4/5 - (1 vote) A beachfront resort on Bangtao Beach SAii Laguna Phuket is a large luxury resort set right on the sand of Bangtao Beach, on the west coast of Phuket Island. The hotel was rece… Read More

4/5 - (1 vote) If this is your first visit to Phuket, there are a few things you should know about the island before planning your itinerary or booking any tours. 1. Phuket is a small island… Read More

4/5 - (1 vote) A local restaurant near Kathu Waterfalls Krua Pai Lin Restaurant (Blue Sapphire) is a good and real local restaurant just before reaching the Kathu Waterfalls in Kathu, a grea… Read More

4/5 - (1 vote) A great beach club on Bangtao Beach Carpe Diem on Bangtao Beach is the latest Beach Club in Phuket, serving an appetizing Mediterranean and Italian cuisine with creative cockt… Read More

4/5 - (1 vote) Help dogs and cats of Thailand! Soi Dog Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping street dogs and cats around Phuket, Thailand and beyond, spaying and neute… Read More

4.7/5 - (3 votes) A modern Thai restaurant in Nai Harn Samut is a trendy restaurant that just opened in Nai Harn, serving modern Thai cuisine focusing on local seafood prepared with local in… Read More

Sam Sae Chu Hut Shrine Sam Sae Chu Hut Chinese Shrine is a modest and discreet Chinese shrine located near the intersection of Khaw Sim Bee Road and Mae Luan Road, on the way up to Khao Rang… Read More

9 Hornbills Tented Camp 9 Hornbills Tented Camps is a set of spacious luxury tents built high on the hillside on Koh Yao Noi, just above Six Sense Hideaway Yao Noi and part of Koyao Island R… Read More

Benny’s Cocktails & Grill Benny’s Cocktail and Grill is an understated gem hidden by the roadside in Bangtao Beach, specializing in meats but with many other options. We hear… Read More

Dibuk Thanon Khaotom Khaotom Thanon Dibuk is a local restaurant famous for its morning rice porridge and noodle soup, located on Phang Nga Road in the back of Phuket Town, and only open from… Read More

Hugo Hub Phuket is a beachfront cafe, bar, restaurant and beach-working space concept. The cooking stalls are distributed around the restaurant, serving breakfast, food and drinks in a relax… Read More

A great pizzeria in the old Phuket Town Pizzeria Da Moreno @ Town is an excellent Italian restaurant located on Yaowarat Road, in the heart of the old Phuket Town. Da Moreno @ Town is the fo… Read More

Local Thai food and seafood in Phuket Town The Food Maimorn Forest Info Location: Phuket Town Address: 9, Phangnga Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000 Hours: 11 am &nd&hell…Read More

We Camping Phuket We Camping Phuket is a truly local restaurant located in Kathu, with fun camping decor and a vast outdoor sitting area. Despite the name, the place is not related to campin… Read More

An excellent local restaurant in Kathu Somtam Puma 2 Info Location: Kathu Address: 71/10 Moo 1 Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket 83120 Hours: 11 am – 10.30 pm Phone: 081 607 8663 Price: ch… Read More

A cool beach bar on Kamala Beach Smile Bar is a very popular beachfront restaurant as well as a bar with a great location in Kamala Beach, just across the beach and the sea. The place has be… Read More

Akoya Star Lounge in Ao Yon Beach Akoya Star Lounge is an upmarket rooftop bar and tapas at V Villas Phuket by MGallery in Ao Yon Beach, a secluded cove on the southeast of Phuket. The place… Read More

A Great Pizzeria in Kathu Pizzeria Da Moreno is a casual Italian restaurant by the roadside of Kathu, near Lock Palm Golf Club. (In case you are not familiar with Phuket, Kathu is between Pa… Read More

Loukthor Vegetarian Restaurant, located near Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town, is particularly popular during the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival. There are a few vegan and vegetarian restaur… Read More

Tha Rua Shrine is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, found in Thalang District on Thepkasattri Road about 800m south of the Heroines’ Monument. It’s an important site d… Read More

Breakfast, lunch and dinner right on the beach in Kamala Boat Bar and Restaurant is a long-established venue with a golden location, right by the beautiful beach of Kamala Beach. The beach i… Read More

The Place is a casual restaurant with a great location on the beach road of Patong Beach, just next to Baan Lamai Hotel. The restaurant is mostly French but serves a wide choice of French, I… Read More

Go Fresh Organic Cafe is a popular vegetarian restaurant located on the scenic road in Soi Naya, near Nai Harn Beach, in a calm neighbourhood. Despite it being a ‘roadside’ resta… Read More

The Vegetarian House (เจภูเก็ต) is a fantastic place to experience authentic vegetarian Thai food in Phuket and it is conveniently located on… Read More

Rock Salt is an upmarket restaurant built on the rocky end of the beautiful Nai Harn Beach, south of Phuket. The view is fantastic, and the Mediterranean cuisine is really good and the breez… Read More

Tann Terrace Phuket is a new lovely beach bar, restaurant and even boutique hotel with a unique location at the very south end of Karon Beach. What used to be a run-down Thai restaurant with… Read More

Kio Thian Keng Shrine is a colourful Chinese shrine that is set on the seashore inside Saphan Hin public park in Phuket Town. It’s a place of worship for the local Chinese-Thai communi… Read More

True luxury on a paradise island The Racha is a 5-star sustainable beachfront resort set on Koh Racha Yai, a small paradise island located 15 km south of Phuket Island. The 85 beautiful whit… Read More

What to Do on Koh Racha Island? Koh Racha Yai (also called Raya Island or Racha Island) is a small island just 12 kilometres south of Phuket, popular for day trips, snorkelling and scuba div… Read More

Visiting Phuket on the Thailand Test & Go scheme Update November 2021: Visiting Phuket in the time of covid has now become easier! Thailand launched a new tourism program called Test &am&hell…Read More

A significant Shrine in Phuket Town Hok Nguan Kong Shrine is a Chinese temple found near the Surin Clock Circle in Phuket Town. It was founded more than 80 years ago by the Chinese-Thai comm… Read More

Phuket Chinese Temples The Chinese shrines of Phuket offer always an excellent opportunity for some good photo. There are quite a few around, and each of them has its own characters and uniq… Read More

Kathu Shrine [toc} Kathu Shrine is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, and it’s believed by many to be the birthplace of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival nearly two centuries ag… Read More

Bang Neow Shrine. Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town is one of the oldest and most revered Chinese shrines in Phuket. It’s one of the main shrines taking part in the annual Phuket Vegetar… Read More

Handmade macrame by Poppy in Phuket Discover and order a growing collection of beautifully handmade macrame creations by Poppy in Phuket. 1. Macrame Crossbody Bag Length 12cm. Width 18cm. Lo… Read More

An art gallery in a restaurant near Rawai Phasom See is a hard-to-find little cafe, art gallery and restaurant, hidden between Chalong and Rawai Beach. The food mostly consists of fusion dis… Read More

Sam Kong Shrine Lim Hu Tai Su is a Chinese Taoist shrine on the north side of Phuket Town, also known as Sam Kong Shrine for the neighbourhood it’s found in. Though not as well known b… Read More

The Good View Restaurant A superb restaurant serving good Thai food right on the beach, at a good price too. A perfect place for a holiday lunch and to relax at the end of the day with a col… Read More

What is Phuket Sandbox Program? Phuket has been open to international visitors since 1 July 2021 with the launch of the Phuket Sandbox program. Phuket Sandbox visitors are not required to qu… Read More

A great local restaurant in Phuket Town Esan Bar, despite calling itself a bar, is an excellent and affordable Thai restaurant serving Isan food from the northeast of Thailand. The restauran… Read More

A great noodle soup shop in Old Phuket Town O Cha Rot is an unassuming local restaurant, but it serves one of the best noodle soups in Phuket Town, so good that it made it to the Michelin Gu… Read More

A surprising bar in old Phuket The Library Phuket is unassuming from the outside; it looks like an anonymous old-fashioned library and is always empty of guests. If, like us, you know there… Read More

Restaurant and Coffee Shop We Cafe Chaofa is a large restaurant known to serve a vast array of international, western and Thai dishes at a very good price, located not far from Wat Chalong… Read More

A fun local restaurant in Kathu Red Clam in Kathu, or Hoi Pai Daeng in Thai, is a local restaurant serving good and simple Thai food, perfect for sharing with your friends at the end of the… Read More

Italian Restaurant in Phuket Town Crust Cafe and Restaurant is an excellent Italian venue located on the outskirts of Phuket Town. The food is very well priced and so good that the restauran… Read More

How does Phuket look like during COVID? There is no doubt that Phuket is going through an incredibly difficult year because of COVID-19. Phuket relies almost entirely on tourism, and after m… Read More

Seafood by the mangrove on Phuket east coast Tasak Seafood restaurant is a modest but excellent local restaurant serving inexpensive seafood in a beautiful seaside location in Paklok. Paklok… Read More

Best Dessert Shop in Phuket Town Wanlamun is the most popular Thai sweets and Thai desserts restaurant in Phuket Town. The restaurant has been opened for decades and serves an astonishing la… Read More

Spanish Tapas in Bang Tao ANISE Tapas & Bar is a very popular Spanish restaurant at the very entrance of Boat Avenue Shopping Village in Chergntalay, on the way to Bangtao Beach. The res… Read More

A Healthy Restaurant in Nai Harn Sea Oak is a lovely little restaurant serving delicious healthy food, just a few meters away from the beautiful beach of Nai Harn. You can choose to sit insi… Read More

Day & Night Of Phuket in Phuket Town Night and Day of Phuket is a large new restaurant with impressive architecture and attractive design on Dibuk Road, close to the heart of the old Phu… Read More

A Weekend in Koh Yao Noi The Koh Yao Islands are just 5 kilometres away by boat from the east coast of Phuket. The smallest and most populated is Koh Yao Noi (Noi stands for small), and the… Read More

A modest but excellent Thai restaurant Krua Ohm is a small and modest local Thai restaurant in Kathu with a mention on the famous Michelin Guide for two consecutive years. The restaurant, hi… Read More

Where are Phuket waterfalls? Phuket waterfalls are modest in size, especially during the high season when the lack of rain reduces the stream to a trickle. There are three waterfalls in Phuk… Read More

Is January a good time to visit Phuket? Phuket weather in January is usually as perfect as it gets. The sky is spotless, the sea is crystal clear and quiet,  and the temperature is perf… Read More

Is December a good time to visit Phuket? [toc} December in Phuket is the first month of the much-awaited high season, and the weather is usually perfect unless it’s an unlucky year (it… Read More

How is the weather in Phuket in August? Phuket weather in August may see a little more rain than in July since it is the peak of the rainy season. Once again, the rainy season doesn’t… Read More

How is the weather in Phuket in July? Phuket weather in July sees more rain than in June. The monsoon, or low season, has definitely started, and you can expect the sea to be rough and the s… Read More

How is the weather in Phuket in June? Phuket weather in June sees the return of the rains as it is the start of the monsoon, locally called ‘the low season.’ In recent years, the… Read More

How is the weather in Phuket in May? May is the last month of the high season in Phuket, and the weather stays pretty much in line with April: temperatures remain very high, and humidity is… Read More

How many days should I stay in Phuket? How many days are enough to visit Phuket? This is a question we receive very often, mostly from first-time visitors. As you can expect, there is no eas… Read More

A Modern Thai Restaurant with a Michelin mention Suay Cherngtalay is a popular and excellent restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine with a creative touch. The restaurant is very inviting, di… Read More

The Memory at On On Hotel in Phuket Town On On Hotel in Phuket Town   The rooms Lady Coco Restaurant and Bar The Memory at On On Hotel Info Location: Phuket Town Address: 19 Phangnga Rd… Read More

A luxury resort on Karon Beach Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort is a luxury resort on Karon Beach, west coast of Phuket Island. With 665 rooms and suites spread across 75 green acres, the hotel… Read More

What to Do in Karon Beach? Karon is one of the longest beaches in Phuket, ranking 4th on our beach popularity page. It enjoys a vast stretch of white sand, a decent choice of dining and nigh… Read More

Phuket 101 Videos on YouTube Discover our growing collection of videos about Phuket on YouTube. We just started so we apologize if they don’t look very professional, but we are doing o… Read More

Ta Tuay Restaurant Phuket Ta Tuay is one of the least known local restaurants in Phuket, and most travellers never heard of it before it received a Bib Gourmand from the well-known Michelin… Read More

How to Get to Merlin Beach? Merlin Beach, Tri Trang Beach, Paradise Beach, Freedom Beach, which is which? Every time we post a photo of any of these beaches, it starts endless discussions, s… Read More

One of Phuket’s most beautiful beaches Kata Noi Beach is a beautiful sandy bay and a perfect spot in Phuket if you want to be near the famous Kata Beach while staying away from the tou… Read More

Phuket Art Village Phuket Art Village is a small art gallery and artist community hidden at the end of a small lane, on the way to Rawai Beach, in the south of Phuket Island. The place is su… Read More

Grind Cafe at Underwood Art Factory Grind Cafe is a surprisingly beautiful restaurant and art gallery hidden on the busy by-pass road near Phuket Town. Chances are, you probably drove in fro… Read More

DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort is a hotel with a golden location in Patong Beach. The place is perfect if you plan to maximise your hol… Read More

Siam Supper Club Restaurant The Siam Supper Club is a long-established cosy restaurant at the entrance of the Laguna Phuket, just before all the luxurious resorts of Bangtao Beach on the wes… Read More

Baan Ar Jor Heritage Hotel Baan Ar Jor is a hotel, a restaurant and a museum with a long history that started in 1936. This house has always been one of the most mysterious old mansions of P… Read More

A long weekend in the Maldives Spending a weekend at Como Maalifushi in the Maldives was a dream come true, even for us, who already live on the tropical island of Phuket. The Maldives alway… Read More

Coconuts Café Phuket Coconuts Café is a lovely little bakery and restaurant hidden in a small lane of Chalong, in the south of Phuket Island. The coffee shop is a tiny house on… Read More

Arva Italian Restaurant Arva is an authentic traditional Italian restaurant at the iconic Amanpuri Resort on the private Pansea Beach. The restaurant serves an excellent sustainable cuisine… Read More

A Casual Restaurant in Bangtao Beach Maison Napoleon is a new modern restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner at the entrance of Laguna Phuket in Bangtao Beach. The cuisine is mostly casu… Read More

How is Four Points by Sheraton Phuket? Four Points by Sheraton Phuket is a new resort in Patong Beach with a lot of qualities to please a wide range of travellers. The location just across t… Read More

A family resort on Bangtao Beach Angsana Laguna Phuket is a vast resort on Bangtao Beach, a beautiful location on the west coast of Phuket. With more than 300 rooms, lofts and suites, the ho… Read More

A new beach bar on Kamala Beach Pine Beach Bar is a recent and beautiful venue set right on the sand of Kamala Beach, and part of the prestigious Intercontinental Hotel. With such a wid… Read More

A beach bar on an amazing beach Relax Beach Bar is a perfect place to end your exploration day on Karon Noi, one of Phuket most scenic beaches. Sit and enjoy the sunset with soft background… Read More

2 Days in Chiang Mai Chiang Mai has always been a popular destination for long holidays, but if you only have a long weekend, you can actually see quite a lot and enjoy a lot too. The city c… Read More

A Michelin Restaurant in Phuket Town Jadjan is a local Thai restaurant hidden on the outskirt of Phuket Town, and not many travellers know that a former chef from a 5-star hotel in Bangkok r… Read More

Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen is a small and excellent restaurant on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town that received a Bib Gourmand in Michelin Guide. The menu… Read More

A truly excellent steak house in Phuket Town Best Country Beef is the place to treat yourself if you are craving a perfectly cooked steak after a day exploring the Old Phuket Town. The resta… Read More

How to get to the Big Buddha of Phuket? The Big Buddha Phuket is a 45-meter-tall white marble statue visible from anywhere in the southern part of Phuket. This impressive landmark is probabl… Read More

A community mall in Bangtao Beach Porto de Phuket is a new community mall near Bangtao Beach in Cherngtalay district, just next to the very popular Boat Avenue. It’s of the same brand… Read More

Best Kanom Jeen in Phuket Town Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin (ขนมจีนสะพานหิน) is a long time favourite restaurant… Read More

A discreet Michelin Restaurant in town Hong Khao Tom Pla is a discreet and long-established restaurant in Phuket Town, named after its famous fish rice porridge speciality. Behind this modes… Read More

A fun restaurant on Thalang Road Baan 109 is a fun vintage looking restaurant as well as a casual bar on the popular Thalang Road, the historical street of Old Phuket Town where the famous S… Read More

Hog’s Head Phuket Hog’s Head Pub is a new fun coffee shop and bar taken straight out of a scene of the Harry Potter’s world, and tucked between 2 shophouses on Yaowarat Roa… Read More

Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant Phuket Kin-Kub-Ei Restaurant is a hidden gem serving delicious southern dishes cooked by Khun Tubtim (the lady on the photos), with her family recipes, and served in a… Read More

A restaurant with a view near Big Buddha Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe (previoulsy called Star Mountain Sunset Restaurant) is a small restaurant with a superb panoramic view of Karon Beach. The plac… Read More

A small night market in Phuket Town Kor Jaan is a new night market set along a canal on Kra Road, in a lesser-known part of east Phuket Town. With such a hidden location, Kor Jaan market see… Read More

An Ice Cream Shop in a Sino Portuguese Shophouse Torry’s Ice Cream Shop is a beautiful little coffee shop set in Sino Portuguese shophouse in Soi Romanee in Phuket Town. The homemade i… Read More

A collection of photos and videos of Phuket during COVID-19 lockdown. Videos of Phuket during COVID  Photos of Patong Beach during COVID-19 Kalim Beach Photos of Kata Beach Surin Bea… Read More

Lady Coco Lady Coco is a new trendy restaurant, coffee shop and ‘salon de thé’, part of the now legendary ‘The Memory at On On Hotel’ on Phang Nga Road in Old… Read More

Where to play golf in Phuket How many golf courses are there in Phuket? You are spoilt for choice if you are intending to play golf in Phuket with seven golf courses on the island and severa… Read More

Pomodoro Pomodoro is an excellent and authentic Italian restaurant in Kata Beach, a great place to come and relax with your friends or your family after a long day on the beach. The restaura… Read More