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The best time to visit is to coincide it with your ferry crossing. This is the fresh market in Ban Phe, the mainland town where boats depart for Koh Samet. The fish market is worth a visit for its seafood alone: ​​prawns, crabs, mussels – most of it landed nearby. Vendors set up their stalls long before sunrise, and the market is bustling in the morning. If you arrive around 3 pm, you'll have to make do with the leftovers.

Besides the stalls with fresh produce, there are dried seafood, fruits and vegetables, as well as snacks like durian chips and pre-packaged items that are easy to carry in a bag. The latter is more important than you might think, because prices on the island are higher than here. So, if you're bringing your own food or just looking for something to nibble on while on the boat, you should stock up on supplies on this side of the water. Even if you don't buy anything, you can experience typical Thai market life here for a good half hour, something you'll hardly find on Samet itself.