Home Samui Restaurant & Pizzeria 1

Wood-fired pizza is the reason to come, but the Thai side of the menu is what makes this place useful. If you're travelling with someone who's hit their limit on green curry, or with kids who just want something familiar mid-trip, you can sit down together and everyone gets fed properly. That sounds like a small thing. On a two-week island trip it isn't.

The setting is Bo Put, on the north coast, which is a good deal calmer than the strips further south. Casual, unfussy, the sort of room that works for a solo dinner or a table of six. What really sets it apart is the hours: 10am to 1am, seven days a week. Very few kitchens on Samui stay open that late, so if you've come off a long evening somewhere and want a pizza rather than a plastic chair and a plate of noodles, this is your answer. Lunch is quieter and my pick if you want to actually talk.