Bophut Restaurants & Dining

Where and What to Eat in Bophut & Fisherman's Village

Step back in time in Bophut's Fisherman's Village and dine in Style as you gaze out on nostalgic wooden houses and quaint local shops reminding one of days gone by in Samui. You'll find Thai, French, Italian, Indian, Mexican and seafood outlets here. There are also several pubs and a couple of bakeries offering standard European-Style snacks and typical British and Australian pub food.

The Beach Road is rich in restaurants, from the most elegant to the most basic. Here, visitors can dine in old Chinese shop-houses now converted to use as restaurants and cafes. Broadly speaking the restaurants on the sea view side of the road can be counted on to be more expensive than the land-facing side.

Karma Sutra

This is a well-run bar/restaurant/boutique right on the corner at Bophut Pier. A converted wooden Chinese shophouse, the interior is attractively decorated and fitted out with wood. There's a friendly buzz to the place and it's light years away from the bawdy atmosphere of a typical Chaweng or Lamai bar. Meals served all day.
Location: Bophut Pier (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Thai/International
Cost: Affordable
Open: 08:00 – 01:00
Tel: 077 425 198

The Pier

A classy-looking, black-themed restaurant with views out over the Gulf of Thailand. Thai and international dishes with an emphasis on seafood are served up by young, chic-looking staff members. An exterior wooden staircase takes diners up into a comfortable and breezy Open-sided eating area where diners recline on sofa-Style seating. Expect to pay more.
Location: Bophut Pier (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Thai/International seafood
Cost: Pricey
Open: 11:00 – 24:00
Tel: 077 430 680

Alla Baia Restaurant

Alla Baia offers typical Italian dishes including pizza and has a terrace offering some pleasant sea views. The distinctive exterior design makes this place hard to miss.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Italian/Thai
Cost: Affordable
Tel: 077 245 566

Happy Elephant

Located about halfway down the main drag, encompassing two adjacent properties, the Happy Elephant is an atmospheric, semi al fresco eatery specialising in seafood. There's a buzz in the air as the place gets busy (it can deal with 150 covers) and a jazz band livens things up even more. Owned and managed by Thais, the restaurant also offers a large choice of international dishes as well as Thai food. The service is friendly, with English-speaking staff.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Thai seafood
Cost: Slightly pricey
Tel: 077 245 347 or 081 891 5193
Open: 07:00 – 22:30

Fifty-Six Fusion Cuisine

This is a classy place with ultra-friendly and polite management. Serving Fusion cuisine (fancy a 'mango burger'?) and innovative culinary creations, the 24-seater restaurant also hosts modern Thai dancing on Wednesdays and candlelit dinners on Saturdays.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Asian and European Fusion cuisine
Cost: Affordable
Tel: 077 425 277
Open: 15:00 – 23:00

The Mexican

Here's where to score your fajitas, burritos, jumbo Mexican hamburgers and the likes. Complete with bar, tiled floors and a corner oven, The Mexican is nothing too fancy with food to match. Still, it offers a nice break from all that rice and French fries.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Mexican
Cost: Affordable
Tel: 077 245 067
Open: 17:00 – late

Samui Spice

A trendy, brightly coloured restaurant, Samui Spice has those magical sea views to complement its menu of Asian and Thai dishes. There's a fair wine selection and the place is wheelchair friendly. Atmospheric and attractive.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Thai & international
Cost: Affordable
Tel: 077 246 008-9
Open: 12:00 – 23:00

Starfish and Coffee

One of longest-established restaurants in Fisherman's Village, Starfish and Coffee (named after a Prince song in case you were wondering) is also one of its most atmospheric. Split into separate dining and bar areas, the décor – with heavy, opulent deep red hues – combines with ambient chill music to create a Buddha-Bar-On-Sea vibe. Even the pool table has sexy red baize. The food is surprisingly cheap, aimed squarely at the tourist trade, so it doesn't tend to be very spicy or that innovative. There's also an attached boutique, which sells an impressive range of silk-covered ladies shoes, amongst other things.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Light Thai
Cost: Affordable
Tel: 077 427 201
Open: 13:00 – 23:00

Villa Bianca

Fisherman's Village's chicest Italian restaurant, Villa Bianca enjoys a solid reputation as a dependable Italian eatery. The bar area is a perfect place to chat with the affable owners Guido and Malcolm. The restaurant has one of the best selections of champagnes and sparkling wines on offer anywhere on Samui and is also one of the few places on the island to serve tank-fresh lobsters, which find their way into a variety of dishes. The lobster tagliatelle is especially highly recommended.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Classic Italian
Cost: Pricey
Open: 13:00 – 02:00
Tel: 077 245 041

Juzza Pizza

Juzza Pizza is clearly doing something right to have remained so successful for so long. In an apt reflection of its advancing years, the restaurant has left its long-term home in Chaweng and moved to the more sedate surroundings of Bophut's Fisherman's Village. The setting may have changed but the food remains as fine as ever – great Italian dining. The menu is worth reading for the entertainment value alone. Lovely wooden terrace with sea views.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village), turn right at the pier
Style: Italian
Cost: Pricey
Tel: 077 245 662
Open: 17:00 – 23:00

Carpe Diem

A white-themed restaurant part of an elegant boutique hotel of the same name, Carpe Diem regularly makes it into the better guide books as a fine-dining venue. Thai dishes served in novel ways with European influence would be the best way to describe the fare here. With a walk-in wine cellar, Carpe Diem takes its tippling a tad more seriously than its neighbours.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village), turn right at the pier
Style: Fusion Thai
Cost: Pricey
Tel: 077 427 195
Open: 19:00 – 23:00

The Shack

Take a simple idea: fresh from the barbeque steaks, ribs and burgers. Use only the highest quality meats and fish and serve it all up in large portions with lots of different salads, marinades, dips and dressings and the result, despite the inauspicious, roadside location: a packed restaurant every night. The best way to describe the atmosphere in this self confessed simple Californian burger bar, is just to imagine a summer barbeque with family and friends on a hot Sunday afternoon. Add lots of beer and a healthy dose of American hospitality and you're pretty much there.
Location: Central Bophut (Fisherman's Village)
Style: Fusion Thai
Cost: Affordable
Open: 11:00 – 14:00 & 18:00 - 00:00

Nearby Bophut & Fisherman's Village

Bakubung

One of the best sunset-watching venues around Bophut, Bakubung is a café/restaurant/bar in a garden, seaside setting. The absolutely perfect chill-out spot, Bakubung is certainly a place to appreciate the evening breezes in stylish comfort.
Location: On the Bophut-Bang Rak Road
Style: Beachside café/dining
Cost: Pricey
Open: 10:00 – 21:30
Tel: 084 636 9090

Ad Hoc

Next door to Bakubung, Ad Hoc sports a wooden-floor terrace, intimate surroundings and classy dining right by the sand. Another great sunset-viewing eatery, Ad Hoc appeals to diners who like to get away from the crowds. Japanese, Thai and international fare with some fusion thrown in for good measure.
Location: On the Bophut-Bang Rak Road
Style: International fine dining
Cost: Pricey
Open: 12:00 – 22:30
Tel: 077 425 380

Brio

Set back from the Bophut-Chaweng main road and surrounded by offices, Brio is a little difficult to find but worth looking for if you're hungry for quality Italian-style food, steaks and soups. Air conditioned, with a good wine list and run by two gorgeous Thai girls who speak fluent German (it's true) the atmosphere is pleasantly quiet and relaxed.
Location: About 800 metres from the Bophut traffic lights on the left, heading to Chaweng
Style: Wine bar and restaurant
Cost: Pricey
Open: 11:00 – 23:00
Tel: 077-427591, 081-0626668

Dining On the Rocks

For some, this is the last word in fine dining on Samui and for others the restaurant is merely overpriced and pretentious. Either way you look at it, Dining On the Rocks is impressive and a pretty unforgettable sensual experience. Low lights, sea breezes, gourmet food, an excellent wine list (over 1,000 labels) and probably the best guitarist on the island along with tip-top service all add up to an impressive evening out. Take a credit card along.
Location: In Six Senses Hideaway, Samrong Bay
Style: 'Modern interpretive cuisine' (in other words, fusion)
Cost: Luxurious
Open: 18:00 – when the last guest leaves
Tel: 077 245 678

Zazen

This award-winning restaurant presents traditional Thai regional dishes with fine-dining touches, sprinkled throughout with culinary flair and brio. The extent of the care put into each dish may be reflected in the high cost of dining here but Belgium Chef Walter Andreini spares no effort in his quest for perfection, even growing his own herbs. Part of the Zazen Resort, it's a beachside stroll away from Bophut Centre.
Location: Zazen Boutique Resort and Spa
Style: Fine dining
Cost: Luxurious
Open: 18:00 – 23:00
Tel: 077 425 085

My Friend Restaurant

Located between Bophut and Big Buddah Beach, My Friend is a popular spot and very different to most of the more up-market dining options in the area. Although the place lacks 'tourist pull' it does however serve the most amazing Thai seafood at incredibly low prices. If you are looking for a bargain meal without too much Style, it's not to be missed.
Location: Between Bophut and Big Buddha
Style: Thai
Cost: Budget
Tel: 077 425 187
Open: 08:00 – 22:00

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