Phuket Travel Guide and Blog
A lovely hidden bakery in Chalong [toc] Coconuts Café is a lovely little bakery and restaurant hidden in a small lane of Chalong, in the south of Phuket Island. The coffee shop is a tiny house on stilts, with a garden surrounded by a vast green natural landscape and immense coconut trees. The interior, with apparent brick walls, is cosy and beautifully decorated with small coffee tables and comfortable sofas
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The Vegetarian House (เจภูเก็ต) is a fantastic place to experience authentic vegetarian Thai food in Phuket and it is conveniently located on the roadside of Chaofa Road, in Chalong. The large yellow banner and flags, indicating vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Thailand, is clearly visible from far. The dining room with its spacious wooden tables runs alongside the open-plan kitchen, giving the guests a good view of how the ladies
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What to do around Chalong? [toc] Chalong is an important and vast area stretching along the east coast of Phuket island. While the name is well known because of the famous Wat Chalong temple, there is no real town and not much to do. It is only known for the 2 long piers and notorious traffic jams. For convenience, and because Chalong is so vast, we will provide every distance
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An art gallery in a restaurant near Rawai [toc] Phasom See is a hard-to-find little cafe, art gallery and restaurant hidden between Chalong and Rawai Beach. The food mostly consists of fusion dishes, beautifully presented and fun to photograph. The place is popular with a young crowd who enjoy taking selfies with fun decorations. This is a place locals visit with friends, take photos, admire, or buy some paintings while
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A tour of the Chalong Bay Rum Distillery [toc] The Chalong Bay Rum Distillery has become known worldwide, but it started very modestly around 2012, in a remote area of Phuket called Chalong. The success of this rum comes from many aspects: the unique quality of the ingredients, the rigorous process, an eye-catching package and smart marketing, all combined with the passion of a small team. What makes Chalong Bay
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Where to find great seafood in Phuket? [toc] Kan Eang 2 is not the most accessible place to find, but it's one of Phuket's best local seafood restaurants. Everyone here knows that there are 2 Kan Eang Seafood restaurants on the island. Kan [email protected] is the youngest and most talked about, while Kan Eang 2 is the venerable and more modest older sister. Without Google maps (there is one at
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An excellent seafood restaurant in south Phuket [toc] Kan Eang @ Pier is a trendy seafood restaurant in Chalong Bay on the way to Rawai Beach, in the south of Phuket. Popular since decades, Kan Eang (meaning 'Feel at Ease'), is a relaxing place in the shade of huge trees with a beautiful sea breeze. The restaurant serves excellent and quite affordable seafood, and the service is always impeccable. This
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Wok Pagoda Restaurant Phuket [toc] Wok Pagoda is a trendy restaurant in Phuket and there are quite a few reasons to experience it; not only Chef Tummanoon is an internationally recognized chef from the acclaimed Mom Tri's Kitchen at Villa Royale but the restaurant is also set in a superb location on a hill overlooking Chalong bay. On a clear day you can even see all the way to the
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