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Phuket Restaurants: where and what to eat in Phuket


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 island’s tourist areas, 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. 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 try the real thing without paying a fortune by checking out our Best Local Seafood Restaurants list.


Loukthor Vegetarian Restaurant in Phuket Town

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.

    Rock Salt Restaurant at The Nai Harn Resort in Phuket

    Rock Salt Restaurant at The Nai Harn

      Rock Salt is an upmarket restaurant built on the rocky end of the beautiful Nai Harn Beach, south of Phuket. The view is fantastic, the Mediterranean cuisine is excellent.

      Tann Terrace Phuket à Karon Beach

      Tann Terrace Phuket

        Set in a unique location on the beach at the south end of Karon Beach, Tann Terrace Phuket is a beach bar, a restaurant, and a small boutique hotel. The restaurant serves Thai, Italian and Western dishes with a wide range of drinks and cocktails.

        Esan Bar Thai Restaurant in Phuket Town

        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,

          We Cafe Restaurant in Phuket

          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.

            Red Clam Kathu Restaurant in Phuket

            Red Clam Restaurant in Kathu (Hoi Pai Daeng)

              Red Clam in Kathu, or Hoi Pai Daeng in Thai, is a local restaurant serving good and simple Thai food, perfect for sharing with your friends at the end of the day, the way Thai food is best enjoyed.  The restaurant is modest, but the setting is fun, with a vast open-air garden with open tables and those typical bamboo huts so popular in Thai restaurants. In case of rain, there is also a large covered area in the back.

              Crust Cafe & Restaurant - Italian Restaurant in Phuket Town

              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 Sweet Shop in Phuket Town

                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 - Cafe, Bar and Restaurant in Phuket Town

                  Day & Night Of Phuket

                    Day & Night Of Phuket on Dibuk Road has always stood out for its striking design and buzzing atmosphere, but on our most recent visit, it was the food that really impressed.

                    Krua Ohm Restaurant in Kathu, Phuket

                    Khrua Ohm Restaurant Phuket

                      Krua Ohm is a small and modest local Thai restaurant in Kathu with a mention on the famous Michelin Guide for two consecutive years.

                      Suay Restaurant Cherngtalay in Phuket

                      Suay Restaurant Cherngtalay

                        Suay Cherngtalay is a popular and excellent restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine with a creative touch by chef Noi Tammasak.

                        Ta Tuay Michelin Thai Restaurant in Phuket

                        Ta Tuay Restaurant in Phuket

                          Ta Tuay is a little-known local restaurant, hidden not far from the Sarasin Bridge in the very north of Phuket, near Sai Kaew Beach. Ta Tuay serves excellent local food and dishes from Phuket.