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Danish-style open sandwiches piled with imported cheese, pork liver pâté or gravlax
cured in-house.
Sophon's Hideaway
( 0 7783 2730;
www.sophonshideaway.asia
;
323/7 Th Ruangrat; mains 45-350B; 10am-11pm; )
An at-
tractive if weathered steak house unfurls beneath this stilted bamboo roof that has been
serving expats and border businessmen for years. They do decent Thai dishes and have a
pizza oven, but their speciality is steak - all kinds of steak, from venison, ostrich, and
salmon to T-bones and ribeyes.
THAI, INTERNATIONAL
$$
Some Time
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( 0 7782 4333; Th Ruangrat; 5pm-1am)
The thinking person's border-run bar, this super hip
spot has been crafted from up-cycled wood panelling to accentuate its old teak bones.
There is an attractive patio and a bandstand offering frequent live music which lures a
local crowd for drinks and cheap Thai eats.
Information
Internet can be found along Th Ruangrat for 20B per hour. A cluster of ATMs are at the
intersection of Th Tha Meuang and Th Ruangrat. Most restaurants have wi-fi.
IMMIGRATION OFFICES
The main Thai immigration office is on the road to Saphan Plaa, about halfway between
town and the main piers, across from a branch of Kasikorn Bank. If entering Thailand
from Myanmar via Kawthoung, you'll have to visit this office to get your passport
stamped with a visa on arrival, but you'll still only get 15 days.
There is also a smaller immigration post in the vicinity of Tha Saphan Plaa. If you're
just going in and out of Myanmar's Kawthoung for the day, a visit to the small post will
suffice.
