Evening at Noppharat Thara Beach and dinner at Noppharat Seafood

17 June 2019

I planned for my group to visit Noppharat Thara Beach before sun down, followed by dinner at one of the seafood restaurants along that stretch of beach.

From Ao Nang Beach, we could either walk or take a songthaew to Noppharat Thara Beach, located about 5 minutes ride (approximately 1.5 km) north of Ao Nang Beach. Charges are a flat rate of 300 THB per vehicle. For those who chose to walk, there are plenty of shops with local products along the journey.

We knew that it would be low tide in the evening. I loved to shoot landscape photos of subjects reflected from the wet glistening sand.  Unfortunately, the sky was too cloudy for a red Krabi sunset.

We managed to shoot a few photos during the “blue-hour” at the beach while the kids had some fun exploring the sandy beach at low tide.

We cannot come to Krabi and not eat the local seafood. We went to look for the Potjawan restaurant, used to be located along the road by Noppharat Thara Beach but found that it has relocated to Ao Nang Beach (where the E-san restaurant used to be).

We went to the Noppharat Seafood instead. Since we had a large group, we sat outdoors on two makeshift long tables.

You know you are getting fresh seafood when you see tanks with live prawns, mantis shrimps, mud crabs, lobsters and even horseshow crabs.

The restaurant also has fresh seafood laid out on crushed ice.

Live local lobsters.

Exotic horseshoe crabs that are poisonous and deadly if not properly prepared. We stayed away from them.

Fresh seafood on ice. We ordered the cuttlefish to the deep fried with salt and pepper and served with the tangy Thai seafood dipping sauce.

All live and fresh seafood is sold by weight and the restaurant will cook them to our liking e.g. steamed, grilled, deep fried or baked, served with chosen seasonings or Thai sauces etc. The helpful English speaking staff from the restaurant offered recommendations on the best way to cook or prepare the various seafood. The prices were slightly negotiable after you build some rapport with the staff.

There are also standard Thai dishes like Tom Yum soup, vegetables and curry dishes that we could choose from the menu with pictures.

The popular Thai hot and spicy tom yum soup.

King-size tiger prawns, fried with garlic and pepper. 

Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and vegetables.

Steamed seabass. We also ordered a snapper to be deep fried with Thai seafood sauce.

Blue swimmer crabs cooked with chilli sauce.

Other than dining at one of the restaurants, there was not much to do or see along Noppharat Thara Beach at night. There is a small night market along Noppharat Thara Beach with food, clothes and souvenir stalls that was good for a visit after dinner.

From there, we took a songthaew back to our hotel. The driver agreed to take all 12 of us for a flat rate of 300 THB. It was amazing how 12 persons could fit into the back of the small songthaew. It was a squeezy and fun ride back.