Thailand is famous for its amazing food with intense flavors. But even in Phuket, and especially in the touristy districts, you can come to the wrong place when it comes to true authentic Thai food with all its various nuances. Insider compiled a selection of cafes and restaurants with the most delicious Thai food 🔥 The best ones go first 👇🏼
Little Siam
A restaurant with Authentic Asian Cuisine 🍱 Most dishes on the menu are prepared in the best Thai traditions, with a touch of Japanese and European influences. Among guests’ favorite dishes are grilled shrimp with seafood sauce and complimentary Chim-Chim chips, as well as Tom Yum and incredibly creamy ice...
Cafe Baan Mai
It is the cutest little cafe, and when you get into it, you feel as if you are visiting your grandmother, only Thai 🙂 The interior is full of all sorts of frames, jars, flowers, which creates a very cozy and warm feeling. This is a family business, the owners...
Maikhao Beach Drink&Restaurant
Excellent Thai restaurant on Mai Khao beach with sea view. Large menu with pictures and translation into Russian. The food here is very tasty, the portions are large. Visitors especially note the mango salad with seafood. Seafood in general here is the freshest. There is a separate menu for vegetarians....
Kinta Mini Cafe
Kinta Mini Cafe is a real hidden gem in Phuket. It is a cozy place in the format of a garden cafe with shade and pleasant music. The highlight of the place is the fish spa. Cooking here is really very tasty, and portions are generous. Coffee is also very...
Baan Ar-Jor
This place is a restored Peranakan mansion. Similar mansions are common in Penang, Malacca and Singapore. The place is well restored and maintained. It is full of various artifacts from the past. This is also where the Baan Ar-Jor restaurant with fantastic food is located on the grounds! Definitely one...
THE CORNER HUT Local Thai Food
Great Thai food with great value for money on Rawai! The pleasant service and quick cooking are a definite plus. And, of course, the great authentic flavor of real Thai home cooking. Visitors note large portions and excellent and very friendly service from the staff. The cafe is relatively new,...
Laad Phuket
At Laad Phuket’s haute cuisine restaurant, every detail is important: the service, the presentation of the food, the atmosphere of sophistication and grace. The staff of the establishment was recognized in 2024 with the award “Thailand’s Favourite Restaurants”. The interior of the restaurant is decorated in turquoise colors with romantic...
Day & Night Of Phuket
Day & Night Of Phuket is an oasis of sophistication in the midst of an ancient interior, where every diner is immersed in a unique world of gastronomic delight accompanied by live music. As soon as you cross the threshold, you are greeted by the splendor of ancient architecture, creating...
The Charm Dining Gallery
The Charm Dining Gallery is a restaurant from the Michelin Bib Gourmand list, known for offering the best food at affordable prices. The menu at The Charm Dining Gallery features Thai cuisine with a southern twist, characterized by fragrant spices, bold flavors, and high spiciness 🌶 The true star of...
good•for•rest
An atmospheric and relaxed place that hides behind an old abandoned gas station. It serves delicious Thai dishes, freshly baked pastries and excellent coffee. Roosters roam freely among cacti in the garden, which is a distinctive feature of the place, as their sounds are strangely soothing and add to the...
Nua Tone Resort Bangtao & Cafe
A secluded scenic spot away from the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by jungle. Right from the cafe you can see a small waterfall during the rainy season. Wherever your gaze falls – everywhere there will be great locations for photos 🙂 The place has a cozy atmosphere...
Blue Elephant Cooking School & Restaurant Phuket
Excellent premium class restaurant with Thai traditional cuisine. The restaurant has two menus in Russian, where you can read all the information (where the product comes from, how and what it is cooked with), there is also a QR code menu. The taste of the dishes here is amazing, as...
Elephant Cafe’ by Tan
Elephant Cafe’ by Tan is an excellent cafe, characterized by high quality service and exquisite serving of dishes. The facility offers excellent Thai cuisine, including a variety of fresh seafood and much more. The interior of the cafe is thought out to the smallest detail: at the entrance you will...
LERTROD KITCHEN
A small, Michelin-awarded Thai cafe with delicious food. The Tom Yum and Tom Kha here are simply amazing (you have to order the rice for the soup separately)! As are all the other dishes on the menu. This is really a great place to get acquainted with the local cuisine....
PLEARN RESTAURANT
A high class restaurant with excellent Thai cuisine. Here is a very beautiful serving of dishes and a magnificent panoramic view. The institution has a very stylish interior and a pleasant atmosphere. Visitors especially recommend the fantastic Thai-style tapas. The cocktails deserve special praise – they are very tasty here!...
One Chun Cafe & Restaurant
Located in a colonial-style building is a famous restaurant serving classic Thai cuisine. The interior is very atmospheric and the dishes on the menu are prepared according to third generation family recipes. One Chun Cafe & Restaurant has a Michelin recommendation for many years and most often there is a...
Kan Eang at Pier
A great restaurant for lunch or dinner with a great view of the shore and water and the opportunity to enjoy local seafood. The establishment is very large – there are tables both by the water in the open air and covered pavilions. There is an artificial pond with live...
Raya Restaurant
A beautiful restaurant in the style of a mansion with fantastic Thai cuisine. The place has beautiful lighting, a terrace on the second floor (very romantic in the evenings, sit there) and a green patio on the ground floor – it is very atmospheric and homely inside. For a long...
Kaab Gluay
A restaurant with delicious traditional Thai cuisine and great vegan options. The interior of the place is stylish and tidy. Also the staff here are very nice and friendly and genuinely want to make your stay here as pleasant as possible. The staff does not speak English very well, but...
Black Ginger Thai Restaurant The Slate, Phuket
An aesthetic place with a great atmosphere, located in the jungle by the water, which you reach directly on a raft. A very unusual experience, the likes of which you will never experience anywhere else! The cuisine here is predominantly traditional Thai, the cooking is masterpiece. Be sure to try...
Esan Bar
Even though this place is right off a busy street and is quite noisy, here you can enjoy authentic Thai food in a pleasant environment. It has the atmosphere of a restaurant combined with a small bar. Everything at Esan Bar is delicious and the portions are generous. The service...
Tu Kab Khao Restaurant Phuket
A good restaurant in the center of the old town with an interesting interior for connoisseurs of aesthetics, which is in the Michelin Guide. The place is very clean and beautiful. Portions here are large, food is tasty and traditionally Thai, the choice in the menu is extensive. There is...
Baan Rim Pa
Baan Rim Pa is an establishment with stunning views and delicious Thai cuisine. This hillside restaurant offers stunning views of Patong Bay. It is especially romantic to dine here under the moonlight. Accompanied by good music, great service and delicious food, it is a fantastic experience. This is a great...
Na Rimtang Phuket
A stylish cafe near the Chalong Temple and the lake. We recommend stopping by here after visiting the temple to have a nice lunch in a cool place. The cafe specializes in Thai cuisine and especially traditional Thai grass jelly. If you’ve never tried it, that is the right place...