The Top 74 Places to Eat Near Heh
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The name is an expression of curiosity, which turns out to be a fair preview of what the kitchen is doing: blending Andaman seafood with Australian imports in a way that lands somewhere between a Melbourne café and a Phuket dining room. It's a relaxed contemporary spot with enough style to feel considered. The menu is cooked to order, the flavors run bold without showing off, and the whole thing moves with the energy of a team that's having a good time figuring it out.
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Rank 2. The Charm Dining Gallery
Southern Thai
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Rank 4. Royd
Southern Thai
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Rank 5. One Chun
Southern Thai
A 19th-century shophouse in Phuket old town sets the scene for this Southern Thai restaurant, where the decor runs vintage and the cooking runs in the family, literally across generations. The Michelin Bib Gourmand goes to a menu built on recipes nobody wrote down because nobody needed to. Expect bold, funky flavors and the kind of pork belly that makes you reconsider everything you ordered before it arrived.
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Rank 7. Go Benz
Noodles
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Rank 8. O Cha Rot
Thai Noodles
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Rank 10. Chuan Chim
Thai
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Rank 11. Krua Kao Kuk
Southern Thai
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Rank 14. Roti Chaofa
Thai
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A contemporary-style pizza dough with a pronounced crust is the anchor here, but Marni runs a fuller Italian menu than that suggests, covering fresh pasta, gnocchi, local meats, and seafood alongside the pies. It sits in the middle of tourist-heavy Phuket, which makes its consistency quietly impressive. The wine list is short and sensibly priced, and a small gin and tonic selection handles aperitivo duty. It ranked 39th on 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific.
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Rank 16. Go Ang Seafood
Southern Thai
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Rank 17. Chom Chan
Southern Thai
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Rank 18. Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae
Thai Noodles
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Rank 19. Go La
Hokkien Noodles
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Rank 21. La Gaetana
Southern Italian
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Rank 23. Sang Ka Si
Thai
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Rank 24. Naam Yoi
Southern Thai
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Rank 25. Ton Mayom
Southern Thai
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Rank 26. Gorjan
Thai
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Rank 27. Pathongko Mae Pranee
Street Food Thai
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Rank 28. Jadjan
Southern Thai
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Rank 30. Mor Mu Dong
Southern Thai
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Rank 32. Khrua Ohm
Southern Thai
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Rank 34. Kruvit Raft (Ban Laem Hin)
Seafood Thai
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Rank 35. Meesapam Khun Yai Chian
Hokkien Chinese
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Rank 36. lob-baan
Southern Thai
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Rank 37. Bucha
Southern Thai
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Rank 38. Krua Praya
Southern Thai
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Rank 39. L'Arôme by the Sea
Contemporary French
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Rank 40. Kin-Kub-Ei
Southern Thai
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Rank 41. Acqua
Sardinian
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Rank 42. Krua Baan Platong
Southern Thai
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Rank 43. Nitan
Southern Thai
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Rank 44. Suay (Choeng Thale)
Contemporary Thai
The Portuguese-tiled floor and garden terrace set the tone for a contemporary Thai restaurant that reads smarter than its "sassy, unique, authentic and yummy" acronym suggests. The chef updates traditional dishes with modern techniques and a confident hand with spice, lemongrass lamb chops and crab cakes with mango chutney among the reasons regulars return. Live music on the terrace makes dinner feel like a mild occasion, even on a Tuesday.
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Rank 46. Tambu
Modern Indian
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Rank 47. Five Olives
Neapolitan Pizza
A Neapolitan pizza spot on Phuket that takes its Italian seriousness perhaps more literally than most: the owners fell hard for Italian food culture and built a colonial-style dining room around that conviction. The dough is contemporary with a proper puffy crust, and the menu stretches into pasta and risotto when pizza feels too casual. The cocktail list is more considered than you'd expect. It ranks on 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific and holds a Michelin Guide selection.
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Rank 48. PRU
Thai
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Rank 49. Ta Khai
Thai
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Rank 50. hom
Portuguese
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Rank 51. Jaras
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 52. Mook Manee
Seafood
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Rank 53. Talung Thai
Thai
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Rank 54. Samut
Southern Thai
Dark teak wood and Oriental lanterns fill what was once a hotel lobby, now a contemporary Southern Thai restaurant running a single set menu of more than ten courses that traces Phuket's coastline. Seafood comes from local fishermen, and the kitchen leans into island tradition, folding in local fruits and a reworked take on Phuket dim sum. It reads as a love letter to the south, written in a building that already had good bones.
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Rank 56. Wagyu Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 57. Buabok
Thai
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Rank 58. Peang-Prai
Southern Thai
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Rank 59. Jampa
Vegetarian
Jampa is a vegetarian restaurant inside a wellness community on Phuket, where the kitchen builds its menu around ingredients grown close enough to see from the table. Dishes shift with the seasons, and the natural flavors can get quietly complex. Saturday's lakeside lunch is cooked over a wood fire, which makes it feel more like a ritual than a meal. A calm, considered room where no one is in a hurry, which is either a feature or a warning depending on your lunch plans.
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Rank 61. Thai Library
Southern Thai
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Rank 62. Lertrod
Thai
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Rank 63. Tiffin by La Sala
Indian
Dining beside a lagoon under the open sky is the reason to find this Indian restaurant tucked inside a resort at the northern tip of Phuket. The chef hails from Maharashtra and runs a long à la carte of curries, tandoor dishes, and a tiffin chaat platter that earns the name above the door. The naan comes straight from the oven, and the lamb vindaloo is spiced with genuine conviction.
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Rank 64. Aulis
Thai
Simon Rogan's chef's table inside Iniala Beach House seats you at the counter facing an open kitchen, where a multi-course tasting menu moves through Thai ingredients sourced from local growers. The format is classic Rogan: farm-driven and precise, but transplanted to Phang-Nga. It holds a Michelin star. Call ahead, as it has been known to close temporarily.
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Rank 66. Baan Rearn Mai
Seafood
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Rank 68. Thian Leng Bak Kut Teh
Malaysian
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Rank 69. Phi Sao
Southern Thai
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Rank 70. Pitak
Southern Thai
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Rank 72. Tonfon Bistro
Southern Thai
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Rank 73. Khanom Chin Pa Son
Noodles
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Rank 74. Khanom Jeen Baan Bang Kan
Thai Noodles