Grilled Squid in Koh Phangan ปลาหมึกย่าง
Charcoal squid with lime and chili sauce, priced by the piece you point at, is the grill order. Seafood rooms in Chaloklum, on Koh Phangan's north coast, cook it for lunch and dinner.
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Thaiปลาหมึกย่าง · pla muek yang
Price80 to 150 THB
RoomChaloklum seafood
What it tastes like
- Charred squid, lime, and chili sauce. Chewy if it sat. Order it just off the grill.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla muek yang (ปลาหมึกย่าง).
- Say: Khor pla muek yang, thao rai, khrap/kha.
- Hear the price for the size you pointed at.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 80 to 150 THB.
Where to try it
- Chaloklum seafood rooms, Chaloklum village, Koh Phangan, Surat Thani 84280. 80 to 150 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a kilo fish if you wanted a snack; squid by the piece is the smaller bill.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild squid. The sauce is hot.
- Diet: Squid. Not vegetarian.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Phangan food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Phangan page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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- Thong Sala instead?
- Phantip is the cheap curry. Chaloklum is the fishing-village grill.
- How to pay?
- Cash. Agree the price for the squid you pointed at.