Delicious Koh Samui Restaurants

Beyond the Sea is without a doubt serves some of the best food in Koh Samui

Part of the fun in exploring new places (and faces) is the thrill that comes upon the discovery of great food at a great price. Koh Samui restaurants are just that. Vacationers will have no problem finding places to enjoy delectable meals in Koh Samui.

If you happen to be in Koh Samui in December, particularly during Christmas, expect the big-name hotels and accommodations in the island to have gala dinners and entertaining presentations. While these venues sound fine for a hearty Christmas meal, not everyone prefers hotels. Don’t worry if you fit this category. You can take your pick from the wide variety of food places and restaurants present in Koh Samui.

One of the most well-known Koh Samui restaurants is Beyond the Sea at the ShaSa Hotel. The restaurant specializes in scrumptious Thai dishes that’s sure make your stomach ecstatic. Try their Thai Tapas dishes. Get your caffeine fix with Beyond the Sea’s coffee beans from Starbucks. For dessert, you can also try a special sweet treat designed by After You, the most renowned bakeshop in Thailand. Beyond the Sea is fine dining at its finest.

Buffet enthusiasts will squeal in delight with the Christmas buffet offered at the Big Buddha Café, or simply the BBC to its loyal customers. One of the most popular Koh Samui restaurants, the BBC serves a unique fusion of Thai and Western cuisine. There’s the ever-present tom yam gung soup, roast turkey, samosas, apple pie, and stuffing. The buffet is an all-day affair, so you can drop in whenever you wish and help yourself to the delicious meals in this restaurant.

Dining on the beach is made possible by the Beach Republic. Located on Lamai Beach, the fun kicks off at 11:00 PM on Christmas Eve when the house DJ, Simon, cranks up the beat. Help yourself to generous servings of turkey, lamb, beer, and wine. Please your auditory senses as well through the live tunes played by the Rock Island Band. Whoever said fine dining and beer don’t mix has obviously never set foot in the Beach Republic.

There are also Koh Samui restaurants and bars with a Western theme to them. Walk around the island, and you’ll see what these restaurants have to offer through their signs and boards propped up outside their premises.

With so many food choices available in Koh Samui, running out of options isn’t an option!

Entertaining Dining Shows in Koh Samui

Instead of watching TV while you eat, why not go to Koh Samui and watch some entertaining dining shows while you enjoy your delectable meal. (photo courtesy of madarinoriental.com) 

There are some Koh Samui restaurants that offer delicious food as well as entertaining dinner shows that make for quite am entertaining dining experience. Thailand offers dining that is as festive as its people and culture. 

One of the Koh Samui restaurants that offer you a taste of Brazil through its super dishes and awesome shows is Zico's Brazilian Grill & Bar in Samui located in Chaweng. This restaurant has gained so much popularity over the years with its superb salad bar and meat served on skewers (Brazil's traditional churrasco). It's an all- you- can- eat restaurant that is a very typical way of Brazilian dining and is locally called buffet livre. Zico offers a different menu everyday but the varieties of meat- beef, pork, prawns, sausages, chicken, duck and fish are staples. Enjoy a fantastic show of women dressed in lively and well ornated costumes that sparkle all night long. Take a glimpse of Brazil's beautiful culture of dancing through the samba and funky that the girls gracefully execute.

Another Koh Samui restaurant is the Happy Elephant Thai Cuisine located in the charming fishing village of Bophut. You may request for a hotel transfer to the village. If you are staying at the ShaSa Resort or any other hotel at Koh Samui, a car will gladly pick you up and take you to the restaurant. While the entertainment may not be in the restaurant itself, there is a package you can take advantage of where you will be taken to watch a cabaret show or a Thai boxing match after that delicious seafood dinner. 

The Ladyboys Cabaret Show is one of the must- see shows in Koh Samui. It showcases a lot of colors, laughter and awesome talent by Thailand's famous third sex. And they are definitely beautiful and sultry, you would mistake them for real women. They dance and lip- synch popular songs that would make you sing along, all amidst glitter and glitz, the whole atmosphere is amazing. One of the best cabaret shows is at Christy Cabaret. For those who wish for a more action- packed entertainment, you could head to Petchbuncha Stadium where live Thai boxing matches are held almost daily.

Siam Classic Bophut is another Koh Samui restaurant located at the fisherman village where fantastic shows are held. Experience authentic Thai culture through the authentic dishes as well as the Thai Dance Drama shows offered here. Feast your eyes on the lovely traditional Thai costumes, the choreographer of the dances have performed for Thailand's Royal Family at Bangkok's National Theater.

Another Koh Samui restaurant you should check out is the renowned, Beyond the Sea, restaurant located at the ShaSa hotel. This restaurant has some of the Thailand's best chefs, and often have world famous guest chefs every few months. 

So if you are looking for a one of a kind nightlife, Koh Samui restaurants could give you not only the best of Thailand's food but the enchanting world of the country's entertainment industry as well.