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Flooded Thai Riverside Restaurant Becomes Viral Draw as Diners Eat Among Fish

High tides plus monsoon runoff keep Pa Jit underwater, turning the decades-old eatery’s viral setup into doubled daily profits.

Diners at the Pa Jit restaurant enjoy their meals as fish swim in the aisles due to flooding from the Tha Chin River in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom Province west of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Diners at the Pa Jit restaurant watch fish swim in the aisles due to flooding from the Tha Chin River in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom Province west of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Diners at the Pa Jit restaurant take vdo fish in the aisles that come from floods from the Tha Chin River in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Diners at the Pa Jit restaurant enjoy their meals as fish swim in the aisles due to flooding from the Tha Chin River in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom Province west of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Overview

  • Diners at Pa Jit in Nakhon Pathom wade through floodwater as river fish swim around their legs, with staff serving in waders.
  • An adjacent river breached its banks about 11 days ago, inundating the 30‑year‑old restaurant roughly 30 kilometers from Bangkok.
  • Owner Pornkamol Prangprempree says daily profits have risen to about 20,000 baht after the viral attention drew steady crowds.
  • Visitors describe feeding and photographing the fish as part of the novelty that has sustained customer traffic during the flooding.
  • Thai disaster officials report 12 deaths, two missing, and more than 480,000 people affected across 13 provinces since late July, with high waters expected to persist for weeks.