Ang Sila

Ang Sila is a historic coastal fishing community in Ang Sila Subdistrict, Mueang Chonburi District, Chonburi Province, east of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. Known for its traditional wooden shophouses, seafood restaurants, and centuries-old granite mortar and pestle craft, it centers on the Ang Sila Old Market. The waterfront retains fishing piers, small shrines and views toward Bang Saen, offering a preserved example of eastern Thailand's coastal village life.

Visitors can expect a compact seaside village with a waterfront lined by fishing boats and piers, the Ang Sila Old Market with wooden shophouses selling dried seafood, snacks and souvenirs, and numerous open-air seafood restaurants. The main road features shops selling hand-carved granite mortars (krok hin). The setting is low-rise and coastal, with narrow lanes, small shrines and views across the Gulf toward Bang Saen. Exploration is on foot along the market and waterfront.

Historic fishing village with origins linked to the Ayutthaya period, long renowned for hand-carved granite mortars (krok hin Ang Sila) made from local stone. The Ang Sila Old Market retains early 20th-century wooden shophouses reflecting the development of eastern Thailand's coastal settlements.

Center of traditional mortar-making craft and coastal fishing culture in Chonburi. The market preserves local foodways, dried seafood trade, and Thai-Chinese community heritage with small shrines and family-run shops.