Black Crab Night Market

Come here hungry and come early. This is a neighborhood night market rather than a polished tourist affair, which is exactly the point, with grilled meats, noodles, snacks, sweets, and racks of clothing and everyday bits sold at prices aimed at people who live here, not people passing through. It runs every single evening, 4pm to 10pm, which makes it an easy default if you're staying in Krabi Town and can't face another restaurant menu.

My advice is to turn up between five and seven. That's when the widest spread of stalls is open and the food's coming off the grill fastest. Later on things thin out, and by half nine you're picking over what's left. Don't go expecting a big shopping haul or air conditioning. Go expecting to eat standing up, wander for forty minutes, and pay very little.