Koh Tao food guide
Koh Tao food is known for cheap Thai lunches in Sairee. It fits divers eating between boats.
Photo: David Wilmot (CC BY 2.0)
Sairee: Blue Chair and Duck 995 are the two bowls divers name. Go at lunch.
Mae Haad: Long Thai Food sits on the one-way street up from the pier. For the island map use Koh Tao.
Specialties
Massaman Curry แกงมัสมั่น
Massaman is the mild potato and peanut curry. Blue Chair in Sairee is known for it, and the pot often runs out after 19:00. Blue Chair Thai Food is the named start. 80 THB.
Blue Chair Thai Food, Main road almost opposite 7-Eleven, Sairee, Koh Tao, Surat Thani 84360
08:00 to 21:00 daily · 80 THB
Ba Mee Ped บะหมี่เป็ด
Ba mee ped is egg noodle with roast duck. Duck 995 in Sairee is the lunch almost everyone on the island recommends. Duck 995 is the named start. 70 to 120 THB.
Duck 995, Sairee village road, Sairee, Koh Tao, Surat Thani 84360
11:00 to 15:30 and 17:30 to 21:00 · 70 to 120 THB
Pad Kra Pao ผัดกะเพรา
Pad kra pao is holy basil stir-fry over rice. It fits a quick plate at Long Thai Food near Mae Haad pier. Long Thai Food is the named start. Budget local prices.
Long Thai Food, One-way street up from Mae Haad pier, Mae Haad, Koh Tao, Surat Thani 84360
09:30 to 21:30 daily · Budget local prices
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- Why does Blue Chair run out?
- One massaman pot a day. Come at lunch.
- Is Duck 995 open all day?
- No. It closes from 15:30 to 17:30.