Railay Beach Restaurants & Dining

Where & What to Eat in Railay Beach

Diners in Railay Beach are a captive audience, so to speak. This means that restaurants on the peninsula can happily charge as much as they like and although certain eateries do gouge (mostly the top-end establishments) prices have stayed more or less reasonable with the welcome bonus of dining surrounded by truly jaw-dropping vistas.

Railay East

Sawasdee Corner

For a large selection of Thai pancakes featuring every flavour under the sun, head to Sawasdee Corner on Railay East. Here, you will also have a choice of pizzas, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, burgers, shakes and even ‘farmer’s breakfast’. Haute cuisine it most certainly not but it is good, hearty food.

Opening Hours: 10:00 – 23:00
Location: By Skunk Bar Railay East
Cuisine: Snacks

Krua Ya Ya

Krua Ya Ya is more organised than its slightly shambolic neighbours and during the daytime it sits coolly under the shade of tamarind trees, enjoying the sea breezes. In the evenings the al fresco section is artfully lit, making it a romantic spot, especially on full moon nights. During high season expect live music here. Well-rounded Thai and international food.

Opening Hours: 07:00 – 23:00
Location: Railay East
Cuisine: Thai, international

Sailon / Sunrise Restaurant

Sailon enjoys almost the same views and location as Krua Ya Ya and is part of Sunrise Tropical Resort. Good pizzas, steaks and the usual tourist fare, you can enjoy the cool easterly breezes from November to April and watch the lights in the trees nodding and blinking. There’s not much of a wine list and for some strange reason the restaurant only sells large Singha beers but the overall experience is pleasant enough here.

Opening Hours: 07:30 – 23:00
Location: Sunrise Tropical Resort, Railay East next to Krua Ya Ya
Cuisine: Thai, international

Railay West

Railay Restaurant

This spacious semi al fresco restaurant features chunky teakwood tables and chairs, cooling sea breezes along with great sunset and beach views. It’s the ideal place to take in the sunset over an early meal. Take your time, the beach’s nightlife gets going quite late on.

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 22:00
Location: Railay Bay Resort, West Railay

Real Coffee

This restaurant makes the corner into Railay West’s only shopping plaza and is a perfect sunset-viewing location. With friendly staff and good sounds (ever hear Bob Marley songs in Brazilian Portuguese?) Real Coffee, recently opened, is on to a winner – serves breakfast lunch and dinner.

Opening Hours: 08:30 – last customer
Location: At the shopping plaza Railay West
Cuisine: Snacks, grills, international

Rayavadee

This is serious splurge territory as Rayavadee’s prices are in orbital mode compared to surrounding restaurants. The resort actually has four dining outlets, Krua Phranang, Raya Dining, Raitalay Terrace and The Grotto, on Phranang Beach next to Railay. The settings are perfect – but no better than neighbouring restaurants except perhaps The Grotto, which is fairly unique when it comes down to it. If you are looking for quality dining in a semiformal setting then Rayavadee will deliver – but at a steep price…

Opening Hours: Breakfast lunch and dinner except Raya Dining which is only open at night
Location: Rayavadee Resort
Cuisine: Thai, international

Sand Sea Restaurant

This popular place has a big terrace similar to Railay Restaurant with dishes that won’t break the bank. Like the above, take your time soaking in the spectacular sunset and hit the beachlife night later.

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 22:00
Location: Sand Sea Resort, West Railay