Nam Yoi Restaurant [toc] Nam Yoi is a very discreet and hard to find restaurant serving an excellent local Thai cuisine in a remote street of Phuket town. The setting is basic, the price is very cheap and the food is really good, so good that you will often spot there the local crowd who love and write about Thai food on social media. Living in Thailand for long time
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Vset Restaurant Phuket Vset Restaurant in Chalong Bay has been open for a bit more than a year, but there are now so many trendy restaurants in Phuket, it takes time to try them all... not to mention money. This new generation of cozy venues costs quite a bit, so dining in style more than twice a month might burn a hole in your pocket. Vset (meaning 'Magical' in Thai)
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Chaiyo Seafood Restaurant [toc] Chaiyo Seafood is a simple little restaurant close to Phuket town if you feel like a nice seafood lunch by the mangrove, without getting far from the city. Nicely built in a more comfortable setting than the famous Mor Mu Dong just across the canal, Chaiyo Seafood keeps its live stock directly in the mangrove stream. Seafood can't get much fresher than this. Nothing very sophisticated, just
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Lemongrass Thai Cuisine Restaurant in Phuket Town Lemongrass Thai Cuisine Restaurant in the middle Phuket town is a large open air restaurant in the middle of Phuket town that has been popular for quite a while. Serving a large variety of Thai dishes, it is a great place for dinner with a bunch of friends and colleagues when you want a place to share good food. Located on Limelight Avenue
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A panoramic view of Phuket Town [toc] Phuket View is another restaurant you must add to your list of 'Dining with a View while in Phuket'. This dining venue sits for almost twenty years on top of Khao Rang Hill, one of the highest hills in Phuket Town. A massive terrace offers a unique panorama of southern Phuket including the city at your feet, Chalong Bay and its islands on
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Indochine Restaurant Phuket Indochine Restaurant is a fancy place for a dinner in a trendy setting and with a good panoramic view on Patong Beach and Kalim Beach. With an original design and a large selection of wines, it is a fun experience to share in a special occasion. Not your everyday dinner though, as the price tag might be a bit high, but if you want to make each
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Sea Hag Restaurant in Patong [toc] Seahag Restaurant is a good place if you plan to have dinner before heading to Patong fun party zone. Sea Hag is a good place to take your friends for a casual meal rather than cheap fried rice in a plastic plate eaten on the way to Bangla, but you also want to remain at walking distance, then go to Sea Hag Restaurant. Strangely
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Chan Pen Restaurant Like most of the great restaurants serving an excellent good old fashioned Thai food, Chan Pen didn't bother much with the design. Clean, bright and functional, the restaurant cooks a great Isan food including some delicious specialties hard to find in Phuket.So if you happen to be in Phuket town and you want to try some northeastern food, or if you are missing it, here are some
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Nai Dam Restaurant [toc]Nai Dam Restaurant in Kathu looks just like any restaurant by the roadside of Phuket. It's not fancy, there are no exterior sign of luxury and even the restaurant signboard is hardly visible. We are not easily impressed after trying so many restaurants all around Thailand, but on that day, we were! Nai Dam Restaurant is a great place for those who know and love real Thai
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China Inn Restaurant [toc] The list of Restaurants to try when in Phuket is longer than you think! China Inn is a lovely little restaurant in the middle of the Thalang Road, the historical street of Phuket Town. Everyone who has walked down that street admired it and most even took photos. But how many stepped in or had a lunch in its garden? Not that many. China Inn Restaurant
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The Boathouse Kata Beach The boathouse in Kata Beach has been a culinary landmark in Phuket for more than two decades. The location is fantastic, the food and wine exceptional, but the time had come to bring this restaurant to new fresh trendy life. The Boathouse has been entirely redesigned in a white bright design. Serving French and Thai Cuisine, the place feels trendy with a sober elegance and does
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What is Tom Yam Goong? [toc] Tom Yam is one of Thailand's favourite and most well-known dish, to locals and visitors alike. It's is not a tourist trap; it is really part of Thai life. Tom Yam means hot and sour soup and Goong means prawns. Other famous variations are Tom Yam Talay (seafood), Tom Yam Gai (chicken), Kradook Moo (pork ribs). A special one, Tom Yam Goong Mae Nam, is
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