Wonderful experience, pizzas are fantastics. I bring anyone who’s new to samui and looking for a nice place for dinner.

  What a great and authentic Italian restaurant on Samui island! We did not expect such a nice place, great food and brilliant service at this part of the road. But... read more it is definitely worth getting there for lunch or dinner!

  Great experience in this restaurant. We decided to come here considering our hotel’s location (nearby) and we made a successful decision. Thai and Italian cuisines are fantastic: sure you’ll be... read more satisfied. I get the Burger Wagyu and it was really tasteful. Must to try. Hospitality is also one of the peculiarities of this places. Fantastic.

  Three of us went for dinner and two of us loved it. We all liked the Breads and the garlic bread. We ordered the pizza burger and which was the... read more best burger everr and the spaghetti vongole was really tasty. We also had the spaghetti carbonara (not enough sauce) and finished with two chocolate and pistachio ice cream macarons - we all thought amazing. Would recommend.

  I would have never thought eating the most delicious Italian food in my life would be on an island in Thailand. We tried top Italian restaurants in lamai and fishermans... read more village and this place was our favorite.

We loved this place so much we kept visiting every few days cause I did not want to miss anything amazing on the menu. Mr. Nello was so kind and welcoming every time we stopped by and was more than happy to recommend some fantastic dishes every time.

From our first visit we could feel how much love and passion has been put into this restaurant. Even when we spoke to Mr. Nello we could hear the passion in his voice of how much he loves you what is doing.

The furniture and ambiance of the place is so nice and cosy you dont feel you are sitting on a main road because of the beautiful design of the interior.

Now lets begin with the food:

On our first visit we had

the REAL carbonara (with spaghetti pasta) made with Guanciale (pork cheek). La lanterna is one of the very few places that uses pork cheek instead of pancetta bits or just bacon. If you want to experience an authentic carbonara, look no further. I devoured this dish in under two minutes. Second time and third time i ordered it with home made rigatoni. Even more amazing! i highly recommend the rigatoni pasta over spaghetti. The crispy fatty guanciale is really what makes this dish one to remember.

Pizza Margherita: all i can say is I kept talking about the crust for days. The crust alone truely shows you much passion Mr. Nello has to deliver a pizza that I will surely never forget and talk about for many many years. You cannot replicate this crust at home. Best pizza i have ever had in my life without exaggeration. Again, i repeat, the crust will BLOW YOUR MIND! If ur looking for the best pizza on Samui. Its here. Look no further. Start with a Margherita so you really appreciate the art of the crust and simple ingredients and then try others.

Pesto pasta: ive been eating this dish wrong all my life thinking its suppose to be cream based. If you have been eating your pesto with cream, you are doing it wrong. The pesto sauce is so refreshing, delicious and dish is so vibrant and colorful.

Bolognese: ive cooked and had this dish maybe over 1000 times. La Lanterna makes a very rich and must try italian classic if you like your bolognese.

Pizza burger: the second i held this burger i said “hallelujah!”, someone has finally found a way to make a burger where the ingredients dont fall out from first to last bite. The bread used is the pizza dough bread and is a genius creation by Mr. Nello. You will not find this anywhere else. This is a must try. Even the fries that come along side are fried to perfection. Super crispy from outside and super soft from inside.

Nutella pizza profiteroles: by this point i was really full but due to fear of missing out I went with this dessert. After taking the first bite my appetite reset and i wasnt as full as i thought i was from how yummy this dessert was. The ice cream that comes with it was also fantastic.

Nellos pizza- the man himself put his name on this pizza. i really enjoyed to the last bite. Another fantastic you should try after the Margherita.

Home made gnochi with tomato sauce and mozzarella - incredibly rich dish. The gnochi just melts in your mouth.

Parma ham buffala focaccia - this is the perfect starter if you are 2-4 people. So flavorful and definitely comfort food.

In conclusion, for someone who eats italian atleast once a week, La Lanterna is the best italian restaurant ive been to on samui and outside samui. Everything we ate was to die for and we came back 5 times in 3 weeks.

  Thank you Nello and the staff for this wonderful evening and food. Great atmosphere and also really good wine list.