Green Curry in Koh Lanta แกงเขียวหวาน
A coconut-milk curry with Thai basil, milder than a dry southern pot, is the order when you want the heat down. Yawee in Saladan cooks it daily from 09:30 to 22:00.
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Thaiแกงเขียวหวานไก่ · kaeng khiao wan kai
Price50 to 100 THB
RoomYawee, Saladan
Clock09:30 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Sweet basil, coconut, and eggplant or chicken. Softer than a southern dry curry.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng khiao wan kai (แกงเขียวหวานไก่).
- Say: Khor kaeng khiao wan kai, kap khao, khrap/kha.
- Cash only. A vegan pot is on the menu if you say jay.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 50 to 100 THB.
Where to try it
- Yawee Restaurant, Highway 4245, Saladan, Koh Lanta, Krabi 81150. 09:30 to 22:00 daily. 50 to 100 THB. Skip this, go here: skip this if you wanted southern heat; Krua Dan Tai kua kling is the fiery plate.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium. Say pet nit noi.
- Diet: Chicken and fish sauce unless you ask for the vegan pot.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Lanta food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Lanta page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Massaman Curry is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Kua Kling is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Pad Pak Bung is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Cards?
- No. Yawee is cash.
- Hotter curry?
- Walk to Krua Dan Tai for kua kling.