Thailand: Hot Spot

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Thailand: Saving Koh Samui from itself

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FULL HOUSE Marc Landgraf is the sort of unflappable restaurateur Swiss hotel schools churn out, and it’s just as well. As I meet him, a party of 60 begins to arrive, the restaurant is fully booked and the 40-odd souls on the waiting list keep vainly pleading for a table. “Bookings,” says Landgraf dryly, “are advisable.”

If a more stylish Koh Samui is emerging from the bars and backpacks, then its avatar is undoubtedly Zico’s, tel: (66 77) 230 500, a multilevel Brazilian bar and grill on Chaweng beach. Skewers of meat are carved straight to your plate, and in full swing it’s a carnivorous orgy, with devastating desserts thrown in. Meanwhile, those who think meat is murder can head for the mezzanine and Koh Samui’s coolest bar. If there’s room, of course.