Koh Chang Food and Markets
Nobody goes hungry on Koh Chang. This is an island that faces the sea on one side and fruit orchards on the other, in a province — Trat — famous across Thailand for seafood, durian and tropical fruit. Eating here ranges from a 60-baht plate of noodles at a roadside stall (typical) to a long seafood dinner on stilts over the water at Bang Bao. The trick is knowing where each kind of meal lives, because Koh Chang's food is spread along the whole west-coast road rather than gathered in one town. Here is how to eat well, area by area, and what to look for in the markets. Seafood Is the Headline Start with what the island does best. Fishing boats work the waters around Koh Chang, and the catch — fish, crab, prawns, squid, shellfish — lands daily. The signature place to eat it is Bang Bao fishing village , where restaurants line both sides of the long stilt pier and many display the day's catch on ice at the front. Point at what you want, agree how it will be cooked — grilled, stea...