Which night market is biggest?

Fisherman's Village Walking Street in Bophut, with 100+ stalls, on Fridays 5-10pm.

Is there a less touristy option?

Maenam Walking Street on Thursdays is the slower-paced, less touristy of the three evening markets.

Lamai Sunday Walking Street, running 5-10pm on Sundays.

Nathon morning market runs 5:30-10am with southern Thai breakfast dishes like jok and kanom jeen.

Koh Samui

Koh Samui street food revolves around night markets - Fisherman's Village Walking Street (Fridays) is the headline event.

1
Fisherman's Village Walking Street
Bophut (Fridays only)
Samui's headline weekly night market - 100+ stalls along Bophut seafront.
60-200 THBFridays 5-10pm
2
Lamai Sunday Walking Street
Lamai (Sundays only)
Sunday night market with strong Thai BBQ, southern curries and grilled-seafood.
50-180 THBSundays 5-10pm
3
Maenam Walking Street
Maenam (Thursdays)
Slower-paced weekly market favoured by long-stayers, less touristy.
40-150 THBThursdays 5-9pm
4
Nathon morning market
Nathon
Authentic southern Thai breakfast - noodle soup, jok, kanom jeen from 5:30am.
30-80 THBWalk in 5:30-10am

These four run on different days, so a full week catches all of them: Nathon mornings, Maenam Thursdays, Fisherman's Village Fridays, Lamai Sundays.
Fisherman's Village Walking Street is the biggest of the night markets with 100+ stalls, but it's Fridays only from 5-10pm.
Maenam Walking Street on Thursdays is the least touristy of the three night markets and winds down slightly earlier, by 9pm.
Lamai's Sunday market is the one for Thai BBQ and grilled seafood specifically, running 5-10pm.
Nathon morning market is the odd one out — a breakfast market rather than an evening one, running 5:30-10am with southern Thai dishes like kanom jeen and jok.

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Koh Samui

Koh Samui street food revolves around night markets - Fisherman's Village Walking Street (Fridays) is the headline event.

1
Fisherman's Village Walking Street
Bophut (Fridays only)
Samui's headline weekly night market - 100+ stalls along Bophut seafront.
60-200 THBFridays 5-10pm
2
Lamai Sunday Walking Street
Lamai (Sundays only)
Sunday night market with strong Thai BBQ, southern curries and grilled-seafood.
50-180 THBSundays 5-10pm
3
Maenam Walking Street
Maenam (Thursdays)
Slower-paced weekly market favoured by long-stayers, less touristy.
40-150 THBThursdays 5-9pm
4
Nathon morning market
Nathon
Authentic southern Thai breakfast - noodle soup, jok, kanom jeen from 5:30am.
30-80 THBWalk in 5:30-10am

These four run on different days, so a full week catches all of them: Nathon mornings, Maenam Thursdays, Fisherman's Village Fridays, Lamai Sundays.
Fisherman's Village Walking Street is the biggest of the night markets with 100+ stalls, but it's Fridays only from 5-10pm.
Maenam Walking Street on Thursdays is the least touristy of the three night markets and winds down slightly earlier, by 9pm.
Lamai's Sunday market is the one for Thai BBQ and grilled seafood specifically, running 5-10pm.
Nathon morning market is the odd one out — a breakfast market rather than an evening one, running 5:30-10am with southern Thai dishes like kanom jeen and jok.

More Koh Samui guides → All Best Of Koh Samui