Pupen seafood was touristy but enjoyable. Lots of locals eating there so it must hit the mark for them. Plenty of seating when we arrived early at 5.30 and nice beach sunset view. Overall good value, usual wisdom when ordering seafood applies. Worth mentioning that staff have no interest in upselling you as their job is to serve you as efficiently as possible so they can turn over, though they may point out specials. Compared to the scammers on Beach Road.
Lung Sawai just a minutes walk away is also recommended online though I’ve never been.
stay away from the other “recomended” seafood spot Moom Aroi, might be good for locals but as a foreigner I found it poor
If you’re the bougie sort, Cave Beach Club and Glasshouse were nice.