Ko Samui
With serious wow factor and spectacular panoramas, the W Retreat’s signature bar is the best place for sunset cocktails. Get there early to bag the…
Must-see nightlife in Ko Samui
Ko Samui
The wander across the rope bridge to the treetop platform isn't for the faint-hearted, but when you get there, you'll hear the gasps long before the…
Ko Samui
Where Samui's cool kids hang out. This local bar plays great Thai urban music and serves very reasonably priced beers and cocktails in a hip setting. Pop…
Ko Samui
This place has an entire soi named after it. Traditionally one of Samui’s favourite bar-cum-clubs, the Green Mango is very big, very loud and very fa·ràng…
Ko Samui
This ramshackle and delightfully remote bar is popular with couples for the tranquillity and divine sunsets. Looking out over an isolated craggy bay,…
Ko Samui
Part of the Library hotel, this highly stylish bar along Chaweng Beach Rd is uber cool with a contemporary design and serves some excellent cocktails – it…
Ko Samui
The rather charmless interior decor and downcast service win no prizes, but the beer (from 120B) – brewed on-site – gets serious accolades and big thumbs…
Ko Samui
This bright-blue converted Volkswagen camper van pitches up five days a week in front of Central Festival, bringing with it decent music and dance acts…
Ko Samui
There's a pool table, English pub food (children's menu, too) and a friendly atmosphere at this central watering hole backing onto the beach. It opens…
Ko Samui
Grab a swing at the bar or plop yourself on a beanbag on the sand, order a giant cocktail or a to-die-for coconut milkshake served in a jar, and take a…
Ko Samui
Toast the setting sun as it sinks into the golden gulf from the magnificent outside bar perched above a cliff at this swanky resort. There's an excellent…
Ko Samui
Recognised by its yawning thatch-patched awnings, Beach Republic could be the poster child of a made-for-TV, beachside, booze-swilling holiday. There’s a…
Ko Samui
With delightful views over the sea and across to the pier, this perfectly positioned cafe is an ideal final filling station before boarding a ferry. The…
Ko Samui
There's live music every night from 9.30pm and a decent Western and Thai food menu (including breakfasts) at the Shamrock, which also serves a decent…
Ko Samui
Come night-time, the live music kicks on and this place turns into the most popular Irish bar on Ko Samui (yes, there are quite a few), but it's a great…
Ko Samui
We love this coffee shop in the heart of Mae Nam. Little vintage items create a chic and quirky interior that is small and perfectly formed and looks out…
Ko Samui
This small, charming and colourful cafe serves no alcohol (as Wat Phra Yai is alongside) and shuts early, but it's a lovely spot to catch the sunset with…
Ko Samui
Drinks are dispensed from the multicoloured bar to an effusive crowd, guests recline on loungers on the beach, and the party is on day and night, with…
Ko Samui
It's not a traditional bar, but a fun, open-air cocktail stall on the road run by some friendly women (Bear and Lek); buy a strawberry daiquiri, grab a…
Ko Samui
One of the better bars in Hat Lamai, Lava Lounge is a chilled-out spot with an invigorating menu of cocktails (99B to 150B), and a happy hour that runs…
Ko Samui
Serving excellent pizza and showing live sporting events, this Irish pub has a jovial atmosphere and is a great spot to grab a lager and a game of pool…
Ko Samui
At the heart of Chaweng, this easygoing place with a modern interior attracts a mixed crowd of Thais and foreigners who entertain themselves playing darts…
Ko Samui
Serving excellent coffee and delicious artisan bread and pastries baked on-site, this hip, little coffee shop, decked out in gorgeous dark wood, also has…
Ko Samui
Way down on the south shore at Ao Bang Kao, this fun beachside bar really comes alive on Saturdays at 5pm when a live DJ and the occasional fire show…
Ko Samui
Bar Solo's neat lines, bubbly party mood, expert DJs and evening drink specials lure in front-loaders preparing for a late, late night at the dance clubs…
Ko Samui
This fortress of fun boasts an open-air dance floor with music spun by foreign DJs. It’s a towering two-storey affair with long bars, pool tables and a…
Ko Samui
Chaweng's second ice bar is right in the steaming heart of the action – it's not large and the price tag might cool your enthusiasm, but it can be fun…
Ko Samui
Sitting in the heart of the Chaweng action, there is always live music at the back of this overblown branch of Hard Rock Cafe, which is rarely full and so…
