Eat· Koh Tarutao· Thailand

Ao Pante Park Restaurant (Tarutao HQ)

6° 42.1′ N · 99° 38.8′ E

The national park canteen at Ao Pante Malacca, beside the HQ and bungalows — simple Thai rice and noodle dishes and cold beer after a walk up To-Boo Cliff.

Practical

Position: OpenStreetMap 'Ao Phante Malacca restaurant', hours tagged 7:30am–2pm and 5:30pm–8:30pm (thainationalparks.com gives park restaurants generally as 7am–2pm and 5pm–9pm, sometimes closing earlier). Wikivoyage: the park runs two restaurants and a mini-mart; fried rice or noodles about 70 THB, mains 100–150 THB, water and soft drinks 30 THB, beer 50 THB (verify locally). The park shop and souvenir stand (9am–5pm per OpenStreetMap) is just north. No ATM on Tarutao: bring cash. Land at the HQ pier in the creek mouth at mid to high tide, or on the beach.

Best for

Lunch ashore at park HQ

Place data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).