Looking for a restaurant in Ao Nang? Pull up a chair by the water table
Thongyib Thongyod Brunch & Cafe is a daytime restaurant inside Ao Nang Landmark, Khlong Haeng — five minutes on foot from Nopparat Thara Beach. One kitchen, 151 choices: sourdough brunches and pancakes, Thai curries and wok plates cooked to order, and the golden Thai desserts we're named after. Open every day from 8:00 to 18:00, walk-in only, rated 4.7★ across 1,000+ Google reviews.
151
dishes & drinks, one honest kitchen
8:00–18:00
Open every day
5 min
from Nopparat Thara Beach
Walk-in
no booking · parking on site
The short answer
What kind of restaurant is this, exactly?
The honest label is "a brunch restaurant that grew a full Thai kitchen" — and in Ao Nang that turns out to be a useful thing to be. Mornings here look like sourdough toasts, breakfast sets and smoothie bowls; by midday the woks take over with pad kra pao, green curry and tom yum kung; and any hour is the right hour for mango sticky rice or the golden egg-yolk sweets that gave the cafe its name.
We opened in 2020 — twin sisters from Isan, starting with a tiny counter mid-pandemic — and built the menu dish by dish through the quiet years. Nothing on it is there to pad the laminate: 151 dishes and drinks, prepared to order or poured in-house, with 91+ vegetarian choices. Prices sit where a holiday shouldn't hurt — most plates land between 129฿ and 279฿, and a proper meal for two runs around 400–800฿.
The room
A water table, a fish pond, and no one hurrying you
The thing first-time guests photograph isn't on a plate. Our long stone table has water running down its centre into a fish pond, and the room around it stays light and minimalist — half indoors, half garden, with the bay close enough for a slow look between courses. Reviewers keep landing on the same phrase for it: a calm oasis, two minutes off the main road but a world quieter.
It changes how people use us. Some come for a twenty-minute breakfast before a boat; plenty order a coffee, then lunch, then dessert, and quietly cancel their afternoon plans. Both are correct.
Start here
The dishes guests cross town for
Six good first orders from across the whole menu — brunch, Thai and sweet.
Full Breakfast Set
฿279
Sourdough toast, bacon, sausages, lettuce, grilled tomatoes, grilled mushrooms & eggs
Kra Pao Chicken
฿129
Our most popular Thai dish — stir-fried holy basil with chicken, served with rice
Banana Pancakes
฿189
Fluffy pancakes, banana, and maple syrup
Tom Yum Kung
฿249
Thailand's iconic hot & sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal and lime
Berry Bliss Açaí Bowl
฿239
Strawberry, mixed berries, açaí, banana, yogurt — best for antioxidants & glow
Mango Sticky Rice
฿159
Sweet ripe mango with coconut sticky rice — the most-loved dessert in the house
Straight talk
When to come — and when we're honestly not your place
We serve from 8:00 to 18:00, every day of the week, and the whole menu runs all day — pancakes at four in the afternoon are a respected local tradition. Come at opening for the calmest table, mid-morning for the full brunch hum, or 4:30–5:00 when the light goes soft and gold over the bay. No bookings, no minimum, just walk in; even at peak the wait is usually minutes.
What we are not is a dinner spot. When the kitchen closes at 18:00, the Ao Nang Landmark night market lights up literally next door — so the honest local move is: long brunch or late lunch with us, night market or the beachfront for the evening. If you're weighing up the wider scene first, our own unvarnished guide to where to eat in Ao Nang covers how the area works, night stalls included.
Who's cooking
Twin sisters, one standard: read every review, fix what it says
The two faces you'll likely see at the door are the owners — twins from Isan, in Thailand's northeast, who opened this place in 2020 and still treat it like the small cafe it started as. The signature coffees and dessert recipes were developed personally, during covid seasons when time was the only ingredient in surplus.
The habit that stuck from those years: every review gets read, weekly, by the sisters themselves. It's why the service keeps its 4.7★ average across 1,000+ Google reviews, a 5.0 on Tripadvisor, and why Restaurant Guru named us #1 Café in Ao Nang in 2023. We'd rather earn the next thousand the same slow way.
Beyond the classics
Salads, pasta and the in-between hours
The menu keeps going where most cafe menus stop — see the full list on the menu page.
Shrimp Avocado Salad
฿279
Shrimp, avocados, lettuce, tomato, radish, onion, sesame dressing, balsamic & olive oil
Spaghetti Shrimp Alfredo
฿269
Shrimp, cream, grated parmesan, parsley
Chicken Avocado Toast
฿219
Sourdough toast, chicken, avocado, truffle mayo, parmesan cheese, sunflower seeds
Ham & Cheese Panini
฿279
Ciabatta bread, mozzarella cheese, smoked ham, side salad
Signature Thongyib Thongyod Set
฿149
Our namesake — thongyib (pinched golden egg yolks) and thongyod (golden egg-yolk drops), traditional royal Thai desserts served with ice cream
Popular Coffee
฿99
Our most-ordered coffee — espresso, milk, caramel & popcorn
In their words
What guests say after the plates are cleared
“This place cannot be missed when visiting Ao Nang. We came back three or four days in a row. All staff are extremely friendly and kind. 10/10.”
“The best place in Aonang! Lovely clean light interior, great relaxed atmosphere and the friendliest service you could imagine, plus great coffee and snacks.”
“The menu is fantastic with fair prices, and portions are huge and delicious.”
“This will be our breakfast spot every morning. Coffee, food and atmosphere is perfect.”
From our guides
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Good to know
Quick answers
What is a good restaurant in Ao Nang?
Thongyib Thongyod Brunch & Cafe, inside Ao Nang Landmark in Khlong Haeng, is rated 4.7★ across 1,000+ Google reviews, holds 5.0 on Tripadvisor, and was named #1 Café in Ao Nang by Restaurant Guru in 2023. It serves 151 dishes and drinks daily from 8:00 to 18:00 — brunch, cooked-to-order Thai food, Thai desserts and specialty drinks.
Is Thongyib Thongyod open for dinner?
No — we're a daytime restaurant, open 8:00–18:00 every day. For the evening, the Ao Nang Landmark night market opens right next door, which makes a long late lunch with us plus night-market dinner a very good Ao Nang day.
Do I need a reservation?
No. Thongyib Thongyod is walk-in only, and even in high season the wait for a table is usually a few minutes. Larger groups can call +66 99 540 0080 ahead and we'll do our best to arrange seating together.
How much does a meal cost?
Most dishes run 130–280฿, signature coffees are 99฿, and a generous meal for two usually lands around 400–800฿. Portions are a recurring theme in reviews — 'huge and delicious' is the usual phrasing.
Where exactly is the restaurant?
79/45 Moo 3, Ao Nang Landmark (Sealay Village), Khlong Haeng, Ao Nang, Krabi — about a five-minute walk from Nopparat Thara Beach and a short drive from Ao Nang Beach, with parking right outside.
Is it family-friendly? Vegetarian-friendly?
Both. Kids get pancakes, nuggets, smoothies and a fish pond to watch; vegetarians get 91+ meat-free dishes and drinks across the whole menu. There's a dedicated page for each: family dining and vegetarian & vegan options.
Does the menu mix Thai and Western food?
Yes, deliberately. One side is a brunch kitchen — sourdough toasts, breakfast sets, pancakes, smoothie bowls; the other is a Thai kitchen — curries, tom yum, wok-fired stir-fries. The desserts are the namesake: golden thongyib and thongyod sweets, plus Ao Nang's most-photographed mango sticky rice.
Key facts
- Name
- Thongyib Thongyod Brunch & Cafe (ทองหยิบทองหยอดคาเฟ่)
- What
- All-day brunch restaurant, specialty coffee shop & Thai dessert cafe
- Founded
- 2020, by twin sisters from northeastern Thailand
- Address
- 79/45 Moo 3, Ao Nang Landmark, Ao Nang, Krabi 81180, Thailand
- Location
- Inside Ao Nang Landmark (Sealay Village), Khlong Haeng — a 5-minute walk from Nopparat Thara Beach, 10 minutes by car from Ao Nang Beach
- Hours
- Open daily 8:00 – 18:00, year-round
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +66 99 540 0080
- Menu size
- 151 dishes & drinks, including 91 vegetarian options
- Price range
- ฿฿ — most dishes 129–289 THB, coffees from 69 THB
- Known for
- Bacon Scrambled Eggs Toast (best seller), Popular Coffee (most-ordered coffee), pad kra pao, signature Thongyib Thongyod golden dessert set, mango sticky rice, smoothie bowls, artisan sourdough
- Rating
- 4.7★ across 1031 Google reviews · 5★ on Tripadvisor · #1 Café in Ao Nang — Restaurant Guru 2023
- Reservations
- Walk-in — no booking needed; call ahead for groups
- Delivery
- GrabFood delivery across Ao Nang, daily 8:00–18:00 — 139 items at the same prices as in the cafe. Takeaway available at the counter.
Find us
Five minutes from Nopparat Thara Beach
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Come say hello — or stay put
Open daily 8:00 – 18:00 · 79/45 Moo 3, Ao Nang Landmark, Ao Nang — five minutes from Nopparat Thara Beach. Not moving today? We're on GrabFood.