Restaurant in Ko Samui, Thailand
Hilltop Thai worth the Four Seasons price.
Koh Thai Kitchen holds a Michelin Plate (2024 and 2025) and delivers southern and central Thai cooking from a hilltop perch inside the Four Seasons Ko Samui, with alfresco views across jungle and the Gulf of Thailand. At ฿฿฿, dinner at sunset is the version worth booking. Straightforward to reserve and open to non-hotel guests.
If you are eating at the Four Seasons Ko Samui and debating whether to leave the property for dinner, stop debating. Koh Thai Kitchen earns its Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and delivers the kind of setting — hilltop alfresco, jungle canopy, islands on the horizon — that most dedicated restaurant-goers would travel specifically for. At ฿฿฿ pricing, it is not cheap, but it competes favourably against every other ฿฿฿ option on the island and beats most of them on ambiance by a wide margin. Book it for sunset dinner on your first or second night. If you are weighing lunch versus dinner, dinner wins clearly here, and the reasons for that are worth understanding before you sit down.
The restaurant sits on a hilltop within the Four Seasons Hotel grounds, which means arrival itself is part of the experience. The alfresco dining areas are styled rustic , open-air, timber and natural materials , but the mood is calm rather than casual. At dinner, the energy quietens as the sun drops and the surrounding jungle darkens, leaving you with candlelight, salt air, and a panorama of the Gulf of Thailand stretching toward nearby islands. The atmosphere is unhurried and genuinely peaceful, which makes it one of the more conversation-friendly rooms at the ฿฿฿ tier on Ko Samui. Noise is not a factor here the way it is at beachside restaurants competing with waves and music.
For first-timers, the practical expectation to set is this: you are at a hotel restaurant, so service is attentive and English-proficient, booking is direct, and the kitchen is equipped to handle dietary requests. The menu covers southern and central Thai dishes with premium sourcing , local seafood, Australian lamb, and Wagyu beef feature prominently. There is also a notable vegetarian dimension, with more than twenty vegetable preparations on the menu, which is unusual at this price point and worth flagging if you are travelling with non-meat-eaters. Some dishes carry a French-Thai fusion influence, which reads as refinement rather than confusion.
This is the more useful question for anyone staying at or near the Four Seasons. Dinner is the stronger choice by most measures. The sunset over the Gulf of Thailand from this hilltop position is the kind of view that changes the atmosphere of a meal, and the alfresco setting is designed with that experience in mind. The lower light and quieter energy at dinner also suit the kitchen's style , dishes built around premium ingredients and careful sourcing feel more at home in a slower evening context than a midday one.
Lunch has a different logic. The views are still impressive and the food is the same kitchen, but the atmosphere is brighter and more casual. If your schedule does not allow for a sunset booking, or if you prefer a lighter meal in the afternoon heat, lunch is a reasonable alternative. The value calculation does not shift dramatically between the two sittings at ฿฿฿, but the setting differential does. If you are coming specifically for the experience and can choose your timing, book the latest available dinner slot that catches the sunset. That is the version of Koh Thai Kitchen this restaurant is built around.
Koh Thai Kitchen holds a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent kitchen quality without reaching starred territory. A Google rating of 4.7 from 85 reviews supports that positioning , this is a restaurant with real fans and very few significant complaints in the public record. In Thailand's Michelin context, a Plate recognition at a hotel restaurant in Ko Samui places it in a specific tier: credible and quality-assured, but not operating at the level of starred southern Thai cooking you would find at Sorn in Bangkok or the precision-driven tasting menus at PRU in Phuket. For Ko Samui specifically, this is among the most credentialled dining options on the island.
If you are benchmarking against other Thai restaurants with Michelin recognition, Nahm in Bangkok and Samrub Samrub Thai in Bangkok represent the upper end of the category. Koh Thai Kitchen does not claim that tier, but within a resort island context it delivers cooking that goes well beyond generic hotel fare.
Booking difficulty is easy. The restaurant is accessible to non-hotel guests , you do not need to be staying at the Four Seasons to dine here, though reservations are advisable for dinner, particularly at sunset-hour slots. No phone or online booking link is listed in current records, so the most reliable route is to contact the Four Seasons Ko Samui directly through their hotel reservation channels. Walk-in availability at lunch is more likely than at peak dinner times.
If your trip takes you beyond Ko Samui, Phensiri and Saffron are worth considering for different price points on the island. For seafood specifically, Baan Suan Lung Khai and Bang Por Seafood Takho offer strong local alternatives at the ฿฿ tier. Elsewhere in Thailand, AKKEE in Pak Kret and Aeeen in Chiang Mai are among the more interesting regional Thai restaurants in the Pearl network. For European dining on Ko Samui, see FishHouse. Explore the full Ko Samui restaurants guide, hotels, bars, wineries, and experiences for further planning. If you are on Ko Samui and want a spa experience alongside dining, The Spa in Lamai Beach is worth a look. For an offbeat find in northeastern Thailand, Agave in Ubon Ratchathani rounds out the wider network.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koh Thai Kitchen | Koh Thai Kitchen is located on a hilltop within the Four Seasons Hotel. The restaurant's alfresco dining areas sport a rustic style. Diners can enjoy southern and central Thai dishes made with premium ingredients such as local seafood, Australian lamb and Wagyu beef. All of which while breathing in the fresh air as you admire the drop-dead vista of sprawling jungle and blue sea dotted with nearby islands, as you snap the dramatic Instagram-perfect sunsets.; Koh Samui's Four Seasons Hotel can be called paradise. More beautiful and unique can be even more difficult. But we were here to test the kitchen, and yes, it made us happy. Sometimes some fusion French-Thai, but with the right Thai accents. Moreover, there are more than twenty pure vegetable preparations on the menu.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | ฿฿฿ | — |
| Baan Suan Lung Khai | ฿฿ | — | |
| FishHouse | ฿฿฿ | — | |
| Kapi Sator | ฿฿ | — | |
| Phensiri | ฿฿ | — | |
| The Ranch | ฿฿฿฿ | — |
A quick look at how Koh Thai Kitchen measures up.
Yes, it handles special occasions well. The hilltop setting at the Four Seasons with jungle and sea views gives the evening a sense of occasion without you having to manufacture it. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) confirm the kitchen is consistent enough to justify the ฿฿฿ price tag on an important night. Book dinner rather than lunch to get the full sunset effect.
The alfresco dining area within a Four Seasons resort typically has capacity for groups, but specific private dining arrangements are not documented in available venue data. Contact the Four Seasons Ko Samui directly to confirm group minimums and seating options before planning a large booking.
For a lower price point with Thai cooking, Phensiri is worth considering. If you want seafood closer to the water rather than above it, FishHouse is the more practical option. Kapi Sator suits diners who prefer a less resort-anchored setting. Baan Suan Lung Khai and The Ranch cover different formats for those who want to eat off the beaten resort circuit entirely.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in the venue data. The restaurant's alfresco format suggests the experience is structured around table dining rather than a bar counter. Contact the Four Seasons Ko Samui directly to ask about drinks-only or bar seating options before arrival.
Specific tasting menu details are not listed in the venue record. What is confirmed is that the kitchen earned Michelin Plates in both 2024 and 2025 for southern and central Thai dishes using premium ingredients including local seafood, Australian lamb, and Wagyu beef. At ฿฿฿ pricing, the kitchen quality is there to justify a longer format if one is offered — check with the restaurant at time of booking.
No dress code is specified in the venue data, but this is a hilltop restaurant inside a Four Seasons resort. Resort-appropriate attire — clean, presentable, and not beachwear — is a reasonable baseline. Overpacking the formality is unnecessary; underdressing relative to the setting would feel out of place.
At ฿฿฿, it sits at the top of the Ko Samui price range, and the Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 signals the kitchen earns it on quality. The hilltop setting, sea views, and access to ingredients like Wagyu beef and local seafood are part of the value — this is not a price you are paying purely for the food. If you are already at the Four Seasons, the answer is straightforwardly yes. If you are driving across the island specifically for this meal, Phensiri or FishHouse may offer better value for the effort.
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