If you find yourself in Ban Chaweng, keep an eye out for a superb ice-cream shop called Noonie. Selling only ‘Shaved Ice’, this vendor makes his own ice-cream using an old Taiwanese recipe without eggs or milk. Closer to a sorbet, but with a silky smooth texture, this was a first for the both of us. We paid only 30 baht for big ‘taster’ tub of both the banana and mango shaved ice-cream. For that price not only do you get the best ice-cream/sorbet I’ve ever tasted, but to watch your portion shaved off a large block using what appears to be an adapted drill machine – a gem of a ‘find’ and well worth the visit.