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the southern tip of the island is Rawai, which continues to
attract visitors year after year. The reason? Great seafood.
Rawai offers the perfect place to eat a simple but excellent
meal, shaded by the ancient Casuarina trees and with great
views of the outlying islands in the distance. Casual and
open air, the beachside restaurants attract locals from as
far away as Bangkok at the weekends.
Baan Had Rawai at the western end of the beach, built in
the basic Thai restaurant style, is probably one of the best
on the island. Not only great seafood, but also classic Thai
dishes like Green curry (Geng Keowan) and Tom Yam Gung (Shrimp
soup) with an authentic Thai taste. Close by, Maggie and Mario's
Pizzeria has excellent home made ravioli stuffed with spinach
as well as wonderful pizzas. Rawai doesn't have any large
beachside resorts, or even any deckchairs, but it's a great
place to relax and eat. It's also the best place to charter
a boat to one of the many offshore islands viewed so clearly
from the shoreline.
Coral Island
or Lone Island can easily be reached by hiring a local longtail
boat or a speedboat. Just west of Rawai is Promthep Cape (Laem
Promthep), a small peninsula that has a sensational sunset
viewpoint over the ocean beyond.
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