Food in Surat Thani Thailand
Surat Thani is famous throughout Thailand as home to delicious rambutans known
as ngoh rongrien and giant tilam oysters grown in Ban Don Bay and Tha Thong
Estuary some 30 km south of town. Restaurants here serve the succulent oysters
and tasty kung kuladam shrimp for as little as B8 each.
Talad Kaset: Kaset Market divides into two sections across Talad Mai Road, with
Talad Kaset 1 containing the local bus station (Phun Phin, etc.) and Talad Kaset
2 having the long distance bus station and dozens of small cafes for a quick
bite. Baked chicken and spicy south ern curries are popular dishes. Talad Mai
Road. Inexpensive.
Night Market: The market near the Ban Don night ferry pier provides a convenient
spot to pick up supplies for the slow boat to Ko Sarnui. Ban Don Road.
Inexpensive.
Night Market Surat Thani
Sala Rim Nam Restaurant: Rather than wait for the train on a station bench or in
the room of a decrepit hotel, check your bags with left luggage and cross the
wooden footbridge over the tracks. Turn right on the main street and walk about
100 meters to the Siam City Bank on your left. The adjacent cafe is a fine place
to idle away a few hours in an old-world classic constructed on stilts over
the Tapi River.
Sahathai Department Store: A welcome es cape from the heat is provided in the
a/c food court on the fourth floor. Over 20 foodstalls ladle up Thai, Chinese,
and Western dishes at rockbottom prices. Open daily 0930-2130. Na Muang Rd.,
tel. (077) 518520. Inexpensive.
J. Home Bakery: Baked goods, fresh coffee, burgers, and Thai fast food are
listed on the bilingual menu in this a/c cafe near the Grand City Hotel. Open
daily 0730-2300. 428/5 Na Muang Rd., tel. (077) 273942. Inexpensive.