Frog and Gecko Pub

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 early, closes late and gets livelier as the sun begins to set, when the picture out the back – overhanging palm, golden sands, blue water and island in the distance – takes on a magical allure.


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