Must-see restaurants in Ko Lanta

  • Fat Turtle Beach Bar & Restaurant

    Ko Lanta

    A refined beach bar and restaurant set on a wooden platform overlooking rocks towards the southern end of Long Beach, this is the perfect spot for a…

  • Shanti Shanti Beach House

    Ko Lanta

    In an outdoor, driftwood-inspired, shabby-chic setting above the beach, this charming place has it all – a superb location, cool sea breezes, a decent…

  • Drunken Sailors

    Ko Lanta

    This super-relaxed place features beanbags, hammocks and low-lying tables spilling out onto a terrace. The global, want-to-eat-it-all menu employs quality…

  • Phad Thai Rock'n'Roll

    Ko Lanta

    It's not every day you get your spiced-to-taste pàt tai whipped up street-side by a guitarist. Choose from just six options ('jazz' fried rice, 'blues'…

  • Patty's Secret Garden

    Ko Lanta

    This casual, family-friendly place set in a pleasant, plant- and flower-filled shaded garden consistently dishes up tasty meals. The menu mixes Thai…

  • Kung Restaurant

    Ko Lanta

    Highly rated by both visiting Thais and locals, this Thai-Chinese place offers a delectable range of fresh fish (pay by the weight) in a simple setting…

  • Cook Kai

    Ko Lanta

    A big family-run eating spot where shells dangle from a thatched roof, Cook Kai is best for its wide selection of straightforward local staples –…

  • Caoutchouc

    Ko Lanta

    For Thai-international flavours blended into delectable creative concoctions, hunt down this restaurant 800m south of the Old Town pier. The menu changes…

  • Lanta Seafood

    Ko Lanta

    One of the best of Ban Sala Dan's seafood-by-weight options, with all your other Thai favourites too. The food is good value, as is the location – eat on…

  • Beautiful Restaurant

    Ko Lanta

    At the northwest end of the Old Town, the tables here are scattered on four piers that extend into the sea. The menu features all the Thai faves but the…

  • La Laanta

    Ko Lanta

    Set in a colourfully cool, low-key resort far from everything but the Mu Ko Lanta National Park, this laid-back restaurant does a tasty Thai menu with…

  • The Kitchen

    Ko Lanta

    This palm-roofed, semi-open-air, family-run restaurant on the west coast's main road does the Thai classics well. Go for the Penang or massaman curries,…

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