Evening at Ao Nang Beach and dinner at the Kodam Kitchen.

15 August 2022

  Iconic bronze sculpture of a sailfish and fisherman at the mid point of Ao Nang Beach. 

Ao Nang Beach may not be one of the best beaches to watch the sun set at Krabi but an evening at the beach at low tide was quite an experience.

We made it a point to arrive at Ao Nang Beach by 6.30 PM to enjoy the Krabi sunset. The sky was cloudy on the evening that we visited. While we did not managed to actually see the sun goes down, the twilight “blue hour” light show on the beach is magical and is a photographer’s dream.

Ao Nang beach in the evening, just before sunset. 

Best time for watching sunset at the beach is during low tide. The light from the sky reflecting off the glistening wet sand adds to the beauty. 

 

We were entertained by a young man performing a fire dance on Ao Nang Beach.

This was the best sunset we saw on this trip. No thanks to the weather on the other days. 

We have made reservations for dinner at 7.30 PM at Kodam Kitchen, a restaurant that was recommended to us by a previous visitor to Krabi. They have three types of seating – Outdoor, Thai Cabana and Indoor Shaded Area. We made a reservation for the Cabana as we were unsure of how the weather would turn out. August is the rainy monsoon season and we were lucky that the weather remained good.

Kodam Kitchen is located in the back streets of downtown Ao Nang and is a short walk from the beachfront. Kodam Kitchen serves delicious, authentic Thai cuisine in the outdoor alfresco style seating area.

The restaurant was already crowded and bustling when we arrived. We were quickly seated in the cabana by the entrance by a staff who seemed to be in a rush to be everywhere at the same time.

For drinks, the Tom Yum Martini is certainly unusual and worth a try. This is white rum with galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, palm sugar, lime juice and topped with fresh lime.

Tom Yum Martini at the Kodam Kitchen.

We ordered the highly recommended pan fried marinated pork belly with salt, pepper and kaffir lime leaves. It comes with dipping sauce and is a very tasty dish.

Moo Kua Kluae - pan fried marinated pork belly with salt, pepper and kaffir lime leaves.

The seafood that we ordered is fresh and nicely cooked in our favorite Thai style cooking.  

Steamed seabass with chilli and lime sauce.

  Pan Grilled Marinated Prawns with butter garlic and pepper. 

For the curry dish, the Massaman Curry was excellent. 

 Massaman Chicken Curry. 

Tom Yum Chicken.

 The classic Thai mango with sticky rice dessert.

Deep fried bananas fritters with chocolate sauce and a small tub of coconut flavoured ice-cream (not shown).

Overall, I would give high marks for the quality of the Thai food served although the price is relatively higher compared to similar restaurants in Ao Nang.