Grilled Fish in Koh Tao ปลาเผา
Pla pao is a whole fish grilled over charcoal and priced by weight, with charred skin, lime, and chili. Barracuda Restaurant in Sairee cooks it daily from 16:00 to 23:00.
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Thaiปลาเผา · pla phao
Price200 to 350 THB a fish
RoomBarracuda, Sairee
Clock16:00 to 23:00
What it tastes like
- Charred skin, lime, and chili. The fish should be named before it hits the grill.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla phao (ปลาเผา).
- Say: Khor pla phao, kilo la thao rai, khrap/kha.
- Point at the fish, hear the baht, then sit.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 200 to 350 THB a fish.
Where to try it
- Barracuda Restaurant, Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Surat Thani. 16:00 to 23:00 daily. 200 to 350 THB a fish. Skip this, go here: skip the grill if nobody will say a number; the 80 THB massaman in Sairee is the cheap plate.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild fish. The sauce is the heat.
- Diet: Fish. A curry is the non-grill order.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Tao food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Tao page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Grilled Seafood is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Massaman Curry is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Pad See Ew is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Lunch?
- The room opens at 16:00. Massaman is the earlier Sairee plate.
- Price?
- Per kilo. Ask before the fish goes on.