What Where to Eat

If during your visit to Krabi your query is What and Where to Eat, the southern Thailand province is ready to give you a prompt answer with pushcart vendors to street side stalls and markets, as well as good variety of small eateries, outdoor cafes and fancy restaurants. None can even think of going hungry in Krabi for one of the Thais' favorite pastimes is eating and drinking, and Krabi is no different from the rest of Thailand.

Ao Nang with a good selection of around 50 eateries has by far the best selection of restaurants. Along with the service and prices, the food is of good quality.

Thai food is the main offering in Krabi restaurants. Do not miss the opportunity to try some of the many dishes amid myriad of choices. The freshness of the herbs and spices goes into each dish.

Southern Thai cuisine stands a little aside from the Central, North and North-East styles of cooking. In Krabi restaurants, dishes include the must-try massaman, a fragrant saffron-coloured curry with peanuts and sweet potatoes; the hot and sour kaeng som, fish in a tamarind-laced broth; the lightly-spiced noodle dish, khanom jin; and the Thai-Muslim version of a chicken biryani, khao mok gai.