The food from Thailand’s southern region, comes packing in the herbs, heat and spices. As the south of Thailand is where majority of the country’s coconut groves are, thick rich curries are a staple here along with fragrant jasmine rice or the healthy and fibre-rich Phattalung Sai Yod rice and plenty of fresh vegetables.

Dishes here are marked by a natural abundance of herbs, local provisions of coconut cream and the ever present rich spice blends of turmeric, galangal, garlic, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves and it is truly delicious!!!! And I would think healthy!!!! Here are 8 restaurants or places to eat that I truly enjoyed during my recent trip to Phattalung and So gkhl

Thew Tat @ Highway –

Thew Tat Seafood Restaurant @ Highway is a  lovely industrial chic restaurant along the highway serves delicious seafood and comes with a lovely ambience…. 

The service is pretty great and the food here are mostly local southern dishes!!! Definitely highly recommended…

We indulged in :-

*Crab meat curry and coconut with Chapoo betel leaves served with Noodle

*Curry steamed seafood in coconut 

(Both of which are some of my favorite Thai dishes – so having this two dishes was enough to make me feel like I died and went to heaven)

*Grilled River Prawns

*Deep fried common silver barb fish with fish sauce/ garlic and fresh turmeric

*Deep fried beef with fish sauce

*Stir fried coral catfish with red curry

*Stir fried mix vegetable with oyster sauce

Address – 235 Tha Miram, Mueang Phatthalung District, Phatthalung 93000, Thailan

Nai Suan Sri –

This beautiful place allows you an authentic experience to understand what it means to live organically. They serve very pretty and delicious vegetarian food. And also allows visitors the chance to make your own vegetarian pizza with the Pizza dough made from Phattalung famous Sang Yod rice…. 

You can also make some bright flower rolls from fresh edible flowers and indulge in some really lovely drinks…. We had fun making our own resin hair clips, earrings, rings, handphone covers etc. with dried flowers, glitters and such…..

Address – Srinagarindra District, Phatthalung, Thailand

Lung Nuay Natural Farm –

This little farm is pretty charming and has a bit of everything…. They have a mini petting zoo with deers, rabbits, a pony and even sheep, they have a mini farm which grows all sorts of produce from avocado, jackfruit, coconut, cacao etc….

And they also have a charming restaurant that serves delicious Bathong chicken and a variety of modern Southern delicacies.

Nai Dong Bon –

This is a beautiful garden cafe which is one of the hidden treasures in Ban Khao Kram community, Sri Nakharin province Phatthalung

The cafe’s ambience is beautifully surrounded by forest and the owner’s quirky style can be noted on the amount of toys and dolls around some areas as well as gigantic Elephant Ear plants all around….

The food here is specially prepared by the owner’s mother which are pretty delicious!!!

10am to 6pm – Opens on weekends only and best to make arrangements for food if you want to eat here….

Location –https://maps.app.goo.gl/CuJT6G7HspPEsyM17?g_st=il

Chi Chiao, Dusit Princess Phattalung –

Chi Chiao was the name of a pioneering businesswoman from Phatthalung Province, who was deeply committed to her family and friends.

Chi Chiao Restaurant is inspired by ‘Grandma Chiao’s’ affection for everyone around her and provides food from Grandma’s kitchen, serving dishes as a golden silk thread that knits every family tie together…

Some of the dishes we had at Chi Chiao were :-

Crab curry 

Omelette

Stir- fried Seafood with Curry Powder

Stir – fried mixed Vegetables and Basil

Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad with Crispy Soft Shelled  Crabs

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Address – Dusit Princess Phatthalung, 145 Manora Road Tha Miram, Mueang, Phatthalung, Phatthalung City 93000 Thailand

Cocoro Cake –

This little cake shop/ cafe at the side of the road sells fluffy light chempedak chiffon cake as well as a lot of other cupcakes, pastries and coffee or cold drinks in a cosy ambience cafe….

The chempedak cakes tastes really good and is not too heavy or sweet…. Just to my liking!!!

Address – 15 Tambon Ko Yo, Songkhla 90100

Mahadsajan Kohyor –

This restaurant is pretty cosy with outdoor seating, indoor seating and also – floating air- conditioned seating area as well as a few instaworthy photospots 

Located in Koh Yor island, Songkhla, Mahadsajan Kohyor offers a fantastic variety of fresh seafood. 

We had an amazing seafood feast here :-

Steamed squid egg lemon

Baked shrimp with Glass Noodles

Clear Tom Yum Soup

Crab Curry

Steamed Sea Bass

Yum Sarai 

Kerabu Ikan Siakap

Other dishes were all fresh, flavourful and really delicious and the prices are very reasonable and I loved the beautiful view of Songkhla Lake…

Address – Ban Suan Mai Road, Ko Yo, Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla 90100, Thailand

Sompon Realm Songkhla –  

Realm Songkhla restaurant is pretty unique… you will find 4 little subsidiary cafes/ restaurant inside as well as the Earth Florist selling flowers and a corner selling beautiful local crafts…

The Realm Cafe on the first floor sells pastries and coffee while the Sompon Restaurant on the 2nd floor serves up a hearty interesting dinner menu…  then for those who just want to chill, NORA Bar separated from Sompon Restaurant by a curtain comes with great cocktails and liquor or alternately you could also choose to drink or dine at Aqua Roof on the 3rd floor’s rooftop….

Morning glory stir fried 

Sompon omelette – my first time seeing such a really thick fluffy omelette!!!!

Sausage and fried egg salad

Salted egg squid

Catfish and curry paste

Beef dried curry

Prawn and shrimp paste relish ulam

Grey mullet and palm vinegar broth

Gaeng Leung / Sour Curry – the ultimate bigwig of southern Thai comfort, a soup with such potent delicious flavor it’s a culinary wake up call!!!!

In Thai, it means “sour curry,” though it covers a much larger range of tastes. The soup is usually made with a liquid fish base combined with curry paste and turmeric, which turns it into a yellowish orange color.

Some of the dessert we had were also super good!!!!

Coconut and pandan pudding

Black coconut panna cotta – looks a little scary but it is actually really nice!!!

Thai Tea

Creamy Roasted Coconut and Coffee – it seems extravagant with the goldflakes and it is also very creamy and yummy

Address – 29/20-21 Sripoovanart, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110

This trip to Songkhla and Pattalung was made possible by Tourism Authority Thailand KL and Thaksin University which has played a major role in helping with educating, promoting and alleviating poverty in the rurals of Pattalung …