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Ketho Dim Sum Restaurant in Kathu, Phuket

Ketho Coffee & Kitchen Dim Sum Restaurant

    Ketho Coffee & Kitchen is a dim sum restaurant very popular with locals for their breakfast, mostly for their dim sums but also for their soups and rice porridge.

    Dibuk Road in Old Phuket Town

    Dibuk Road in Phuket Town – a Walking Guide

      Dibuk Road is one of the famous old streets of Phuket town you should add to your list while exploring. It’s very colourful and easy to find, with plenty of casual cafes, shops and restaurants to enjoy.

      Phang Nga Road in Old Phuket Town

      Phang Nga Road in Old Phuket Town – A Walking Guide

        Phang Nga Road is another historical street that runs parallel to the famous Thalang Road, in Old Phuket Town. Phang Nga Road maybe is less known, but it has a lot of charms, a few local restaurants, and several important historical landmarks and museum

        Wat Kathu in Phuket

        Wat Kathu (Wat Nai Tu) – วัดกะทู้

          Wat Kathu, or Kathu temple, is a not very well-known landmark among tourists, but local photographers know how beautiful it is. This Buddhist temple is on the way to Phuket Town and not far from Patong, but because it stands away from the main road, most people don’t even consider visiting it.

          Jui Tui Shrine

          Jui Tui Shrine (Kew Ong) ⛩️

            Jui Tui Shrine (Kew Ong) is one of the oldest and most important on Phuket Island. It plays a significant role during the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival, usually held in October and November. The festival dates use the Lunar Calendar, and the festival’s exact dates change every year, so if you plan to travel to Phuket to see this event, check the dates before booking.

            Baan Mae Taan Restaurant in Phuket Town

            Baan Mae Taan Restaurant in Phuket Town

              Baan Mae Taan is an excellent local Thai restaurant in Phuket Town. It is slightly away from the old streets of historical Phuket, where the tourist crowd always go for their selfies and therefore addresses more to a local clientele, and that is a good sign!

              Boon's Local Thai Restaurant in Phuket Town

              Boon Restaurant near Phuket Town

                Boon is one of the most underrated local Thai restaurants in Phuket. It’s not fancy, the menu is not long, and lunch at Boon only costs a few baht, but the taste is unique. The restaurant is tiny, hard to spot, and so modest; we probably wouldn’t bother explaining to anyone how to go there. But after so many years, we realised that this place is very special to us: It’s what local Thai food is all about: simple, cheap, casual, and delicious.

                Mookata Buffet in Phuket

                Moo Kata Restaurants in Phuket

                  Mook Kata is an extremely popular and cheap buffet found in Phuket and all around Thailand. Here, you pick and cook yourself some raw ingredients displayed on a buffet-style at a low fixed price.

                  Ko Ang Seafood Phuket

                  Ko Ang Seafood in Phuket Town

                    Ko Ang Seafood is a local restaurant serving excellent seafood on the east side of Phuket Town. Ko Ang has been around for a long time and started as a modest shop with no decoration and a zinc roof. But seafood lovers always find the right places (and maybe we recommended it a lot too), and Ko Ang Seafood is now a bright restaurant and even added Chinese decoration.

                    Chicken Rice Kota Khao Mun Kai Phuket

                    Kota Khao Mun Kai – Chicken Rice Restaurant in Phuket Town

                      Kota Khao Mun Kai is an excellent and famous Chicken Rice restaurant in Phuket Town. Everyone in Phuket knows this place, expats of locals. It has been open for more than two decades and is still running strong without having changed a thing. That might be why it is still so popular; once you have a simple winning formula, don’t touch it. If you ask a friend if he feels like having chicken rice for lunch, he will probably picture this place.

                      Laem Sai Seafood in Phuket

                      Laem Sai Seafood

                        Laem Sai Seafood is a local restaurant hidden far away on the east coast of Phuket. The restaurant mostly consists of a vast wooden terrace over the sea or the mud, depending on the tide.