While beachside bliss, adrenaline-pumping adventures and non-stop (or even naughty!) nightlife await in Phuket, don’t forget it’s a culinary haven as well. Here’s a glimpse of the many dining delights that await bona fide foodies.

Starting the Day Right
There are plenty of breakfast dishes in Phuket, especially at places like the Nai Yang Fresh Market. Jok moo sap, a kind of rice porridge, is a local fave, though if you want something “meaty”, try grilled pork skewers known as moo ping. Rice noodles with a yummy Thai fish curry are what you can expect when ordering kanom jeen, while dumplings that are both sticky and sweet are characteristics of kanom hua lan.

Time for Fine Dining 
You can also treat yourself to some fine dining. Phuket is home to refined restaurants, where you can enjoy curated dishes featuring local and foreign ingredients. For example, at Age Restaurant Phuket, you can savour everything from caviar, oysters and charcuterie and cheese tasting to seafood and the finest cuts of meat prepared using a Josper charcoal oven. Of course, these dishes are paired to perfection with fine wines and creative cocktails.

Seafood Galore
Not surprisingly for an island destination, fresh seafood is never in short supply, and when combined with fresh Thai herbs and produce, delicious flavour combinations are unlocked. Look to try a steamed seabass dish with chillies and lime called pla kapong neung manao, and a stir-fried yellow crab curry or bu pad pong kari. You can also enjoy freshly grilled Phuket lobster and jumbo prawns for a scintillating seafood fiesta!

Other Local Dishes

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If you thought that was all to add to your list of must-try food in Phuket, you are wrong because there’s more… much more! Some of the perennial favourites here include moo hong (a slow-braised pork belly dish), kaeng som (Thai sour curry) and kaeng moo supparot (a curry with pork and pineapple). When you get a snack craving, don’t miss po pia sod (Thai spring rolls) or eating fresh veggies with nam choop yam, a delicious shrimp paste dip!