seats on the terrace, sunset included. The Thai dishes have not changed; the Western side keeps one eye on what works at altitude. Happy hour is 17:00–19:00, cocktails half price.
Five dishes we would order ourselves.
These are the dishes that stayed on the menu because guests asked for them again and again.
Most ordered dish on the menuPad Thai Goong Sod
ผัดไทยกุ้งสด
Fresh prawn, tamarind, palm sugar — the original, not the tourist version. Wrapped in egg crepe, served with lime, crushed peanut, and the three condiment spoons.
Tom Yum Goong
ต้มยำกุ้ง
Made from scratch every lunch service. Galangal, lemongrass, kaffir, bird's eye chilli, prawn. Clear broth, not the creamy hotel version.
Pla Yang Takhrai
ปลาย่างตะไคร้
Whole fish stuffed with lemongrass, scored, grilled over charcoal. The dish the kitchen would order for itself.
Massaman Nua
มัสมั่นเนื้อ
Beef braised four hours in a curry of cardamom, cinnamon and star anise. Southern Thailand's slow-cooking masterpiece — gentle heat, deep sweetness.
Bua Loy
บัวลอย
Pandan and taro rice dumplings floating in warm coconut cream — the dessert your Thai grandmother would have made. Soft, nostalgic, unforgettable.
A menu written like a letter home.
Breakfast, bar food, the full Thai kitchen, set menus, cocktails and wine. Bilingual. Everything the kitchen cooks, set down in one document — the menu we would hand you at the table, now yours to browse before you arrive.
A short essay on Southern Thai food, a map of where the recipes came from, a page for birthdays and quiet celebrations.
Updated seasonally · bilingual Thai + English
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Book a table at RICE.
WhatsApp is fastest: reservations on +66 91 164 6294. For dietary needs, set menus, or private dining, email us at reservations@baanyindee.com.
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