Aromatic spices, the freshest vegetables, and rich, flavorful dishes — that’s what Eastern cuisine is all about. Having lunch or dinner at one of these vibrant, authentic spots will definitely add variety to your culinary experience. Insider has compiled a list of the top-rated cafes and restaurants with Eastern cuisine 🔥 The best ones go first 👇🏼
OYU bistro
A place where you can taste Asia! OYU Asian Neo Bistro is located right on Bangla Road, near the entrance to Central shopping mall. Take note — it’s the perfect spot to stop by before or after a wild party or a shopping spree! The core of the menu features...
HOTTABYCH CHAIHANA
Chaihana HOTTABYCH with homemade Eastern cuisine 🥟 Here you can try the largest and juiciest cheburek in Phuket – Tsar-Cheburek 👑 The menu also features other traditional Eastern dishes from a chef from Uzbekistan: pilaf, manti, shashlik, lyulya-kebab. All prepared from halal products☝🏻 And in cafe HOTTABYCH, there are Russian...
Dastarhan
The restaurant Dastarhan in Phuket is a haven of authentic Uzbek cuisine on Karon. The menu features mastava, lagman, manti, shashlik, plov, and chebureki. Eastern cuisine in Phuket is showcased at its finest here, with Russian dishes like Olivier salad and okroshka still beloved in Uzbekistan. The restaurant’s atmosphere is...
Umay Rawai
Did you know what the cuisine of Central Asian nomads tastes like? Now you can try it in Phuket – at the new cafe “Umay” in Rawai. Here, you’re in for more than just traditional food – it’s a signature culinary experience. For Ernur, a chef from Kazakhstan, cooking is...
Levantine – East Mediterranean Cuisine
A piece of the East in the center of Phuket! The menu offers a wide selection of different kebabs, grilled dishes, tasty lentil soup, falafel, hummus, pahlawa and many other delicious things. You surely have to eat it with a wonderful Marrocan tea. Portions at Levantine are generous and food...
Caravan
Caravan is a restaurant of Uzbek cuisine, where Eastern flavor intertwines with touches of Russian soul. The interior, with its carpets and decorative details, immediately creates a cozy atmosphere, while the food delights with homestyle flavors and generous hospitality. The menu features all the culinary hits: Uzbek plov, juicy chebureki,...
AlmaAta Kazakhstan Restaurant
AlmaAta Kazakhstan Restaurant on Phuket is the first modern Kazakh cuisine restaurant in Chalong. Have you ever tried beshbarmak, shurpa, slow-cooked lamb with kurt mousse, or Kazakh “oysters”? You’ll also find international dishes, generous portions, an extensive tea selection, and unique cocktails. The desserts are sure to surprise you! You...
Georgian restaurant at Phuket – Tbilisi
Juicy, spicy, and full of flavor — that’s Georgian cuisine in a nutshell. Sink your teeth into khinkali and khachapuri, savor pkhali and ajapsandali… At Tbilisi restaurant, you’re in for a true explosion of taste! Every dish is prepared in the finest Georgian traditions using natural ingredients. The cozy interior...
Georgian House
A little corner of Georgia in Rawai. The menu features traditional Georgian dishes: khinkali, kharcho, adjaruli, ojakhuri, khachapuri… And of course, no true Georgian feast is complete without qvevri wine and chacha! Portions here are generously Georgian — so don’t over-order, only the chosen few can finish everything on the...
Gagarin Chaihana Restaurant
A restaurant in Rawai with real hits of Central Asian cuisine on the menu at Gagarin Chaihana in Phuket. Here, khachapuri, pilaf, lagman, and khinkali coexist with seafood and borscht. Well, what to do if you have a large group and everyone wants something different? By the way, for children,...
Uzbek Chaikhana number 1
From the street, you’ll already catch the aroma that leads you straight to Chaikhana. Every guest is warmly welcomed here and guided into the generous world of Uzbek cuisine. Expect legendary Uzbek plov, fresh vegetable salads, hearty soups, juicy shashlik, and traditional tandoor-baked pastries. Can you smell that heavenly aroma?...
Bukhari phuket
Authentic Uzbek cuisine with a national flair. Bukhari restaurant menu includes traditional plov, lagman, kebab, shashlik and aromatic shurpa. We especially recommend trying the lamb plov and lamb shashlik. The interior is simple but full of heart: Eastern ornaments and national costumes – just as it should be in sunny...
Vostok Uzbek Restaurant
Eastern hospitality at its finest! The aroma of Uzbek cuisine fills the air across all of Patong — you won’t be able to walk past without noticing it. Juicy shashlik, rich soups, salads made from the sweetest vegetables, signature plov, lagman, manty… the list goes on, but it’s better to...