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Eat Sense Beach Restaurant.
Located at Chaweng Beach on the beautiful island of
Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, at our restaurant we
aim to provide all of our guests with tasty, authentic and healthy Thai
cuisine. Using only natural organic vegetables, fresh seafood and indigenous
tropical fruits to create the fine food, our menus are both extensive and
thoughtfully created. And we never use any kind of preservatives. That’s
a guarantee.
Betelnut Restaurant,
Chaweng. A unique restaurant tucked away just off Chaweng beach
on tropical Koh Samui , Thailand 's premier tourist destination. Opened 7
years ago by Jeffrey Lord, it was Samui's first restaurant focusing on
fusion cooking.
 Roma
Restaurant
is located
at the
Paradise
Beach Resort on Maenam Beach, enjoy an enchanting evening to the
soothing sound of the waves and live guitar music and choose from our
exclusive innovative Italian cuisine specialties prepared by Chef Gion
Fetz. Taste some of the world's most famous wines, grappa, liqueurs and
coffees.
("quite simply excellent!". The Editor )
 On-Samui
highly
recommends this restaurant. Be sure you come and try the excellent food
and service while you are on Koh Samui! For
free transfers to/from Roma Restaurant and reservations please call 0 7724
7227
Service available daily
from 19:00 to 23:00 hours.
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This is a short list, which will grow over time,
of our own, personal favorite restaurants and eateries here on Koh
Samui. We don't intent to review 4 or 5 star places here, just the sort
of places we go to for a good meal during the normal course of events.
LAMAI
KOKOMIKO.
Excellent western and Thai food. Nice and clean set up with professional
staff behavior. The menu is extensive with choices from small snacks and
sandwiches though to full blown meals. The steaks are generous. Side
salads with dishes were very tasty. Service is very good. Prices are
very, very reasonable. Serves are generous. Fink Kokomiko on the main
ring road, outside of Lamai just before Hin Ta Hin Yai, half way down
the hill on the right side,
LAMAI FOOD COURT. Main road near
petrol station and 2 x 7/11 stores. Drive in court with about 6 to 8
different restaurant including a semi-famous duck place, they got duck
'n rice, duck 'n noodles, duck ' sweet sauce, they got duck 'n duck,
duck soup, duck salad, fried duck, boiled duck, no spam. The other
restaurants here are primarily Thai food and some good Thai Muslim food,
all good, all very cheap.
NATHON
SUNSET RESTAURANT. When in Nathon we
usually stop and eat at the Sunset Restaurant, beach front on the start
of the beach "boulevard" in Nathon. Good range of western and Thai
favorites. Personally I'd stick to their Thai food, it is exellent.
The western food is often stored frozen and microwaved to defrost, not
quite so tasty. But their "English breakfast" is pretty good. Nice garden setting
with views across the water to outlying islands and back towards Nathon
town and the ferry piers. Prices are good. Service is just OK. Sometimes
you don't always get exactly what you order, but that makes it
interesting - if you are a patient person.
TANG'S RESTAURANT. Main road in Nathon,
near the end, left side (one way road), opposite Dr Surasit. Great Thai
and Farang food, low prices, fast service, used to be 24 hours, should
still be.
CHAWENG
IL MOLINO. Main road Chaweng opposite Ko
Samui Properties. The food is great, not cheap but you really get a good
feed up for your Baht. You won't leave hungry. Home made bread too, with
any type of topping you want and they have a lot of toppings. Pizza and
all types of Italian goodies, outside garden setting, great take-away
selection.
MAENAM
ANGELA'S BAKERY. Whenever I am hungry and
near Maenam during the day, I usually go to Angela's Bakery. Great menu,
fresh cooked baked goodies, good food and reasonable prices.
THE TWINS. The Twins right in the middle of
the main part of Maenam main road. Yes, you got it, good Thai and Farang
food (I like places that do both so the spouse and I can both be happy.
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Magic Light
First-rate
Swiss, Thai and International foods are served in this long-established
restaurant. Daily specials are 99 baht. Swiss management. Open 4.00pm
-11.00pm. Chaweng Beach Road opp. Chaweng Buri Resort. Tel: 01 397 0166
Montana Saloon
On the
Chaweng-Lamai road, next to the Island Resort, this is a neighbourhood bar
run by Jim, a retired American merchant seaman, and his Thai wife. The
Thai food is great, but the Montana Saloon is a rare local source of such
delicacies as homemade chilli and all-beef hot-dogs especially imported
from the States. Lots of cold beer, good mixed drinks and good company.
Open from breakfast till whenever. Tel: 077 231 166
Moondance
Whether you
eat on the beachside balcony or in the poolside restaurant, you’re sure
to relish the varied and tasty dishes on hand here. At Baan Samui Resort,
Chaweng Beach Road. Tel: 077
422 415
New Explorer Pool Bar
& Scandinavian Restaurant
The island’s
number-one spot for Swedish, Danish, Finish and Norwegian fare. Open
2.00pm -4.00am. Down the lane opposite Swensen’s, Chaweng Beach Road.
Tel: 077 230 375
Osteria Pizza and Pasta
After eight
years, this fine but modestly priced local Italian restaurant has
relocated to airy, very attractive new premises designed by Samui-based
Pacific Projects. Osteria is now found in Chaweng opposite Tradewinds, on
the second floor of a building that includes the new Japanese restaurant
Sushi 2. Osteria offers a full Italian menu as well as takeaway pizzas and
a good drinks list, including a selection of Italian and French wines.
Sergio, the head chef, is a professional from Italy, which is good news
for connoisseurs of Italian cuisine. Open 6-11pm, seven days a week. Tel:
077
230 057
Panviman
Picturesque
beachside restaurant serving Thai and international food of the highest
standard. Boasts two master chefs, one from Bangkok and the other from the
prestigious Grand Palace Hotel, Gstaad. Part of Anchor House Bungalows,
Chaweng Beach. Tel: 077 413 041
Poppies
This
popular restaurant is a gourmet’s delight. Dine inside the elegant main
building, under the beachside marquee, or beneath the stars. Live
classical guitar Tues. Thurs. and Fri. with Thai night on Saturdays.
Reservations are recommended. South Chaweng Beach Road. Tel: 077
422 419
Red Snapper
The Red
Snapper Restaurant, part of the Chaweng Regent Resort, gets its name from
just one of the many seafood specials on the menu. Not however revealed in
the name is the variety of Tex-Mex food including soups, salads, tacos,
steaks and other seductively spicy specialties. Available drinks include
imported whiskeys and beers, cocktails and long drinks, Champagne, and
house and sparkling wines. Tel: 077 422 008
Sala-Thai
This is one
of Lamai’s finest restaurants. It accommodates 100 diners comfortably,
and offers romantic fountains. Trickling waterfalls complement the
excellent Thai and International food on offer. Open 4.00-11.30pm. Opp.
Full Moon Bar, Lamai Beach Road. Tel:077
233 180
Santiburi
Dusit Resort
Experience the finest
cuisine in this beautiful resort on the north shore. Expect the very best
and you won’t be disappointed. It’s one of two five-star resorts on
Samui. The gardens are really magnificent. Maenam ring road, route #4169 .
Tel: 077 425 031
Sea Quest Restaurant,
Cafe, & Pub
Newly
opened, interesting decor and a great location for people watching make
this a great place to start your evening. A menu of grilled meats and
seafood, Italian specialties and the usual Thai favourites can be had on
any of the three floors. Located on Chaweng, open 9am until 2am.
The Spa
Renowned as
Samui’s premier vegetarian restaurant, with both Thai and International
fare. Their seafood and chicken is also extremely popular, and rightly so!
There’s seating for 70 in a beach setting. Open 7.00am-10.00pm. Ring
road, Lamai. Tel: 077 230 855
Spice
Island & Palm Grove & Hagi
Enjoy all the delights of
this magnificent resort, including first-class dining in a high-class
setting. Special theme buffets and entertainment nightly. At Central Samui
Beach Resort, Chaweng Beach Road. Open 6.30am-11.00pm. Tel: 077
230 500
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The White House
In the
hotel where "each guest is a president", you can eat like a
king. Be spoilt with a tempting array of dishes. It’s a little out of
the way, but an interesting corner of the island and worth seeing. It’s
not far from Chaweng. Choengmon Beach. Tel: 077 245 315
Betelnut
Spoil
yourself in Chaweng’s sensational Californian-Thai restaurant. Really
excellent food in and exclusive setting in this 28-seater gourmet heaven. Sample from an unusual and
unusually tasty selection of Asian-based dishes prepared by renowned
international chef, Jeffrey Lord. The service is exceptional. Reservations
are advised. Chaweng Boulevard,Tel: 077
413 370
The Boat Gallery
Great
hamburgers, salads and Thai food served in the best of locations- on the
water’s edge in Bophut Village. Open 11.00am-midnight. Tel: 077
427 212
Villa Bianca
Serving classic
Italian cuisine with a seafood slant, Villa Bianca is nestled in amongst
the converted old Chinese shop-houses overlooking the water in Bophut
village. Its stark white walls, crisp, white tablecloths covering
well-spaced candlelit tables and classy pieces of objet d'art give the
restaurant an undeniably Mediterraneaan feel. Tel 077 245 041. Bophut
Beach. North Coast of Samui
Budsaba
Treat your
taste buds to a wide selection of Thai and International cuisine at an
especially friendly resort with a unique atmosphere. At Muang Kulaypan
Resort, North Chaweng Beach Road. See Restaurant Review Pg. 24- June
edition of Samui Guide. Tel: 077 422 305
Chez Andy
Savour
delicious imported steak or sliced pork Swiss style. Full Swiss,
International and Thai menu. Excellent value for money. Wonderful dishes
prepared by Andy, Samui’s most popular Swiss chef. Set in a roof-garden
position, it affords a great vantage point. Newly opened is the Beer
Garden, where every night is a BBQ party with fresh micro-brewed beer.
Open 4.00pm-12.00pm. Chaweng Beach Road opp. Malibu Resort. Tel: 077
230 207
Chomtalay
The Chaweng
Regent’s 70-seat beachside restaurant attracts guests and non-residents
alike with its appetizing selection of Thai, seafood, international and
Italian dishes. Open from 6.30am-12.00pm. Chaweng Beach Road. Tel: 077
422 389
Colibri
Enjoy the
hospitality and wonderful food at Samui’s oldest established European
restaurant, now in a new location. Relax in the peaceful garden setting
and savour the delights set before you. Opp. Central Samui Beach Resort.
Tel: 077 230 681
Corto Maltese
Overlooking
the beach or beside the swimming pool, relax and enjoy the kaleidoscope of
dishes prepared Corto Maltese style! There is something for all at this
happening place on North Chaweng beach. Tel: 230 041077
Fisherman’s Village
The only
restaurant on Samui where you can choose your dinner live from an
aquarium. Seafood cooked to your specifications. Open 7.00am-10.00pm. At
Oriental Samui Resort, Big Buddha Beach. Tel: 077 427 192
Health Oasis Resort
Serving a
wide selection of vegetarian, Thai and Italian foods in a pleasant
atmosphere. Also offers Thai massage, Thai cooking, meditation and yoga.
Tel: 077 420 124
The Islander
A perfect
example of what happens when a football enthusiast opens a restaurant in
Samui: basic foods, at good value, a wide variety of beer and booze, plus
live broadcasts of all the major games. There are plenty of overhead fans
to cool down the hot evenings. Open from breakfast to late night drinks,
just across from the original Will Wait on Chaweng. Tel: 077 230 836
Juzza Pizza
Not "juzza
pizza", but pasta too. Enjoy some of the best Italian food in this
heart-of-the-action jazz bar. Open from 6.00pm-2.00am. Green Mango Road.
Tradewinds Cottages On
the Beach
The best of
Central Thai, Italian and international dishes are served in this
attractive, beachside resort restaurant. Diners can choose between sitting
in the covered main building or on the large outdoor terrace. Open
7.00am-10.00pm. Chaweng Beach Road. Tel: 077 230 602
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