29 Great Restaurants in Rawai Beach

Salaloy Seafood Restaurant in Rawai offers ocean views and a cool breeze under immense trees. The restaurant is always busy, especially during lunch and dinner, and even more since its inclusion in the Michelin Guide. Known for its extensive seafood menu with fish, prawns, shells and crabs, the restaurant offers authentic local food at reasonable prices.

Address: 52/2 Wiset Rd, Rawai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83130
Hours: 11.30 am – 9 pm (Thursday closed)
Phone: 065 395 4253

Nikita’s Beach Restaurant

For over 20 years, Nikita’s Beach Restaurant has been a favourite spot among expats and returning visitors. Set by the sea in the shade of huge trees near the Rawai pier, Nikita’s serves good Thai food and seafood at an excellent price. Read more

Address: 44 Viset Road, Rawai Beach, Rawai, Phuket
Hours: 9:30 am – 11:30 pm
Phone: 076 288 703

Baan Rimlay

Baan Rimlay is a small rustic Thai restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere where locals like to go for dinner or a party. The restaurant is under the trees by the sea, not far from the pier.

Aek Seafood

Aek Rawai Seafood Restaurant is one of the few local restaurants along the roadside of Rawai. This small place doesn’t have any particular sign and may not attract a mass of hungry tourists, but this is where we love to go for a real seafood lunch or dinner. The setting is typical of local restaurants here: the kitchen is on one side of the road and the dining area on the opposite side of the floor, making the staff have to cross back and forth with trays of food!

Address: 22/9 Wiset Road, Tambon Rawai
Phone: 086 948 1551

Mook Manee (that used to be called Mook Dee in the past) is one of the many restaurants that show Rawai Beach‘s massive transformation from a relatively unknown fishing village to a hungry tourist dining magnet. We’ve seen this southern coastline evolve from a quiet sea gypsy settlement where modest fish displays lined narrow streets into a competitive seafood destination where restaurants showcase massive lobsters, tiger prawns, and blue crabs to attract diners, mostly Asian.

Rawai Seafood Market

The Rawai Seafood Market is very popular. You order any fish or seafood you like from one side of the road and take it to the restaurants just opposite to have it cooked for 100 baht per kilo. It’s also fun, but since everywhere tourists tend to flock, prices go up instantly.

Rawai View Cafe

Rawai View Cafe is a little restaurant and bar with a beautiful wooden terrace overlooking Rawai Beach’s bay, in the very south of Phuket island. It’s not on the tourist roads but with such a great setting, it is quickly growing in popularity. This restaurant is good for lunch in the shade of trees or for a romantic dinner by the sea. Read more

Address: 96/6 Moo.6 Soi Laem PromThep 1 Viset Road
Hours: 2 pm – 10 pm (closed Monday)
Phone: 088 768 3340

Vida Nova

Vida Nova Phuket is a seaside restaurant overlooking Rawai Beach with a Boho-inspired design. The restaurant sits across the street from the water. Visitors can enjoy all-day breakfast, lunch, and dinner while looking out at the ocean.

Address: No. 57/6, Rawai, Phuket, 83130
Phone: 094 943 4736
Hours: 8 am – 12 am

NIBE Authentic Italian Aroma

NIBE is run by Nicolò and Beatrice, a young Italian couple who brought authentic cuisine from Riva del Garda to Rawai, Thailand. Every dish is handmade with fresh ingredients and real attention to detail.

Address: 39/86 Moo. 1 Mueng Puket District, Rawai, Phuket 83130
Hours: 12:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Phone: 082 412 8584