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Kee Sky Lounge Rooftop Phuket

    The Kee Sky Lounge rooftop bar at the Kee Resort in Patong Beach has been popular for years. The rooftop bar invites you to the sun deck of a luxury cruiser, one of the best places in Patong, to enjoy a sunset with a cocktail and great music.

    Phuket Best Cooking Class

    Best Thai Cooking Classes in Phuket in 2025

      Taking a Thai cooking class 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, don’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.

          Bang Mud Floating Restaurant

          Bang Mud Floating Restaurant

            Bang Mud is one of the 3 floating restaurants on the east coast of Phuket island, just between Cape Laem Hin and Coconut island (Koh Maphrao). Floating restaurants are a fun and memorable way to enjoy a lunch with a view or a dinner with a sunset.

            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.

                    Phuket Beach Restaurants

                    Where to EAT ON THE BEACH in Phuket – Phuket Beach Restaurants

                      Eating on the beach at one of Phuket’s beach restaurants is a great way to make the best of your tropical holiday. Thai food is excellent and cheap; the weather is warm all year round, the sea offers a fantastic backdrop, and the sand is so soft under your feet.

                      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 it’s really casual. So it’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.

                            Aek Seafood restaurant in Rawai, Phuket

                            Aek Rawai Seafood Restaurant

                              Aek Rawai Seafood Restaurant is one of the few local seafood restaurants peppering the roadside of Rawai Beach. This small restaurant doesn’t have any particular sign and it doesn’t attract a mass of hungry tourists, but this is where we love to go for a real seafood lunch or dinner.

                              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 doesn’t look like much but with 50 years old history, it’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.