Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
08 1540 1267;
www.theellagroup.org
; 100/19-20 Th Permpong Pattana, (Soi Post Office); mains 150-250B;
)
A funky moulded concrete bar and bistro with creative all-day breakfasts featuring
Rajisthani scrambled eggs, omelettes stuffed with chicken and peas, and baguette french
toast. At lunch and dinner they fire up the grill to barbecue everything from pork ribs to
blackened slabs of tuna. They have guest rooms of a similar style and decor upstairs.
Shalimar
(207/7, 8 Soi Patong Lodge, 200 Pee; dishes 120-600B; buffet 300B; 11am-11:30pm)
This Indian kitchen
offers a daily veggie lunch buffet and a half-dozen dishes off the menu, ranging from sam-
osas and butter chicken to tandoori mixed grill and biryani. In a town with a hefty share of
Indian joints, these wood tables and leather seats are consistently packed with Indians.
INDIAN
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The Beach
( 0 7634 5944; 49 Th Thawiwong; mains 180-350B; 8am-midnight)
If you want decent Thai food
and an array of seafood choices on the beach, come to this long-running shack. There are
a string of choices here that are all slightly overpriced, but the setting is terrific.
THAI
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THAI
$$$
Baan Rim Pa
( 0 7634 4079; Th Kalim Beach; dishes 215-475B)
Stunning Thai food is served with a side order of
spectacular views at this institution. Standards are high, with prices to match, but romance
is in the air, with candlelight and piano music aplenty. Book ahead and tuck in your shirt.
Drinking & Nightlife
Some visitors may find that Patong's bar scene is enough to put them off their
pàt tai,
but
if you're in the mood for plenty of beer, winking neon and short skirts, it is certainly
worth sampling.
Th Bangla is Patong's beer and bar-girl mecca and features a number of spectacular go-
go extravaganzas, where you can expect the usual mix of gyrating Thai girls and often
red-faced Western men. The music is loud (expect techno), the clothes are all but nonex-
istent and the decor is typically slapstick with plenty of phallic imagery. That said, the at-
mosphere is more carnival than carnage and you'll find plenty of peers pushing their way
through the throng to the bar.
