Pla Pao in Hua Hin ปลาเผา
Pla pao is salt-crust grilled fish. It fits a Hua Hin town dinner if you price the fish by weight first.
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Thaiปลาเผา · pla phao
Price200 to 400 THB a fair plate
RoomNaresdamri seafood rooms
Clock11:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Salt crust, lemongrass, and a seafood dip.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla phao (ปลาเผา).
- Say: Khor pla phao, thamlai kilo, khrap/kha.
- Ask the THB number before the grill.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 200 to 400 THB a fair plate.
Where to try it
- Hua Hin town seafood rooms on Naresdamri, Naresdamri Rd, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110. 11:00 to 22:00. 200 to 400 THB if you price the fish. Long-run seafood rooms on the pier road. Khao Takiab is a different bill.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild fish. The dip is the heat.
- Diet: Fish.
Next plates
- Back to the Hua Hin food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Night markets page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Hoi Tod is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khao Takiab Seafood is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Hua Hin Night Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Night market or Naresdamri?
- Night market for snacks. Naresdamri if you want a sit-down fish.
- How do you avoid a surprise?
- Ask the weight price in THB first.