Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town
Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town is the latest luxury hotel to open on the Island, with an excellent location and a short distance from the lovely streets of Old Phuket Town.
Phuket Town
PHUKET CITY
A guide to Phuket City Phuket city, which is locally still called Phuket Town, is becoming increasingly popular, perfect for an exploration day away from… Read More »PHUKET CITY
Pa Mai Kanom Jeen in Phuket Town
Pa Mai Kanom Jeen is a modest local Thai restaurant located at the intersection of Dibuk Road and Satun Road, just next to the famous Blue Elephant Restaurant in Old Phuket Town. Pa Mai has been a popular local place for decades, and if you haven’t yet tried Kanom Jeen, this might be your chance to try a truly delicious breakfast.
Kaeng Liang Restaurant Phuket
Kaeng Liang Restaurant is a small place in a beautifully decorated old shophouse hidden on Krabi Road in old Phuket Town. The name Kaeng Liang is the name of a traditional spicy shrimp paste soup from central Thailand.
Ranong Road – The other side of Phuket Town
While most tourists rush to the renovated old Phuket Town, mostly located around Thalang Road, we start to prefer the more authentic west side of Phuket Town, which is mostly around Phuket Town Central Market, Ranong Road and Krabi Road
Sam Sae Chu Hut Shrine ⛩️
Sam Sae Chu Hut Chinese Shrine is a modest and discreet Chinese shrine located near the intersection of Khaw Sim Bee Road and Mae Luan Road, on the way up to Khao Rang Hill in Phuket Town; opened in May 2002.
Da Moreno @ Town
Da Moreno @ Town is an excellent Italian restaurant and Pizzeria located on Yaowarat Road in the heart of old Phuket Town. Da Moreno @ Town is the fourth and latest branch of the very popular Da Moreno family of restaurants. The original one was in Patong, the second in Kathu and the third one in Koh Kaew.
Maimorn Forest Phuket
Local Thai food and seafood in Phuket Town Maimorn Forest is a locally well-known Thai restaurant, hidden from view in Phuket Town, next to Bus… Read More »Maimorn Forest Phuket
Dok Bua Vegetarian Restaurant Phuket
A vegetarian restaurant in Phuket Town Dok Bua Vegetarian Restaurant is a modern restaurant kept cosy and it is located on the corner of a… Read More »Dok Bua Vegetarian Restaurant Phuket
Loukthor Vegetarian Restaurant in Phuket Town
Loukthor Vegetarian Restaurant, located near Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town, is particularly popular during the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival. There are a few vegan and vegetarian restaurants on that same Ranong Road, but this one is excellent. They offer cook-to-order dishes such as fried rice and stir-fried noodles, and you can choose from the pictures and menu on the wall near the restaurant entrance.
Hok Nguan Kong Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️
A significant shrine in Phuket Town Hok Nguan Kong Shrine is a Chinese temple near the Surin Clock Circle in Phuket Town. It was founded… Read More »Hok Nguan Kong Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️
Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️
Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town is one of Phuket’s oldest and most revered Chinese shrines. It’s one of the main shrines taking part in the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival It is a place of worship and merit-making activity for the local Chinese-Thai community throughout the year.
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine (Sam Kong Shrine) ⛩️
Lim Hu Tai Su is a Chinese Taoist shrine on the north side of Phuket Town, also known as Sam Kong Shrine, for the neighbourhood in which it’s found. Though not as well known by visitors as larger Chinese shrines like Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket’s Old Town area, Sam Kong Shrine is a revered place of worship for the local community. It’s become a key part of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival when it hosts several ceremonies and a procession during the annual 9-day event.
Esan Bar
Esan Bar, despite calling itself a bar, is an excellent and affordable Thai restaurant serving Isan food from the northeast of Thailand. The restaurant sits by the busy roadside on the outskirts of Phuket town,
O Cha Rot Phuket – Noodle Soup in Phuket Town
A great noodle soup shop in Old Phuket Town O Cha Rot is an unassuming local restaurant, but it serves one of the best noodle… Read More »O Cha Rot Phuket – Noodle Soup in Phuket Town
The Library Phuket
The Library Phuket is unassuming from the outside; it looks like an anonymous old-fashioned library and is always empty of guests.
Crust Restaurant Phuket
Crust Restaurant is an excellent Italian venue located on the outskirts of Phuket Town. The food is very well priced and so good that the restaurant was mentioned in the Michelin Guide for Phuket several years in a row. The restaurant is set in a beautiful and colourful Sino-Portuguese shophouse, not far from Central Festival Phuket
Wanlamun Phuket – Sweet Shop in Phuket Town
Wanlamun is the most popular Thai sweets and Thai desserts restaurant in Phuket Town. The restaurant has been open for decades and serves an astonishingly large choice of local sweets you probably didn’t even know existed.
Day & Night Of Phuket
Located on Dibuk Road, close to the heart of Old Phuket Town, Day & Night Of Phuket is a large restaurant with impressive architecture and attractive design. The restaurant serves a vast choice of creative Thai dishes, including some Phuket specialities prepared with local flavours and personal twists.
The Memory at On On Hotel in Phuket Town
The Memory at On On Hotel is undoubtedly the most iconic and best-known heritage hotel on Phuket Island, and this is for a few reasons. Built in 1927 and called Un Un Hotel at the time, the hotel possesses a strong Sino-Portuguese personality in a very central location on Phang Nga Road, the heart of Phuket Old Town.