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Krabi Nightlife
As
well as the wonderful countryside around, Krabi Town itself
has lots to keep you interested. There are many shops
selling everything you could imagine, from modern
supermarkets and department stores like Vogue on Maharaj
Road, to smaller specialist shops selling clothes,
electronics or handicrafts and souvenirs.
You
should also wake up early one morning and visit the
colourful local market between Phruksauthit Road and Maharaj
Road, where every day the stalls are pilled high with all
the fresh produce the sea and countryside around Krabi can
produce.
It is a real pleasure to wander among the stalls, sampling the
different and often unusual tastes and smells but go early to
see all the wares piled at their highest and to feel the manic
energy of this place, by 10
o’clock
it has begun to slow down, the day's dealing done.
There are also two popular night markets one on Maharaj Soi
8 just around the corner from Thaimit Tours and the other on
the river front at Khongkha Road. These are the best places
to sample many sweet and strange new fruits including the
(in)famous Durian or practice your new language skills
ordering tasty and cheap Thai dishes, deserts and drinks.
Food is taken seriously in Thailand and like any
cosmopolitan
town Krabi has a wide choice of eating options. For more Thai
food and drinks visit any of the many local restaurants, cafes
and coffee shops which cater for both the Northern and the very
spicy Southern Thai appetites. There are also many restaurants
where the food is more international. For real Italian Pizza and
Pasta try Viva Restaurant on Phuk Sa-U-Thit Road or just around
the corner from there the relaxing atmosphere of the
Café
Europa which has some wonderfully filling meals from
Scandinavia. (This was one of Leonardo Di Caprio's favourite
restaurants when he lived here during the filming of 'The Beach'
movie.)
Many of the restaurants near the Ferry Piers to
Koh
Phi Phi and Koh Lanta also show films whilst you are eating, so
if you fancy a night at the pictures and something to eat these
will easily accommodate you with excellent food and the very
latest films. Whatever your tastes, we'll have something to
please you, we have everything here from Indian breakfasts to
German Bakeries; you'll never go hungry in Krabi.
Krabi is quite a quiet town but as the day draws to a close a
short walk may find you enjoying a beer or two in one of the
bars or nightclubs around Issara Road or Maharaj Soi 11, where
you can drink, sing, dance and meet new friends until the small
hours.
Krabi has much to offer the
traveller
who wishes to spend a little time in this authentic small town.
Ao
Nang offers many of the same shopping and eating facilities
as Krabi though it is perhaps, a little more familiar to
tourists. This resort town has a wide range of shops, many right
behind the beach and perfect for those beach essentials that you
always seem to have
forgotten
or just run out of.
For more 'serious shopping', about a kilometre out of town, on
the way to Haad Nopparattara Beach, is "The Beach Plaza". This
is a modern shopping centre perfect for buying electronics and
brand name clothing and toiletries. In fact, every imaginable
shopping
need
is catered for here under one roof, plus a large choice of
eating options from Thai rice and noodles to Western fast food,
and everything in between.
Food is easily available in Ao Nang itself, outside of the
numerous resort restaurants, you will find many small
restaurants serving excellent food from around the
world. If it's fresh seafood you're after, Ao Nang
specializes in this and has it in abundance with a whole
road at the northern end of town selling nothing else, ask
the way to the seafood centre as you walk up the beach road,
if the smell of the delicious dishes doesn't reach you
first.
Ao Nang is also home to many bars where the small hour will
be accompanied to the sound of music, both live and
recorded. Here the long relaxing beach days can be extended
over a quiet drink or if that is what you need, finished
with an exhausting whirl of energy in the dancing bars and
parties.
Out at Railay Beach the days are meant to be spent
lazing on the beach and with the comfort of the resorts and
the beauty of the scenery the mind shouldn't need to wander
into the world of shopping too much. It is possible to buy
essential beach items here at the many mini-marts that serve
the resorts, along with some food and toiletries. It is even
possible to have a suit made at Sunrise Bungalows and buy
rock climbing equipment at King Climbers and Hot Rock
climbing schools. But it is food that you don't need to cook
yourself that Railay does so well.
For a special occasion a visit to Coco's restaurant on East
Railay is a must, the food and atmosphere of this forest
restaurant are beyond compare. Equally delicious Thai and
Western dishes can be had at equally good prices in the
restaurant at Railay Village on West Railay Beach. This
restaurant is also famous for its stupidly delicious
ice-cream.
Night life moves around the resorts of Railay during the
week as each bungalow operation takes it in turns to have a
beach party. Don't miss the special atmosphere of a party at
Railay Bay or Tonsai Village where the sand of the beach is
covered in people drinking and dancing until the sun comes
up.
One of the newest bars on East Railay also hosts one of the best
parties, Viewpoint Bar, though not on the beach, is a large open
bar with big balconies where everyone can easily watch the
mesmerizing fire-spinners or wince at the
performers
who use large pins and broken glass in an act that no-one should
try at home!!
The music here is also excellent and suits the moods of the
seasoned revellers that wait for the sun to rise before heading
home. If it is live music that's your thing Ya Ya's bar, also on
East Railay, has live bands during the high season, and is a
good place to meet people.
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