Phuket restaurants serve all kinds of cuisine but finding real Thai food can be a little challenging. The large majority of the restaurants in the touristic areas of the island such as Patong Beach, Kata or Karon have been adjusting their tastes to accommodate first-timers. You probably would never see Thai people eating in those places and it’s usually a sign.
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Real Thai food is often found in more modest areas of Phuket and we list some great Local Thai Restaurants here. Phuket Seafood is also famous and you should really try the real thing without paying a fortune by checking out our list of Best Local Seafood Restaurants.
Seafood by the mangrove on Phuket east coast Tasak Seafood restaurant is a modest but excellent local restaurant serving inexpensive seafood in a beautiful seaside location in Paklok. Paklok is a region on the east coast of Phuket that very few people take the time to explore unless they visit … Read more
Best Dessert Shop in Phuket Town Wanlamun is the most popular Thai sweets and Thai desserts restaurant in Phuket Town. The restaurant has been opened for decades and serves an astonishing large choice of local sweets you probably didn’t even know existed. When it comes to Thai desserts in Phuket, … Read more
Spanish Tapas in Bang Tao ANISE Tapas & Bar is a very popular Spanish restaurant at the very entrance of Boat Avenue Shopping Village in Chergntalay, on the way to Bangtao Beach. The restaurant is beautifully designed and well located, perfect to meet friends for a relaxed and casual tapas … Read more
A Healthy Restaurant in Nai Harn Sea Oak is a lovely little restaurant serving delicious healthy food, just a few meters away from the beautiful beach of Nai Harn. You can choose to sit inside or at the open-air front terrace, but the best location is definitely in the shade … Read more
Day & Night Of Phuket in Phuket Town Night and Day of Phuket is a large new restaurant with impressive architecture and attractive design on Dibuk Road, close to the heart of the old Phuket Town. The restaurant serves a vast choice of creative Thai dishes, including some Phuket specialities … Read more
A modest but excellent Thai restaurant Krua Ohm is a small and modest local Thai restaurant in Kathu with a mention on the famous Michelin Guide for two consecutive years. The restaurant, hidden between Patong Beach and Phuket Town, is so discreet on the side of a street of Kathu, … Read more
Phuket Real Local Restaurants The list of local restaurants in Phuket keeps growing, and it is truly amazing how great local food can be here. No tourist places and no trendy venues here; it’s all about local food and only local food! Here are some of the most popular (very) … Read more
Where to find the best Seafood in Phuket? The best seafood in Phuket is mostly in local restaurants, sometimes hard to find and often away from tourist places. Of course, the seafood you will find in Patong, Kata, Karon, and other famous beaches are good, but there is a little … Read more
A Modern Thai Restaurant with a Michelin mention Suay Cherngtalay is a popular and excellent restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine with a creative touch by chef Noi Tammasak (Suay means beautiful in Thai). The restaurant is very inviting, divided into two areas. The main dining room is a welcoming indoor … Read more
What Restaurants are in the Phuket Michelin Guide? Having Michelin Restaurants in Phuket is a clear statement that Phuket has reached a new level on the international stage. The island is evolving fast and in many directions. While it might not always please those who loved it 20 years ago, … Read more
A local Michelin Restaurant in north Phuket Ta Tuay is a little known local restaurant, hidden not far from the Sarasin Bridge in the very north of Phuket. Ta Tuay serves excellent local food and dishes from Phuket and some unusual specialities from Mai Khao Beach, such as sandworms and … Read more
The Grind Cafe Phuket The Grind Cafe Phuket is a surprisingly beautiful restaurant and art gallery hidden on the busy by-pass road near Phuket Town. Chances are, you probably drove in front of it and didn’t know that such a special place even existed, and we didn’t know either! The … Read more
Siam Supper Club Restaurant The Siam Supper Club is a long-established cosy restaurant near Bangtao Beach, on the west coast of Phuket. The restaurant is mostly a steakhouse that also serves an excellent choice of European comfort food. As you enter the restaurant, the warm interior mostly made of varnished … Read more
Arva Italian Restaurant Arva is an authentic traditional Italian restaurant at the iconic Amanpuri Resort on the private Pansea Beach. The restaurant serves an excellent sustainable cuisine prepared with passion by Chef Luca from Puglia, in south Italy. Arva is the perfect place to treat yourself and your loved one … Read more
A casual and trendy Restaurant in Bangtao Maison Napoleon is a new modern restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner at the entrance of Laguna Phuket in Bangtao Beach. The cuisine is mostly casual French but also from Mexico, Latin America. The venue is already trendy and busy with customers, even during … Read more
Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen is a small Thai-German-owned restaurant on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town that received a Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide. The menu is short but changes monthly, and Chef Tom takes great pride in composing European-Thai dishes, … Read more
Krua Jongjit Restaurant in Kathu Krua Jongjit restaurant in Kathu is the proof that a restaurant doesn’t have to be fancy nor expensive to be excellent, and even receive a Michelin Plate for fresh ingredients, carefully prepared. The restaurant is local and modest, the prices are low and the food … Read more
Sunsets and panoramic dinner in Kata Noi The Sundeck Phuket is a new lounge bar and restaurant in a fantastic location, high above the beautiful Kata Noi Beach. The situation between Kata Beach and Nai Harn Beach is such that almost everyone drives in front of this stunning viewpoint at … Read more
Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant Phuket Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant is a hidden gem serving delicious southern dishes cooked by Khun Tubtim (the lady on the photos), with her family recipes, and served in a beautiful garden hidden from the main road on the way to Bangtao Beach. The place is somewhat unique, only opened … Read more
A Michelin Restaurant in Phuket Town Jadjan is a local Thai restaurant hidden on the outskirt of Phuket Town, and not many travellers know that a former chef from a 5-star hotel in Bangkok runs it. If you are familiar with Thai food, you will appreciate the unique flavours of … Read more