Crab Yellow Curry in Koh Phangan แกงปู
Crab yellow curry, the south's coconut curry with crab, is the order at Restaurant Sunshine on the road from Thong Sala toward Chaloklum.
Thaiแกงปู · kaeng pu
Price80 to 160 THB
RoomRestaurant Sunshine
What it tastes like
- Turmeric and coconut with crab. Richer than a clear tom yum. Share it with rice.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng pu (แกงปู).
- Say: Khor kaeng pu, kap khao, khrap/kha.
- Stir-fried stink bean with shrimp is the other local plate. Hours are not published as one clock.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 80 to 160 THB.
Where to try it
- Restaurant Sunshine, Main road between Thong Sala and Chaloklum, just past Pum Pui, Koh Phangan 84280. 80 to 160 THB. A few metres past Pum Pui on the same side. Phantip curry plates are 60 to 70 THB if you want the cheap comparison.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot.
- Diet: Crab. 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.
- Grilled Seafood is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khao Gaeng is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khao Soi is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is the address a street number?
- Listings put it just past Pum Pui on the Chaloklum road. Use that landmark.
- How hot?
- Southern hot. Ask for less chili.