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Browse through our guide on some of the best eateries
at various locations around the island.
Patong Beach
Providing the greatest range of eating opportunities to suit
all budgets.
Baan Rim Pa at Kalim Beach Road, far north end of Patong
Beach. Tel: 340 789, serves Thai cuisine in the sophisticated
ambiance of a verandahed traditional teakwood house overlooking
the rocky shoreline. Bookings essential at this highly popular
venue.
 Karlsson's
Restaurant is located in the center of Patong Beach,
Phuket, only 100 meters from the beach. Open daily from 16.00
to midnight, serving great steaks and a wide selection of international
dishes in generous proportions. A relaxed and friendly atmosphere
and very reasonable prices.
Welcome
to Harry's
We're lovers of tasteful food and drinks - but aren't we all?
In our menu you will find a blend of the cuisines from all over
the world - yet, it might be dominated by the touch of the italian,
american, thai and not to forget - the swedish cuisines.
Ristorante de Giorgio & Malee Seafood situated near Soi
Bangla. (Tel: 341 193) is the place to enjoy authentic Italian
and seafood cuisine right on the main beach road. Open daily 7am-midnight.
Royal Kitchen Chinese Restaurant at the Royal Paradise
Hotel, Paradise Complex, Patong Beach. Tel: 340 666, serves excellent
Cantonese food. No MSG used. Open daily, 11.30am-2.30pm; 6.30-11.30pm.
 Sam's
Steak and Salad Bar Holiday Inn, Patong Beach. Tel:
340 608 , is known around the island for its fine steaks, fresh
salad bar and other tasty dishes. Great for lunch or an evening
out. Open daily.
Sala Bua Restaurant Phuket Cabana, Patong Beach. Tel:
342 100, offering East-Meets-West cuisine and Thai food with panoramic
views of the sea. Open daily from breakfast.
Pizzeria Napoli Soi Post Office, Beach Road. Tel: 340
674, serves pizza and good Italian dishes (homemade lasagna, cannelloni
and tortellini pasta). Reasonable prices. Open daily 12.30-11.30pm.
Molly Malones along beach road in the heart of Patong,
serves good pub fare for very reasonable prices. Good friendly
service and great live performances by Irish bands nightly. For
great Indian fare, try Navrang Mahal, 58/11 Bangla Road,
Soi Patong (Tel: 292280). Serving a variety of curries, tandoors,
nan and roti, including vegetarian dishes, this restaurant is
great value and a fantastic alternative to Asian cuisine. Set
menus allow you to sample a variety of things, or choose directly
from the a la carte menu.
Ghadafi Halal Food Restaurant, at 178 Phrabaramee Rd,
(opposite the Mosque when heading to Phuket Town), is a modest
establishment serving Muslim, Thai and Indian foods all hours
of the day. Don't go there for the decor, but do try the Indian
style Biriyani Chicken.
Phuket Town
 No
matter where on the island you are staying, it's always worth
a trip into Phuket Town to scout out some of the more interesting
and less tourist oriented eateries to be found on the island.
Ka Jok Si, in Takuapah Road, Phuket Town, is worthwhile
for the food - absolutely delicious, the setting-an old Chinese
shop house decorated in a style that reflects the personality
of its unique owner Khun Lek, and the exceptional service. Open
for dinner only, Tuesday-Saturday Tel: 217 903.
Je t'aime 183/93 Phang Nga Road (bus station complex,
across from City Food Bar). This popular restaurant offers good,
very fresh Vietnamese and Thai food; stylish; air-conditioned.
Open 10am-midnight.
Metropole Hotel 2nd floor, Surin Circle, Montri Road,
Phuket Town. Tel: 215 050 Superb Thai/European luncheon buffet
with dishes from Thailand's four regions and the best prices in
town. An á la carte menu is also available from breakfast
through dinner every day. Buffet starts at 11.30am.
Mae Porn 50/52 Phang Nga Road, Phuket Town. Tel: 212 106,
a popular, centrally located meeting spot. Cafe-style or air-conditioning.
Thai food, fresh fruit drinks and beer. Reasonably priced quick
service. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Somjit Noodles 214/6 Phuket Road, diagonally across the
circle from Metropole Hotel. Great Hokkien soup (mee nam) and
stir-fried noodles at great prices. Second from left of four corner
shops. Open daily 9.30am-4pm.
Vegetarian Restaurant at the Chinese Temple end of Ranong
Road, in Phuket Town. Open from mid-morning until 9.00pm daily,
this canteen style restaurant serves entirely vegetarian Thai
food. You can sample the most incredible array of tastes using
vegetables, herbs, spices and soyabean protein, served with either
brown or white rice, thick flat white rice noodles, yellow egg
noodles or Chinese rice noodles. One of the best value, most nutritious
and delicious meals you'll ever have.
Sip Gaeng on Yaowarat Road, near the Bangkok Phuket Hospital,
serves khanom jin or Chinese rice noodles topped with your
choice of curry, fresh herbs and pickles.
Rawai/Chalong
 Nikita
Bar (east side of the beach) is a favourite bar for sundowners,
and serves food from the next door Rim Le Restaurant. Sala
Loy Beach Resort is the favorite for local seafood - similar
restaurants and barbecue stalls can befound down the entire length
of the beach. Kan
Eang 1 and 2 Seafood Restaurants situated at either
end of Chalong Bay, serve superb Thai seafood in outdoor settings
right on the water. Kan Eang is well-known throughout the country
and is well patronised by local and visiting Thai people, indicating
the quality of the food served here. Enjoy all sorts of tempting
seafood, great oysters on the half-shell and haw mok (seafood
mousse), a house specialty not to be missed.
 Jimmy's
Lighthouse Bar and Grill at Chalong Bay, serve American
and Thai food, in very generous portions at reasonable prices.
Enjoy a hearty breakfast, lunch or dinner looking out over the
bay's yacht mooring area. Pool table with Thursday night tournaments,
satellite TV -- this is the in-spot for yachties. Open daily 8am-midnight.
Rest of the Island
Panwa House Cape Panwa Hotel, Ao Makham Bay. Tel: 391
123. Picture yourself in a romantic mansion by the sea, then visit
Panwa House, the hotel's beautifully-restored Sino-Portuguese
mansion on the tip of Cape Panwa. Whether you dine indoors in
the high-ceilinged rooms, windows open to the sea breeze, ceiling
fans lazily turning above, or on the garden terrace, you're sure
to enjoy a memorable feast of Thai tastes. Phone for reservations.
Free transportation (minimum 6 persons).
Palm Court Grill Pearl Village Resort, Nai Yang Beach.
Tel: 327 006. The specialty of the house -- tender prime beef
-- is internationally-recognized for its excellence and always
cooked just the way you like it. Good menu; pleasant ambiance.
Reservations recommended. Open daily.
The Lake Restaurant Phuket Country Club, Kathu Valley.
Tel: 321 365-71 Fine Continental dining with floor-to-ceiling
views of the landscaped golf course and scenic hills. Relaxed
ambiance. Free transport, four or more. Lunch and dinner daily.
Uncle Nan's Panwa Bay Village, on way to aquarium, Cape
Panwa. Tel: 391 514 Enjoy delightfully tasty Italian food overlooking
the bay above a unique boutique shopping centre. Good wine list;
excellent homemade breads. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Old Time Centre Thepkasattri Road (to airport) just out
of Phuket Town. Tel: 221 533 Thai and Japanese restaurants, a
grillhouse and a wonderful pub offering live blues and jazz music.
Definitely worth a visit to one or more of the four.
By Location:
BangTao/Surin - Kamala
- Karon - Kata
- Nai Harn - Patong
- Phuket Town - Rawai/Chalong
- Rest of the Island
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