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Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town

Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️

    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.

    Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine in Phuket Town

    Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine (Sam Kong Shrine) ⛩️

      Lim Hu Tai Su is a Chinese Taoist shrine on the north side of Phuket Town, also known as Sam Kong Shrine, for the neighbourhood in which it’s found. Though not as well known by visitors as larger Chinese shrines like Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket’s Old Town area, Sam Kong Shrine is a revered place of worship for the local community. It’s become a key part of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival when it hosts several ceremonies and a procession during the annual 9-day event.

      Esan Bar Thai Restaurant in Phuket Town

      Esan Bar

        Esan Bar, despite calling itself a bar, is an excellent and affordable Thai restaurant serving Isan food from the northeast of Thailand. The restaurant sits by the busy roadside on the outskirts of Phuket town,

        The Library Phuket - Alchemic Bar & Bistro in Old Phuket Town

        The Library Phuket

          The Library Phuket is unassuming from the outside; it looks like an anonymous old-fashioned library and is always empty of guests.

          Crust Cafe & Restaurant - Italian Restaurant in Phuket Town

          Crust Restaurant Phuket

            Crust Restaurant is an excellent Italian venue located on the outskirts of Phuket Town. The food is very well priced and so good that the restaurant was mentioned in the Michelin Guide for Phuket several years in a row. The restaurant is set in a beautiful and colourful Sino-Portuguese shophouse, not far from Central Festival Phuket

            Wanlamun Sweet Shop in Phuket Town

            Wanlamun Phuket – Sweet Shop in Phuket Town

              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.

              Day & Night Of Phuket - Cafe, Bar and Restaurant in Phuket Town

              Day & Night Of Phuket

                Day & Night Of Phuket on Dibuk Road has always stood out for its striking design and buzzing atmosphere, but on our most recent visit, it was the food that really impressed.

                The Memory at On On Hotel in Phuket Town

                The Memory at On On Hotel in Phuket Town

                  The Memory at On On Hotel is undoubtedly the most iconic and best-known heritage hotel on Phuket Island, and this is for a few reasons. Built in 1927 and called Un Un Hotel at the time, the hotel possesses a strong Sino-Portuguese personality in a very central location on Phang Nga Road, the heart of Phuket Old Town.

                  Phuket Blue Bus at Ranong Market

                  Phuket Local Blue Bus and Pink Bus

                    The Phuket Blue Bus (known as Song Taew) is the oldest and best-known local bus to get from Phuket Town to destinations around Phuket. It often looks more like a wooden truck than a bus as you know it. Those will only take you from Phuket town to a beach or a small set of beaches, but not between beaches.

                    Surf and Turf by Soul Kitchen in Phuket Town

                    Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen

                      Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen is a small Thai-German-owned restaurant on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town that received a Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide. The menu is short but changes monthly, and Chef Tom takes great pride in composing European-Thai dishes, including some vegetarian options.

                      Jadjan Restaurant in Phuket Towm

                      Jadjan Restaurant in Phuket Town

                        Jadjan is an excellent local Thai restaurant hidden on the outskirts of Phuket Town. Not many travellers know that a former chef from a 5-star hotel in Bangkok runs it.

                        Best Country Beef Phuket Town

                        Best Thai Beef Steakhouse in Phuket Town

                          Best Thai Beef is the place to treat yourself if you are craving a perfectly cooked steak after a day of exploring Old Phuket Town. The restaurant is on Dibuk Road, in an old-fashioned house with a wooden facade that reminds a bit of an old Japanese shop.

                          The Charm Dining Gallery in Phuket Town, Dibuk Road

                          The Charm Dining Gallery Phuket Town

                            The Charm Dining Gallery opened in a century-old Thai house in Phuket Town. The location on Dibuk Road is the perfect way to end your exploration if you spend a day wandering the old streets.

                            Hong Khao Tom Pla Restaurant in Phuket Town

                            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 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.