Blacktip: Coworking | Keto | Smash Burgers | Ice Bath & Sauna | Calisthenics

Blacktip is where Koh Tao’s work-hard, train-hard crowd refuels and resets. Conveniently set just off the main road on the way to Tanote Bay, it blends a calm coworking room with fast Wi‑Fi, proper chairs, call booths, and a small meeting room, plus a breezy garden deck for laptop time between dives. Out back you’ll find calisthenics rigs with rings, dip bars, pull-up bars and kettlebells — enough for a serious bodyweight session without the gym bro noise. The kitchen leans keto and protein-forward without tasting like “health food”. Think chargrilled smash burgers made with quality beef, premium steaks, German schnitzel, clean Thai plates cooked in natural fats, and strong coffee with plant-milk options. Regulars pair a burger with a post-workout protein shake, or go straight for the carnivore plates; prices are fair for the quality and portions. Wellness is a real draw here. The dry sauna fits four comfortably and the ice bath is the real deal — kept right around freezing and refilled daily — and it’s walk‑in only, no reservations. Plan it like a circuit: a few rounds of heat and cold, a shower, then a late lunch and calls in the afternoon. As of March 2026, the cafe runs roughly 9:00am–9:30pm (last food orders around 8:30pm), the coworking space keeps hours to about 10:00pm, and the sauna/ice bath typically operates 11:00am–8:00pm. Day passes for coworking were 300 THB with 10% off food — good value if you’re posting up for the day. It’s the kind of place you end up returning to, whether you’re on deadlines, on a training kick, or both.