🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Koh Chang isn't just beaches and waterfalls — the evening food is another reason people keep coming back. The island sits in Trat, a coastal fruit province with fresh seafood off the boats, so the night markets pull together roadside grills, seafood from the fishing fleet, and seasonal Trat fruit all in one place. Most of it is still easy on the wallet, from snacks costing a few baht a skewer to big shared seafood plates for the whole table.
Koh Chang Night Markets: Where to Eat
Koh Chang's night markets are spread across the main beaches, each one opening in a different area at a different time. Plan your days well and you can eat somewhere new almost every evening. Here they are in the order travelers and locals actually visit, with opening hours and what each one does best.
White Sand Beach Night Food Market
The island's headline night market, with stalls running the length of the road in the middle of White Sand Beach, near Kacha Resort. Every evening the grills fire up — squid, prawns, pork skewers, grilled chicken — alongside pad thai, som tam, fruit and desserts. It picks up around 7pm and you can graze your way down the whole strip. Ideal if you're staying around White Sand Beach and can just walk out, no taxi needed.
Kai Bae Walking Street
A walking street in the Kai Bae Beach area with street-food stalls, clothing shops and live-music bars. The vibe is more relaxed than White Sand Beach and the crowds are thinner — good if you're staying mid-island. Busiest Thursday to Sunday; on weekdays some stalls may stay shut.
Klong Prao Market
A genuine local market where island residents come to buy groceries, vegetables, fresh produce and ready-made dishes to take home. Prices run cheaper than the tourist markets. Good if you want to grab a rice box, a bag of curry or fruit to take back to your room. It's not really built for strolling, but the food is real and good value.
Lonely Beach Market
The backpacker corner of the island, with a market that runs later than the others — grills, snacks and drink stalls, plus a laid-back party crowd and live music in stretches. A good fit if you're staying nearby and looking for something to eat late.
Bang Bao Fishing Village
Not a roadside night market but a fishing village built out over the water on a wooden pier at the southern tip of the island. Seafood restaurants line the whole pier, with fresh catch off the boats — prawns, squid, crab, shellfish — priced by weight. The setting, eating over the water at dusk, is worth the trip. You can also pick up shrimp paste, fish sauce and other local souvenirs.
Market-walking tips
Bring plenty of cash — most stalls take cash, some have a PromptPay QR code, but cards are almost never accepted · Look for stalls with a queue and fast turnover; the food will be fresher · Go early, around 6 to 7pm, while everything's still in stock and you're not elbowing through the crowd.
Want to taste deeper? Try a Koh Chang food tour or cooking class
Half a day with a local who knows the lanes — or cooking a dish yourself — teaches you more than just eating. Book ahead on Klook or GetYourGuide.
Beachside Grills: What to Order
The heart of a Koh Chang night market is the grill. Follow the smoke and you'll find snacks lined up on skewers — order a little at a time and you can try a lot without spending much. These are the grilled items that are easy to find and that people order most at the beachside stalls.
Grilled squid
Fresh whole squid grilled until fragrant and brushed with a sharp seafood dipping sauce — you'll see it at almost every stall in the White Sand Beach market. Bigger ones cost more depending on size; order a small skewer to try first.
Grilled prawns / seafood
Fat prawns skewered and grilled; some stalls also have mussels and small fish to choose from, grilled fresh in front of you and eaten with seafood dipping sauce. This is the stuff that makes you feel like you really came for the seaside.
Pork skewers / grilled chicken
The basic snacks every market has — sweet-marinated pork skewers and grilled chicken on a stick, eaten with warm sticky rice. Filling, light on the wallet, and a good way to line your stomach as you walk.
Som tam, grilled chicken & sticky rice
The Isan set you'll find at nearly every market — papaya salad pounded fresh, with the spice dialed to taste, alongside grilled chicken and sticky rice. A proper, filling, cheap meal for anyone who wants bold Thai flavors.
Pad thai & fried oyster omelette
Pad thai with fresh prawns fried hot in the wok; some stalls also do hoi tod and or suan (fried oyster omelettes), all made to order. A familiar plate that's easy for everyone, including anyone not yet ready to try the more unusual stuff.
Roti & banana pancake
Finish the meal with crispy roti drizzled in condensed milk and sugar, or a banana-coconut pancake made fresh on the griddle. Sweet, fragrant and cheap — find them at the dessert stalls in the White Sand Beach market.
Seasonal Trat Fruit
Trat is fruit country, and the standouts at the night markets and roadside carts come and go with the season. Buy whatever's in season when you visit and you'll get it fresh at a good price. Durian and mangosteen are most plentiful during fruit season, roughly April to June.
- Durian — Trat's signature fruit, in season around April–June. Sold at stalls and carts either whole or by the segment, with prices depending on the variety.
- Mangosteen — arrives alongside durian: fresh, soft-skinned, sweet-tart flesh, just a few tens of baht per kilo when it's plentiful.
- Rambutan & longkong — rainy-season fruit around mid-year, fresh and cheap in season, perfect to snack on as you walk the market.
- Cut pineapple, mango & watermelon — available year-round from the carts, bagged with a skewer, 20–40 THB a bag to cool you down as you walk.
- Fresh coconut water — coconuts opened on the spot, sweet and cold, around 30–50 THB each.
Straight talk
Prices for fruit and seafood at some stalls can be set with tourists in mind. If you're buying by the kilo or seafood by weight, ask the price clearly before you order · Durian outside fruit season is pricey and rarely at its best — for the good stuff at a fair price, come around April–June when it's at its peak.
A 2-Night Eating Plan
If you've got two nights on Koh Chang and want to eat your way around, plan it by which beach you're staying on. This plan assumes you're based around White Sand Beach or Klong Prao — adjust it to your hotel and the days you visit.
White Sand Beach Food Market
Bang Bao Seafood + Local Market
Know Before You Go
- Cash matters — nearly all street-food stalls take cash, some have a PromptPay QR code, but don't count on cards. Bring small notes too.
- Drive carefully on the island — Koh Chang's ring road is steep with hairpin bends in several places. If you're riding a motorbike to a market on another beach, go slow and take extra care at night.
- Check the day before you go — White Sand Beach market is open daily, while Kai Bae is busiest Thursday to Sunday and Klong Prao closes on Sundays. Line up your days.
- Some stalls close in low season — during the monsoon, roughly May–October, there are fewer tourists and some stalls and shops shut, so the markets are quieter than in high season.
- Ask the price before you order — for seafood and fruit sold by weight, check clearly first so the bill doesn't spiral.
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