Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(set breakfasts from 120B; breakfast & lunch)
The expat's breakfast choice is away from the
main zone, near Wat Lamai on Rte 4169, but it's worth the 10-minute walk. Choose from
fresh bread and pastries or unusually good set breakfasts that include fresh fruit and well-
cooked eggs. Wash down your meal with espressos or a selection of teas.
Rocky's
(dishes 300-950B; lunch & dinner)
Easily the top dining spot on Lamai. Try the signature beef
tenderloin with blue cheese - it's like sending your taste buds on a Parisian vacation. On
Tuesdays diners enjoy a special Thai-themed evening with a prepared menu of local del-
icacies. Rocky's is at the like-named resort just south of Lamai.
INTERNATIONAL
$$$
Choeng Mon & Big Buddha Beach (Hat Bang Rak)
Choeng Mon's lively main drag that runs parallel to this main northern beach has lots of
eating options, although price tags are high even without the beach view. There are fewer
eating options around Big Buddha Beach, west of Choeng Mon, where the setting is less
glamorous, but prices are more reasonable.
INTERNATIONAL
$$
BBC
(Big Buddha Beach; dishes 70-300B; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
No, this place has nothing to do with
Dr Who
- BBC stands for Big Buddha Café. It's popular with the local expats, the inter-
national menu is large and there are exquisite ocean views from the patio.
Antica Locanda
(
www.anticasamui.com
;
Hat Bang Rak; dishes 170-280B; dinner)
This friendly trattoria has pressed
white tablecloths and caskets of Italian wine. Try the
vongole alla marinara
(clams in
white wine) and don't forget to check out the succulent specials of the day.
ITALIAN
$$
Catcantoo
(
http://catcantoo.net
;
Hat Bang Rak; mains 90-350B; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Enjoy a bargain-base-
ment breakfast (99B) in the morning, succulent ribs at noon, or shoot some pool later in
the day.
WESTERN
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Dining On The Rocks
ASIAN FUSION
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