Koh Phangan, Stockholm

Koh Phangan is actually some of the best Thai food I have ever had. I am by no means a Thai food connoisseur, so my experience is limited, but I have eaten enough to know the difference between the Thai food I ate in San Francisco, and the Thai food at Koh Phangan. It’s only now that I realize how San Francisco thai food truly pales in comparison. In retrospect, SF’s Thai scene is made up of bland, uninspiring cuisine.

Koh Phangan inspires on many levels. The food was really excellent. The Penang Neu, the Chicken Satay, and the Pad Thai, all very standard Thai dishes were all better than I’ve previously had. They were extremely flavorful and extremely spicy, so if you don’t like spicy food, buyer beware.

The ambiance is fun. It’s a bit tacky and overdone for my taste, especially when the lights went out and there was a thunder and lightning display, but the quality of the cuisine is enough for me to sit through it and enjoy the atmosphere. Plus…the urinals are metal buckets. That was pretty funny.

PS: Great beer selection

Very good thai food and excellent value lunch specials.

Restaurant is decorated in that kitchy funny thai style, (you know, christmas lights here and there, pictures of royalties etc.) so you really feel like you’d be sitting in some restaurant in Koh Samui - or Koh Phangan.

And what is most important thing in thai restaurants, food is spicy. After hard drinking night out in cruise ship from Helsinki, Koh Phangan’s lunch here really made me feel alive again.