Eat· Koh Phangan· Thailand

Haad Chao Phao Restaurants and Bars (Phangan Cabana, Heaven Beach Bar)

9° 45.9′ N · 99° 57.8′ E

A short strip of beach restaurants and bars on quiet Chao Phao, with tables on the sand facing the sunset.

Practical

Phangan Cabana Restaurant at 79/2 Moo 8, Chao Phao Beach (coordinate from Wikivoyage): Thai, Western, seafood, BBQ and vegetarian, open 8:30am–11pm per Wikivoyage (verify locally). Heaven Beach Bar (formerly Seaflower Beach Bar) is mid-beach and sometimes has live music; OpenStreetMap also maps Pirates Bar and Chao Jom BBQ Buffet along the same road. A resort wash-and-fold laundry (Haad Chao Resort Wash & Fold) is mapped on the beach. Land the dinghy near high water; there is fringing reef off the beach.

Best for

Sundowners and seafood off the Chao Phao anchorage