Restaurants in Krabi Province
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May & Mark
One of the first places in town to start serving Western food way back when, May & Mark still does it best thanks to recipes collected from helpful faràng (foreigners of European descent) over the years. Specialities range from excellent fresh bread to bangers and mash and cordon bleu meals.
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Drunken Sailors
This hip, ultra-relaxed, octagonal pad is smothered with beanbags. The coffee drinks are top-notch and go well with interesting bites like the chicken green curry sandwich.
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Cosmic
The wood-fired pizza here is so good that the French owner had to open up a second location. The inland restaurant has a slightly nicer ambience, with exposed brick walls and wooden tables.
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Bar Kantiang
Excellent Thai food comes out of this ramshackle kitchen near Ao Kantiang. It’s exceptionally popular with the local expat crowd, who secretly come for the karaoke.
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Beautiful Restaurant
This is the best of the Old Town's seafood houses. Tables are scattered on four piers that extend into the sea. The fish is fresh and exquisitely prepared.
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Night Markets
The most popular and pleasant place for an evening meal is at the night market near the Khong Kha pier. The menus are in English but the food is authentic and excellent. Stalls here sell papaya salad, fried noodles, đôm yam gûng (prawn and lemon grass soup with mushrooms), fresh seafood and all manner of things on satay sticks, plus sweet milky Thai desserts. There's a similar market just north on Th Sukhon that's open day and night and caters to a more local crowd.
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Sala Bua & Lo Spuntino
Located deep within the bustle of ‘Seafood Street’, this excellent ocean-facing restaurant serves the best of both worlds – East and West – accompanied by a long list of wines. A resident Italian chef and a Thai chef whip up traditional masterpieces in the steamy kitchen while diners coddle their chardonnay and watch the sunset. Simple pleasures, like vegetable rice, are cooked to perfection, as are the big ticket items: seafood ‘baskets’ (for two) and Florentine sirloins.
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Ciao Bella
Italian-run Ciao Bella is a long-time expat and traveller fave serving excellent pizzas and seafood in a romantic location by the sea. Try the chef’s mystery pastas if you’re looking for a little adventure. At night, twinkling candles and stars provide the atmosphere for alfresco dining, while lapping waves provide the soundtrack. Ciao Bella is on the sand in Ao Lo Dalam and has a couple of charming bungalows in the back if you’re looking for accommodation.
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Rock
Our favourite lunchtime spot in all of Railay sits up on a small clearing in the karst formaton–filled jungle. The sea views are divine and the large selection of Thai food never gets complaints. Try the refreshing basil smoothies on especially hot days. The 99B do-it-yourself barbecues are quite popular – stop by for more information.
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Night Market
The most popular and pleasant place for an evening meal is near the Khong Kha pier. Menus are in English but the food is authentic: try papaya salad, fried noodles, đôm yam gûng (prawn and lemon-grass soup) and sweet milky Thai desserts.
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Pee Pee Bakery
It's best at breakfast, when you'll be lucky to find an open table. Also on tap are pizza, steak and Thai food. The atmosphere is modern and movies are shown on the tube. The bakery has two branches; one is on the main walkway east of the piers, while the other is further inland near 007 Restaurant & Bar.
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007 Restaurant & Bar
Owned by a talkative Scot named James, 007 features ultramodern chrome tables, red cushion booths and, of course, all the Bond paraphernalia you could want. There’s a big selection of beer (including British favourites) on tap, and food from the motherland is cooked in a sparkling kitchen.
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Night Market
For meals on a budget, an informal Night Market is set up along the road to Krabi (near the McDonald's), serving gài tôrt (fried chicken), pàt tai (thin rice noodles fried with tofu, vegetables, egg and peanuts) and the like.
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Rock Restaurant
Up past Highland Resort, amid dense jungle and karst cliffs, it's actually best to dine here during the day to appreciate the view. The food (Thai and Western) is great anytime - try to get one of the intimate shaded booths at the jungle's edge.
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Ruan Pae
This old-fashioned floating restaurant is a fine place to watch the evening mist gather around the mangroves, though the atmosphere is sometimes better than the food. Mosquitoes can be a problem in the evening.
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Chao Koh
Right on the beach, this is an open-air seafood place that displays its freshly caught critters on ice. It's popular and offers well-priced and tasty food. A self-service salad bar is included with most mains.
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Flame Tree
Flame Tree has a bit of a monopoly on nightlife in Rai Leh West, so the prices are inflated and the food is mediocre at best, but it’s still a chilled place to relax with your climbing buddies at beer o’clock.
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D’s Books
In the beating heart of Tonsai Village, this classy cafe has amazing coffee drinks and stacks of cheap reading. Good luck finding a seat – the free wi-fi attracts email-aholics from all over the island.
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Wanna’s Restaurant
Casual and inexpensive, it’s worth stopping by for the variety of food on offer – everything from burgers to cheese selections to Swiss specialities, along with Thai cuisine and breakfast.
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JJ's Pub
This English pub is renowned among Brits for its all-day breakfasts. If you're up for it, go the 'Full Monty' with eggs, sausages, bacon, chips, tomatoes, beans, toast and tea or coffee.
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HC Anderson
A very reliable Scandinavian restaurant serving delicious imported New Zealand steaks, among other creative dishes. It's on the most easterly path from Ao Ton Sai to Ao Lo Dalam.
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Thai Cuisine
A simple and casual place with natural décor and good ambience. The kitchen grills up passable Thai food, seafood and breakfasts.
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Lavinia Restaurant
The best of several Italian places on the main drag, Lavinia does convincing pizza and pasta, served up at wooden bench tables.
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Coffee Arthit
Serves excellent all-day Western-style breakfasts, espresso and cocktails and is one of the only places in town with wi-fi.
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Sala Thai
One of the best (and most popular) seafood restaurants at the western end of the beach is Sala Thai.
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