Koh Samui and Gulf food guide
Koh Samui food is known for Chaweng night grills and a Friday Bophut street. It fits island nights after a USM landing, not a Bangkok stall crawl.
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)
Samui is an island menu. Chaweng walking street is the dinner default. Price the fish before it hits the coals. 200 to 400 THB a plate is common in 2026. Friday Fisherman Village in Bophut is useful if you already sleep there; the car from Chaweng is 20 to 40 minutes. Lamai’s night market is smaller and closer if that is your sand.
West-coast 7-Elevens thin after 22:00. Chaweng is the 24-hour strip. Ang Thong boats include a boxed lunch and a 300 THB park fee. For the island stay map use Koh Samui. For sour curry history use South and Baba-Nyonya.
Specialties
- Chaweng night grills
- Fisherman Village Friday
- Lamai night market
- Gaeng Som
- Grilled squid
- Khao Man Gai island
- Mango sticky rice cart
- USM airport snack
- West-coast late shops
- Ang Thong picnic skip
Chaweng night grills เฉวง
Walking-street seafood after 17:00. Price the fish before it hits the coals. 200 to 400 THB a plate is common in 2026.
Chaweng Walking Street, Bo Phut, Koh Samui 84320
17:00 to midnight · 200 to 400 THB
Fisherman Village Friday บ่อผุด
Friday walking street in Bophut if you already sleep on that bay. The car from Chaweng is 20 to 40 minutes. 80 to 200 THB.
Fisherman Village, Bophut, Koh Samui 84320
Friday from 17:00 · 80 to 200 THB
Lamai night market ละไม
Smaller than Chaweng and closer if that is your sand. Sunday sessions sit on this coast. Plates 60 to 150 THB.
Lamai Night Market, Maret, Koh Samui 84310
17:00 to 22:30 · 60 to 150 THB
Gaeng Som แกงส้ม
Sour curry still cooked in island kitchens around Bang Po and Maenam. Ask for less spicy if you want to finish it. 120 to 180 THB.
Bang Po seafood rooms, Maenam, Koh Samui 84330
11:00 to 21:00 · 120 to 180 THB
Grilled squid ปลาหมึกย่าง
Beach carts at dusk. Share one squid and confirm the price first. 80 to 150 THB is the fair band.
Chaweng Beach road carts, Bo Phut, Koh Samui
16:00 to 22:00 · 80 to 150 THB
Khao Man Gai island ข้าวมันไก่
The same Hainan plate at lunch shophouses near the hospital soi in Chaweng. 50 to 70 THB.
Chaweng lunch shophouses near the hospital soi, Bo Phut
09:00 to 15:00 · 50 to 70 THB
Mango sticky rice cart ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
Seasonal. Beach carts overcharge. A Lamai town shop at 80 to 120 THB is the check.
Lamai town fruit shops, Maret, Koh Samui 84310
10:00 to 20:00 · 80 to 120 THB
USM airport snack สนามบินสมุย
The bag belt is slow. Eat after you clear, not in a 20-minute connection. Terminal snacks 80 to 150 THB.
Samui Airport terminal, Bo Phut, Koh Samui 84320
Flight hours · 80 to 150 THB
West-coast late shops ลิปะน้อย
West-coast shops thin after 22:00. Chaweng is the 24-hour strip if you need a late bowl. 40 to 80 THB.
Lipa Noi and Taling Ngam village shops, Koh Samui
Most close by 22:00 · 40 to 80 THB
Ang Thong picnic skip อ่างทอง
Boat lunch is boxed. Bring water. The 300 THB park fee is extra. Closed 1 Nov to 15 Dec.
Ang Thong Marine Park boats, Nathon / Maenam piers
Boats 08:00 to 09:00 · Tour plus 300 THB
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- Where should you eat on night one?
- Chaweng if that is your hotel. Bophut on Friday if you already sleep on that bay. Do not cross the island twice for a grill.
- Is beach seafood a trap?
- It is a priced-by-weight grill. Ask in THB first. A silent nod is how a squid becomes 2,000 THB.