Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Phuket> Location: Nai Harn Beach

Nai Harn Beach

On Nai Harn Beach itself, besides the restaurants at the resorts themselves, there's only a small cluster of shops and restaurants along the road leading up to Le Meridien, and a line of seafood places up on the promenade. You can expect to be well-overcharged here, though, and you might want to head away from the beach for more reasonable prices and a bit of variety in terms of fare.

Further around on Ao Sane, you're only eating options here are at the place your staying at, though if On The Rocks gets it's bar and disco up and running, you might not have to trudge back through Le Meridien to the places near the lake for entertainment.

North of the lake, you'll find a collection of bars and restaurants, and all along the road as it extends towards Phuket and Kata Beach. Apart from the usual Thai fare you'll find 180B pizza and other Italian dishes at L'Osteria, just south of the Naihan Beach Resort. Right at the top of the lake is the cool and funky Reggae Bar, good for sittin', drinkin' and jammin'. Heading north is Los Amigos, with very good Mexican food and true rarity in Thailand -- real guacamole. Further still are a couple places selling very good grub -- The Breakfast Hut with great 95B sandwiches, and, naturally, cheap breakfasts, as well as the Terrace Restaurant next door, for you Brits craving a roast beef and Yorkshire Puds (but, of course, you don't have to actually be British to eat here).

Listings
L'Osteria, 42 Moo 1, Nai Harn Beach. T: (087) 804 4464.
Los Amigos, Next to Nai Harn Lake. T: (089) 472 9128.
The Terrace, Sai Yuan Rd, Nai Harn. T: (081) 597 5849.