Phuket Road
Phuket Road runs through the eastern side of Phuket Old Town and ends at Saphan Hin, linking the historic centre with the waterfront park area. The junction of Phuket Road and Phang Nga Road is a key Old Town landmark, marked by two restored Sino‑Portuguese buildings facing each other: the former Standard Chartered/Chartered Bank building and the yellow police station with the Promthep Clock Tower, both now part of “Museum Phuket” (Peranakannitat Museum).
The clock tower was designed in the early 1900s, but a working clock wasn’t installed until the 1970s, after decades of delay and a failed shipment from Penang; today, the tower houses small exhibits and access to the clock mechanism.
A short walk northeast brings Surin Circle and its separate Sino‑Portuguese‑styled clock tower, another recognised city landmark and photo stop. The Old Town’s principal historic streets also include Thalang, Dibuk, Krabi, Yaowarat, and Phang Nga, forming a compact heritage district around Phuket Road.
At the southern end, Phuket Road reaches Saphan Hin Public Park on the bay, a popular open space for exercise, events, and waterfront walks, and the site of the tin‑mining monument commemorating early 20th‑century dredging technology introduced to Phuket.
What to See and Do on Phuket Road
Museum Phuket
The Museum Phuket sits at a bustling intersection in Old Phuket Town, where two historic buildings face each other across Phang Nga Road and Phuket Roads. One is the former Chartered Bank, and the other is the old police station, easily recognised by its yellow clock tower ... Read More
Bang Neow Shrine
Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town is one of Phuket's oldest and most revered Chinese shrines. It’s one of the main shrines taking part in the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival It is a place of worship and merit-making activity for the local Chinese-Thai community throughout the year. ... Read More
Hok Nguan Kong Shrine
Hok Nguan Kong Shrine is a Chinese temple near the Surin Clock Circle in Phuket Town, founded more than 80 years ago by the Chinese-Thai community in Phuket. Hok Nguan Kong Shrine’s design features many traditional Chinese motifs, including columns wrapped with large dragon images, wall murals with tigers, and bright red and yellow colours throughout ... Read More
Kio Thian Keng Saphan Hin Shrine
Kio Thian Keng Shrine is a colourful Chinese shrine that is set on the seashore inside Saphan Hin public park in Phuket Town. It’s a place of worship for the local Chinese-Thai community, and it plays an important role as the site of the final farewell to the gods during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival ... Read More
Saphan Hin in Phuket Town (Sapan Hin)
Saphan Hin in Phuket Town doesn't look like much during the day: a dull-looking rectangular lake, a waterfront with not much to enjoy except for a sunken boat, a vast empty parking lot, a massive abandoned shopping mall once called 'Lucky Plaza' and a Chinese shrine ... Read More
Where to Eat on Phuket Road
Ko Ang Seafood
Local Seafood
Ko Ang Seafood is a local restaurant serving excellent seafood on the east side of Phuket Town. Ko Ang has been around for a long time and started as a modest shop with no decoration and a zinc roof. But seafood lovers always find the right places (and maybe we recommended it a lot too), and Ko Ang Seafood is now a bright restaurant and even added Chinese decoration ... Read More
Mee Ton Poe Hokkien Noodles in Phuket Town
Mee Ton Poe received a 'Michelin Plate' rating in the Phuket Michelin Guide. A ‘Michelin Plate' is a recognition of excellent food. Mee Ton Poe (Mee Ton Poh) has served some of the best-known Hokkien noodles on Phuket island for many years since 1946 to be precise. It used to be a tiny, modest restaurant at the clock circle in Phuket town where locals and expats would go for a cheap bowl of noodles, and that was it. Good, cheap and super casual. The location close to downtown Phuket town made it easy to stop and long ago, this used ... Read More
Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin
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 ... Read More
La Gaetana Italian Restaurant
Michelin - Italian Restaurant
La Gaetana is one of the best and longest-established Italian restaurants in Phuket. It's well known and recommended by longtime residents and Thais and is in our Top romantic restaurants in Phuket. It's all about La Gaetana's excellent cuisine and very cosy atmosphere ... Read More
Wanlamun Phuket
Thai Sweets
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 ... Read More
B Cat Cafe in Phuket Town
B Cat Cafe Phuket is a fun place where every cat lover can sit and play with 15 to 17 furry and fluffy felines while enjoying a cake and a drink. The location on Thepkasattri Road, just next to the old historical street of Phuket Town, makes it very convenient ... Read More
Phuket Road Map
Phuket Streets
Our Old Phuket Town and Old Street Walking Guide will save you time and effort! The historical part of Phuket is not huge but is rich and exciting enough to explore in half a day ... Read More
Thalang Road is the most famous street in the historic part of Old Phuket Town. The municipality and owners managed to revive most of the old Sino-Portuguese shophouses and bury the ugly cables Thailand is so famous for ... Read More
Soi Romanee, in the historical centre of old Phuket town, is a short street with a long and colourful history. Today it is home to souvenir shops, fancy ice cream parlours and small but posh guesthouses ... Read More
Dibuk Road is one of the famous old streets of Phuket town you should add to your list while exploring. It's very colourful and easy to find, with plenty of casual cafes, shops and restaurants to enjoy ... Read More
Yaowarat Road in old Phuket Town connects the popular heritage streets of Thalang Road, Phang Nga Road and Dibuk Road, starting from the fountain circle near the municipal market ... Read More
Phang Nga Road is another historical street that runs parallel to the famous Thalang Road, in Old Phuket Town. Phang Nga Road maybe is less known, but it has a lot of charms, a few local restaurants, and several important ... Read More
Phuket Road Phuket Road runs through the eastern side of Phuket Old Town and ends at Saphan Hin, linking the historic centre with the waterfront park area. The junction of Phuket Road and Phang Nga Road is a key Old ... Read More
A Walk Along Ratsada Road, Phuket Town Ratsada Road (Rassada Road) sits just a few blocks north of the more photographed streets like Thalang and Dibuk, but it’s a stretch we often find ourselves returning to. It doesn’t have the ... Read More
While most tourists rush to the renovated old Phuket Town, mostly located around Thalang Road, we start to prefer the more authentic west side of Phuket Town, which is mostly around Phuket Town Central Market, Ranong Road and Krabi Road ... Read More
Your Phuket Town Travel Guide
