9 Gems Samui Lounge & Restaurant

This alfresco hilltop restaurant and lounge overlooking Chaweng Beach and Chaweng Lake offers a fun alternative to resort dining. Under the ownership of a Thai/Swiss couple, the property is actually a two-bedroom villa available for rent, featuring an outdoor poolside restaurant and roof deck lounge that is open to the public. Lit with multicolored LED lights and decorated with all white, Art Deco furniture, 9 Gems offers trendy, lounge-style dining and cocktails with panoramic views over Samui. Though you come for the ambiance more than the culinary experience, the slightly over-priced menu offers well-prepared fusion tapas plates served at leisure and intermittently between drinks and chats with owners Sathit and Peter. Plan to make a night of any dinner reservation here and don’t miss a drink on the rooftop or a stroll through the back garden.