The Top 74 Places to Eat Near Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
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Rank 1. Peang-Prai
Southern Thai
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Rank 2. Kruvit Raft (Ban Laem Hin)
Seafood Thai
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Rank 3. Naam Yoi
Southern Thai
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Rank 4. Krua Praya
Southern Thai
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Rank 5. Meesapam Khun Yai Chian
Hokkien Chinese
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Rank 6. Ton Mayom
Southern Thai
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Rank 7. lob-baan
Southern Thai
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Rank 8. Krua Baan Platong
Southern Thai
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Rank 10. Chuan Chim
Thai
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Rank 11. 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 15. The Charm Dining Gallery
Southern Thai
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Rank 16. Tonfon Bistro
Southern Thai
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Rank 17. Go Benz
Noodles
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Rank 18. Chom Chan
Southern Thai
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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 20. Krua Kao Kuk
Southern Thai
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Rank 21. Go Ang Seafood
Southern Thai
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Rank 22. La Gaetana
Southern Italian
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Rank 24. Roti Chaofa
Thai
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Rank 26. Go La
Hokkien Noodles
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Rank 27. O Cha Rot
Thai Noodles
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Rank 28. Sang Ka Si
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 30. Royd
Southern Thai
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Rank 32. Gorjan
Thai
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Rank 33. Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae
Thai Noodles
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Rank 34. Kin-Kub-Ei
Southern Thai
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Rank 35. Pitak
Southern Thai
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Rank 36. Pathongko Mae Pranee
Street Food Thai
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Rank 37. 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 38. Jadjan
Southern Thai
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Rank 39. Nitan
Southern Thai
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Rank 40. 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 41. 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 43. Khrua Ohm
Southern Thai
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Rank 46. Mor Mu Dong
Southern Thai
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Rank 48. Lertrod
Thai
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Rank 49. Khanom Chin Pa Son
Noodles
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Rank 50. PRU
Thai
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Rank 52. 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 53. Bucha
Southern Thai
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Rank 54. Thai Library
Southern Thai
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Rank 56. Wagyu Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 57. hom
Portuguese
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Rank 58. Jaras
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 59. Buabok
Thai
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Rank 62. 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 63. L'Arôme by the Sea
Contemporary French
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Rank 64. Acqua
Sardinian
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Rank 65. Baan Rearn Mai
Seafood
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Rank 66. Thian Leng Bak Kut Teh
Malaysian
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Rank 67. Talung Thai
Thai
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Rank 69. Tambu
Modern Indian
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Rank 70. Ta Khai
Thai
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Rank 71. Mook Manee
Seafood
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Rank 72. 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 73. Khanom Jeen Baan Bang Kan
Thai Noodles
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Rank 74. Phi Sao
Southern Thai