Big C Supercenter South Pattaya

If you're staying in an apartment in South Pattaya and need to fill a fridge, this is where I'd go. It's a full hypermarket, closer to a Walmart Supercenter than a corner shop, with fresh fish, meat and produce at the back, household goods, toiletries and a decent run of imported items alongside the Thai staples. Prices are reasonable across the board, and buying in bulk works out cheaper still.

The layout is spacious and easy to read, so you're not hunting for the rice aisle for twenty minutes, and the checkouts move quickly. Reviewers rate the produce section highly. One flagged the air conditioning being out on their visit, which in Pattaya heat turns a food shop into an ordeal, so if you're sensitive to that go early. Not everyone finds everything they want, mind. It's a big shop, not a specialist one.