Main Market - Ranong Rd, Phuket Town
The full range of fresh meats, vegetables and fruits as well
as dry goods, spices, dried and pickled foods as well as flowers.
Open everyday and you can get cheaper prices by shopping before
09: 00 hrs. Buses and tuk tuks wait outside for easy transport
back to boat. Everything is weighed and charged by the kilo.
Most suburbs also have smaller early daily markets, such as
Chalong, and there are travelling
markets that have regular days at different spots. Every Sunday
morning, for example, there is a food and general goods market
at Chalong, just down from the Circle on the road to Rawai.
Sin & Lee - 49 Thalang Rd, Phuket
Town. Tel: 211 230
This family-run business is a well-known institution amongst
the local yachting fraternity. They have an excellent range
of imported and local foods. Wide range of meats already prepacked
for the freezer, as well as wines, coffees, cheeses, deli items
and much, much more. Parking facilities at rear, and they will
help arrange delivery to your boat. Top service and a delightful
place to shop.
Phuket Meat Supply Co Ltd - 16/14-16
Chaofah Rd, Moo 1 Wichit, Phuket
Located on the main road into town from Chalong circle near
large bakery.
Contact: Michelle Pauline
Tel: (076) 264 043
Fax: 264 044
Mobile: 01 958 1050
New premises and expanded product range. Specialise in fresh
quality meat and deli products as well as condiments. Will pre
potion, cut, pack and freeze for vessels and bulk orders. Free
delivery. 100% US Brahmin beef raised on own farms in Thailand.
The Boathouse Wine & Grill - Kata
Beach, Contact: Richard Mehr
Tel: 330 015, Fax: 330 561
E-mail: theboathouse@phuket.ksc.co.th
Wine enthusiasts will delight at the extensive range of top
wines in the Boathouses’s impressive cellar. Over 360 labels.
Boutique hotel with 36 rooms, restaurant and bar facilities.
Offers weekend Thai cooking classes. Experienced in catering
to wine & beverage needs of visiting yachts.
The Deli Supermarket – Patong Phuket
Direct Foods Co Ltd
17/30 Rat-U-thit Rd, Patong Beach.
Tel: 342 275, Fax: 344 314
New Fresh Food section. Imported meats and produce flown in
weekly and prepared by European butcher. Lamb, beef and veal
as well as imported cheeses and coffees and much more.
Open 7 days, Mon. – Sat.: 10:00 – 21:00 hrs,
Sun.: 11:00 – 21:00 hrs
Sangdumrong Store (Plastics, Storage
and cleaning) - 34 Bangkok Rd, Phuket Town
This shop stocks most items required in a domestic or commercial
kitchen. Also plastics of all shapes and sizes, storage containers,
bins, as well as cleaning gear. Also stock cool boxes of all
sizes.
Fuel
Both the Phuket Boat Lagoon (VHF 71) and Yacht Haven Marina
(VHF 68) have fuel and water available on jetty. There is a
fuel and water barge moored in Chalong Bay, which in season
makes regular trips to West Coast bays. Ask a local skipper
for details. Petrol for outboards is available at marinas and
service stations.
Water
Always check what sort of water you are taking on board, drinking
or washing water, it is very important health-wise. Drink only
proper drinking water, and in some places you can fill the boat’s
tanks with drinking water but at others only washing water.
Best to get relevant information from local skippers and marina
mangers. You can buy drinking water very easily at the many
outlets on the roadside, both in small and large bottles. You
will find that the local Thai are personally VERY careful with
their drinking water, and when eating at a noodle stall the
water on the table is for drinking as is the ice. Wash all salad
vegetables in drinking water before eating.
Ice
As with the water, there are two types of ice, one for drinking
and one for chilling foods and drinks. Do not drink the chilling
ice. Drinking ice also readily available at marinas, shops,
supermarkets and roadside stalls in small or large bags. Some
will deliver large blocks and bags of ice as well as water containers.
Laundry
Many places offer excellent services. Better to get a per kilo
rate for larger amounts than by the item. Cost around 25 – 35
baht per kilo depending on items and condition. Usually takes
24 – 48 hours for bag wash, dry and fold.
