Som Tum in Koh Lipe ส้มตำ
Som tum is pounded green papaya salad. It fits a Walking Street lunch at Papaya Mom.
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)
Thaiส้มตำ · som tam
Price80 to 150 THB a dish
RoomPapaya Mom, Walking Street
Clock09:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Lime, chili, fish sauce, and palm sugar with green papaya and tomato.
How to order it
- Thai name: som tam (ส้มตำ).
- Say: Khor som tam Thai, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Add grilled chicken and sticky rice.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 80 to 150 THB a dish.
Where to try it
- Papaya Mom, Walking Street, Koh Lipe, Satun 91000. 09:00 to 22:00 daily. 80 to 150 THB a dish. Tom yum and seafood fill the rest of the menu.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot by default.
- Diet: Fish sauce and dried shrimp.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Lipe food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Lipe page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Moo Tod is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Tom Yum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Lipe prices?
- Higher than the mainland. Everything comes by boat.
- Cash?
- Carry cash. Small rooms on Lipe prefer it.