Ranong’s kitchen draws on the Andaman Sea, the forests and its Hokkien Chinese heritage. Mornings start with dim sum and dark coffee in old-town shophouses, seafood comes straight from the fishing port, and the islands grow cashew nuts that make Ranong’s best-known souvenir. Southern curries and Thai-Muslim dishes round things out. The MICHELIN Guide does not cover Ranong, so markets and family-run shops are the places to eat.<\/p>\n
Ranong is a major fishing port, so crab, squid, prawns, mantis shrimp and whole fish are fresh and good value. Try them grilled, steamed with lime and chilli, or stir-fried with curry powder.<\/p>\n
Old-town shops serve steamed dumplings, buns and fried dough sticks with strong, sweet local coffee, a legacy of the Hokkien families who came for the tin trade.<\/p>\n
Cashew trees grow on Koh Phayam and around the province. Roasted, salted or flavoured cashews are sold in shops all over town and make the classic Ranong souvenir.<\/p>\n
At Raksawarin, vendors sell eggs slowly cooked in the hot spring water, a simple snack that visitors love.<\/p>\n
The sour orange curry and the fermented-fish curry of the south, sold at curry-rice shops. Both are spicy.<\/p>\n
Fresh rice noodles with fish curry and a basket of herbs and vegetables, a common breakfast at the market.<\/p>\n
Thai-Muslim tea shops serve roti with curry or sweet toppings from early morning.<\/p>\n
Beach restaurants on the island grill the day’s catch in the evening, alongside Thai curries and simple Western dishes.<\/p>\n
Ranong market on Ruangrat Road:<\/strong> Day-time stalls with curries, khanom jeen, fruit and snacks. Map<\/a><\/p>\n Ranong night market:<\/strong> A short walk from Ruangrat Road, with grilled seafood, noodles, desserts and drinks in the evening. Map<\/a><\/p>\n Old-town coffee shops:<\/strong> Look along Ruangrat Road for long-running coffee shops serving dim sum and toast in the morning. Map<\/a><\/p>\n Raksawarin Hot Springs:<\/strong> Hot-spring eggs and simple snacks in the park. Map<\/a><\/p>\n Shop hours change, especially in the rainy season. Check opening times before you go.<\/p>\n During the Vegetarian Festival (usually September or October), stalls with yellow flags appear near the Chinese shrines selling meat-free dishes. Chinese New Year brings special sweets and offerings, and Songkran and Loy Krathong fill the town with food stalls. See our Ranong travel page<\/a> for festival details.<\/p>\n Cashew nuts are the classic choice, along with dried seafood.<\/p>\n Generally good value because it comes straight from the fishing port, but always check prices by weight before ordering.<\/p>\n The old-town coffee shops and the market on Ruangrat Road open early with dim sum, khanom jeen, roti and coffee.<\/p>\n Not currently. The MICHELIN Guide Thailand does not cover Ranong.<\/p>\n Cover photo: Thai Cashews.jpg<\/a> \u00b7 Ted Ollikkala \u00b7 CC BY 2.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What to eat in Ranong: fresh Andaman seafood, dim sum and coffee breakfasts, cashew nuts, hot-spring eggs, markets and festival food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"province":[215],"class_list":["post-5515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-en","province-ranong-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5515"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5523,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions\/5523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5515"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=5515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Food at festivals<\/h2>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n
What food souvenir should I buy in Ranong?<\/h3>\n
Is seafood cheap in Ranong?<\/h3>\n
Where can I find breakfast in Ranong?<\/h3>\n
Are there MICHELIN restaurants in Ranong?<\/h3>\n
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