Chalong

Discover Chalong in Phuket with guides to fitness camps, yoga studios, temples, Muay Thai gyms, and local services. Explore activities in this lively south district.
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We Cafe Chaofa Restaurant

We Cafe Chaofa is a large restaurant that serves a vast array of international, western and Thai dishes at a very good price, located not far from Wat Chalong.

Coconuts Café is a lovely little bakery and restaurant hidden in a small lane of Chalong, in the south of Phuket Island. The coffee shop is a tiny house on stilts, with a garden surrounded by a vast green natural landscape and immense coconut trees.

Chalong, Phuket

Chalong is an important and vast area stretching along the east coast of Phuket Island. While the name is well known because of the famous Wat Chalong temple, there is no real town and not much to do. It is only known for its two long piers and notorious traffic jams at the Chalong Circle.

Soi Ta-iad (Soi Taied) Phuket Fitness Street

Soi Ta-iad goes by many names: Soi Taied, Fitness Street, Phuket Health Street or Muay Thai Street because it is home to many Muay Thai Camps, Fitness and Gyms, Spas and Health Shops. Unless you are in Phuket for some seriously active holiday, you have probably never heard of Soi Ta-iad, somewhere near Wat Chalong.

Chalong Bay Rum Distillery

The Chalong Bay Rum Distillery has become known worldwide, but it started very modestly around 2012, in a remote area of Phuket called Chalong. The success of this rum comes from many aspects: the unique quality of the ingredients, the rigorous process, an eye-catching package and smart marketing.

Three Monkeys Restaurant

Three Monkeys restaurant is set in the Jungle somewhere between Phuket Town and Chalong, part of the popular Hanuman World Zipline attraction.

Villa Market Phuket ▷ Ordering Online and Supermarkets

Villa Market is a brand well-known for its impressive range of high-quality products and imported goods.

Mor Mu Dong Restaurant

Mor Mu Dong is quite an unusual restaurant in Phuket. If you enjoy eating off the beaten tracks where many locals go for a great lunch or dinner, Mor Mu Dong is your place. Every Phuket resident knows it, and you have to count the cars in the parking to know that something special is cooking here.

Kan Eang at Pier

Kan Eang at Pier is a trendy seafood restaurant in Chalong Bay on the way to Rawai Beach, in the south of Phuket. Popular since decades, Kan Eang is a relaxing place in the shade of huge trees with a beautiful sea breeze.

Kan Eang 2 Seafood Restaurant

Kan Eang 2 is not the most accessible place to find, but it’s one of Phuket’s best local seafood restaurants. Everyone here knows that there are 2 Kan Eang Seafood restaurants on the island.

Phuket Bird Park

Phuket Bird Park, in Chalong, welcomes you with a large entrance gate opening on a green jungle and an Indiana Jones-looking bridge, setting the mood for a visit.

Wat Chalong Temple

Wat Chalong Temple, officially called Wat Chai Thararam, is the largest, most revered and most visited Buddhist temple in Phuket, about 9 km south of Phuket Town. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Chalong Temple is one of the Must-See places in Phuket.

Big Buddha Phuket Reopens in 2026!

Big Buddha Phuket stands 45 m tall on Nakkerd Hill with panoramic views of Kata and Chalong Bay. Full guide: how to get there, what to see nearby, hiking trail, dress code, and alternatives. Just reopened on January 2026!