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Thai Riverside Restaurant Turns Floodwaters Into Viral Draw as Fish Swim Among Diners

High tides together with the monsoon’s tail will likely keep the site underwater for weeks.

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 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 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

  • Pa Jit in Nakhon Pathom, about 30 kilometers from Bangkok, has stayed open 11 days after a nearby river overflowed.
  • A customer’s social-media post showing fish in the dining area spurred crowds seeking the unusual experience.
  • Owner Pornkamol Prangprempree says daily profits roughly doubled to about 20,000 baht after the surge in visitors.
  • Families wade through brown water as staff in waders serve dishes and guests toss feed to trigger fish frenzies.
  • Thailand’s seasonal floods since late July have killed 12, left two missing, and affected more than 480,000 people in 13 provinces, officials report.