Unless you're looking for a makeshift bar pumping top-40 hits and serving dubious mixed drinks, Krabi Town can be a tough place for going out. Deep Cafe N' Bar (Sribharami Soi 1, just off Hemthanon Rd., Paknaam, 075-811-397, www.fb.com/deepcafenbar) could well be the town's first truly hip drinking establishment.

Set in a renovated old shop-house, the venue carries the same sort of crumbling, artsy charm you might find in Charoenkrung, only with some colorful hippie murals and live bands performing standard lounge jazz and indie-folk to remind you that you're still out of town.

The kitchen serves Asian and Western fusion dishes prepared with Thai fruits, herbs and spices. Try the braised pork belly with herbs and honey lemon sauce, washed down with potent cocktails like the Mo-ra-kot (Sangsom, Midori, sweet basil, lemograss and lime) or A-yo-tha-ya (Mekhong shaken with kaffir lime leaves, Indian red onion, white turmeric, lemongrass and lime).