Cheow Lan Raft Kitchens in Khao Sok อาหารแพเชี่ยวหลาน
Cheow Lan raft houses are known for their own kitchens on the water. It fits an overnight on the lake, after a longtail from Ratchaprapha Pier.
Photo: Abrar Alam Khan (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Thaiอาหารไทย · ahan thai
PriceLongtail 1,800 to 2,500 THB; meals cooked on the raft
RoomCheow Lan raft houses
What it tastes like
- Thai set meals cooked at the raft. The menu is whatever that house is cooking, not a village street stall.
How to order it
- Thai name: ahan thai (อาหารไทย).
- Say: Khor ahan thai, khrap/kha.
- Tell the house about chili and diet when you book the raft, not at the pier.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: Longtail 1,800 to 2,500 THB; meals cooked on the raft.
Where to try it
- Raft-house kitchens, Cheow Lan Lake, Cheow Lan Lake, boats from Ratchaprapha Pier, Surat Thani. Longtail 1,800 to 2,500 THB. A day boat is a warm lunch on the water. Overnight is the dawn meal.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Ask the house. Lake kitchens often cook milder than a village som tum.
- Diet: Say vegetarian or no seafood when you reserve the room.
Next plates
- Back to the Khao Sok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Khao Sok page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Ban Ta Khun Day Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Village Morning Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Lab Roi Et is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Can you leave the raft for dinner?
- No practical way at night. Eat at the house, or eat in Ban Ta Khun before the boat.
- Where is the boat?
- Ratchaprapha Pier, not the restaurant strip on Highway 401.