Koh Kood food guide
Koh Kood food is known for seafood by weight. It fits an Ao Yai lunch and a Klong Chao dinner.
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)
Ao Yai: Noochy and Chonthicha sit at either end of the pier. Go before dark; the east roads have few lights.
Klong Chao: Nuch Leuang is the seafood room near the hotels. For the island map use Koh Kood.
Specialties
Poo Pad Pong Karee ปูผัดผงกะหรี่
Poo pad pong karee is crab stir-fried with curry powder and egg. It fits an Ao Yai lunch at Chonthicha, priced by weight. Chonthicha is the named start. 250 to 600 THB a person.
Chonthicha, North end of the Ao Yai fishing village boardwalk, Koh Kood, Trat 23000
Lunch and dinner · 250 to 600 THB a person
Pla Rad Prik ปลาราดพริก
Pla rad prik is whole fried fish under a chili and tamarind sauce. Noochy Seafood at the end of the Ao Yai pier is the most talked-about table. Noochy Seafood is the named start. 200 to 600 THB a person.
Noochy Seafood, South end of the Ao Yai pier, Koh Kood, Trat 23000
Lunch and dinner; busy in high season · 200 to 600 THB a person
Tom Yum Talay ต้มยำทะเล
Tom yum talay is hot and sour seafood soup. It fits a Klong Chao dinner at Nuch Leuang near the hotels. Nuch Leuang Seafood is the named start. 200 to 500 THB a person.
Nuch Leuang Seafood, South end of Klong Chao, Koh Kood, Trat 23000
Evenings · 200 to 500 THB a person
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- Is seafood cheap on Kood?
- Better value than imported food, but crab and prawns swing with size.
- Open in monsoon?
- Some rooms close May to October. Call ahead.