Region: Eastern Thailand> Province: Trat> Location: Ko Chang/Khlong Prao Beach

Khlong Prao

Top-end resorts it has in spades, but a bustling restaurant or nighlife district is yet to develop in Khlong Prao. Since all of the resorts have restaurants of their own and Khlong Prao is so spread out many visitors find little reason for straying elsewhere. If you are up for a wander, there's a small bunch of budget Thai eateries near the convienience store on the non-beach side of the main road. Even if you're just passing through Khlong Prao, it's worth stopping for lunch somewhere like Blue Lagoon or Iyara Seafood for a fresh fish lunch and gorgeous views.

Iyara Seafood - Great location
24 Moo 4, Khlong Prao - Trat
Tel: (039) 551 353;(01) 510 058;
kohchang_iyara@mweb.co.th
http://www.iyaraseafood.com

Here you'll find some of the best seafood dishes on Ko Chang served amid a spectacular setting. The resaurant sits on stilts over the water where the canal meets the sea, and the crystal clear waters turn a magnificent shade of azure blue on a sunny day. The restaurant also rents out kayaks, perfect for taking up the canal at night to watch the fireflies.
Opening Hours: Daily 09:00-22:00

Ko Ti Culinary - Restaurant and cooking school
Khlong Prao, Ko Chang - Trat
Tel: (039) 557 252;(01) 9030 408;
koti_culinary@hotmail.com

A sophisticated little restaurant with a placid feel, Ko Ti has decked wooden floors and broad selection of Thai dishes. Another reason to come here is to take a class at the excellent cooking school which is open every day with small groups of four or five people. Six-hour courses cost 700B and cover appetisers, main dishes, curries and ingredients, starting around 10:30, there's also 2-3hr courses for kids from 10 years old that cost 400B. It's nextdoor to Nong Lady Karaoke.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00

Nid's Kitchen - A happy, rasta atmosphere
44/2 Moo 4, Khlong Prao, Ko Chang - Trat
Tel: (07) 2737 884;

Nid's is a happy little with a rasta feel, located on Khlog Prao's main road opposite the beach. Nid's used to be closer to the waves, but had to move back about two years ago to make way for a new resort. The menu has a definite accent on seafood, with fresh barracuda fillet and tiger prawns two of Nid's specialties.
Type of Food: Seafood / Thai /
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-23:00

Nong Lady Karaoke - For the crooners
Khlong Prao, Ko Chang - Trat
Tel: (06) 363 8732;

This little open-air bar somehow manages to be both quaint and smutty at the same time. Dark and fairly musty, Nong Lady fills up on the weekends with Thais wanting to sceam their lungs out impersonating the latest darlings of the hit parade. It's next to Nid's kitchen on the main road through Khlong Prao. Just look for the framed loveheart illuminated in lights out the front, you get the idea.
Opening Hours: 19:00-24:00