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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

    Kanom Jeen in Phuket

    Kanom Jeen in Phuket

      Kanom Jeen is, without a doubt, our favourite Thai breakfast on weekends. We’ll never miss a chance to go to ‘Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin’ or ‘Pa Mai Kanom Jeen Restaurant’

      Blue Elephant Phuket

      Blue Elephant Phuket

        Blue Elephant Phuket is a high-end Thai restaurant built in a Thai house set in an immense garden in Old Phuket Town. Pracha Phra Pitak Chinpracha Mansion is a fantastic old mansion that used to be a governor’s house but was abandoned for a long time.

        Phuket Sunday Walking Street Market

        Phuket Sunday Walking Street Market

          Phuket Sunday Walking Street Market is the most popular attraction in Phuket Town. This 360-metre long street market was an instant success, adding a much-needed event to the historical part of town.

          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.

            Old Phuket Town

            Phuket Town Map ☀️

              These Phuket Town maps share some of the places we visited and other popular places travellers talk the most about, broken down by streets or areas.

              Thai Hua Museum in Phuket Town

              Phuket Thai Hua Museum

                The Thai Hua Museum on Krabi Road in Phuket Town is a pleasant surprise. We visited it a few years ago when it reopened, and despite being in a beautiful mansion, it was just an empty building.

                Nom Jeen Phuket

                Nom Jeen Phuket

                  Nom Jeen Phuket is a beautiful and relaxing new local restaurant serving kanom jeen on the outskirt of Phuket Town.

                  Central Floresta Phuket

                  Central Phuket Shopping Mall

                    Central Phuket Floresta sounds like another mall on the island but is just a massive extension of the good old Central Festival and the twp wings combined cover an immense surface, on 3 and 4 levels.

                    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.