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Nakkerd Seaview Cafe, just before reaching the Big Buddha Phuket

Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe near Phuket Big Buddha

    Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe is a small restaurant with a superb panoramic view of Karon Beach. The place is simple, partly made of thatched roofs and bamboo tables, which adds a lot of charm to a simple lunch or dinner after you visit the Big Buddha of Phuket. Nak-Kerd is the name of the immense hill where the Buddha is built.

    Ketho Dim Sum Restaurant in Kathu, Phuket

    Ketho Coffee & Kitchen Dim Sum Restaurant

      Ketho Coffee & Kitchen is a dim sum restaurant very popular with locals for their breakfast, mostly for their dim sums but also for their soups and rice porridge.

      Kata Beach Restaurants

      16 Best Kata Beach Restaurants

        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.

        Noodle Soup in Phuket

        Noodle Soup in Phuket (Kuey Tiaow)

          Noodle soup is everywhere in Phuket (‘Kuey Tiaow’ in Thai), and while it’s not precisely Thai food, it is entirely part of everyday life in Thailand. Small restaurants and carts will serve it on almost every street at any time of the day and night, not only for lunch, dinner and even breakfast.

          Thai restaurant in a heritage house in Phuket Town

          93 Best Restaurants in Phuket Town

            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.

            Chom Chan by One Chun Phuket Town

            Chom Chan by One Chun Restaurant

              Chom Chan by One Chun is an excellent Thai restaurant that serves a great selection of Phuket dishes and local specialities. It’s a cos,y small house with a garden almost hidden on the outskirts of Phuket Town and can easily be missed when driving by.

              Nom Jeen Phuket

              Nom Jeen Phuket

                Nom Jeen Phuket is a beautiful and relaxing new local restaurant serving kanom jeen on the outskirt of Phuket Town. There are quite a few kanom jeen shops around the island but this one feels very relaxed and trendy in a casual young fashion, and yet, it’s not expensive!

                Phuket Best Restaurants

                24 Best Restaurants in Phuket

                  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.

                  Baan Mae Taan Restaurant in Phuket Town

                  Mae Tan’s House

                    Mae Tan’s House is an excellent local Thai restaurant in Phuket Town. It is slightly away from the old streets of historical Phuket, where the tourist crowd always go for their selfies and therefore addresses more to a local clientele, and that is a good sign!

                    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.

                      Mookata Buffet in Phuket

                      Moo Kata Restaurants in Phuket

                        Mook Kata is an extremely popular and cheap buffet found in Phuket and all around Thailand. Here, you pick and cook yourself some raw ingredients displayed on a buffet-style at a low fixed price.

                        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.

                          Black Ginger at The Slate Phuket

                          Black Ginger Restaurant

                            Black Ginger is a fabulous Thai restaurant in a lovely setting inside the Slate hotel in Nai Yang Beach. The cuisine itself is worth the visit, but the design and enigmatic arrival make you feel exceptional, like being in a traditional Thai movie.

                            Ta Khai Restaurant

                            Ta Khai Restaurant at Rosewood Phuket

                              Ta Khai Restaurant is a beautiful Thai restaurant nestled on the secluded beach of Tri Trang and part of the new luxurious Rosewood resort. Located just a couple of kilometres from Patong Beach, it is a surprise to find such an oasis of peace by the sea, a perfect setting for a romantic dinner. The superb rustic design of Ta Khai is made of repurposed materials and inspired by small Thai villages. The restaurant is set in a garden by the sea, under large trees giving shade to several wooden houses.

                              Patong Beach Restaurants

                              61 Best Restaurants in Patong Beach!

                                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.

                                Phuket desserts and sweetsPhuket desserts and sweets

                                16 Best Thai Sweets and Desserts to Try in Phuket

                                  Thailand is known worldwide for its amazing food, but it doesn’t stop here. There are also many Thai sweets and desserts to try during your stay in Phuket. Of course, everyone knows the delicious pancakes (or roti) and the mango sticky rice,

                                  Ko Ang Seafood Phuket

                                  Ko Ang Seafood in Phuket Town

                                    Ko Ang Seafood is a local restaurant serving excellent seafood on the east side of Phuket Town. Ko Ang has been around for a long time and started as a modest shop with no decoration and a zinc roof. But seafood lovers always find the right places (and maybe we recommended it a lot too), and Ko Ang Seafood is now a bright restaurant and even added Chinese decoration.