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# MARS Eatery & Art

All-day restaurant, café and art space

Lamai, Koh Samui, Thailand

![Finished terracotta facade of MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai, Koh Samui](/api/media/file/mcp-def1918f7adbf39f7c6826029593e88a-m039-mars-eatery-art-gallery-1.webp?prefix=recovery%2Fa97de31f-8627-4982-bcb8-6246b36c06a7&2026-10-10T06%3A12%3A58.557Z)

MARS Eatery & Art is an all-day restaurant, café, cocktail bar and art space in Lamai, on the east coast of Koh Samui. Stellar Property Global renovated and fitted out the building, turning an existing restaurant into a room hung with original art. We announced the work on 24 January 2026 and planned it at ten weeks. It ran longer, and MARS held its soft opening, a quiet first opening to the public, on 4 July 2026. Our own team runs it, from coffee and breakfast through to cocktails. You may also see it called MARS Lamai or MARS Koh Samui. Early guests describe the space as more like a gallery than an eatery. It is the restaurant we fitted out to run ourselves, as we run South Beach Inn in Thong Krut.

## Key facts

- **Venue:** All-day restaurant, café, cocktail bar and art space

- **Our work:** Renovation and fit-out of an existing restaurant

- **Work announced:** 24 January 2026

- **Planned build time:** 10 weeks (it ran longer)

- **Soft opening:** 4 July 2026

- **Run by:** Our own team

- **Events:** Paint and Cheers art evenings since July 2026

## What we changed

The building in Lamai was already a restaurant. We renovated it and fitted out a new interior built around original art.

![Original building before renovation, Lamai, Koh Samui](/api/media/file/mcp-cc83394d1c45dc254094b127126d5adf-m047-mars-eatery-art-inbody-after.webp?prefix=recovery%2F80468bcb-3afe-4460-9e05-e2dce723daa9&2026-10-10T06%3A15%3A25.992Z)

Before: the building as we found it.

*On Instagram: [Facade renders, March 2026.](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbTZrzE3eE/)

Before we started, we posted our renders beside photos of the old place, so you can compare them. In March we shared renders of the new front of the building.

## Choosing the colour

In April we painted sample colours straight onto the facade. We judged them in real light, and on how each one would stand up to sun and salt air near the coast.

![Terracotta paint on a column at the MARS Eatery & Art site, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-b4ffab0bab1f069f048bc79e89978965-m048-mars-eatery-art-inbody-after.webp?prefix=recovery%2F56efb0e3-e7c9-4a2d-9709-c414bcb83eac&2026-10-10T06%3A15%3A43.988Z)

Terracotta paint on a column at the MARS Eatery & Art site, Lamai

*On Instagram: [Colour trials on the facade, April 2026.](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXWjUyTk0qO/)

It is a small step, but it is the one people see first from the road.

## Plan versus reality

We planned the work at ten weeks. It ran longer: in May we estimated completion for early June, and MARS held its soft opening on 4 July 2026.

![MARS Eatery & Art facade at sunset, Lamai, Koh Samui](/api/media/file/mcp-e8cae0f737d6f001a319038b9f6e8d7a-m049-mars-eatery-art-inbody-after.webp?prefix=recovery%2F0e3f17c9-467e-4298-81fc-7c2e2eddce9e&2026-10-10T06%3A16%3A02.490Z)

Finished facade, July 2026.

*On Instagram: [Progress update, May 2026.](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYRX-N2zj7k/)

We would rather show you that gap than hide it. Read [how to choose a builder on Koh Samui](/articles/how-to-choose-a-builder-koh-samui) for the questions to ask about timelines.

## Why we run it ourselves

We did not build MARS for a client and leave. Our own team runs it day to day, so we see every choice we made in use.

That is the same approach we take at [South Beach Inn](/developments/south-beach-inn) in Thong Krut. We explain why it makes us better builders in [building for operations on Koh Samui](/articles/building-for-operations-koh-samui).

## Visiting MARS

MARS runs all day, from coffee and breakfast to cocktails and dessert. The coffee is Arabica from northern Thailand. Since July 2026 MARS has also hosted Paint and Cheers evenings, where guests paint with a drink in hand. For the menu, opening hours and events, see [mars-eatery-art.com](https://mars-eatery-art.com/) or @mars.eatery.art on Instagram.

## Related

- [Commercial construction on Koh Samui](/articles/commercial-construction-koh-samui)
- [South Beach Inn, Thong Krut](/developments/south-beach-inn)
- [Smash Burger on the Beach, Thong Krut](/developments/smash-burger-on-the-beach)

## Milestones

### Renovation announced

January 2026

We shared renders beside photos of the old restaurant, with a 10-week plan.

### Work under way

February 2026

We posted that work on MARS Eatery & Art had started.

### Facade renders

March 2026

We posted renders of the new front of the building.

### Colour trials

April 2026

Sample colours went up on the facade, judged on light, texture and how they stand up to the coast.

### Progress update

May 2026

We estimated completion for early June 2026; the soft opening came in July.

### Name announced

June 2026

MARS Eatery & Art announced as coming soon.

### Soft opening

July 2026

MARS Eatery & Art opened its doors.

### First Paint and Cheers

July 2026

The first art-and-cocktail evening at MARS.

![MARS Eatery & Art building in Lamai during facade works, Koh Samui](/api/media/file/mcp-8c518b2373323a8675f22054bfeae200-m004-mars-eatery-art-hero.webp?prefix=recovery%2F9f6d9405-9baf-4da1-8ba2-20394b4b13d7&2026-10-10T06%3A01%3A43.886Z)

![Bar counter and dining room at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-dde9bd08e71bfb863d57defdeac8ceab-m040-mars-eatery-art-gallery-2.webp?prefix=recovery%2F4add0191-eb27-43e2-9221-dcdd090b56ce&2026-10-10T06%3A13%3A18.690Z)

![Dining room with gold wall at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-668aab11a59aa1cfbded2b17836864e7-m041-mars-eatery-art-gallery-3.webp?prefix=recovery%2F8a3bc6aa-9fb0-49ca-947e-7d8a307508ce&2026-10-10T06%3A13%3A36.501Z)

![Arched dining room with original art at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-e1a6fb53d4b4633f830e4587d2237d62-m042-mars-eatery-art-gallery-4.webp?prefix=recovery%2F8eb53101-40cb-492c-b452-03ed64a11a9e&2026-10-10T06%3A13%3A54.784Z)

![Mars disc artwork on the wall at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-e633661c921a71af5b5f63f5ec3ed38d-m043-mars-eatery-art-gallery-5.webp?prefix=recovery%2Ff13fdaf4-13f8-400e-a2cc-470c2fd96fc5&2026-10-10T06%3A14%3A12.616Z)

![Corner table beneath a painting at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-0f346e28df9b4349979084316b0a76f4-m044-mars-eatery-art-gallery-6.webp?prefix=recovery%2F3f948799-1319-4706-81e4-bd766e54fec8&2026-10-10T06%3A14%3A30.260Z)

![Pancakes and coffee on the table at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-4f7f6e57b09b5a9684a8344e40716471-m045-mars-eatery-art-gallery-7.webp?prefix=recovery%2F54b58217-6af1-49c0-bdc9-a3352892d571&2026-10-10T06%3A14%3A50.550Z)

![Cocktail flight on a wooden board at MARS Eatery & Art, Lamai](/api/media/file/mcp-c98696781c73271ccf85c5774c558e10-m046-mars-eatery-art-gallery-8.webp?prefix=recovery%2Fa6751d25-0f48-4cd2-95ba-dbc69ff35bda&2026-10-10T06%3A15%3A08.391Z)

## Our role

We renovated an existing restaurant building in Lamai and fitted out the whole interior. Our own team now runs MARS Eatery & Art as an all-day restaurant and art space.

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