Koh Chang shopping meets all the your usual day to day holiday requirements, whether food, electronics, medical or gifts and souvenirs .
Gifts and Souvenirs | Electronics | Medical | Clothes | Foodstuffs | Tattoists
Gifts and Souvenirs
Throughout the major beach areas, particularly White Sand Beach, Kai Bae and Bang Bao, you won’t have to look too hard to find the standard souvenirs of lacquered table accessories, jewellery, cheap clothing and such like.
The prices are higher than in Bangkok, but the stall holders are open to bartering, so you should be able to pick up some decent bargains.
A few places, nonetheless, do stand out from the crowd:-
- Peace Moon, a Thai and Japanese couple turning out wonderful handmade jewellery and leathercraft, has its shop in White Sand Beach. Chujai diagonally opposite also has a nice selection of handicrafts (and decent coffee).
- In Kai Bae, try Nagaraja, Made by Saloly and Clean Beans – clothes and knick-knacks.
- On the main road by the bridge just before Salak Phet, the little shop sells a wealth of souvenirs made solely from coconut.
In the undeveloped land by Zhong Zi Pad Pad in Klong Prao Beach, there are frequent night markets – the goods on offer tend to be more practical than souvenir orientated, but it’s fun to browse and you can eat here too at the little stalls along the front.
Incidentally, one thing very hard to find are birthday cards – it’s not a Thai custom, so bring them with you!
Electronics – Koh Chang Shopping
For camera and computer shop accessories, try the Advice Shop in White Sand Beach opposite Koh Chang Lagoon Resort.
For mobile repairs, try either of the shops, TS-Mobile opposite Lotus’s (after the temple) in Klong Prao or Alpha, same side of the street, about another 500 metres further on.
JJCom in Pearl Beach, diagonally opposite the post office, is good for laptop repairs.
Medical
At the southern end of Klong Prao Beach opposite The Splash, Koh Chang Dental Clinic is open for cosmetic work as well as emergency and is considerably cheaper than back home.
You can find a couple of opticians in White Sand Beach. Others in Chai Chet, Klong Prao and Kai Bae tend to come and go – remember to check times for delivery before you go ahead and order.
Well stocked pharmacies are found all over too – they usally speak very good English too.
For full details on Hospitals and Clinics, please see this page.
Clothes
The island has numerous outlets selling beachwear, shorts, t-shirts and so on – you’ll always be able to find what you need. There are a couple of boutiques here and there – next door to Magic Garden in Lonely Beach is one to look out for and at Chill Beach Street Wear in Kai Bae.
If you feel the need for a new suit or dress, the Nepalese tailors are on all the major beaches – as to who is the best, maybe ask in the Koh Chang Talk Facebook page.
Foodstuffs
You can get western foodstuffs all over, but Foodland underneath Top Resort in White Sand Beach and Anna Store, same beach, but a bit further up the hill at the southern end, are both very well stocked.
Sing Thong towards the southern end of Klong Prao is e two other popular large stores to look out for.
As for superstores, Big C is based in Pearl Beach, with Makro Food in White Sand Beach, the southern end. Klong Prao, Kai Bae and Klong Son have Lotus’s Fresh, whilst Mini Big Cs are in Klong Son and White Sand Beach. There are also numerous 7-11s in White Sand Beach, Chai Chet, Klong Prao Beach , Kai Bae and Salak Phet and the new kid on the block, CJ Mart is popping up all over.
White Sand Beach has a street food market each evening just by Kacha Resort.
All of the major retailers have extensive alcohol sections. Anna Store, Sing Thong, Wine Gallery in Kai Bae or Wine Fans in White Sand Beach are all very well stocked too.
Koh Chang Tattoo Artists
There are a wide selection of tattoo shops on the island, both machine and bamboo. Prices are considerably cheaper than in the west and as you would expect, there are some very good artists out there.
A few names that consistently crop up, with an excellent reputations for design, professionalism and hygiene are:-
- Best Tattoo opposite Mac Resort and Bar in White Sand Beach – Facebook here.
- Female Artist, Naka, also in White Sand Beach near Kacha Resort – Facebook here. She has a 2nd shop in Klong Prao near to Klong Prao Resort.
- In that same area, Jack Tattoo is another long standing island fixture – Facebook here.
- Elegant Tattoo in Kai Bae has a loyal following, highly recommended – Facebook here.
- Danny in Lonely Beach – he’s based in the row of shop houses by the bridge at the top of the village – Facebook here.
- Also in Lonely Beach, Boy at Boy Bamboo Tattoo has a loyal following and great reviews – Facebook here.
- Sakyant Bamboo (Tar) – up the inland lane by Bailan Cafe in Bailan – traditional bamboo style, Facebook here.
- King at Bambootattoo – up in Bang Bao Beach (Klong Goi) – ask at Mandala Restaurant in the back lanes by the lagoon – take a left once over the little bridge by the main road.
- Chan Siam at Ginger Home – Facebook here – same area as King above.
- Panisa at her studio, Inki Tattoo is down in Salak Phet, website here.
Off course there are other studios on each beach so ask around too for people’s recommendations.
UPDATED April 26
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