Lively Chaweng Beach has a new heavenly hangout for boat-fresh seafood and spectacular ocean views. Talay Restaurant offers Thai and Western fare all day on a chic and breezy open-air terrace at Baan Chaweng Beach Resort & Spa. Here, the white curves and teakwood pillars overlook the pool and beach just a few steps away – a perfect appetiser for the feast to come.

To get you in the holiday mood, the menu offers signature cocktails like The Oriental and Peaches & Dream with sunset yellow and pink hues. But the real culinary star is the Seafood Set: super-fresh, tender grilled tiger prawns, squid and mussels complemented with a selection of the restaurant’s unique sauces. Made with organic Thai herbs from the hotel garden, Koh Samui coconut sugar, and other local ingredients, the sauces are what make this banquet extra special. The set also features deliciously zesty Tom Yum Goong soup of tiger prawns as well as pineapple-baked rice with aromas of turmeric, cinnamon and star anise.

“The secret is in the freshness of the seafood as we only choose ingredients from small boats’ catch of the day,” says