--- title: "Where to eat in Phuket" description: "Phuket eats southern Thai curry at Raya and One Chun, Hokkien mee at Mee Hoon Pa Chang, and beach seafood at Kan Eang @ Pier. Old Phuket Town shophouses serve roti and dim sum; Patong is for convenience, not quality. Book Raya and One Chun 3–5 days ahead; night markets and roti stalls are walk-in. Old Town beats every beach resort buffet." url: "https://travelshifu.com/eats/phuket" country: "Thailand" type: "dining guide" source: "TravelShifu" --- # Where to eat in Phuket _Mee hoon pa chang, southern curry and beachside seafood_ Phuket eats southern Thai curry at Raya and One Chun, Hokkien mee at Mee Hoon Pa Chang, and beach seafood at Kan Eang @ Pier. Old Phuket Town shophouses serve roti and dim sum; Patong is for convenience, not quality. Book Raya and One Chun 3–5 days ahead; night markets and roti stalls are walk-in. Old Town beats every beach resort buffet. ## Restaurants ### Raya Restaurant **Area**: Old Phuket Town (Dibuk Road) · **Cuisine**: Phuket heritage Thai · **Price**: $$$ · dinner ฿400–800 per person · **Signature**: Moo hong — Phuket-style braised pork belly Raya is Old Phuket Town's heritage dining room: moo hong braised pork, crab curry and Phuket-Chinese dishes in a restored shophouse where locals still celebrate birthdays. The cooking predates beach-resort Thai clichés — richer, sweeter southern flavours in a room that feels like eating family recipes rather than tourist menus. Book dinner ahead. ### One Chun Cafe & Restaurant **Area**: Old Phuket Town · **Cuisine**: Phuket Thai in shophouse setting · **Price**: $$ · lunch/dinner ฿300–600 · **Signature**: Moo hong and crab curry with Phuket noodles One Chun brought Old Phuket Town dining to a global audience without losing shophouse soul: moo hong, crab curry and Phuket noodles in a colourful room that fills with Thai families and food pilgrims. Quality matches Raya with slightly more tourist visibility — book dinner or arrive at opening for lunch walk-in. ### Mee Hoon Pa Chang **Area**: Old Phuket Town (Ranong Road) · **Cuisine**: Hokkien mee specialist · **Price**: $ · bowl ฿60–100 · **Signature**: Phuket Hokkien mee — yellow noodles with pork and seafood Mee Hoon Pa Chang serves the Hokkien noodle bowl Phuket's Peranakan community built its breakfast on: yellow egg noodles, pork, seafood and dark soy in a broth locals queue for before noon. No reservations, prices under ฿100, and the dish that teaches you Phuket is a Chinese-Thai port city before it is a beach. Arrive early — sells out. ### Kan Eang @ Pier **Area**: Chalong Bay · **Cuisine**: Seafood restaurant · **Price**: $$$ · dinner ฿800–1,500 per person · **Signature**: Live seafood grilled or steamed — crab, prawns, fish by weight Kan Eang @ Pier is Chalong's seafood institution: live tanks, grilled fish and crab by weight on a pier that locals drive to from every Phuket beach. Verify per-kilogram prices before cooking — the meal beats Patong seafood traps when you eat where Thai families eat. Book weekends ahead. ### Lock Tien Food Court **Area**: Old Phuket Town · **Cuisine**: Local food court · **Price**: $ · plates ฿60–150 · **Signature**: Rotating Phuket stalls — roti, noodles, curry Lock Tien is Old Phuket Town's local food court: dozens of stalls under one roof serving roti, noodles, curry and Phuket dishes at prices workers actually pay. No tourist surcharge, no English menu theatre — point, eat, move on. The smart lunch when you want variety without committing to one restaurant. ### Ko Ang Seafood **Area**: Phuket Town (non-beach) · **Cuisine**: Thai-Chinese seafood · **Price**: $$ · dinner ฿400–800 · **Signature**: Stir-fried crab with pepper and garlic Ko Ang is Phuket Town seafood without the pier theatre: pepper crab, stir-fried squid and Thai-Chinese plates in a plain room locals cite when beach restaurants disappoint. Prices stay below Kan Eang, quality stays consistent, and the meal suits travellers based in Old Town rather than Patong. Book ahead on weekends. ### Roti Ta Lueng **Area**: Old Phuket Town (night market area) · **Cuisine**: Roti & Muslim-Thai street food · **Price**: $ · roti ฿40–80 · **Signature**: Sweet roti with condensed milk or savoury egg roti Roti Ta Lueng serves Muslim-Thai roti the way Phuket's night market culture demands: stretched dough, condensed milk, egg or banana fillings grilled to order at prices under ฿80. Not a full dinner — but the street snack that belongs after a Lock Tien lunch and before a Raya dinner. Walk-in evening. ### Tu Kab Khao **Area**: Old Phuket Town · **Cuisine**: Southern Thai heritage · **Price**: $$$ · dinner ฿500–900 · **Signature**: Phuket heritage dishes in a museum-like shophouse Tu Kab Khao presents Phuket heritage cooking in a shophouse that doubles as culinary museum: recipes from old Phuket families, southern curries and Peranakan dishes with context plaques rather than generic pad thai. The meal suits travellers who want food plus history in one sitting. Book ahead — domestic tourism keeps it full. ## What is moo hong and where do you eat it in Phuket? Moo hong is Phuket's braised pork belly — sweet, peppery, slow-cooked until collapsing. Raya and One Chun are the benchmark addresses in Old Phuket Town. Order with rice and a southern curry side. It is richer than central Thai pork dishes — plan it for lunch or early dinner. ## Should you eat in Patong or Old Phuket Town? Old Phuket Town for every meal worth remembering. Patong handles late-night convenience and drinks, not quality Thai food. Taxi or Grab to Old Town costs less than one disappointing beach-resort dinner. Kan Eang and Ko Ang suit seafood lovers staying beach-side without eating on the strip. ## How far ahead should you book Phuket restaurants? Raya and Tu Kab Khao need 3–5 days. One Chun needs 2–3 days. Mee Hoon Pa Chang, Lock Tien and roti stalls are walk-in — arrive early. Mix one heritage dinner with food-court lunches. ## What food experiences are worth booking in Phuket? Old Town food walks, cooking classes and Chalong seafood setups are the highest-yield bookings. Expect ฿1,500–3,500 per person. They solve transport from beach resorts and stall selection. --- Canonical HTML: https://travelshifu.com/eats/phuket