Ko Samui: Ranong Restaurant

Ah, Thai food. That was one of the things I was most excited about when we made plans to head to Ko Samui.

We didn't get as much of an opportunity to get good Thai food as I would have hoped so during our last night, we asked our hotel concierge to recommend some place where we could get some authentic Thai food. A place where locals frequented. He directed us to Ranong Restaurant. A few doors down from the huge Tesco Lotus in Chaweng and across the street from a 7-11, it wasn't difficult to find. And the food? It was as promised: authentically Thai, tasty, and for the most part, HOT.

Seafood Vermicelli Salad

Prawn Cakes

Seafood Fried Rice

Fried Fish Thai Style

Very pleased looking husband with my must-have Tom Yum Goong

Even the rice was good, as Nomi attests.

Calling dibs on Ah Gong's Coconut

And the whole meal for 8 adults and 2 kids (with some other dishes I didn't manage to photograph) cost just $60!

Definitely one of the better meals we had on our trip, and one of the highlights for Noey. "The place with the crunchy meat -- Ranong!" he chimed. If it gets my son's stamp of approval, you know it has to be good!