Recommended Restaurants in Sairee Beach
There are over 200 restaurants around Sairee Beach, Koh Tao. Here are some recommended restaurants and what to eat (or list of everything I ate in Sairee Beach):
Blue Light Wine Bar and Bistro – Beach Front – part of the Blue Tao Beach Hotel. Great views of the beach. 90 Baht for a hot latte. I stayed at the hotel, which is very nice, and had breakfast included with my accommodation. There was a choice of 4 breakfast items – English Breakfast, Baked Egg dish, Rosti or a Congee including tea or coffee and a fruit juice. Very good service as this is closish to a 5 star hotel – a very good 4 star.
Cafe Culture – my favourite beachfront breakfast spot were I enjoyed a simple breakfast of hot latte and thick sliced toast with jam and butter for 120 Baht. Cash only!
Seashell Restaurant (out front of Seashell Resort) – really good Muesli, fruit and yoghurt off there Brunch menu available after 10.30am. They do a buffet breakfast for the resort guests which you can pay for as a walk in. The Pizza was ok if you like crispy crust pizza. You can pay by card here with minimum spend 500 Baht.
Charcoal Bay Wine & Grill – a lovely beach front restaurant with views of the sunset. One of the best restaurants on Koh Tao, with service and quality of food outstanding. Service can be a bit relaxed on Koh Tao. They accept credit cards with a minimum 1000 Thb spend plus a 4% credit card surcharge. I highly recommend the Chinese Spiced BBQ Pork Ribs (450B) served with fettucine and bok choi. Their Mojito’s are bloody good too. 👍
New Haven Cafe – right at the end of the beach path, just as the town starts – a very nice coffeeshop selling fresh cakes and slices. I had a slice of lovely lime lemon cake with a hot latte for 200 Thb.
Other restaurants close to the beach
Bella Thai Restaurant – on the beach path – good cheap Thai food plus burgers, pizza and some good sandwiches. A tuna sandwhich costs 90 Baht. Thai stir fries start from 100 Baht. Cash only.
Hippo Burger Bistro – the best burgers on Koh Tao starting from 180 THB. They got great milkshakes too at 100 THB. Cash only. No credit cards accepted. Loccated on the main road just at the start of Sairee Town, just down from Seashell Resort.
Other restaurants in Sairee Town
De’Coffee and Breakfast Cafe is my breakfast spot in the town centre. A very popular cafe serving up loads of breakfast varieties. I had breakfast here a few times, as well as some coffee / banana milkshake breaks in the afternoon. The porridge with banana is a very good feed. I also enjoyed their pancakes with banana and honey.
995 Roast Duck Restaurant – Get a delicious bowl of noodle soup with roast duck for 80 Baht. The noodle soup was so good I visited here 3 times.
Centrico Cafe and Mexican Restaurant (Halal) – right on the main interesction of Saire Town, opposite the 7-Eleven store. I visited twice and sat at the front table with the best view of the intersection. Quality people watching. I had the Hard Shell Beef tacos twice. When I first bit into the taco I thought the shell was not that crispy. I was a little bit but as I ate into it , with the mix of beef, cheese, lettuce, diced tomated, sour cream, guacamole and chopped corianda, these were delightful (I went back the next night for the same.
House of Pad Thai – you can get a tofu Pad Thai noodle dish for 80 Thb or 120+ Thb for a meat or seafood Pad Thai.
Angel Cuisine – located next to the Ladyboy Cabaret, is a small local restaurant up delicious and cheap Thai food for as little as 90 Baht for a meal. I had this delicious Penang Curry with chicken and rice for 90 Thb.
Happy Land Cafe – at the top of the hill in Sairee Town – do an OK English breakfast for 170 Thb including tea, coffee or orange juice. A Full English is 240 Thb.
