Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Kit Teung
(Th Sanit Nikomrut; espresso 40B; 7.30am-8.30pm; )
This bright modern place just southeast
of the train station has some of the best coffee in town, but it really sets itself apart with a
fun selection of Thai baked goods.
COFFESHOP, BAKERY
$
Larn Chang
(Th Siphathai Saman; dishes 35-280B; 10am-midnight; )
Tasty and low-priced Thai and Isan food
is served in and around an old wooden house that overlooks a surviving stretch of the city
moat called
Sŭan Rák
(Love Park). The food and the setting are lovely, especially at sun-
set. It's a longish walk south of the centre, on the east side of the park.
NORTHEASTERN THAI
$
Surin Chai Kit
(297 Th Tanasan; dishes 25-55B; 7am-2pm Mon-Sat)
This no-frills spot whips up tasty pan-egg
breakfasts and stir-fried lunches. The owners wear welcoming permagrins and give
fa·ràng
customers a handy city map. It's just to the right of the Sang Thong Hotel.
THAI
$
Sydney Steak
(Th Lak Meuang; dishes 50-1100B; 11am-10pm; )
By far our favourite choice for
fa·ràng
food is
this Thai-owned spot west of the city pillar shrine, not far from Maneerote Hotel. The
Australian-trained chef does a variety of dishes including chicken lasagna and duck breast
fillet with orange sauce, plus some Thai and Japanese, too.
INTERNATIONAL, THAI
$$
Information
Banks in the Surin Plaza Mall are open evenings and weekends and there's an AEON
ATM outside the back entrance of Petchkasem Plaza. They are both located on Th
Thesaban 1, two blocks west and one block east of the fountain respectively.
Ruampaet Hospital
(
0 4451 3192; Th Thesaban 1)
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT;
0 4451 4447; tatsurin@tat.or.th; Th Thesaban 1;
8.30am-4.30pm)
Across from Ruampaet Hospital.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Frequent buses from Surin's
bus terminal
( 0 4451 1756; Th Jitrbumrung)
head to/from Bangkok
(272B to 543B, seven hours), though the best service is
Nakhonchai Air
(
0 4451 5151)
which
