Secret Sunset Beach

Secret Sunset Beach Floating Restaurant is a unique seafood spot located off Koh Kood in Trat province, Thailand. Accessible only by boat or kayak, the restaurant sources its seafood directly from its own floating fish farm. Known for its ultra-fresh catches and simple Thai preparations, it has become a favorite among locals and adventurous travelers alike.

The visit to Secret Sunset Beach Floating Restaurant is a true adventure, starting with a boat or kayak ride to the floating platform. The reviewer and friends experienced the thrill of selecting live seafood straight from the water, including grouper and rock snail. Despite a mishap involving a fall into the water, the meal was memorable for its freshness, simplicity, and the immersive setting. The fried calamari and garlic squid stood out, making for an unforgettable seafood feast.

Secret Sunset Beach operates like someone took "farm-to-table" literally and replaced "farm" with "floating fish farm accessible only by sketchy kayak and plank-walking." The steamed grouper justified the boat ride and wrist injury—garlicky, sour from pure lime juice, with the prized cheek meat that disappeared before anyone else could claim it, pulled fresh from the ocean mere minutes before cooking. The good? Calamari swimming in water moments before hitting the fryer, rock snail sashimi defying mushy expectations with sweet crunchy texture, Peanut's extreme nimbleness navigating floating platforms while the blogger fell into the water, dining area legitimately rocking with waves while fish swim beneath your feet, and WhatsApp reservation system that sends a boat to collect you from the mainland. The not-so-good? Walking planks on 2x4s and bamboo while holding expensive camera equipment, falling into the ocean during filming (second floating restaurant mishap after Singapore), hurting wrist badly enough to lose arm functionality, restaurant literally so sketchy the host advises staying in dining room only, and Koh Kood being "not a foodie island" with limited eating options. But when restaurants manage to serve grouper this fresh on a floating platform this beautiful on an island this paradise-like (reviewer's favorite place on earth), complaining about wrist injuries feels like missing the point entirely. Just don't follow the blogger to the fish farm.