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Eating
There are a few cheap Thai and seafood places off the roundabout (including a number of
beachside seafood houses under one louvred roof 100m north) and a similar group on the
main road near the southern end of Hat Karon.
THAI
$
Pad Thai Shop
(Th Patak East; dishes 50-60B; 9am-8pm)
This glorified food stand offers rich and savoury
chicken stew, a terrific stir-fried chicken and rice, absurdly good
kôw pàt Ъoo
(crab fried
rice) and the best
pàt tai
on planet earth. Spicy and sweet, packed with prawns, tofu, egg
and peanuts, and wrapped in a fresh banana leaf, it will make you grateful. Don't miss
the house-made chilli sauces.
Mama Noi's
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THAI, ITALIAN
$
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(Karon Plaza; mains 60-185B; 8am-10pm; )
A simple tiled cafe with a handful of plants out
front that has been feeding the expat masses for nearly a generation. They do all the Thai
dishes and some popular pasta dishes, too. Cheap and tasty, all of it arrives in ample por-
tions.
Bai Toey
( 08 1691 6202;
www.baitoeyrestaurant.com
; 192/36 Th Patak West; meals 200-300B; 11am-10pm; )
A
charming Thai bistro with shaded outdoor patio and indoor seating. It has the traditional
curry, stir-fry and noodle dishes, but you'd do well to sample its Thai-style grilled beef.
It's a sliced fillet brushed in oyster sauce and served with sticky rice.
THAI
$$
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Hat Patong
Sun-seared Russians in bad knock-off T-shirts, beach-buzzing wave runners, a complete
disregard for managed development and a knack for turning the midlife crisis into a full-
scale industry (sorry, Cialis, Patong was here first) make Patong rampant with uninten-
