🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Koh Chang's seafood restaurants are spread across several neighborhoods, each with its own feel. Bang Bao is a fishing village at the tip of the island, where most spots are wooden houses on the pier built out over the water — great sunset views, but pricier than elsewhere because it's a tourist draw. Hat Sai Khao (White Sand Beach) and Chai Chet–Klong Prao have older spots where locals genuinely eat, with friendlier prices. On the east side around Salak Phet–Salak Kok, you'll find traditional fishing communities — quieter, fresh catch and good prices, but a long way from the main beaches.
Check the price before you order
Seafood is priced by weight, especially tiger prawns, mud crab and shellfish. Before ordering, ask the price per kilo and have it weighed in front of you so there are no surprises at the bill. At many Bang Bao spots, expect roughly 300–500 THB per person and up if you go heavy on the big stuff.
10 Koh Chang Seafood Restaurants, Ranked
Chow Lay Seafood
A long-running spot in the middle of the Bang Bao pier, with live tanks of fish and crab you can pick and have weighed fresh. The dishes people order most are crab fried in curry powder, scallops in butter, grilled prawns and spicy pickled crab salad. The atmosphere is lively, with tables out over the water — one of the most popular places to sit and watch the sunset. The catch is fresh and portions are big; prices run a touch higher than average for the location.
Ruan Thai Seafood
One of the first seafood spots on the Bang Bao pier, with bold, properly Thai flavors. Standouts are raw prawns in fish sauce (fresh prawns under a spicy seafood dip), shellfish stir-fried with chili paste, and sea bass in tamarind sauce. If you like things punchy, this one delivers — and you get the same view out over the sea.
Nong Bua Seafood
A family-run spot over 30 years old, near Hat Sai Khao–Chai Chet. Reviewers praise the fresh catch, big portions and good value. The most talked-about dishes are scallops in garlic butter, fried oyster omelette (or suan) and the big mixed seafood platter. Food comes out fast and the staff are friendly — a good pick if you want solid seafood without paying Bang Bao prices.
Phu-Talay Seafood
A canalside spot at the river mouth in Klong Prao, open since 2006. You sit looking out over the canal — sea on one side, mountains on the other, with a lovely sunset. Standouts are stir-fried scallops, fried fish with dipping sauce, fried soft-shell crab and crab curry — rich Thai flavors at reasonable prices. Open 10:00–22:00, and at certain times they take guests to see fireflies for free.
Salak Phet Seafood
A spot in Salak Phet Bay on the island's east side, a traditional fishing community that's quieter and emptier than the beach side. The seafood comes straight off the boats in the bay — steamed fish, prawns, crab and shellfish in season — and prices are good because you're right at the source. Great if you're driving around the island and want to stop for lunch or dinner, but the road out here is far and winding, so plan extra travel time.
Jae Eiw Seafood
One of the oldest restaurants on the island — plain-looking, nothing fancy, but Trat locals and serious eaters go because the food is genuinely good and consistent. The menu covers the full range of stir-fried, fried and spicy-salad seafood. Regular Thai dishes start in the low hundreds and seafood runs around 200–300 THB a dish. It's the kind of place locals keep recommending to each other.
Nongyim Seafood
A small spot on the Bang Bao pier with only about 8 tables in a cozy room that juts out over the water. The kitchen is open so you can watch them cook — fish, shellfish and squid done to order. Good for anyone who wants the Bang Bao setting but away from the crowds of the bigger places. Warm and easygoing.
Salak Kok Seafood
A spot in the Salak Kok fishing village, set in the mangroves along the canal, with wooden floors and a genuinely local feel — fishing life all around you. Standouts are sweet-and-sour prawns, yellow squid curry, steamed fish with lime, and squid stir-fried with salted egg, all fresh with punchy dipping sauces. The owners are friendly. It's far from the main beaches, but worth it if you want somewhere quiet.
Iyara Seafood
A canalside spot in Klong Prao, right near Phu-Talay, where you eat with a chilled-out water view. Stir-fried and fried seafood, Thai flavors, and at certain times they run a free firefly boat trip after dinner too. Good for families or couples after a low-key dinner by the water.
Friend Seafood
A local spot in the Kai Bae area with a roadside display case of seafood to choose from. The owners are locals, the seafood is cooked fresh and the prices are easy on the wallet. A good choice if you're staying around Kai Bae and don't want to drive all the way to Bang Bao — simple stuff, but fresh and cheap.
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Pick a Spot by Where You're Staying
Koh Chang is long and the roads are winding — driving across the island at night isn't fun. Picking a spot near your accommodation is easier. Here's the quick rundown.
Staying at Hat Sai Khao / Chai Chet
Start with Nong Bua and Jae Eiw — good value, fresh, no long drive needed.
Staying at Klong Prao
Phu-Talay and Iyara are canalside with good views — perfect for a relaxed dinner.
Want the fishing-village vibe
Drive out to Bang Bao for Chow Lay or Ruan Thai and catch the sunset on the pier.
Touring the east side of the island
Stop at Salak Phet or Salak Kok — fresh, well-priced, quiet and uncrowded.
Seafood Dishes Worth Trying on Koh Chang
- Grilled prawns / prawns in fish sauce — fresh prawns over the charcoal grill, or raw under a sour-spicy seafood dip. Ask the price per kilo before you order.
- Crab fried in curry powder — mud crab stir-fried with fragrant curry powder, a dish many Bang Bao spots do well.
- Scallops in garlic butter — big scallops fried in fragrant butter, a signature at Nong Bua and the seaside spots.
- Sea bass in tamarind sauce / steamed with lime — fresh whole fish, either fried under a sweet-sour sauce or steamed with soy and spicy lime.
- Fresh oysters / oyster omelette — raw oysters with seafood dip, or hot oyster omelette with egg and bean sprouts (suan).
- Pickled crab salad / fern-tip salad with prawns — punchy spicy salads to whet the appetite. Vegetable fern is a local green around here.
The catch follows the season
Mud crab and some shellfish depend on the fishing season. During the monsoon (roughly May–October) the wind and waves pick up, fewer boats go out, and some items may be limited or pricier. If you want the full spread, come in the dry season (November–April) when there's more to choose from.
Things to Know Before Eating Seafood on Koh Chang
- The island roads are steep with hairpin bends, especially heading to Bang Bao and the east side. Be very careful driving a car or motorbike — if you're not a confident driver, don't push it at night; a songthaew or taxi is safer.
- Many places are cash-mainly, especially smaller spots and the east side. Bring cash to spare — ATMs on the island are few and the lines are long.
- Seaside dinners get busy — Bang Bao fills up fast around sunset. If you're in a group, call ahead or arrive before 6pm.
- Some places close in low season — certain restaurants and accommodations shut for long stretches during the monsoon. Check before you travel, or call ahead on the day, so you're not left disappointed.
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