The Top 14 Places to Eat Near Napasai Samui

Tables set out in the open air with the beach right there make it hard to take the menu seriously, and then the food arrives. This is a casual, order-at-the-counter Southern Thai spot on Ko Samui where everything is cooked to order, so you wait, and everything comes out hot. The crab coconut milk curry is the one people mention. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and priced like a neighborhood lunch counter.

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An open-air Thai restaurant ringed by its own garden of papaya, tamarind, and fresh herbs, Dear Phangan sits at a comfortable distance from Ko Pha-ngan's full-moon chaos. The blind menu shifts daily with whatever came in from the market and pier that morning, so booking is essential since the chef cooks only as many portions as there are seats. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the squid stir-fried with ink makes a strong case for why.

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