Mor Mu Dong is quite an unusual restaurant in Phuket. If you enjoy eating off the beaten tracks where many locals go for a great lunch or dinner, Mor Mu Dong is your place. Every Phuket resident knows it, and you have to count the cars in the parking to know that something special is cooking here.
The best seafood in Phuket is mostly in local restaurants, which are sometimes hard to find and often away from tourist places, but also in some more upmarket restaurants around the island. Of course, the seafood you will find in Patong, Kata, Karon, and other famous beaches is good, but local restaurants have a little more.
Bang Pae Seafood is a great local restaurant, very hidden on the east coast of Phuket. It’s not so easy to find, and yet, it’s busy on weekends with a mix of Thai, expats and some tourists brought by local friends.
Laem Hin Seafood is one of the best-known local seafood restaurants in Phuket. Built mostly on an immense wooden terrace on the east coast of the island, Laem Hin is huge but it can get pretty full on weekdays dinner and even more on weekends.
Rawai Seafood Market started as a modest local fisherman village where you would buy some local catch to take home. Rawai beach, in the very south of Phuket, is also known as the Sea Gypsy Village
Phuket floating restaurant ‘Kruvit Raft’ is one of the most original ways to enjoy dinner when you get tired of your ‘Same Same but Different’ Thai food restaurant. Try this unusual but popular place known as ‘Kra Chang’ (‘fishing basket’), an assemblage of several restaurants floating between Phuket Island’s east coast and Maphrao Island. In 2021, Kru Suwit Seafood Raft was added to the Phuket Michelin Guide.
Kan Eang 2 is not the most accessible place to find, but it’s one of Phuket’s best local seafood restaurants. Everyone here knows that there are 2 Kan Eang Seafood restaurants on the island.
Kan Eang at Pier is a trendy seafood restaurant in Chalong Bay on the way to Rawai Beach, in the south of Phuket. Popular since decades, Kan Eang is a relaxing place in the shade of huge trees with a beautiful sea breeze.
Seafood restaurant near Phuket Town Chaiyo Seafood is a simple little restaurant close to Phuket town if you feel like a nice seafood lunch by… Read More »Chaiyo Seafood Restaurant
Pan Yaah Seaview Restaurant on Patong Beach is a little gem you should reward yourself with if you choose to spend your holidays in Patong Beach, in a romantic place with a sea view, good food, not overly touristic.
Laem Sai Seafood is a local restaurant hidden far away on the east coast of Phuket. The restaurant mostly consists of a vast wooden terrace over the sea or the mud, depending on the tide.
Sizzle Rooftop Bar and Restaurant is a romantic place at the top of the Avista Hideaway Phuket Patong in the south of Patong Beach. Just to set the tone, you need to know that this hotel is part of the MGallery by Sofitel, an award-winning luxury resort.
Bang Mud Seafood Restaurant Bang Mud is one of the 3 floating restaurants on the east coast of Phuket island, just between cape Laem Hin… Read More »Bang Mud Floating Restaurant
Seafood dining in Patong Beach Savoey Seafood Restaurant might not be the best seafood restaurant in Phuket, but if you don’t want to or can’t… Read More »Savoey Seafood Restaurant In Patong
Taokhun Seafood Restaurant Taokhun Seafood is a hidden restaurant on the east coast of Phuket located somewhere near Phuket International Airport. This seaside restaurant is… Read More »Taokhun Seafood Restaurant near Phuket Airport
Nikita’s Beach Restaurant has always been a long-time favourite among expats or returning visitors, serving Thai and seafood for over 20 years. Hidden by the sea under large trees at the very end of Rawai beach, Nikita’s would be easy to miss if it wasn’t for a wooden sign by the road.
Kampong Kata Hill is a bit touristy with mixed reviews, but if you travelled that far to discover Asia and you are looking for more than ‘just food’ while remaining within an acceptable budget.
Hor Mok Talay (Spicy Fish Mousse) Hor Mok Talay is not exactly a Phuket or Southern Thailand’s speciality, but the specific type and taste of… Read More »Hor Mok Talay (Spicy Fish Mousse)
Horseshoe Crab’s Roe Salad Yam Kai Mang Da Talay is definitely a Thai dish for the brave. It looks scary, tastes a little fishy and… Read More »Yum Kai Mang Da Talay – Horseshoe Crab’s Eggs Salad
