10 places curated from 10 travel vlogs โ the more a spot gets mentioned, the higher it ranks
A famous local restaurant spread across bungalows and pavilions, with dishes you won't find elsewhere. It is known for its stuffed fish.
A local seafood restaurant in a quiet community where you eat on a platform built over the sea. Dishes include sour orange curry with turmeric, garlic deep-fried fish and grape seaweed.
A local restaurant whose name translates to "eat with auntie," run by a charismatic chef. It is known for crunchy deep-fried fish topped with curry paste.
A Michelin-starred farm-to-table restaurant at the Trisara resort, where Chef Jimmy cooks with local Thai ingredients. Dishes include salt-baked sunchoke and dry-aged duck.
A forest restaurant beside a stream serving spicy, authentic local Phuket food. One dish is a southern Thai chili curry with sand fish and tree basil.
A legendary restaurant in a 130-year-old house. It serves classic Phuket dishes such as crab curry with rice noodles and wild betel leaf coconut curry.
A restored house restaurant where owner Khun Bon preserves his Peranakan family recipes. Its signature is a huge grouper fish head curry.
A jungle restaurant at Hanuman World with dome pods containing sofas and nest-style tables. Arriving at sunset is recommended.
An award-winning Thai restaurant with cliff-top views over the Andaman Sea. Dishes such as pad thai with shrimp and green curry chicken cost about $15 each.
The presenter's favourite of the clifftop sunset bars and restaurants near the island's southern tip, praised for its delicious food and ocean views.