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Hidden Phuket

Discover Hidden Phuket and Things to Do Off the Beaten Track

Laem Sai Cup Cafe in Kata Beach

Laem Sai Cup Cafe in Kata Beach

    Laem Sai Cup is another little cafe hidden on the hills of Kata Beach, overlooking the Andaman Sea. The cafe consists of several terraces made of bamboo connected by narrow staircases leading all the way to boulders in the sea.

    A Blanket & A Pillow in Kata Beach

    A Blanket & A Pillow

      A Blanket & A Pillow is another little gem hidden in the trees above the rocky shores of Kata Beach. A Blanket & A Pillow consists of several bamboo terraces connected by uneven staircases. Customers sit in colourful bean bags or the Thai way: around a small round table on a small woven carpet.

      Green Heart Garden Kata Beach

      Green Heart Garden Kata Beach

        Green Heart Garden is a superb hidden restaurant perched high on the hills above Kata Beach and blessed with incredible panoramic views of the Andaman Sea.

        Best Restaurants in Phuket, by beaches

        Inthanin Naithon Restaurant

          Inthanin Naithon is a tiny restaurant hidden on the soft sands of the beautiful Naithon Beach, near Phuket International Airport. The place is hard to find, but it is worth the effort.

          Coconuts Cafe Phuket

          Coconuts Café Phuket

            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 Cove Phuket

            The Cove Phuket

              The Cove Phuket is a lovely little hideaway nestled in Ao Yon Beach near Panwa, a beautiful part of Phuket where very few tourists set foot. This small open-air restaurant and bungalow resort is blessed with a beautiful seaside view

              Baba Nest Rooftop Bar at Sri Panwa

              Baba Nest

                Baba Nest at Sri Panwa Hotel is the ultimate rooftop bar in Phuket. It is built high above Phuket Aquarium on the remote Cape Panwa, southeast of Phuket Island. It’s far, hard to find, and hard to book, as you can expect a two-week waiting list to get a reservation, but it’s worth it.

                Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant Phuketket

                Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant

                  Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant is a hidden gem serving delicious southern dishes cooked by Khun Tubtim (the lady in the photos) with her family recipes and served in a beautiful garden hidden from the main road on the way to Bangtao Beach.

                  Restaurant Patong Sunset View

                  Patong Sunset View Restaurant

                    Patong Sunset View Restaurant is a great spot to end the day with a nice dinner or even just a drink while enjoying one of Phuket’s famous sunsets. The restaurant is relatively small, but the terrace can welcome quite a few guests, and everything is very affordable.

                    Karon Noi Beach

                    Karon Noi Beach ⛱️

                      Karon Noi Beach, sometimes also called ‘Relax Beach”, is one of the most beautiful beaches in Phuket, home to the luxurious 5-star hotel Le Meridien Phuket.

                      Andaman White Beach on Naithon Noi Beach

                      Naithon Noi Beach ⛱️

                        Naithon Noi Beach is one of the few ‘private beaches of Phuket’ as well as one of the most beautiful. Located near Phuket International airport on the west coast of the island, Naithon Noi Beach is often called ‘Andaman White Beach’, from the name of the resort that occupies the entire land around it.

                        Private Beaches in Phuket

                        11 Amazing Private Beaches of Phuket

                          Private beaches don’t exist in Phuket or Thailand, and that’s by law. However, people often call them private beaches because you can’t enter

                          Splash Beach Club Phuket

                          Splash Beach Club near Patong

                            Splash Beach Club is a new spot hidden in a tiny creek not far from Patong Beach, between the beautiful Tri Trang and Paradise beach.

                            Hidden Phuket

                            20 Unusual and Hidden Places in Phuket People Often Miss

                              Surprisingly, there are still amazing places people miss entirely when visiting Phuket. And like most people, you want to visit Phuket, but you wish to see it from a lesser-known angle and discover places most people haven’t heard of.

                              Boon's Local Thai Restaurant in Phuket Town

                              Krua Maikhao Restaurant

                                Krua Maikhao 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.

                                Three Monkeys Restaurant in Phuket

                                Three Monkeys Restaurant

                                  Three Monkeys restaurant is set in the Jungle somewhere between Phuket Town and Chalong, part of the popular Hanuman World Zipline attraction.

                                  Best Thai Restaurants in Phuket

                                  Rimpan Seafood Restaurant Phuket

                                    Rimpan Seafood is a small but great Phuket local restaurant hidden in plain sight in the north of Phuket Island, near the bridge that connects the island to the mainland. Thousand people drive past Rimpan each day without realising such a great place sits right here.

                                    Kathu

                                    Kathu – What to do in Kathu?

                                      Kathu is a small village and a small district, halfway between Phuket town and Patong Beach. The name of Kathu is not unknown, but very few people add it to their list of Things to Do in Phuket.