Smigo's Bar & Restaurant

Beach bar · Choeng Thale

A thatched bamboo bar on the sand at the north end of Bang Tao Beach, towards Layan, opened in 2022.

Beach bar

About Smigo's Bar & Restaurant

A thatched bamboo bar on the sand at the far northern end of Bang Tao Beach, just before the headland towards Layan, open since 2022. About twenty big beanbags face the sea, with low tables under coloured umbrellas; the kitchen serves Thai and Western food and grilled seafood, and the bar cocktails, fruit shakes, coconuts and local beer, with happy-hour prices in the late afternoon. A DJ plays chilled house and reggae from sunset, and on most nights there is a short fire show after dark. Open 10:00–23:00; park on the sandy lane outside.

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What to do

A DJ from sunset most evenings (chilled house and reggae), and a fire show of about fifteen minutes after dark on most nights.

Cuisine

Thai and Western food and grilled seafood; cocktails, fruit shakes, coconuts, wine and local beer.

Prices

Happy-hour discounts in the late afternoon.

Setting

About twenty large beanbags facing the sea and low tables under coloured umbrellas on the sand.

Opened

2022.

Getting there

Parking on the sandy lane outside.