Top 7 Best Restaurants with a View in Koh Samui

A hilltop restaurant overlooking Chaweng Bay, known for its open wooden decks and colourful beanbag seating. The menu combines Thai and international dishes, making it a popular spot for sunset dining. Expect roughly ฿200–700 a dish (estimate from recent visitor reports), plus 10% service charge.

Located on the hillside above Chaweng Noi, Dr Frogs offers panoramic sea views alongside Thai, Western and seafood dishes. Visit for breakfast, sunset drinks or its popular Sunday roast.

Set on the cliffs between Chaweng and Lamai, this restaurant offers sweeping views over the sea and Crystal Bay. Its menu focuses on Mediterranean cuisine, Italian dishes, grilled seafood and steaks. Sunset terrace reservations are recommended. Typical spend is about ฿1,000 or more per person (estimate from OpenTable), plus 10% service charge and 7% VAT.

Few venues are as instantly romantic as Tree Tops, where private treetop salas overlook Chaweng’s greenery and the sea beyond. The kitchen specializes in elegant tasting menus and à la carte plates, and with advance notice can design a fully vegan sequence that doesn’t feel like an afterthought. Think fragrant Thai herbs, charcoal-kissed vegetables, and modern sauces presented with flair. Attentive service, discreet tables, and dramatic views set the mood for proposals or milestone celebrations. Request an early seating to catch sunset hues and bring a light wrap, as the breeze can pick up after dark. This is Samui’s showstopper for plant-based romance.

A small fine-dining restaurant perched high above the ocean at Conrad Koh Samui. It combines premium grilled meats with Thai influences and offers spectacular views across the Gulf of Thailand. With limited seating, advance reservations are recommended. The tasting menu was last published at ฿2,999 per person (check the current price), plus 10% service charge and 7% VAT.

Coco Tam's is a beach bar and restaurant on Bophut Beach in Fisherman's Village, on the north coast of Koh Samui. It is built in a bamboo-shack style with bean bags and low seating set out on the sand.

The bar opens in the afternoon and runs until midnight. Fire shows take place on the beach in the evening, at around 19:15 and again at 21:00, and the bar is a popular place to start a night in Bophut with tropical cocktails.

Cocktails cost roughly 250 to 400 THB, and a minimum spend may apply on busy nights. On Fridays the Fisherman's Village night market sets up nearby, so it is easy to combine a drink with food stalls and live music.

The Thai restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, on the quieter north-west coast, with a terrace looking out over the sea. The menu focuses on southern and central Thai dishes made with local seafood, and it is listed in the Michelin Guide. Expect about ฿500–1,000 per person (estimate from OpenTable), plus 10% service charge and 7% VAT; book ahead.