Restaurants in South Phuket

Kan Eang

Is actually two restaurants a short distance apart. Both have excellent seafood at reasonable prices. Phuket is world famous for seafood and the two Kang Eang restaurants are among the very best on the island. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Kan Eang 2 is the nicer and more modern of the two restaurants but the original Kan Eang sets at the end of the pier at Chalong Bay and has a charm of its own. From the Chalong traffic circle, go east a few blocks to where the road ends at the Chalong pier. The rather nondescript building at the right is Kang Eang 1. You enter on the back side a few feet down from the corner. To get to Kan Eang 2 take the north spur from the Chalong traffic circle (the main road to Phuket), turn right on the first paved road and follow it to the end.

Jimmy’s Lighthouse

Very popular with visitors arriving by yacht and anchoring in Chalong Bay and with the western expat community living in Phuket. Good solid selection of sandwiches, and hearty meals of both western and Thai food. One of the best cups of coffee on the island. From the Chalong traffic circle go east a few blocks to where the road ends at the Chalong pier, turn left and proceed over the rather rough and potholed road a few hundred feet until you come to the distinctive white lighthouse.

Kata Bakery

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A basket of fresh baked rolls and slices of a delicious dark bread, orange juice, a pot of real coffee, eggs and fried potatoes and cheese, for 75 Baht. This is one of the best places for breakfast on the island. Good soups, sandwiches and European food top off the menu for this Swiss style bakery.

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Bluefin Tavern

Open daily except Sunday from 12AM until late. American style and Tex-Mex food. Makes the best taco and burrito on the island. Drop by and meet some of the foreign residents living on the island. Ray the American owner is quite a music aficionado and he has one of the best music collections on the island.

Phuket Fishing Lodge

Classy glass paneled restaurant by the sea which earns good points for its Japanese and Thai Cooking. Serves good cocktails at the full bar.

Friendship Beach

A family place to come and enjoy home cooked Thai food along with a good selection of western food at Grandma Da’s Restaurant. Dine in the open air under a thatched roof restaurant right on the beach. Also try the only open air Internet Café in Phuket, where you can send and receive E-mail or surf the Internet while enjoying a captivating ocean view. Follow the main road south from the Chalong traffic circle about 5km and watch for the sign.

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Little Mermaid

Comfortable Scandinavian restaurant in the heart of Karen. The thoughtful menu allows diners to tick options like medium or rare for their steaks, with fries or baked potato.

Old Siam

A new restaurant with an emphasis on royal Thai traditions. Nightly kim classical music performances and Thai dancing add ambiance. Ask for one the outdoor tables from where you get excellent views of Karon Beach at sunset.

Boathouse Wine & Grill

Refined Thai and European dining on a romantic terrace overlooking the sea. Renowned as one of the very best restaurants on the island. Has won major awards from all over the world. Large wine selection and set menus available.

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Promthep Cape Restaurant

Large restaurant on the coast famous for its sunsets. Good for oysters which the owners rear in their own farm. Something for everyone from extensive Thai, Chinese and European menu.

Phuket South Nightlife

Night life is quiet in the south but not too quiet. There is a string of Thai style beer-bars along the Karon- Kata beach road, and in the village of Karon. Tiana Road in little Kata village offers a number of places that offer a cold beer, good cocktails, and at times some hot entertainment. Try the Blue Fin Tavern and the Anchor Bar. For more refined tastes try the Wednesday and Sunday night Jazz music at the Boathouse Wine and Grill, and check with the Club-Med for there scheduled entertainment. The south is not as rowdy as Patong but there are plenty of places to go when the sun goes down.

Read more here about Phuket and Patong Beach Nightlife

Things to do

Thai Country Life

Elephant treks, demonstrations of how monkeys are trained to pick coconuts, a tame water buffalo you can ride, traditional ox-cart rides, and a Thai cooking demonstration. A center for the growing field of eco-touring that offers mountain bike tours and education programs about elephants and the elephant conservation project.

Open daily 8.30am to 4.30pm Tel 280116. Located 1 km north of the Chalong traffic circle, or 1.5 km south of Wat Chalong.

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Phuket Riding Club

Daily 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM Tel 288213 Offers one and two hour supervised rides that wind along a jungle trail and or along the beach at Chalong bay. The horses are kept in a proper stable and well cared for. This activity is suitable for people with limited riding experience and children. The rates are 500 Baht for a one hour ride and 1000 Baht for the two hour ride that covers both the jungle and beach segments. From the Chalong traffic circle go south on the main road (HWY 4024) south toward Rawi beach about 2 kilometers and look for the sign.

Karen Orchid Garden

With over a half million orchids on the grounds orchid lovers from all over the world visit just to see the tremendous variety of orchids on display. Phuket’s climate is perfect for raising orchids and they are a major -export earner with millions being shipped overseas annually. Tel: 288-777.

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