The best Thai restaurants Koh Samui

True Thai traditional cuisine, in the middle of nature with a swimming pool. You can eat there on tables well isolated from one another, under wooden Thai salas. Djai, the chef, has more than 30 years of experience and prepares an authentic cuisine for you. The portions are generous and at affordable prices. The specialties: Thai soups (tom yam), curries, steamed fish, crab, ice-cream fritter. At choice, a very wide choice on the menu, and moreover, 2 tasting menus. The menu is translated into French.

Just south of Chaweng, this restaurant stands out thanks to its fine cuisine and its pleasant setting. On the menu, Thai specialties made with quality products and without MSG, such as the duck curry with pineapple (a delight), or the massaman curry... Great choice of seafood. All dishes are delicately presented and will make your mouth water. Do not hesitate to ask for the recommendations of the day. You can dine on the ventilated terrace or in a small air-conditioned room. Attentive and discreet service.

It has become one of the must-see places for French residents and holidaymakers, a meeting and sharing point. Here, all the dishes are homemade: ravioli, gnocchi, lasagne, cordon bleu and giant salads, tartar and tuna steak, not forgetting of course the traditional Thai dishes (pad thai, kaopad kai, green curry), fresh fruit juices or coconut, to be enjoyed with your feet in the sand. In addition, the staff is friendly and attentive. Deckchairs with umbrellas and towels are provided.

Quality Thai cuisine at very reasonable prices, and with a rare concept of wok cooking. This restaurant chain, with its local colour, has everything you need to have a great time. The Pad Thai is succulent and known to be one of the best in Lamai. Let yourself be tempted by the yellow crab curry, it is excellent. The only downside is that the portions are a little small for heavy eaters. The place, open on the street, is close to several shops. The service is courteous and fast. A good choice for lunch.

One of the island's hidden treasures! Situated in the hills between Chaweng and Lamai, The Jungle Club is a charming establishment offering exclusive accommodation and an exceptional panoramic bar-restaurant. Chef Wally offers top-flight cuisine, with international recipes prepared with quality ingredients, to be enjoyed in elegant surroundings. The view over Chaweng Bay is simply breathtaking. Reservations recommended.

The cozy setting is elegant, with lots of woodwork, tables made from old sewing machines, and antiques scattered here and there. The menu offers the classics of Thai cuisine, but also a whole range of fresh seafood that you can choose directly from the stalls. The dishes are a bit westernized, so not very spicy, which makes it an excellent place to dine with the family. Very good cocktails too.

A small local restaurant located on the road between Choeng Mon Beach and Wat Plai Laem. Only 6 tables, 4 of them in bamboo booths. Mainly frequented by local customers, this small restaurant offers classic Thai cuisine at very reasonable prices. On the menu, pad ka prao, pad thai, soups, fried rice, omelets, curries... Everything is very good! You can accompany your meal with a cold beer. Fast and very friendly service.

This is surely the most creative and original restaurant in the area! There are only a dozen tables, so reservations are recommended. The place has a unique decor, not necessarily to our taste, but the cuisine on offer is of a rare quality. Cafe 69 offers Thai dishes, revisited and modernized. Some would call it fusion cuisine. Dishes are presented with care, color and imagination. The menu changes regularly according to the chef's inspirations. Excellent cocktails are also available.

You can choose among these 3 atmospheres: the room, the terrace or the beach, at the seafront with view of Koh Phangan. The owner welcomes you with his Thai team for all the meals of the day, from breakfast, for those who sleep in one of the rooms upstairs but also for holiday makers. The decoration is rather modern, the cuisine is fresh and seasonal and the view is superb and relaxing. Here, you can eat Thai food, fish specialties from local fishing and prepared à la plancha, in carpaccio or tartare. For those who prefer meat: flank steak with shallot or duck breast and pan-fried potatoes. Gourmands will also appreciate the gourmet coffee based on exotic fruits of Samui, or artisanal ice-cream. In the evening, the atmosphere is romantic, it is also possible to have dinner on the beach, or simply enjoy a good cocktail.

Chef Gao worked in some of the finest restaurants on the Côte d'Azur before settling in Bophut with his wife. Two types of cuisine are offered: Thai and French, Mediterranean and Provençal. Half-cooked tuna with exotic sauces, fish of the day, porcini ravioli, 7-hour-cooked lamb mice, also very good meat from Australia. Dessert was also top-notch, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream surrounded by a warm doughnut covered in strawberry coulis. A real treat!

It is in an old wooden building that this restaurant proposes an excellent cuisine, in a setting where tradition and modernity are mixed. It gives off a rather chic atmosphere of the place. The cuisine revisits Thai classics as well as some Western specialties. The dishes are copious and well presented. It is surprisingly refined considering the prices. The very chic lounge bar, located upstairs, is open from 3pm. It serves excellent cocktails to sip while contemplating the magnificent view of the sea and Koh Phangan.

This small restaurant in a straw hut is located with its feet in the water and offers a magnificent view of the beach of Mae Nam. It's a beach bar with touches of color here and there. Excellent traditional Thai cuisine, fresh fruit juices and even massages! It is the occasion to taste the famous mango sticky rice, very good here, which is the favourite dessert of the Thai people. Good music but not too loud. A perfect place to spend a nice day at the beach...

This small establishment doesn't look like much, but it serves delicious food. It is a Thai restaurant located on the beach of Bang Po, specializing in seafood. It is frequented as much by tourists as by locals, which is a guarantee of quality. Wooden tables and chairs are placed on the sand, where you can sit in the shade in the open room. It's excellent and the rates are very low.