Thai Food

Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin in Phuket Town

Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin is a long time favourite restaurant in Phuket Town where mostly locals come for a late breakfast, lunch or even dinner.

Hong Khao Tom Pla Restaurant

Hong Khao Tom Pla is a discreet and long-established restaurant in Phuket Town, named after its famous fish rice porridge speciality. Behind this modest appearance is a little gem, so good that the Michelin Guide awarded them a ‘Bib Gourmand’, which is a sign of good quality and good value cooking.

Baan 109 Bar and Restaurant in Phuket Town

Baan 109 is a fun vintage looking restaurant as well as a casual bar on the popular Thalang Road, the historical street of Old Phuket Town where the famous Sunday Walking Street Market is held every weekend. The name ‘Baan’ means house and the number 109 is the street number.

Nakkerd Seaview Cafe, just before reaching the Big Buddha Phuket

Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe near Phuket Big Buddha

Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe is a small restaurant with a superb panoramic view of Karon Beach. The place is simple, partly made of thatched roofs and bamboo tables, which adds a lot of charm to a simple lunch or dinner after you visit the Big Buddha of Phuket. Nak-Kerd is the name of the immense hill where the Buddha is built.

10 Best Typical Southern Thai Food You Must Try in Phuket

Southern Thai food is a treat for those who love seafood and want to explore intense and spicy flavours.

Ketho Dim Sum Restaurant in Kathu, Phuket

Ketho Coffee & Kitchen Dim Sum Restaurant

Ketho Coffee & Kitchen is a dim sum restaurant very popular with locals for their breakfast, mostly for their dim sums but also for their soups and rice porridge.

Noodle Soup in Phuket (Kuey Tiaow)

How to order noodle soup in Phuket? Noodle soup is everywhere in Phuket (‘Kuey Tiaow’ in Thai), and while it’s not precisely Thai food, it… Read More »Noodle Soup in Phuket (Kuey Tiaow)

Ma Doo Bua

Ma Doo Bua is a cafe and restaurant whose sole purpose is to provide an irresistible background to the new generation of selfie lovers. The main catch is an artificial lake covered with those unusual giant circular floating leaves called Victoria Amazonica

Thai restaurant in a heritage house in Phuket Town

72 Best Restaurants in Phuket Town

Enjoying local Thai food in the old Phuket town after a day of exploration is an experience no one should miss. Fortunately, there are plenty of restaurants in Phuket Town to choose from; some are fancy, some are cheap, and some are in amazingly beautiful heritage houses.

Chom Chan by One Chun Restaurant

Chom Chan is an excellent Thai restaurant serving a great selection of Phuket dishes and local specialities.

Nom Jeen Phuket

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

22 Best Restaurants in Phuket

The list of the Best Restaurants in Phuket is growing fast, especially since the Michelin Guide has arrived on the island. Phuket’s culinary scene has evolved a lot in recent years, and the choice of restaurants has grown tremendously.

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.