Restaurant at Baan Ar Jor in Mai Khao Beach [toc] Toh Daeng (which means Red Table) is a beautifully decorated Thai restaurant at Baan Ar Jor House Museum on Mai Khao Beach. The place intelligently combines two rooms in one, allowing families and friends to sit together at very long tables. You can admire how they purposely kept part of the separation brick wall. The result was a bright and
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A new heritage Thai restaurant in Phuket Town [toc] House of Tin Baron is a new Thai restaurant that just opened in Phuket Town, set in a beautifully renovated Sino-Portuguese heritage house. The soft opening was on September 14, 2023, and the grand opening will be at the end of September. The name 'House of Tin Baron' refers to the era when the main resource of Phuket was tin mining.
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A popular pink-coloured noodle soup [toc] The soup has to be pinkish for this Yen Ta Fo always. I don't know the meaning of Yen Ta Fo but guess that ta fo is rooted from tofu because that's what made the soup pink. The red tofu or Chinese cheese (Tao Huu Yee) is pickled with red rice and therefore the colour is red. Kow Lao Yen Ta Fo The basic
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What is Royal Thai Cuisine? [toc] Lots of restaurants are pitching for their "Royal Thai Cuisine" these days with the design, staff outfit, food presentation and menu. Many of them are just another tourist trap. Well, what do commoners like me know? We read of course. There are plenty of books written by people who served the royal families in the old times, on various topics from the life in
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What to eat and where to eat in Phuket? [toc] Phuket's food scene is a delight for food lovers, offering diverse and exciting options of Thai food, southern cuisine and even Phuket specialities. There is now a list of great local restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide for Thailand. Local restaurants showcase an abundance of fresh seafood dishes, including grilled fish, huge prawns, and delicious shellfish. Street food stalls provide
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A hidden restaurant above Kata Noi Beach [toc] Chopol's Plantation is a fantastic bar and Thai restaurant hidden high above the beautiful Kata Noi Beach. The place is hard to find because you have to spot a tiny road on the side of the main road that leads to the popular Karon View Point, and most people drive fast in this area. The setting in the middle of palm trees
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Romantic sunset dinner in Patong Beach [toc] Meg Khram The Sunshine Restaurant in an upmarket Thai restaurant located at the north end of Patong Beach, where the original Baan Rim Pa restaurant used to be, just at the feet of Novotel Phuket Resort. The restaurant is bright and well designed, with a bar, a DJ and saxo player adding just enough atmosphere not to be disturbing while admiring the sun
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A hidden gem in Kata Beach [toc] Green Heart Garden is a superb hidden restaurant perched high on the hills above Kata Beach and blessed with incredible panoramic views of the Andaman Sea. The restaurant is built with several vast wood terraces with bamboo furniture and is entirely surrounded by trees. The atmosphere is incredibly relaxing and the team is friendly. The menu at Green Heart Garden mostly consists of
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Day & Night Of Phuket in Phuket Town [toc] Day & Night Of Phuket is a large restaurant with impressive architecture and attractive design on Dibuk Road, close to the heart of Old Phuket Town. The restaurant serves a vast choice of creative Thai dishes, including some Phuket specialities prepared with local flavours and personal twists. With its striking visuals and attention to detail, Day & Night Of Phuket restaurant
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Real Thai food in Patong Beach [toc] Kaab Gluay is one of the few authentic local Thai restaurants in Patong Beach. The food is delicious and well priced, and the staff is always amiable. There are not many affordable restaurants we could recommend in Patong. (Too many are just cooking a tourist version of Thai food, and some are just overpriced for what you get.). Kaab Gluay is as real
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Hokkien Noodle Soup in Phuket Town [toc] Som Chit Restaurant is famous for its delicious Hokkien Noodle Soup. People from Bangkok who know about would stop for a lunch at Som Chit if they are in the vicinity of Phuket Town. Som Chit (which is pronounced ‘Som Kit’) is easy to find, near the clock circle in Phuket Town and just next to the famous Mee Tong Poh who is
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Horseshoe Crab's Roe Salad [toc] Yam Kai Mang Da Talay is definitely a Thai dish for the brave. It looks scary, tastes a little fishy and since you only eat the eggs, it has a rubbery consistency. This strange Horseshoe Crab's Eggs Salad has become my favourite dish in Thailand and I can drive a long way to enjoy it; but wait, there is more to know about horseshoe crab!
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