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 & the Lower Gulf
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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…
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Surat Thani
Part cafe, part wine bar, this stylish little spot has an interior decked out in wood, where customers sit on hip retro-style chairs as cool urban tracks…
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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…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Sit beneath a starry sky at this pop-up stage and bar where it’s live DIY music, with anyone welcome to get up and jam. The action is usually kicked off…
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Ko Tao
Lotus is the leading late-night hang-out along the northern end of Sairee, affording front-row seats to some of the most spectacular sunsets on Ko Tao…
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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…
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Ko Tao
This relaxing, secluded and rustic spot at the Earth House bungalow operation serves up a global selection of 40 beers, craft labels and ciders in a…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Listen to laid-back live music and recline on lean-to orange triangle cushions set around candlelit low tables at this chilled space as it sprawls out of…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Coffee connoisseurs will love this sibling of Bubba's Coffee Bar. Sourced from farms in the mountainous north of the country, not only is the coffee…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Hat Yai
Mercifully close to the train station, this quiet, air-conditioned oasis is a good place to pause and reorganise yourself after jumping off a long train…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hat Yai
Decked out in all the bells and whistles expected of an expatriate Irish pub, this is a warm and friendly watering hole. There's live music every evening,…
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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…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
The rooftop swimming pool staring out to glorious sunsets is the key draw at this popular hillside bar, perched high up on the west coast. Arrive early to…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Light, bright and spacious, Dots is the hangout for yoga retreaters with slimline silver laptops and even slimmer waistlines. Next to the Phantip Food…
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Ko Tao
With a fine elevated open-air terrace and panoramic views over the island's jungle greenery, hammocks for lounging around in, ambient chill-out sounds and…
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Surat Thani
Sit in the shade of a banana tree or pull up a stool at the hipster coffee bar of this charming roadside coffee spot, where the open-plan hut is decked…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Bubba's serves its famous, locally sourced and roasted coffee alongside an excellent breakfast menu at this sibling of Bubba's Roastery. The atmosphere is…
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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…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
There are few better ways to unwind at the end of a Ko Pha-Ngan day than watching the sun slide into an azure sea from this bar on the northwest sands of…
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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…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
One of Hat Rin’s largest venues, Tommy lures the masses with loungers, low tables, black lights, a swimming pool and blaring Full Moon music. Drinks are…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Run by the affable Quentin, this enjoyable bar defies Surat Thani's appropriation by yogis and the chakra-balancing crowd with a heady range of Belgian…
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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…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
With chatty staff and a prime location on the corner straight down from the Thong Sala pier, cavernous wood-floored Hub is the sports bar of choice for…
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Ko Pha-Ngan
Offering superb views of the Full Moon party from an elevated terrace – and excellent panoramas at all other times – this bar at the southern end of the…
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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…
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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…
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Ko Tao
This raucous venue is frequently rammed as it is a fixture on the Ko Tao pub crawl. Chopper’s is a two-storey hang-out with live music, sports on the TVs,…
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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…
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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…
