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Bai Fern
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( 0 7566 8173; Ban Sala Dan; mains 40-100B; 8am-9pm)
Cheap, tasty and authentic Thai salads,
noodles and curry served over the water in a stilted dining room.
THAI
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Lanta Seafood
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( 0 7566 8411; Ban Sala Dan; mains 80-300B)
The best of the seafood-by-weight options. Order
the
Ъlah tôrt kà-mîn
: deep-fried white snapper rubbed with fresh, hand-ground turmeric
and garlic. It's not oily, but it is smoky, spicy and juicy. The steamed mussels are also di-
vine. There's even a wine list.
SEAFOOD
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Beautiful Restaurant
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( 0 7569 7062;
www.beautifulrestaurantkolanta.com
;
Ban Ko Lanta; mains 100-200B; )
The best of Old
Town's seafood houses. Tables are scattered on four piers that extend into the sea. Fish is
fresh and exquisitely prepared.
SEAFOOD
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INTERNATIONAL-THAI
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Drunken Sailors
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( 0 7566 5076; Hat Nui; dishes 100-200B; 11am-late)
This hip, ultra-relaxed octagonal pod is
smothered with beanbags. The coffee drinks are top-notch and go well with interesting
bites like the chicken green curry sandwich.
Lym's Rice Bowl
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(Hat Phra Ae; mains 80-180B, seafood dinners 450B; 8am-10pm Oct-Apr; )
Authentic curries,
noodles, soups and stir fries are served under the casuarinas and right on the beach. At
dinner time they also do fresh fish - steamed, grilled and fried. If you eat and drink here,
you are welcome to their beach lounges all day long.
THAI
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Apsara
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(Ban Ko Lanta; dishes 100-160B; 10am-9pm)
A new and lovely Old Town restaurant with a
handful of weathered tables and chairs on a pier overlooking the east coast. It's romantic,
THAI
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