Seafood restaurants in Thailand
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Chao Lay
Probably the best of the wharf restaurants, this place certainly manages to fill its two levels of pier seating. There's a veritable fish market out front where you can choose your catch of the day, and a small army of waiters to deliver the end product.
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Night Market
An attraction that rivals the beach, Hua Hin's night market tops locals' lists of favourite spots to eat. Ice-packed displays of spiny lobsters and king prawns appeal to the big-spenders but the simple stir-fry stalls are just as tasty. Try pàt pŏng gà·rèe Ъoo (crab curry), gûng tôrt (fried shrimp) and hŏy tôrt (fried mussel omelette). In between, souvenir stalls cater to Thai's favourite digestive activity: shopping.
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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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Bang Saen
Do as the Thais do and judge your beach by its seafood restaurants. This beach resort, 18km north of town, isn't good for swimming but weekending Bangkokians and local university students love it for its food and views. You'll need private transport to reach it.
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Five Islands
Five Islands defines the term 'destination dining' and offers the most unique eating experience on the island. Before your meal, a traditional longtail boat will take you out into the turquoise sea to visit the haunting Five Sister Islands where you'll learn about the ancient and little-known art of harvesting bird nests to make bird's-nest soup, a Chinese delicacy. This perilous task is rewarded with large sums of cash – a kilo of nests is usually sold for 100,000B to restaurants in Hong Kong (yup, that's five zeros). The lunch tour departs around 10am, and the dinner program leaves around 3pm. Customers are also welcome to dine without going on the tour and vice…
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Jaa Piak
Lying 18km east of Phetburi, Hat Chao Samran is one of Thailand’s oldest beach resorts, dating back to the reign of Rama VI (King Vajiravudh; r 1910–25). While the Thailand of today certainly has more appealing beaches, it’s a pleasant enough place to laze your way through a day or two, punctuating your naps with cheap seafood binges. Jaa Piak serves all manner of seafood including a mean horseshoe crab–and-egg salad (yam kài maang dah tálair).
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Pree-Cha Seafood
Make the pilgrimage to Pree-Cha for some of the cheapest (and tastiest) seafood around, in an area sans tourists. Take a taxi or hire a sŏrng·tăa·ou and head south of Jomtien for about 20 minutes, turn right at the first intersection after the Ambassador Hotel, keep left and you'll happen upon an ungodly number of cars in front of the restaurant on the right-hand side of the road.
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Bang Po Seafood
A meal at Bang Po Seafood is a test for the tastebuds. It's one of the only restaurants that serves traditional Ko Samui fare (think of it as island roadkill, well, actually it's more like local sea-kill): recipes call for ingredients such as raw sea urchin roe, baby octopus, sea water, coconut, and local turmeric.
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Moom Aroy
Moom Aroy delivers on its name, meaning 'delicious corner'. This is the place to enjoy a Si Racha seafood meal with views of the pier and squid rigs. It is north of town; turn left at Samitivet Sriracha Hospital and look for the tank with the 2m fish out front.
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Mengrai Seafood
Located down a sweaty, dark soi off Th Bangla is a wonderful food court serving fresh, local food. The stalls towards the end of the soi serve daily curries that local expats swear by. This restaurant specialises in (very) fresh fish, prawns and mussels.
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Baan Itsara
Baan Itsara is a destination for aficionados of the ocean's produce. Considered by some to be one of the best seafood places in town, this restaurant has tables right on the ocean and a small imported-wine list. The tiger prawns in sweet basil sauce are a perennial favourite.
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Papa Seafood & Papa 2000
This large patio restaurant right in the heart of town dishes out tasty barbecued seafood and steak under flickering Christmas lights. As the evening turns to night, Papa fills up with locals who toss back a few beers before heading to the adjacent Papa 2000 discotheque.
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Lucky Crab
Lucky Crab is your best bet for seafood in Hat Rin. Rows of freshly caught creatures are presented nightly atop miniature longtail boats loaded with ice. Once you've picked your prey, grab a table inside amid dangling plants and charming stone furnishings.
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Mae Porn
In a casual, open location, this popular eatery attracts both faràng and Thais. It has both indoor and outdoor tables, and cooks up some mean seafood at nice prices. Curries and other Thai specialities are on the menu as well.
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Ruan Thai
It's about as fresh as it gets (note your future dinner greeting you in tanks as you enter) and the portions are large. The doting service is beyond excellent – they'll even help you crack your crabs.
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Poom Restaurant
Slightly more expensive than other nearby beach restaurants, but worth it for the fresh seafood served under tall sugar palms. It appears to be the restaurant of choice for weekending Thais – always a good sign.
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Phuket Abalone Farm & Restaurant
In California, free divers brave frigid waters and great whites to bring this sought-after shellfish to your table. Here they pull it from on-site tanks, fry it in oyster sauce or steam it with lime and chilli.
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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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Khrua Chom Ao
This open-air seafood restaurant looks over the gulf and has a loyal local following. It is a brief walk from Wat Chawng Lom, down the road running along the side of the temple opposite the statue of Kuan Im.
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King Seafood
Yes, the prices are higher than at the hidden local fish markets, but this seafood mother ship is a classic Walking St establishment. The tome-like menu is a veritable almanac of edible marine life.
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Tarua Restaurant
Occupying three floors of the imposing ferry building, this busy seafood restaurant offers views over the harbour, an English-language menu and some excellent fish and shellfish dishes.
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Sunshine Gourmet
Sunshine Gourmet stands out for its friendliness and green, creative touch. It serves Thai victuals with a focus on seafood - the barbecue tamarind prawns are their specialty.
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T&K
A seafood place, where you could join the tourists for grilled prawns and fried rice, but possibly by this point youʼve had your fill of what Chinatown really has to offer.
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Panviman
This place gets rave reviews for utilising fresh seafood in exceptionally prepared Thai dishes served right on the beach. It also has an extensive wine list.
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Pan Phochana Restaurant
This is one of the best seafood restaurants around town. Its speciality is hòr mòk hŏy (ground-fish curry with steamed mussels).
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