On Koh Samui you can eat every kind of food at every kind of price and nearly 24 hours a day. On the small Thai street stalls and shops, you will taste some delicious authentic traditional specialities and fantastic seafood. And in the bigger and more expensive restaurants, you will eat more sophisticated recipes in a cosier atmosphere.
You can also enjoy Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Mexican, Indian and many more cuisines from all around the world, all of which are just amazing...
A soup or a light meal will cost you around 30 to 40 Bahts in the street, a beef steak around 250 Bahts in Chaweng or Lamai, but you will have to pay twice or three times this much in some 3 or 5 stars restaurants for a light meal.

In this page we are sharing with you some pretty special addresses of some fine places you should try, as much for the exquisite food they serve as for the friendly atmosphere they offer.

Nightlife in Koh Samui is very busy: cabaret, karaoke, bars, gogo-bars and discos… Everything is there for your enjoyment, so that you can party every night until 2.00 am...

 CHAWENG AND SURROUNDINGS

Our favourite place to eat seafood there is called Chaweng Food Center, in the North of Chaweng, on the road that leads to the main road (Tesco-Lotus), where many small restaurants offer fresh seafood you can choose directly from their stalls, as well as Thai food, BBQ and Lao dishes. Right on the beach, but at the end of Chaweng North, Papillon Resort hosts Le Café des Arts, where Stéphane and Gilles, will welcome you. In addition to its broad and varied menu (with Seafood, Thai and French dishes...) the restaurant regularly organizes special events, such as seafood barbecues or Thai buffets whilst dancers perform some traditional Thai dances, making it a delightful experience for the eyes and the palate alike... And what about the famous Pizza, to eat at the table or to take away, we simply recommend you ALLO PIZZA !, a restaurant on Chaweng main road, barely in front of the post office, they serve delicious pizza. You can make your choice from their extensive menu, including the classic "Margarita" as well as interresting ones like the "white", with sausage and fresh cream (much tastier than a standard quiche) and the "oriental", with merguez (marocan spicy sausages) ! Moreover, there are two different size, small and big... When you know that the small one can feed 3 persons... We begin mouth-watering when thinking of the big... As of their name, they also have (real) quick delivery service on Chaweng and even Lamai for some orders.

 LAMAI AND SURROUNDINGS

Before Lamai, on the ring road coming from Chaweng, several new restaurants have opened their doors these last years. We recommend there The Cliff, the most famous restaurant in the area. They serve absolutely gorgeous Thai and western cuisine, with a stunning seaview in a modern setting. On Week-end, a DJ comes to play live session in the Lounge area. At the top North end of the beach, Banana leaf offers a vast choice of Tapas and seafood in a pleasant setting. In Town, right next to the Bauhaus, the Salathai restaurant (they also have a branch in Chaweng) serves excellent thai food with international classics too, like their stunning sole or mouth-watering chocolate mousse. The setting is very pleasant and it is full every night, a proof of good quality. If you prefer a cosier and more luxurious environment, with the prices according, you can try the Rocky's, located at the Rocky Resort, you'll have your dinner in a magnificent setting with refined cuisine or try The Patio, at Pavillion Resort, it is in sublimely mediteranean style, but cheaper than the previous, they have italian and thai cuisine. Apart all these restaurants, there are also many food stalls around and especially in the night food market, offering various dishes including stunning seafood fresh from the day, to enjoy simply sitting on plastic chairs on the walkside, while drinking a fresh fruit juice from the neighbouring stall....

 MAE NAM, BOPHUT AND BIG BUDDHA

In MAE NAM, restaurants are far less numerous than in Chaweng or Lamai, many travellers there just stay in their bungalows or big resorts and enjoy their delicious food. On the main road, the most famous address of all for breakfast or any other time of the day sweeties, is Angela's Bakery, she prepares here breads and pastries since 10 years, and ask around, her club sandwich is a legend among long terms travellers ! Just a few meters away, Pane e Vino is, as you can expect from its name, an italian restaurant, where you'll enjoy the classic pastas and pizza, but also home made bruscetta and bread, all washed down with italian wine.
In BOPHUT, the most famous place to go out for dinner is, of course, the Fisherman's village. it's a group of narrow streets, including an amazing sea front, hosting many small restaurants all as pleasant and good. La Provencale, as an example, serves delicious french bakery and french cuisine. Just by the sea, with a stunning view on Koh Phangan, you'll find La sirène, where a friendly french-thai team will make everything possible to make your dinner pleasant, serving quality food in a very nice setting. Not far from there, on the pier, a traditionnal chinese junk, "la fortune", is waiting for you to weigh anchor and take you to the open sea overlooking Koh Samui, for a lunch or a dinner with special fine culinary themas. If you like to have some bakeries or snacks, head for the French Bakery, opposite the 7-eleven, where you will be able to enjoy delicious french bakeries and pastries as well as "bistrot snacks".
In BIG BUDDHA (Bangrak), on the road along the beach, seaside, The Elephant & Castle makes excellent "Full English Breakfast" as well as typical british dishes. Try their famous "Sunday Roast", nobody has been disappointed as yet. Few meters further, on the other side of the road, Papa Joe, a very long time running restaurant with its blue lightbox, offers Swiss specialities and Thai food, everything is delicious and refined and served by pretty hostess. A little bit further, on the same side, just before Big Buddha Pier, Le Café de France a traditional french restaurant offers an amazing cuisine, everything is of very high quality, home made with fresh products. The french chef really succeed in preparing some of the most refined french dishes you will find on Koh Samui.

 NATHON

If you stay around Nathon or you'll have to take the night boat, most of the restaurants close early but you'll still be able to have a nice meal from one of the several stalls at the night food market located right on the pier. They offer the classical noodle soups, bbq chicken sticks, calamari and other surumi, as well as local desserts you'll like to try...

LAMAI AND SURROUNDINGS

Near the Boxing Stadium, there are many beer bars, like in Chaweng, where you can play pool for free or have a laugh with the ladies working there. And Lamai also have vivid disco like chaweng's, the most famous is the Bauhaus, but if you're a techno freak you can try the Super Sub or the club just next to it, as they play real good tunes.

 FULL MOON AND OTHER KOH PHANGAN PARTIES

Koh Phangan parties, well, don´t just dream of them, come on and be part of them, it just takes 1 hour maximum to go to phangan by slow boat (15 minutes with speed boats)... For the full moon, Black moon and Half moon parties many travellers make the trip from Koh Samui and take their chance to discover the island. For any informations about the crazy nights of Koh Phangan, please check our special page on Koh Phangan Parties.