9 Best Things to Do After Dinner in Hua Hin

Like most outdoor markets in Thailand, Hua Hin Night Market is jam-packed with all kinds of vendor stalls selling everything from cheap souvenirs to handicrafts and all kinds of kitsch imaginable. Food is also a major reason to come. 

Open-sided vans selling cheap cocktails and makeshift seafood stalls ready to whip up anything to order are the main highlights of Hua Hin Night Market. Strolling around and soaking up the atmosphere is a great source of entertainment here.

White Lotus Skybar is the classy rooftop bar at the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa that offers the best views in the whole city. The 17th-floor setting has a sweeping ocean vista, across the town and off toward the mountainous interior. 

Service is prompt and professional as you would expect from a Hilton brand bar, and the cocktail list runs through a list of classics and signature creations with tropical touches using native Thai herbs and flavors. It is among the priciest bars in Hua Hin, but the views more than make up for it. There's a smart casual dress code, including no flip flops.

Funky and modern, Oceanside Beach Club offers a touch of urbane cool to Hua Hin. Chill out in the cabanas, splash around in the pool, and enjoy a weekend buffet of finger foods, all to the sounds of chilled lounge house from the DJ planted in the center of the pool area. 

The beach is directly in front of the beach club so you can get sand between your toes and the ocean breeze keeps the place as cool as the clientele. Obviously, the party vibe is best felt on weekends when they have frequent events and parties that start in the daytime and follow through until evening with special deals on beverages throughout the night.

Soi Bintabat is Hua Hin’s official nightlife street. Together with nearby Poolsuk Road, they feature a lineup of beer bars with pool tables and sports TVs to keep you company. 

Mai Thai, next to Hilton Hua Hin, attracts a steady crowd every evening, while a few other sports and music bars on Selakam Road prove popular among the expatriate crowd. Uturn Bar in Soi Bintabat is a friendly place with an outdoor seating area and comfortable loungers.

Cicada Market is all about art, handmade crafts and good times. With an open-air market concept, it brings together Hua Hin’s artistic talents and those who wear ‘freedom of expression’ on their sleeves. Besides the crafts market, you’ll also find an art gallery, beer garden and live music.

Like Hua Hin, Cha-am’s nightlife is a far cry from Bangkok’s or Pattaya’s, although it has its own share of bars, karaoke lounges and discos. All are concentrated in an area near Cha-am Beach. Soi Bus Stop, just before Soi 1, has the largest concentration of bars and is as upbeat as it gets around here. Leading up from the beach, Narathip Road is home to more beer bars and karaoke pubs.

Plearn Wan Living Museum is a family-friendly mock-village that evokes Thailand of yesteryear. The focus here is on vintage items, authentic Thai food and snacks, and a general nostalgic trip back into generations gone by. As you might expect it is very popular with Thai families who come to shop for souvenirs and arts and crafts, enjoy the exhibits which show what was like to live in an ancient Thai village, and, of course, eat and snack their way around the village. 

The living museum is most popular after 7 pm as the cooler temperatures are more agreeable. Plearn Wan Living Museum has wheelchair access throughout and has plenty of places to sit down and soak up the feeling of traveling back in time.

Hua Hin Brewing Company is a bar and club at the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa. Decorated like a rustic fisherman’s house, this is Hua Hin’s busiest club by far with both live bands and DJ’s. It attracts quite a crowd most nights and is invariably good for a laugh and a bit of a dance. 

The food menu covers all the basic pub grub, steaks, spare ribs and barbecue skewers as well as a selection of bottled beers and locally brewed beers. It’s part of Hilton Hua Hin, so don’t expect it to be cheap.

East Rooftop Bar and Lounge in Hua Hin is located on top of the G Hua Hin Resort. It boasts a 360-degree view of the surrounding area and oversized sofas for you to laze back in and enjoy the view. With a mixture of DJs and live bands, the mood is kept lively here and the cocktails are, while not amazing, still made with premium ingredients and taste that much nicer with a view looking over all of Hua Hin. 

Compared to other bars in town, East Rooftop is more popular with locals and expats which creates a different kind of vibe than that felt at other rooftop bars in Hua Hin. The overhead cover is limited so it's best to avoid on rainy days.