Shrimp Coconut Soup in Khao Lak ต้มกะทิกุ้งใบเมลินโจ
Shrimp coconut soup is a coconut pot of prawns and melinjo leaves, fragrant rather than a clear tom yum. Krachang in Lam Kaen, Thai Mueang, serves it from 12:00 to 20:00 and is closed Tuesday.
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Thaiต้มกะทิกุ้งใบเมลินโจ · tom kathi kung bai melinjo
PriceTypical bowl 180 to 320 THB
RoomKrachang, Lam Kaen
Clock12:00 to 20:00; closed Tuesday
What it tastes like
- Coconut, prawn, and melinjo leaf. Richer than a sour tom yum.
How to order it
- Thai name: tom kathi kung bai melinjo (ต้มกะทิกุ้งใบเมลินโจ).
- Say: Khor tom kathi kung, khrap/kha.
- 12:00 to 20:00, closed Tuesday. A typical bowl is 180 to 320 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: Typical bowl 180 to 320 THB.
Where to try it
- Krachang, 78/155 Mu 5, Lam Kaen, Thai Mueang, Phang Nga 82210. 12:00 to 20:00; closed Tuesday. Typical bowl 180 to 320 THB. Skip this, go here: Tuesday is closed, and a beach grill that prices the fish only at the charcoal is a different lunch. The grilled fish here is turmeric trevally, a typical fish 250 to 450 THB.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium.
- Diet: Prawn and coconut.
Next plates
- Back to the Khao Lak food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Khao Lak page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Turmeric Grilled Trevally is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Grouper with Bitter Melon is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is the room on the sand?
- It is in Lam Kaen, Thai Mueang, at 78/155 Mu 5. Closed Tuesday, otherwise 12:00 to 20:00.
- Is this tom yum?
- No. It is a coconut soup with prawns and melinjo leaves.