Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf - Thailand's Islands and Beaches - page 334

Diving Centre
( 0 7756 0245; www.cabana.co.th ; Hat Thung Wua Laen; r 1650-3000B; ) The most pleas-
ant resort on the beach, despite the rather plain bungalows, Chumphon Cabana has done
a great job upgrading its environmental profile. Inspired by the King's environmental
sustainability speech, the owner reconfigured the resort to look to the past for instructions
on how to be green. Now, the grounds are devoted to raising the resort's own food with
rice fields, hydroponic vegetable gardens and a chicken farm. Waste water is recycled
through water- hyacinth ponds. If you don't stay here, at least try the homegrown food at
Rabieng Talay , the resort's affiliated restaurant.

HOTEL $$$

Eating & Drinking
Chumphon's night market OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Th Krom Luang Chumphon) is excellent, with
a huge variety of food options and good people-watching. There are day markets
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP along Th Tha Taphao (Th Tha Taphao) and Th Pracha Uthit (Th Pracha
Uthit) , and Th Sala Daeng and Th Pracha Uthit are both lined with hole-in-the-wall noodle
joints.

Prikhorm
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(32 Th Tha Taphao; dishes from 80B; 10.30am-11pm) The place where the locals come for genu-
ine, fiery and delicious southern Thai cuisine. Their gaang som is a superbly spicy and
flavoursome fish curry, but all the dishes are delicious.

SOUTHERN THAI $$

Papa Seafood
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(2-2/1 Th Krom Luang Chumphon; dishes from 80B; 3pm-3am; ) There's a wide display of sea-
food on offer at this big, open-air place; it's good without being exceptional. Foreigner-
friendly, but many locals come here too. Next door is Papa 2000 where you can dance off
dinner.

SEAFOOD $$

Ocean Shopping Mall
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INTERNATIONAL $$

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(off Th Sala Daeng; dishes 150-250B; 9am-8pm) It isn't exactly a culinary destination but the
mall has air-con and chain restaurants for cool and convenient layover noshing.