Shanti Beach House

Set right on Klong Toab Beach on Koh Lanta’s west coast, Shanti Beach House is the easy choice when you want Thai flavors with your feet in the sand. Tables face the sea, long-tail boats slide past, and sunset paints the bay in gold — grab a front-row spot from 5:30pm and linger through dinner. The kitchen keeps it focused: local seafood and southern Thai staples done clean and bright. Regulars rave about the crisp mango salad and the grilled shrimp glossed with butter, garlic, and lime, and more than a few call the green curry the best they had on the island. If you’ve got room, finish with mango sticky rice — or go sweet on the house sorbet and crepes. Lunch (12pm–3pm) is a calm, toes-in-sand affair; dinner (5:30pm–10pm) adds a little buzz as the sky turns sherbet. It’s an easy stop along the beach road — look for number 55 on Klong Toab — with parking along the roadside. Closed on Sundays, so plan your sunset accordingly.