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Local Restaurants
Top 20 Local Restaurants in Koh Samui [2025]
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Khaw Glong Thai Restaurant
4.6
/5
61 reviews
Southeast Asian
From VND 834200
Chaweng Beach | 1.8 km from downtown
Address: 200, Chaweng, 12 Chaweng Beach Rd, Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand
Selected for 2 years in a row
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A highly-rated Thailand restaurant serving authentic Thai cuisine
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Khaw Glong is one of the most popular Thai restaurants in Koh Samui. The decoration is not very good, but it is not a food stall. The owner is very enthusiastic. After two days of eating, I still like the lotus leaf chicken the most.
It's so delicious. If you use a credit card, there will be a 3% handling fee. It is recommended to pay in cash. I often like their coconut smoothie. I love it. The fried fish tastes very good too, and the Tom Yum Goong soup is also delicious.
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Phensiri
4.7
/5
37 reviews
Southeast Asian
From VND 632601
Chaweng Beach | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 80/30 ถนน เลียบหาดเฉวง, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand
No.3 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Koh Samui
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The taste is good and the price is not high, except for the Tom Yum Goong... Others' comments say it is authentic, but the Tom Yum Goong I drank that day was so sour that it made my teeth fall out. Later I went to other stores to try and compare, and it was much sourer than other stores
The environment is very good, on a small street, the food tastes good, the price is not expensive, the food tastes light, although the menu says four peppers are spicy, but it is really not spicy at all.
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Motherland Seafood
4.5
/5
82 reviews
Seafood
From VND 622869
Chaweng Beach | 1.2 km from downtown
Address: 197-198 Bophut, Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand
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This seafood restaurant is a very famous seafood restaurant on Koh Samui. It is very large and has a lot of customers. The seafood here is very fresh and in large quantities. The chef's skills are authentic. The Thai chef's skills are very good and the price is not expensive. The cost performance is not high. The meaty lobster here is delicious and it is really a delicacy that you must not miss.
This restaurant is a very famous seafood restaurant on Koh Samui. You must try the lobster when you come here. The lobster here is very plump and tastes very fresh. The chef's cooking skills are really good. This is also the signature dish of this restaurant. You can also drink the fresh coconut milk here. After drinking the coconut milk, you can use a spoon to dig out the meat. It's really great.
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Kob Thai restaurant
4.4
/5
19 reviews
Southeast Asian
From VND 335765
Lamai Beach | 5.5 km from downtown
Address: Beach, Had Lamai 3 Tambon Maret, Amphoe Ko Samui, Surat Thani 84310, Thailand
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A very popular Thai restaurant on the beach. Since we had already had lunch, I came here in the afternoon and ordered a crab, a water spinach, and a seafood rice. The environment is also very good.
It is a relatively simple Thai cuisine. The dishes are not so strong in flavor, the food is very clean, and the store is also clean. The service level is a little worse, but the environment is what I value more.
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Krua Bophut
5.0
/5
2 reviews
Seafood
From VND 834200
Bo Phut | 5.1 km from downtown
Address: No. 16/16, District 1, Bophut Fisherman Village, Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province
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Krua Bophut is a Thai restaurant that is popular among foodies. Their Tom Yum Goong is their signature dish. There are a variety of seafood ingredients in it, and it is very refreshing when paired with coconut drinks.
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The Hut Cafe
4.8
/5
26 reviews
Seafood
From VND 347583
Bo Phut | 4.7 km from downtown
Address: H25M+MGJ, Tambon Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand
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In the words of my hometown, it is an authentic fly restaurant. The price is not much different from the fly restaurants in China. Two people ordered three dishes for more than 200 yuan, and the taste is still good. I stayed in Sumei for 5 days, and the main meal here is indeed the most delicious. I can't live without spicy food, so the boss added spicy for me. I am satisfied, the shrimp is so big, full of mouth. But there are one or two squids that are not very fresh. There is no queue in the restaurant, but there are a lot of Chinese customers. The service is warm.
A very popular chain restaurant. I recommend the Tom Yum Goong and seafood fried rice. The portions are large, the taste is great, and the environment is good.
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7
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Sala Thai Art Gallery & Restaurant
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Seafood
From VND 594367
Chaweng Beach | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 99 Moo 2, Chaweng,Amphoe Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand
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It's also a very good restaurant with a lot of people.
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Spices Cafe
5.0
/5
7 reviews
Southeast Asian
From VND 681263
Mae Nam Beach | 8.7 km from downtown
Address: 45 32 4169 Maenam Tambon Mae Nam, Amphoe Ko Samui, Surat Thani 84330, Thailand
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Red curry duck, green curry chicken, and cheese mussels, these three are really delicious and unique. There are many foreigners here, and I highly recommend them.
No.
9
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Sabienglae lamai
12 reviews
Seafood
From VND 556133
Lamai Beach | 7.5 km from downtown
Address: 438/82 Moo 1, Tambon Maret, Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84140
No.4 of Restaurants for Views & Experiences in Koh Samui
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Landed in Koh Samui yesterday evening, the first thing I did was to check in at Sabienglae Restaurant on Lamai Beach. The seaside restaurant shrouded in twilight has a very romantic style.
This is an elegant Thai restaurant that specializes in Thai cuisine, which is authentic and cost-effective. I tasted the long-lost Thai flavors such as Tom Yum Goong soup, mango rice and curry crab, and felt very satisfied. The sleepiness of the journey dissipated instantly.
It is said that Sabienglae Restaurant is also one of the 10 best Thai restaurants and 10 best beach restaurants in Koh Samui, and is loved by locals and tourists. #Authentic Thai food #Thai food #Thai food
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10
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Mit Samui Restaurant
4.8
/5
73 reviews
Southeast Asian
From VND 966281
Chaweng Beach | 2.3 km from downtown
Address: 184/27 Moo 2 Bohphut locality district, KohSamui District, Suratthani province 84320
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Mitra Samui Food Stall is a very famous seafood restaurant on Koh Samui. There are many people coming here every day. The various exquisite seafood are cooked very tasty, and the price is not expensive. It is really an excellent and recommended seafood restaurant.
Mitra Samui Food Stall is a very famous seafood restaurant on Koh Samui. The mantis shrimp in this restaurant is very famous because the meat of the mantis shrimp is very plump and tastes very expensive. Although it is a bit expensive, it is definitely worth it. In addition, the oysters here are also very good, large and fresh, with a light sweetness, which is very good.
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