Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Surat Thani> Location: Ko Pha Ngan/Ko Pha Ngan North Coast

Ko Pha Ngan North Coast

Ao Chaloklum
Being a major fishing village, Chaloklum offers a wide variety of seafood restaurants, with fresh local catches to choose from scattered through town and near the pier -- just follow your nose. Otherwise, most bungalow setups offer their own simple little restaurants with inexpensive Thai food and some western options. Rose Villa has a good range, including Iraeli and Arab food if you get a hankering for falaffel. Sheesha Bar T:(077) 374 161 is the classiest draw in town with a cool, comfortable vibe and a fine selection of international dishes and hookas available for kicking back and smoking various flavours of sheesha tabacco. A unique and relaxing place.

Haad Khom
While all of Haad Khom's dining options are connected with bungalow setups, the food here is quite good, consisting mostly of a good variety of Thai food and local seafood and standard western choices such as sandwiches, salads and pasta. The restaurants at Coral Bay, Haad Khom Bungalow and Cocounut Beach all provide excellent views with laid-back atmospheres. The views from Haad Khom Bungalow are probably the best, with spectacular seafood barbecues and vegetarians will find the best selection of meat-free dishes and tofu delicacies. Ocean View's restaurant offers beachside dining and a little classier menu specialising in well-presented steaks and seafood. With no elecricity after midnight, there's no nightlife, but there's still plenty of relaxed places to hang out after dark. Each guesthouse restaurant serves drinks and all provide mellow spots to while away the eving hours with games available. Coconut Beach has the most unique little beach bar situated along the rocks at the far northeast corner of the beach.

Bottle Beach
All of the bunglows on Bottle Beach offer their own restaurants with good Thai food, seafood and some western options. Smile Beach Bungalow is well-placed and very laid-back at the western end of the beach. The views here are great, as is the vibe, and the fish dishes and western food are better than most. Bottle Beach (number 1) has a large beachfront restaurant that is a little cheaper than the rest and has great English and American breakfast sets as well as fresh seafood and a wide selection of other tasty treats. There are no bars here besides those in the restaurants, but you can get a decent drink at any of these places. Smile has an extensive cocktail list and the chill vibe provides a popular night spot. Bottle Beach 2 sometimes plays loud music after the restaurant shuts down, but it's hard to say if this is more for visitors or the staff to unwind after work.