# safeat

> safeat is a free map app for iPhone and Android (coming soon) that only shows restaurants where our review found no serious food-safety problem (food poisoning, unsafe food, an allergen issue or a hygiene problem) in the restaurant's negative public reviews (1 to 3 stars) from the last 12 months, or in reports from visitors. These places are labeled "Low concern". safeat is not an inspection or a guarantee.

Key facts (as of 2026-10-31):
- 2,528 restaurants analysed, 1,611 shown on the map as Low concern.
- 1 country and 4 cities covered. Restaurants shown, by city:
  - Thailand: Ko Pha-ngan (569), Patong (495), Ban Ao Nang (303), Ko Tao (244)
- Orange areas: neighborhoods where we found food-safety concerns at more than a third of the restaurants we checked. Red areas: half or more. Restaurants where we found food-safety concerns are not on the map. An area never designates a single restaurant.
- A restaurant missing from the map does not mean a problem was found: safeat does not show every restaurant.
- Free, no account needed to use the map.
- If you have a food allergy, always check with the restaurant before you eat.
- Menu scan (in the app, with a free account, up to 20 menus a month): take a photo of a restaurant menu; each dish gets a green, orange or red dot for how risky it usually is for a traveler's stomach (raw meat, fish and seafood are red), and a short description in the app's language (English, French, Spanish or German). It is written by AI from the photo (Google Cloud Vision reads the text, Anthropic's Claude describes the dishes), can be wrong, is about the dish in general and never about the restaurant, and is not medical or allergy advice. safeat does not keep the photos.

## Main pages
- [Home](https://safeat.site/): what safeat is, live figures, how we review, coverage, the menu scan
- [FAQ](https://safeat.site/faq/): short answers about safeat
- [Help and contact](https://safeat.site/support/): how to write to safeat
- [How we review restaurants](https://safeat.site/#how)

## Travel food-safety guides
- [How to Avoid Food Poisoning When Traveling](https://safeat.site/guides/avoid-food-poisoning-when-traveling/): Eat food that is fully cooked and served steaming hot, drink sealed or treated water, skip ice and raw produce where water may be unsafe, and wash your hands before eating. These habits lower your risk but cannot remove it, so pack oral rehydration salts and know when to see a doctor.
- [How to Choose a Safe Restaurant Abroad](https://safeat.site/guides/how-to-choose-a-safe-restaurant/): Check for an official hygiene rating where one exists, look for food that is cooked fresh and served hot, and scan recent reviews for repeated mentions of illness or hygiene problems. No single sign proves a restaurant is safe, so combine several and choose dishes that are fully cooked.
- [Eating Out Abroad With a Food Allergy: A Practical Guide](https://safeat.site/guides/eating-out-abroad-with-food-allergies/): Carry an allergy card in the local language and tell staff about your allergy every time you order, including the risk of cross-contact. If you have been prescribed adrenaline, always carry two auto-injectors and know the local emergency number. If staff cannot answer your questions clearly, eat elsewhere.
- [Food Poisoning While Traveling: What to Do and When to See a Doctor](https://safeat.site/guides/food-poisoning-while-traveling/): Most food poisoning on a trip is mild and passes within a few days. Drink plenty of fluids, ideally oral rehydration solution. Get medical help quickly for a fever of 38°C (100.4°F) or more, blood in your stool, severe stomach pain, signs of dehydration, or if you cannot keep fluids down.
- [Is Street Food Safe? How to Choose a Safe Stall](https://safeat.site/guides/is-street-food-safe/): Street food carries a higher risk of food poisoning, and some health agencies advise avoiding it. If you do eat it, choose food cooked in front of you and served steaming hot, skip raw garnishes, fresh sauces, cut fruit, and ice, and wash or sanitize your hands before eating.
- [Eating Abroad While Pregnant: Food, Water and Food Poisoning Tips](https://safeat.site/guides/eating-abroad-while-pregnant/): You can travel and eat well while pregnant. Choose freshly cooked food served steaming hot, pasteurized dairy and bottled or boiled water. Skip raw or undercooked meat, fish and eggs, raw-milk soft cheeses and cold deli meats. If you get sick, drink fluids first and ask a doctor before taking any medicine.
- [Seafood and Shellfish When Traveling: Oysters, Sushi and Red Tide](https://safeat.site/guides/seafood-and-shellfish-when-traveling/): Seafood when traveling is safest cooked through and served hot: raw oysters, sushi and ceviche can carry Vibrio, norovirus or parasites. Cooking does not prevent red tide shellfish poisoning, ciguatera from reef fish or scombroid from badly chilled fish, so follow local warnings and get help fast if numbness starts.
- [Is Tap Water Safe When Traveling? Water, Ice and Brushing Teeth](https://safeat.site/guides/tap-water-and-ice-when-traveling/): Where tap water may be unsafe, drink sealed bottled, boiled, or treated water, skip ice, and brush your teeth with safe water. Boiling it for one full minute makes it safe to drink. Check official travel health advice before you go, and if you are unsure, treat the tap as unsafe.

## Destinations
- [Is it safe to eat in Thailand? Water, ice, street food and seasons](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/): Eating in Thailand is generally safe if you choose food cooked to order and served hot, drink sealed bottled or filtered water, and skip ice you can't trace. Avoid raw freshwater fish and raw pork dishes. Thai health officials warn that food spoils faster in the hot season and about wild mushrooms in the rainy season.
- [Is it safe to eat in Ao Nang, Krabi? Tap water, hospitals, floods](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/ao-nang/): In Ao Nang, Krabi, drink sealed bottled water: the tap water comes from canals and reservoirs that the provincial water authority has had to stretch in the dry season. Note the two Krabi hospitals on the UK government's list, and keep away from floodwater, which brought leptospirosis to the district in 2017.
- [Eating safely on Ko Tao: medical help and the rainy season](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/ko-tao/): On Ko Tao, medical care is limited: in 2023 the island's public hospital had 10 beds and no CT brain scanner, and it sent emergency patients on to Koh Samui by boat or helicopter. Carry insurance that covers medical evacuation, and drink sealed bottled water, as everywhere in Thailand.
- [Is it safe to eat on Koh Phangan? Water cuts, Full Moon, hospital](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/koh-phangan/): On Koh Phangan, the Provincial Waterworks Authority rationed tap water in October 2025 and again in June 2026 during dry spells: drink sealed bottled water. At the Full Moon Party, never leave a drink unattended. The island has one public hospital, with 30 beds in a 2022 official report.
- [Is it safe to eat in Patong, Phuket? Water, ice, hospitals, jellyfish](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/patong/): In Patong, Phuket, eat as you would anywhere in Thailand: food cooked to order and served hot. Drink sealed bottled water, as Phuket's tap water runs short in the dry season, and skip ice you can't trace: iced drinks were a risk factor in a 2023 norovirus outbreak in Phuket schools.
- [Raw dishes in Thailand: larb dib, koi pla, pla ra and raw crab](https://safeat.site/destinations/thailand/raw-and-fermented-dishes/): In Thailand, raw pork dishes such as larb dib, lu and raw nham can carry Streptococcus suis, which can cause deafness or death, and raw freshwater fish in koi pla or raw pla ra carries liver flukes. Thailand's Department of Disease Control says lime, salt and fermenting do not make them safe: only cooking does.

## Other languages
The site, its guides and destination pages also exist in French, Spanish and German:
- Français: [Accueil](https://safeat.site/fr/), [Guides](https://safeat.site/fr/guides/), [Destinations](https://safeat.site/fr/destinations/), [FAQ](https://safeat.site/fr/faq/)
- Español: [Inicio](https://safeat.site/es/), [Guías](https://safeat.site/es/guides/), [Destinos](https://safeat.site/es/destinations/), [Preguntas frecuentes](https://safeat.site/es/faq/)
- Deutsch: [Startseite](https://safeat.site/de/), [Ratgeber](https://safeat.site/de/guides/), [Reiseziele](https://safeat.site/de/destinations/), [FAQ](https://safeat.site/de/faq/)

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