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Thai Food

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,

    Red Clam Kathu Restaurant in Phuket

    Red Clam Restaurant in Kathu (Hoi Pai Daeng)

      Red Clam in Kathu, or Hoi Pai Daeng in Thai, is a local restaurant serving good and simple Thai food, perfect for sharing with your friends at the end of the day, the way Thai food is best enjoyed.  The restaurant is modest, but the setting is fun, with a vast open-air garden with open tables and those typical bamboo huts so popular in Thai restaurants. In case of rain, there is also a large covered area in the back.

      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.

        Krua Ohm Restaurant in Kathu, Phuket

        Khrua Ohm Restaurant Phuket

          Krua Ohm is a small and modest local Thai restaurant in Kathu with a mention on the famous Michelin Guide for two consecutive years.

          Suay Restaurant Cherngtalay in Phuket

          Suay Restaurant Cherngtalay

            Suay Cherngtalay is a popular and excellent restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine with a creative touch by chef Noi Tammasak.

            Ta Tuay Michelin Thai Restaurant in Phuket

            Ta Tuay Restaurant in Phuket

              Ta Tuay is a little-known local restaurant, hidden not far from the Sarasin Bridge in the very north of Phuket, near Sai Kaew Beach. Ta Tuay serves excellent local food and dishes from Phuket.

              Ma Maison Bangkok Restaurant

              Ma Maison Restaurant

                Ma Maison Bangkok is a unique Thai restaurant found in the Ploenchit area. A glasshouse sitting in the shade of immense old trees in a vast green garden, hidden in the heart of Bangkok, somewhere you would never expect to find a garden of this size.

                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.

                  Krua Jongjit Restaurant in Phuket, Kathu

                  Krua Jongjit Kitchen Kathu in Phuket

                    Krua Jongjit restaurant in Kathu is proof that a restaurant doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive to be excellent, and even receive a Michelin Plate for fresh ingredients, carefully prepared. The restaurant is local and modest, the prices are low and the food served is excellent and truly local, making it a good culinary experience while in Phuket.

                    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

                        Royal Osha Restaurant Bangkok

                        Royal Osha Restaurant

                          Royal Oshak is one of the fanciest and most upmarket Thai restaurants in Bangkok. Originally from San Francisco, where they run five restaurants, Royal Osha serves Thai food with a slight twist, created by talented Thai chefs.

                          Methavalai Sorndaeng restaurant in Bangkok

                          Methavalai Sorndaeng Restaurant

                            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.

                            Baan Phadthai Restaurant Bangkok

                            Baan Phadthai Restaurant Bangkok

                              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.

                              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.