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Phuket Best Cooking Class

11 Best Thai Cooking Schools in Phuket

    Taking a class at a Thai cooking school in Phuket is the best way to learn how to cook real Thai food while here, and it’s perfect for a rainy day or just as a fun thing to do on holiday with family or friends.

    Chicken Rice Kota Khao Mun Kai Phuket

    Kota Khao Mun Kai – Chicken Rice Restaurant in Phuket Town

      Kota Khao Mun Kai is an excellent and famous Chicken Rice restaurant in Phuket Town. Everyone in Phuket knows this place, expats of locals. It has been open for more than two decades and is still running strong without having changed a thing. That might be why it is still so popular; once you have a simple winning formula, donโ€™t touch it. If you ask a friend if he feels like having chicken rice for lunch, he will probably picture this place.

      Laem Sai Seafood in Phuket

      Laem Sai Seafood

        Laem Sai Seafood is a local restaurant hidden far away on the east coast of Phuket. The restaurant mostly consists of a vast wooden terrace over the sea or the mud, depending on the tide.

        Best Thai Restaurants in Phuket

        Rimpan Seafood Restaurant Phuket

          Rimpan Seafood is a small but great Phuket local restaurant hidden in plain sight in the north of Phuket Island, near the bridge that connects the island to the mainland. Thousand people drive past Rimpan each day without realising such a great place sits right here.

          Go Benz Phuket restaurant

          Go Benz Phuket

            Go Benz Phuket has been one of Phuket’s most popular local restaurants for over 15 years. Go Benz served a relatively small choice of noodle soups and rice porridge, and by keeping it focused, they became very good at preparing them.

            Sabai Corner Restaurant

            Sabai Corner Restaurant Phuket

              Sabai Corner is a beautiful Thai restaurant hidden in Phuket, not far from Kata Noi Beach. Only a few dedicated travellers will find it or try to find it. The food is good without being exceptional, but you will discover the magnificent panoramic view of the nearby sea.

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              Khun Jeed Yod Pak Restaurant in Phuket Town

                Khun Jeed Yod Pak Restaurant is an institution in Phuket Town and one of the best local restaurants on the island. It is open as far as I can remember, which is more than 20 years now. It became famous for a dish Thai people love called radna.

                Bangla Street Food

                Bangla Street Food in Patong Beach

                  Bangla Street Food is the latest opening in Bangla Road, the heart of Patong nightlife. Street food is a smart move in this part of town. Bangla Street Food opens late, and itโ€™s really casual. So itโ€™s actually the perfect place before AND after the party. This is something really fantastic about Patong: you can party until 3 or even 4 am and still enjoy some seafood.

                  Kalim Rimlay restaurant Phuket

                  Kalim Rim Lay Restaurant in Kalim Beach

                    Kalim Rim Lay Restaurant is a little-known restaurant serving good honest Thai food and seafood at a good price. Best of all for some of you, it is located not far from Patong Beach, just past Kalim Beach. Rim Lay is a very relaxing spot to enjoy lunch or dinner with spectacular sunsets if you are lucky to get one as we did.

                    Tu Kab Khao Restaurant Phuket

                    Tu Kab Khao Phuket

                      Tu Kab Khao is a popular Thai restaurant in Phuket Town that serves great southern Thai food. Give yourself a chance to try their selection of dishes that are typical of Phuket. Tu Kab Khao received a Michelin rating from the new Michelin Guide for Phuket, a sign of excellent food.

                      Lock Tien Foodcourt Phuket

                      Lock Tien Food Court in Phuket Town

                        Lock Tien food court in Phuket Town is a place every person living in Phuket long enough knows. It doesnโ€™t look like much but with 50 years old history, itโ€™s probably the oldest food court on the island. What really matters is that Lock Tien serves some real Phuket specialities.

                        The Beach Bar Phuket

                        The Beach Bar Phuket – Panwa Beach

                          The Beach Bar Phuket is a local restaurant half-hidden on Panwa beach, away from most tourist crowds. Once a modest wooden shack, the restaurant grew in popularity and now displays a long row of tables and plastic chairs.

                          Piang Prai Restaurant

                          Peang Prai Restaurant

                            Peang Prai Restaurant (Krua Piang Prai) is an excellent local venue in a green nest next to Bang Pae waterfall. Mostly unknown to tourists because of its remote location, Peang Prai is one of the two great places to have lunch if you happen to be in the area.

                            Baan Chom View Phuket

                            Baan Chom View Restaurant Phuket

                              Baan Chom View is one of the popular Thai restaurants hanging high above the beautiful beach of Kata Noi in the south of Phuket and serving a vast choice of Thai food and a few western dishes.

                              SILK Restaurant & Bar Phuket

                              SILK Restaurant & Bar

                                SILK Restaurant & Bar at Andara Resort Phuket is an upscale and much-talked-about Thai restaurant set in a beautiful and elegant design that overlooks Kamala Beach. With polished wood, high ceilings, warm tones and an elegant design, Silk Restaurant is instantly pleasing to the eyes.