Bar· Koh Samui· Thailand

Coco Tam's Beach Bar (Bophut)

9° 33.6′ N · 100° 1.7′ E

A barefoot beach bar on the sand at Bophut, with bean bags, cocktails and fire shows, that doubles as the cruisers' anchoring mark for the bay.

Practical

Position is OSM's 'Cocco Tam's' node (opening hours tagged as 1pm to midnight daily; verify locally). The Island Spirit charter guide (2023) anchors in 2-3 m on mud about 150 m off Coco Tam's, well west of the wooden jetty, letting out all the chain; Bophut is well sheltered from the SW but can get lumpy in strong W-NW squalls. Land the dinghy on the beach nearby and ask staff where to leave it. Fisherman's Village walking street is a few minutes' walk east.

Best for

Sundowners ashore from the Bophut anchorage