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(salads 160-200B; breakfast & lunch; )
A healthy array of salads and wraps use fresh ingredi-
ents and are big and filling. There are also real fruit juices and healthy egg white-only
breakfasts.
INTERNATIONAL
$$$
Viewpoint Restaurant
( 0 7745 6444; 250-1250B; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
On a beautiful, wooden deck overlooking
Ao Chalok Ban Kao, this is one of the most romantic settings on the island. The food is
also the most upscale and holds its own against Samui's best - try the slow-roasted pork
or the red snapper in green curry. Apart from the beef dishes, the prices are reasonable for
the high standards.
Long Pae
(mains 100-430B; dinner)
Situated off the radar from most of the island's tourist traffic,
'Uncle Pae' sits on a scruffy patch of hilly jungle with distant views of the sea down be-
low. The speciality here is steak, which goes oh-so-well with a generous smattering of
pan-Asian appetisers.
STEAKHOUSE
$$$
Drinking & Nightlife
After diving, Ko Tao's favourite pastime is drinking, and there's definitely no shortage of
places to get tanked. In fact, the island's three biggest dive centres each have bumpin' bars
-
Fish Bowl
,
Crystal Bar
and
Buddha On The Beach
in Chalok Bak Kao - that attract swarms of
travellers and expats alike. It's well worth stopping by even if you aren't a diver.
Flyers detailing upcoming parties are posted on various trees and walls along the is-
land's west coast (check the two 7-Elevens in Sairee). Also keep an eye out for posters
touting 'jungle parties' held on nondescript patches of scrubby jungle in the centre of the
Grill (
Click here
)
on Hat Sairee every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7pm and
bounces around to the most happening spots. The 380B cover includes a bucket, two shots
and a T-shirt, so it's not a bad deal.
Several places, such as Chopper's and Safety Stop Pub, double as great hang-out joints
for a well-deserved post-dive beer.
Just remember: don't drink and dive.
Clumped at the southern end of Sairee Beach,
AC Party Pub
,
In Touch
and
Maya Bar
take
turns reeling in the partiers throughout the week.
