Verified September 2026
8.9/10(41 reviews)
Essence is a Taling Ngam restaurant with outdoor seating, table service, reservations, and a bar on site. It serves brunch, dinner, dessert, coffee, and cocktails, and opens daily from 6:30 AM to 10 PM. The crowd is mostly groups and tourists, and it gets busiest around lunch and late afternoon to evening on several days.
Is Essence worth visiting?
Essence is a restaurant in Taling Ngam that suits people after a quiet, sit-down meal or drinks in Phang Ka Bay. It has outdoor seating, table service, reservations, and a bar on site, with cocktails, coffee, dessert, brunch, and dinner listed. It opens daily from 6:30 AM to 10 PM. Expect the busiest stretches around lunch and late afternoon to early evening on several days, with groups and tourists making up much of the crowd.
What people love
- +Outdoor seating with table service
- +Serves brunch, dinner, dessert, coffee, and cocktails
- +Open daily from 6:30 AM to 10 PM
- +Accepts reservations and card/mobile payments
- +Quiet, cosy, romantic atmosphere
Good to know
- !Popular times are heaviest around lunch and into the evening on several days
- !The crowd skews toward groups and tourists
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Location
53, 5 Phang Ka Bay, Taling Ngam, Amphoe Ko Samui, Surat Thani 84140View on Google Maps →
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