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Sriwara Bistro and Cafe Phuket

Sriwara Bistro and Cafe Phuket

    Sriwara is a new trendy but casual restaurant located halfway between Phuket Town and Chalong, not far from the famous Wat Chalong, serving excellent Thai food and some Indian-inspired dishes.

    Punte Phuket Local Street Food

    Punte Phuket Local Street Food

      Punte Phuket is a beautiful food court serving local street food, hidden in the old streets of Phuket town, tucked in a dead-end street off Yaowarat Road.

      Kanom Jeen in Phuket

      Pa Mai Kanom Jeen in Phuket Town

        Pa Mai Kanom Jeen (ขนมจีนป้ามัย) 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.

        Kaeng Liang Restaurant in Phuket Town

        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.

          Samut Phuket is one of Phuket's best restaurants, located on the Nai Harn Lake.

          Samut Phuket

            Located at Chivitr Hotel in Nai Harn, Samut is a trendy restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine focusing on local seafood prepared with local ingredients and spices.

            Khao Tom Thanon Dibuk Phuket Town

            Khao Tom Thanon Di Buk Phuket Town

              Khao Tom Thanon Di Buk is a local restaurant famous for its morning rice porridge and noodle soup, located on Phang Nga Road in the back of Phuket Town, and only open from 6 in the morning to 12 pm. The restaurant has been listed three years in a row in the Michelin Guide for Thailand.

              We Camping Phuket

              We Camping Phuket

                We Camping Phuket is a local restaurant in Kathu, with a fun camping decor and a vast outdoor sitting area. Despite the name, the place is not related to camping at all.

                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.

                  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,

                    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.