Eat· Koh Phangan· Thailand

Sri Thanu and Secret Beach Cafés (Orion Cafe, Secret Beach)

9° 46.2′ N · 99° 57.8′ E

The quiet west coast north of Thong Sala has beach restaurants made for sunset, from the bar on Haad Son's Secret Beach to the vegan cafés of Sri Thanu.

Practical

Position is the Secret Beach restaurant on Haad Son (OpenStreetMap). Orion Cafe in Sri Thanu is vegan, 7:30am–10pm daily (OpenStreetMap); Koh Raham and the Belgian Beer Bar are also mapped along this stretch. Dinghy landing on the beach in calm weather from the Haad Yao or Haad Salad anchorages; this coast is sheltered in the NE monsoon and exposed to the SW monsoon.

Best for

Sunset meals on the west coast

Season

NE monsoon (Nov–Apr); exposed to SW and W