Bang Bao Seafood in Koh Chang อาหารทะเลบางเบ้า
Bang Bao is known for live seafood tanks on a fishing-village pier. It fits a south-coast lunch if you agree the per-kilo price before the kitchen starts.
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Thaiปลานึ่งมะนาว · pla nueng manao
Price200 to 350 THB a fish; 300 to 400 THB a person
RoomRuan Thai, Bang Bao pier
Clock09:00 to 21:00
What it tastes like
- Steamed or fried fish, crab, and a lime-chili dip. The pier view is not a substitute for asking the weight price.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla nueng manao (ปลานึ่งมะนาว).
- Say: Khor pla nueng manao, kilo la thao rai, khrap/kha.
- Point at the fish, hear the baht number, then sit. Prawns and crab move with the day.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 200 to 350 THB a fish; 300 to 400 THB a person.
Where to try it
- Ruan Thai Seafood, Bang Bao pier, Koh Chang, Trat. 09:00 to 21:00. Whole fish often 200 to 350 THB. Chow Lay is the other long-running tank room on the same pier. Bang Bao prices sit above a roadside curry.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild fish. The dip is the heat.
- Diet: Seafood. A curry-rice plate is the cheaper order if you skip the tanks.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Chang food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Chang page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Khao Gaeng is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Jae Eiw Seafood is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- White Sand Night Stalls is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Chow Lay or Ruan Thai?
- Both sit on the pier with live tanks. Ruan Thai lists 09:00 to 21:00. Ask the kilo price at either door.
- Is this a cheap lunch?
- No. A seafood sitting is often 300 to 400 THB a person. Curry and rice on the main road is the 40 to 70 THB plate.