Chaweng Grilled Fish in Koh Samui ปลาเผาเฉวง
Chaweng grilled fish is a walking-street seafood plate. It fits night one after a USM landing if you price the fish first.
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Thaiปลาเผาเฉวง · pla phao
Price200 to 400 THB
RoomChaweng Walking Street
Clock17:00 to midnight
What it tastes like
- Charcoal fish and a seafood dip. Share one fish.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla phao (ปลาเผาเฉวง).
- Say: Khor pla phao, thamlai kilo, khrap/kha.
- 200 to 400 THB a plate is common in 2026 if you ask first.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 200 to 400 THB.
Where to try it
- Chaweng Walking Street grills, Chaweng Walking Street, Bo Phut, Koh Samui 84320. 17:00 to midnight. 200 to 400 THB if you price the fish. Night one default if you already sleep on this strip.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild fish. The dip is the heat.
- Diet: Fish.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Samui food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Chaweng page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Grilled Squid is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Gaeng Som is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Mango Sticky Rice is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- It is a priced-by-weight grill. Ask in THB first.
- Bophut instead?
- Friday Fisherman Village if you already sleep on that bay. Do not cross the island twice.