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Nathon Night Food Market is perched on a picturesque hilltop overlooking Chonwithi Road, 84140, Thailand
Came here for dinner for a change from the hotel buffets, etc.not as lively as mainland night market, but charming in its own rights as it is located next to the pier, great atmosphere. Not that many food stalls, but the one we ate were good quality and reasonable pricing.
OK – so maybe we chose an off night for Nathon Night Food Market. But we went on Saturday at around 19:00 on the strength of these other reviews and there were only two short rows of stalls there, all selling similar local food to other street markets but nowhere near as much choice and much more local (rather than tourist) orientated. In fact it was so quiet and so small that we got straight back in the car and went to Fisherman’s Village instead.
I’d say authentic market with very good food for excellent prices. And it’s great that there are tables where you can sit and eat.
I recommend this market for everyone who is interested in eating real Thai food. It is absolutely tasty and is cheaper than in any restaurant or other night market where food is made for tourists. Although some only show the menu in Thai at first sight, they are all very friendly and can help you in English.
If you don’t want to get ripped off like most markets on the island this is the place to go. Eat with the locals and enjoy some great seafood and drinks. There is a smoked BBQ fish stall and the taste is amazing. You will end up paying half the price of what you pay on the rest of the island. Good food good times.
The food is good, but not a wide range of selection to choose from, especially for vegetarians. The vibe is chilly and co musicians
Having stayed in a wellness resort I was itching to try some true authentic Thai street food! Wow this was THE place to do it! yes there were a few tourist but it was mainly Thai families. The food here is DELICIOUS, probably the best Pad Thai I had on the island and also the BBQ skewers were excellent, i ate so much that I actually ripped my top! It is so cheap too! Go on a Tuesday when it is in full swing, but it is open daily!
Definitely worth a visit.There is such a massive wide range of street food available and it’s all very cheap. Most little bites (you could only eat about 6 of them before being full) were 10 Baht which at the time was about 25 pence GBP.There are different meats on a stick, pancakes, curries, noodle dishes, drinks etc.
A great experience. Park the scooter up and wander through the food market. Do a lap to have a look then start eating next two laps. We chose a single food to try then moved to sit at nearby tables at the market side to eat it. All items individually bagged by vendors. Most dishes 20 to 40 Baht. Live singer at end of market to entertain you. Insects to eat if you want to try. Lots of choice. This was a Tuesday night arrived about 6:20 still going at 7:50 when we left.
We’ve been to Koh Samui many times, and so each time we come we try to do something or go somewhere new. A local recommended a visit to Nathon, the administrative capital of Samui, and the port town where ferries from the mainland arrive. From Chaweng, it’s about a 45 minute drive; we took a taxi which cost 800 baht each way. The drive itself is interesting, passing through the countryside and various local towns along the way. Nathon town itself isn’t not really on the tourist circuit, but it’s a good place for a stroll; blocks of old timber shop houses in various states of disrepair, one a green grocer, its neighbour a motorcycle repair shop, and so on. It reminds me of old Phuket town and has the same potential for semi-gentrification depending on the ongoing waxing and waning of Samui’s fortunes in the post Covid world. The main attraction of Nathon is the nightly food market nearby the pier, and it is super charming. It feels quite local and foreigners were in the minority when we visited. We did a circuit of all the different stalls before selecting fish cakes (because I have them everywhere) and spring rolls, and a whole grilled fish. The fish cakes were great – they were the dark, leathery, mean variety, tasty, chewy and streetwise. The grilled fish was really, really good – fresh, flavoursome, perfectly cooked. Everything was super cheap. Drink options were pretty much Fanta or water. There are tables and stools to perch at while you eat.After dinner, we walked to the end of the pier and enjoyed the sunset, and also paused to watch a group of tourists attempt disembarking a dinner cruise along an alarmingly narrow and unpredictably wobbly gang plank. Luckily, there were no casualties.After that we had a Singha beer at a neighbourhood bar, and then went into a supermarket to load up on Thai snack foods (who can resist spicy lobster flavoured potato chips?) before meeting our taxi driver at the appointed time in front of the administration building.We felt satisfied, sun-kissed, and a little grimy. Excellent.