Kata And Karon Grills in Phuket กะตะกะรน
Kata and Karon grills are known for sunset fish on the sand, not Hokkien mee. They fit a beach night if you hear the price before the coals, often 200 to 400 THB.
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Thaiปลาเผา · pla phao
Price200 to 400 THB if you price the fish
RoomKata and Karon beaches
What it tastes like
- Charcoal fish, squid, and a seafood dip. It should taste of the fish, not only butter.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla phao (ปลาเผา).
- Say: Khor pla phao, kilo la thao rai, khrap/kha.
- Walk away from a shrug. Rawai market is the version where you see the kilo price on the stall.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 200 to 400 THB if you price the fish.
Where to try it
- Kata and Karon beach grills, Kata and Karon beachfront, Mueang Phuket. 200 to 400 THB a priced plate. Sleep in Kata or Karon if this is dinner. Old Town is the Hokkien lunch, not this sand.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild fish. The dip is hot.
- Diet: Seafood.
Next plates
- Back to the Phuket food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Phuket Old Town food page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Rawai Seafood Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Nai Harn And Rawai Dinner is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- One Chun is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Old Town or the beach?
- Old Town for mee hokkien and mu hong. The beach for a priced grill.
- How do you avoid a surprise bill?
- Ask for the THB number before the fish goes on the coals.