Eat· Koh Chang· Thailand

Chowlay and Ruan Thai Seafood (Bang Bao Pier)

11° 58.1′ N · 102° 19.0′ E · approximate

The two large seafood restaurants built out along Bang Bao's 1 km stilt pier, with live seafood in tanks and an open kitchen.

Practical

iamkohchang: Chowlay is midway along the pier, consistently good, quieter outside weekends. Explorekohchang lists Ruan Thai and Chow Lay as the large pier seafood restaurants (about 250 THB a dish and up), with Nongyim Seafood a smaller home-style alternative. Neither venue is individually mapped; the coordinate is the midpoint of the pier on OpenStreetMap (approx.). Hours not published; verify locally.

Best for

Picking live crab or fish for dinner on the pier