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relaxing and serves all the Thai faves, from steamed fish and shrimp with black pepper
sauce to chicken with basil or cashew nuts.
Country Lao
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( 08 5796 3024; Ban Phra Ae; mains 80-400B)
A huddle of bamboo umbrellas and thatched pago-
das on the main road notable for its house speciality: crispy papaya salad (150B). Green
papaya shreds are battered and crispy fried. They're served in a heap alongside a bowl of
lime dressing swimming with peanuts, green beans and juicy cherry tomatoes, and three
tiger prawns. Your job: combine, devour.
THAI
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Red Snapper
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$$$
( 0 7885 6965;
www.redsnapper.lanta.com
;
Hat Phra Ae; tapas 35-295B, mains 295-525B; 5-11pm Thu-Tue)
When local expats want a splurge, they find this Dutch-run roadside tapas restaurant with
a romantic garden setting, serving everything from Indian lamb curry and house marin-
ated olives to roasted pork tenderloin and a popular grilled duck breast. There are decent
vegetarian choices here too.
Drinking & Nightlife
During the high season Ko Lanta has some nightlife, but there are so many driftwood-
style reggae bars along the west coast that it can become diluted. Low season is beyond
mellow.
Same Same But Different
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( 08 1787 8670; Ao Kantiang; 8am-11pm)
In a sweet seaside setting, you can sample mid-
dling Thai cuisine and sip cocktails beneath massive trees, thatched pagodas or in a bam-
boo chair sunk into the sand. The location is the thing.
Moonwalk
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( 0 7566 7214;
www.moonwalkresort.com
; Hat Khlong Khong; 7am-11pm; )
A sprawling,
thatched bar and restaurant that brings a little Thai funk back to what is becoming an in-
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