Restaurant at Baan Ar Jor in Mai Khao Beach [toc] Toh Daeng (which means Red Table) is a beautifully decorated Thai restaurant at Baan Ar Jor House Museum on Mai Khao Beach. The place intelligently combines two rooms in one, allowing families and friends to sit together at very long tables. You can admire how they purposely kept part of the separation brick wall. The result was a bright and
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Where to eat in Kata Beach? [toc] Kata Beach has many restaurants and places to eat, from modest street food to the most high-end dining experience in Phuket. You will be surprised by the level of cuisine and setting you can find in Kata. Beach dining is great for lunch or even breakfast, and a sunset dinner at one of the panoramic restaurants above Kata Noi is a great way
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A new Thai restaurant in Kata Beach Sponsored [toc] Spice by Sugar and Spice is Khun Ohn’s second restaurant in Kata Beach. It’s 800 meters south of the first Sugar and Spice. It’s located 70 meters down Soi Casa del Sol making your dining experience peaceful as there is less road noise from vehicles going past. It’s a busy walking street full of traditional massage shops, restaurants, and the Tuana
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A new heritage Thai restaurant in Phuket Town [toc] House of Tin Baron is a new Thai restaurant that just opened in Phuket Town, set in a beautifully renovated Sino-Portuguese heritage house. The soft opening was on September 14, 2023, and the grand opening will be at the end of September. The name 'House of Tin Baron' refers to the era when the main resource of Phuket was tin mining.
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A popular pink-coloured noodle soup [toc] The soup has to be pinkish for this Yen Ta Fo always. I don't know the meaning of Yen Ta Fo but guess that ta fo is rooted from tofu because that's what made the soup pink. The red tofu or Chinese cheese (Tao Huu Yee) is pickled with red rice and therefore the colour is red. Kow Lao Yen Ta Fo The basic
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What is Royal Thai Cuisine? [toc] Lots of restaurants are pitching for their "Royal Thai Cuisine" these days with the design, staff outfit, food presentation and menu. Many of them are just another tourist trap. Well, what do commoners like me know? We read of course. There are plenty of books written by people who served the royal families in the old times, on various topics from the life in
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Phuket 101 choices [toc] The list of the Best Restaurants in Phuket is growing fast, especially since the Michelin Guide has arrived on the island. Phuket's culinary scene has evolved a lot in recent years, and the choice of restaurants has grown tremendously. Having excellent restaurants in Phuket happened naturally for a few reasons: Thailand is naturally blessed with fantastic cuisine, able to offer something great for everyone at any
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Where to eat in Patong Beach? [toc] There are so many restaurants in Patong Beach; you would think that finding great Thai food would be easy. But if you know Thailand, you soon will realise that too many of them serve a toned-down version of Thai cuisine or something very far from local food. We understand and respect that many travellers are new to Thai food and might lack the
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What to eat and where to eat in Phuket? [toc] Phuket's food scene is a delight for food lovers, offering diverse and exciting options of Thai food, southern cuisine and even Phuket specialities. There is now a list of great local restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide for Thailand. Local restaurants showcase an abundance of fresh seafood dishes, including grilled fish, huge prawns, and delicious shellfish. Street food stalls provide
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Where to eat the best local food in Phuket in 2023? [toc] The list of local restaurants in Phuket keeps growing, and it is truly amazing how great local food can be here. No tourist places and no trendy venues here; our Phuket Food Blog is about local food and only local food! Here are some of Phuket's most popular (very) local Thai restaurants. They are not fancy, and all
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A local beach restaurant in Karon [toc] Daeng Restaurant is a beachfront local venue located right on the sand of Karon Beach, next to Centara Grand Beach Resort Karon, which is a rare setting in this area. The restaurant has a laid-back and casual atmosphere, with open-air seating that overlooks the beach and the Andaman Sea. The decor is simple and rustic, with plastic tables and chairs, and tropical plants
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Romantic sunset dinner in Patong Beach [toc] Meg Khram The Sunshine Restaurant in an upmarket Thai restaurant located at the north end of Patong Beach, where the original Baan Rim Pa restaurant used to be, just at the feet of Novotel Phuket Resort. The restaurant is bright and well designed, with a bar, a DJ and saxo player adding just enough atmosphere not to be disturbing while admiring the sun
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What to do at Kata Night Market? [toc] Kata Night Market is not a very well-known market as it is rather hidden between a maze of buildings and small hotels in the middle of Kata Beach, roughly behind Club Med Hotel. This night market is surprisingly vast and already popular for serving all kinds of cheap food and dishes in a long line of tiny stalls. Kata Market works in
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Local Thai restaurants with seaview in Phuket [toc] The local Thai restaurants located right by the ocean on Phuket Island offer an authentic dining experience to try the best local Thai cuisine and fresh seafood. These restaurants use locally sourced ingredients, including daily catches from local fishermen, to create flavorful and delicious dishes. Customers can enjoy ocean views and sometimes sunsets, and a relaxed atmosphere while enjoying grilled and steam
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A great Thai restaurant near Phuket Airport [toc] Natural Restaurant Airport is an excellent place serving excellent local Thai cuisine in a good atmosphere. As the name indicates, the restaurant is located just before reaching Phuket International Airport (2.4km to be precise), making it a perfect place for lunch, dinner or any meal at any time of the day if you have to be around there for any reason. Natural
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Piset Restaurant in Phuket Town [toc] Piset Restaurant is a fun place on Yaowarat Road in the old Phuket town that has been very popular with the young local crowd for serving creative Thai food for many years. The restaurant is run by Khun Praew, a famous local influencer and a member of one of the longest-established families in Phuket. Piset restaurant is colourful and bright and the team is
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Where to eat in Phuket Town? [toc] Enjoying local Thai food in the old Phuket town after a day of exploration is an experience no one should miss. Fortunately, there are plenty of restaurants in Phuket Town to choose from; some are fancy, some are cheap, and some are in amazingly beautiful heritage houses. Here, we only list the restaurants serving real Thai food. Some of them serve some excellent
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A hidden gem in Kata Beach [toc] 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. The restaurant is built with several vast wood terraces with bamboo furniture and is entirely surrounded by trees. The atmosphere is incredibly relaxing and the team is friendly. The menu at Green Heart Garden mostly consists of
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Methavalai Sorndaeng Restaurant [toc] Methavalai Sorndaeng is an old-fashioned Thai restaurant frozen in time, just next to the Democracy Monument, not far from Khao San. There are so many Thai restaurants in Bangkok finding something original for a special occasion will be difficult. Of course, you might think Rooftop or Fancy place, but we wanted something Thai and surprisingly different, so we went to Methavalai Sorndaeng. Methavalai Sorndaeng restaurant caught
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An excellent Phadthai in Silom [toc] Baan Phadthai is a beautiful restaurant which received a Michelin Bib Gourmand (inspectors’ favourites for good value) hidden in one of these tiny lanes of Bangrak between Silom and the riverside. There is no need to describe what Pad Thai is; it's now such a famous dish that it has become the culinary flagship of Thailand and a long-time favourite to so many travellers.
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