Koh Samui has a distinctive food culture shaped by its history, its coastal environment and the culinary traditions of Southern Thailand. This article introduces the local products, markets and restaurants that define everyday eating on the island and presents several representative places where southern Thai dishes and local seafood can be enjoyed.

Follow us to discover a Sino-Thaï restaurant. You will taste succulent soups and varied dim-sum, accompanied by iced tea. At the end of the article, learn how to make rice pork soup yourself, the traditional Thai breakfast. The operation of this restaurant can be a bit disconcerting for foreigners. No one speaks English but it would be a shame to miss out on an authentic experience in a delicious and really inexpensive restaurant. So here's the procedure to follow, in pictur

As you often ask us where you can find nice and authentic Thai cuisine on the island, we have decided to write a series of articles about our favorite restaurants. You won't find any fancy restaurant on that list, only restaurants who are specials to us and are out of the beaten tourist tracks So first, as we are on an island, let's talk about seafood ! Krua Bang Po, located on Bang Po beach, is one of the simple places where we love to have lunch. Most of the menu is abou