Trattoria by Andreas

Chef Andreas Bonifacio cooks the food of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy's quiet north-eastern corner, from a trattoria on the Nong Kae–Takiab road a short walk from Cicada Market. He spent more than thirty years in kitchens, five of them running the earlier Andreas Italian Restaurant & Grill, before opening this room — and it is Hua Hin's residents, not its tourists, who keep it full.

The cooking is trattoria-honest, not white-tablecloth solemn. The Pizza Chef, a folded woodfired pizza filled with truffle sauce, mascarpone and Parma ham, is the dish regulars order without reading the menu; the mussels in white wine are the second. Beef carpaccio, beef tartare and handmade pasta round out a menu that runs about ฿700–800 a head, which for cooking at this level in Hua Hin is the value that explains the bookings.

The recognition is real: Tripadvisor readers voted it a Travellers' Choice in 2024 and again in 2025, and locals rank it among the best Italian tables in town. The wine list is unusually deep for a Hua Hin trattoria, with a long Italian section and generous by-the-glass pours.

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There are two rooms, really: an air-conditioned interior and a covered terrace open to the evening. Take the terrace. The light is low and warm after dark, the tables sit far enough apart to talk, and the night-market crowds stay a street away rather than at your elbow. It is dressed-down and unhurried, smart-casual at most, and it reads as a date or a small celebration far more than a business dinner.

Book Trattoria by Andreas for a birthday or an easy first date — the kind of evening that wants good Italian cooking and a quiet table rather than a show. Shared woodfired pizzas and pasta keep it relaxed, and the terrace gives you somewhere to linger over the last glass. Ask for an outdoor table when you book, a week ahead for the weekend, and tell them if it's a birthday. See more first-date tables.

Not for anyone expecting a hushed, white-glove fine-dining room. This is a busy family-run trattoria near a night market, and on weekend evenings the terrace hums; book somewhere quieter if you need silence to close a deal.

Is Trattoria by Andreas worth it? Yes, for relaxed Italian cooking at fair money. Chef Andreas Bonifacio has more than thirty years in the kitchen, the menu runs about ฿700–800 a head, and Tripadvisor readers named it a Travellers' Choice in both 2024 and 2025. It is a local favourite rather than a tourist trap, which in Hua Hin is the distinction that matters.

How hard is it to book Trattoria by Andreas? A weekday table is usually free a day or two ahead. For a weekend dinner, book about a week out, and ask specifically for the covered terrace, which goes first. Larger birthday groups should give a few days' notice so the kitchen can set a long table together.

What should I order at Trattoria by Andreas? Start with the beef carpaccio or the mussels in white wine, then the Pizza Chef — the folded woodfired pizza with truffle sauce, mascarpone and Parma ham that regulars order on sight. The handmade pasta is the safe second main, and the wine list rewards a few extra minutes.

What does a meal cost at Trattoria by Andreas? Budget around ฿700–800 per person for a couple of courses and a glass of wine, more if you work through the cellar. That is moderate for cooking at this standard in Hua Hin, and the reason residents treat it as their everyday-special-occasion Italian.

What is the dress code at Trattoria by Andreas? Smart-casual, no more. It's a trattoria with a terrace in a beach town, so light fabrics and an open collar are right; you won't need a jacket. Dress for the warm evening rather than the room.