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Thai kitchens, seafood decks and Italian tables in Koh Chang
Ten places worth planning a meal around, from curry pastes made in Klong Prao to Italian cooking in Kai Bae and seafood above Salak Phet Bay. The west coast supplies most of the choice; the east-coast restaurant needs its own journey.
Kati Culinary
Kati makes Thai curries from its own pastes and family recipes in Klong Prao. The restaurant also runs cookery classes, giving the kitchen a practical connection to the ingredients and methods behind dinner; reserve a table in the busiest dry-season weeks.
Mordi E Fuggi
Mordi E Fuggi cooks pizza, homemade pasta and duck ravioli in a narrow Kai Bae shopfront. A handful of tables keeps dinner intimate, while a separate room gives larger groups more space.
Fig Cafe
Fig serves specialty coffee, homemade pastries and breakfast plates in a wooden house off Kai Bae's main road. Plant milks and vegan choices widen the breakfast options, while the small garden offers quieter seating away from the roadside.
Babylon Ristorante Pizzeria (Pilot Bar)
Babylon, still widely known as Pilot Bar, serves Italian pizza, pasta and gelato alongside Thai dishes beside Klong Prao Beach. The sand-side tables make a meal easy to combine with a beach walk, while the broad menu suits groups with different appetites.
Koh Chang Wine Gallery
Wine Gallery combines a bottle shop with a wine bar serving tapas, cheese, cured meats and European dishes. Choosing a bottle from the shelves gives dinner a broader wine range than most island restaurants, without requiring a formal tasting menu.
Ciao Koh Chang
Ciao serves Italian pasta and pizza on the hillside south of White Sand Beach. The elevated location puts it away from the beachfront restaurant strip, making it a useful dinner stop when spending the day around the northern beaches.
Phu-Talay Seafood Restaurant
Phu-Talay cooks Thai seafood beside Klong Prao's estuary, with an open deck above the water. Whole fish, squid and shellfish suit a shared table; the sheltered river setting feels different from dining directly on the sand.
Friend Seafood
Friend Seafood displays the day's fish and shellfish beside Kai Bae's main road, then cooks them to order. Scallops, prawns and whole snapper are the reason to come; the simple room puts the spending into dinner rather than a beachfront setting.
Blues Blues Arts & Food
Blues Blues cooks Thai curries, tom yum and rice dishes in an art-filled Klong Son room near the Orthodox Church. Paintings, found objects and books reward a look around while lunch is cooking; its current daytime schedule makes it a lunch stop rather than a dinner plan.
Salakphet Seafood
Salakphet cooks squid, crab and fish over the sheltered bay on the east coast. The restaurant supports local fishing and fish-cage producers, and its broad wooden dining area faces the water and forested hills rather than a busy beach road.