The island of Ko Samui has a historic fishing area called Fishermans Village – Ko Samui. It’s become the islands dining pedestrian oriented street where you can get all kinds of restaurants, shopping experiences and the occasional Thai massage. Our visit to Fishermans village had us enjoying two different dinners at sunset. This write up of our experience shows you what to expect when you visit Fishermans Village.

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Dining at Fisherman’s Village, Bo Phut, Ko Samui, Thailand

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While it’s always easy to stay at the resort, it’s much more engaging to get out and enjoy some of the independent restaurants as opposed to eating resort food. We would definitely take a break from the W Ko Samui to get to Fishermans Village, in order to sample some off property restaurants.

About Fisherman’s Village:

Fishermans Village was previously Ko Samui’s – Thailand’s historic commercial fishing area. However it’s traditional fishing roots are hard to find today. The area is currently a pedestrian oriented walking zone, filled with international restaurants, Thai massage parlours and other convenience stores that are oriented towards international travelers. In the evening there is also a night market where knock off souvenirs and Thai street food can also be purchased.

Visiting Fisherman’s Village:

We got to the Fishermans Village Ko Samui using a Grab ride share from the W Ko Samui. With a little orientation, you can get your driver to drop you off in the main parking lot. The parking lot is across the street from where you can pick up taxis for the ride home. With a little haggling, we were able to locate a taxi driver for the return trip, that was willing to drive at near Grab rates.

Just off the parking lot is the street food stall zone. You can pick up everything here from a cheap cocktail, along with a variety of street food that is mostly freshly prepared in front of you.

There are a number of knock offs souvenir stands offering goods imported from all over Asia. While it may be of interest to some first time travellers, I didn’t happen to see anything here that was super new, exciting or engaging.

Visiting Coco Tam’s for Sunset:

One of the most popular restaurants in Fishermans Village Ko Samui is Coco Tams. A near number one restaurant on TripAdvisor, Coco tams has developed into a very large beachfront postal code offering all sorts of dining.

we were able to turn up at about 7:20 PM on a weeknight and get seated without having a reservation. We opted for non ocean front seats upstairs, where the ocean view was still pretty good, with open air alfresco dining.

there is certainly something to island holiday lifestyle and that’s enjoying a large cocktail with a bunch of fresh herbs in it. This one was a large rum drink which was a change from the usual sparkling wine and gin and tonics I’ve been enjoying in the villa.

Mrs WT 73 and I were able to enjoy some dinner at Coco Tam’s with a pretty good beach-y vibe to the place. Mrs WT73 stuck with a ham cheese Rustico pizza. I went with something strictly non-Southeast Asian, with a spaghetti vongole. Both were pretty tasty.

Krua Bophut Thai Food:

We have been looking to get in some Thai food during our visit to Thailand. The Krua Bophut seaside restaurant on the Fishermans Village Ko Samui fit that bill.

The most remarkable part of the restaurant was the fact that it offered dining on the sand talked away from the main street fair. Without a reservation we were able to get seated at 8 PM.

During our time at the restaurant, we were able to take in some of the nightly firework displays going on next-door at Coco Tam’s. Fireworks seem to be “the event” in Ko Samui, with many nightly celebrations popping up throughout resorts, bars and nightclubs.

I enjoyed a really fresh tasting Pad Thai that contain shrimp and some great sprouts and noodles. While it may not have been as fresh as the street food version down the street, I really appreciated this version and would have it again in a heartbeat.

My Thoughts on Fisherman’s Village:

While Fishermans village won’t move the needle for many people, it fits everything you might need for a beach resort dinner location.

With a convenient location, ample restaurants, and enough shops to meet all international needs, your app to find exactly what you’re looking for for any holiday dinner at Fishermans village.

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What strategy do you use when you look to dine off the resort, during a beach holiday ?

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