Restaurants in Phuket Town
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China Inn
The organic movement meets traditional Phuket cuisine at this renovated turn-of-the-century shophouse. As well as homemade yoghurt and fruit smoothies flavoured with organic honey, there are many vegie options, including a massaman curry (chicken, beef or pork stewed in potatoes and usually peanuts) with tofu, and a favourite Phuket dish, red curry with crab.
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Siam Indigo
A stylish, whitewashed, shabby-chic gem, nestled in an 80-year-old Sino-Portuguese relic that specialises in Royal Thai cuisine with a twist. There’s a fiery seared tuna larb (minced chicken, beef or pork salad mixed with chilli, mint and coriander), minced and spiced pork satay roasted on steamed lemongrass, grilled duck breast sliced and stewed in a massaman curry, as well as a few Phuketian dishes, including gaeng poo, a sweet and spicy crab-meat curry. Siam Indigo has style, soul (check out the work of local artists on the walls) and insane food, which makes it one of the best restaurants on the island, if not the best. Be sure not to miss it.
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Pad Thai Shop
On the busy main road behind Karon, just north of the tacky Ping Pong Bar, is this glorified food stand that spills from the owners’ home onto a dirt lot. It’s only open for lunch, when you can find chicken-feet stew, beef-bone soup and the best pàt tai on earth. Spicy and sweet, packed with prawns, tofu, egg and peanuts, and wrapped in a fresh banana leaf – you’ll be back for seconds, we promise.
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Lotus Restaurant
An open-walled eatery 500m west of the entrance to Banyan Tree Phuket, this is the first in a row of beachside Thai and seafood restaurants that stretches to the south. It’s clean, breezy and friendly, and has an amazing assortment of live crab, lobster, shrimp, fish and other visual and culinary delights in well-tended tanks.
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Kachang Floating Restaurant
Set adrift in Ao Phuket, rickety Kachang is only a few minutes east of Phuket Town, but it’s far off the beaten tourist trail. Free long-tail boats shuttle grumbling bellies to the floating restaurant surrounded by schools of corralled fish. Enjoy soft-shell crab in the waning light as the sun dips behind the hills.
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Uptown Restaurant
It may not look fancy, but this breezy joint is a favourite spot for the ‘hi-so’ (high society) folk. If you look closely you’ll notice that the waitresses jot down your order on a slick PalmPilot, and the walls have mounted photos of Thai celebrities who have stopped by Uptown to slurp the spectacular noodles.
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White Box
Who cares if the food at White Box is good or not (although if you are wondering, it is delish); dining at this high-energy supper club is like spending an evening on the starship Enterprise. This chic realm is housed in, quite literally, a white box, which teeters on the rocky shoreline.
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Ruamjai
Ruamjai (0 7622 2821; Th Ranong; dishes 50-200B; ;lunch & dinner) Delicious veggie eats are offered at this spartan, open-fronted Chinese restaurant. It's a bit noisy with the background traffic noise, and very popular. The service is quite swift, some say too swift.
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Khana Sutra
The curries here, which are claimed to have aphrodisiac properties, are authentically Indian and are served among the decorative charms of an authentic Delhi diner. If the owner's around, be prepared for opinionated discussions about British football.
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Mae Porn
In a casual, open location, this popular eatery attracts both faràng and Thais. It has both indoor and outdoor tables, and cooks up some mean seafood at nice prices. Curries and other Thai specialities are on the menu as well.
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Don’s Mall & Cafe
This Texan-run food-and-entertainment complex showcases hearty American meat feast barbecued over a mesquite-wood fire. It also has an extensive wine list and freshly baked goods. It’s about 3km from the beach in Rawai.
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Salavatore’s
This authentic Italian restaurant (chequered tablecloths, giant pepper grinders, opera and a portly owner) cooks up all of Mama’s favourites, from a mean pizza to a sizzling steak fillet.
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Kan Eang
This Thai favourite, steps away from Chalong’s soaring pier, has been satisfying customers for over 30 years. The atmosphere is modern and elegant, but the food is still very authentic.
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3 Spices
Welcome to well-dressed Asian fusion on the Patong strip. Enjoy miso and crab-meat soup and wok-fried snapper with coconut curry among other stellar dishes.
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Rico’s
The smartest kid on this block features fine New Zealand steaks, pizzas and a huge collection of black-and-white film star snaps (very 1980s).
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Gueyjah
Tucked away on a side road off Rte 4028, Gueyjah is tops for quick and cheap Thai eats, and it’s known only to locals.
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Natural Restaurant
A Phuket City staple for 15 years, this is a good place for traditional Thai food. The eclectic ambiance is a treat.
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Los Amigos
This is as close to real Tex-Mex as you’re going to get in Thailand. Orders available for takeaway as well.
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