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Baan Mai
(dishes 50-160B; 9am-11pm)
Extensive Thai menu, with a vague Chinese influence, at this
two-floor converted house that sits in a strategic spot on the main road through Lonely
Beach.
THAI
$
Magic Garden
( 0 3955 8027; Lonely Beach; dishes 60-220B; 11am-late)
Still a popular Lonely Beach hang-out,
but better for a drink than a meal. The menu covers Thai and Western standards.
THAI
$
THAI
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Norng Bua
(Hat Sai Khao; dishes 40-300B; 8am-11pm)
Once a stir-fry hut, now a fully fledged restaurant
that makes everything fast and fresh and with chillies and fish sauce (praise the culinary
gods). Always crowded with visiting Thais, a good sign indeed.
Phu-Talay
(Khlong Prao; 100-320B; 10am-10pm)
Cute, homey feel at this wooden-floored, blue and white
decorated place perched over the lagoon. Sensible menu of Ko Chang classics (lots of
fish) and far more reasonably priced than many other seafood places.
SEAFOOD
$$
Oodie's Place
( 0 3955 1193; Hat Sai Khao; dishes 80-390B; 11am-midnight)
Local musician Oodie runs a nicely
diverse operation with excellent French food, tasty Thai specialities and live music from
10pm. After all these years, it is still beloved by expats.
INTERNATIONAL-THAI
$$
Ruan Thai
(Ban Bang Bao; dishes 80-400B; 9.30am-10pm)
It's about as fresh as it gets (note your future din-
ner 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.
SEAFOOD
$$
Ton Sai
(Khlong Prao; dishes 80-350B; 11am-10pm)
A favourite of locals, visiting Thais and foreigners,
paintings adorn this hut of a restaurant. A mix of well-prepared, creative Thai and
Western dishes are on the menu. Closed low season.
THAI
$$
THAI
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Saffron on the Sea
