Ji Pien
Try their version of o-tao (stir fried oysters with eggs and crispy pork skin), a traditional Phuket dish, which they have been selling this famous dish for nearly 40 years. Don’t forget to sample their yummy kanom jeen (spaghetti-like rice noodles topped with curry), too.
Mee Ton Poh
A popular haunt for those who can’t get enough of signature dishes like pad mee Hokkien, which costs B35-40 ($1.40-1.60).
Kopitiam
They serve pocket-friendly traditional dishes like mee Hokkien and bak kut teh.
Raya Restaurant
The century-old building’s original mosaic-tiled floor and walls adorned with ’50s tea and coffee poster girls and pictures of Thai monarchs will take your mind off the somewhat hefty prices. The line-up of traditional Phuket dishes include moo hong—steamed pork with pepper and garlic, B250 ($10)—gaeng nue poo bai cha ploo, a dish of crab meat with curry and coconut […]
Suay Restaurant
This place serves up creative Thai fare at low prices courtesy of Chef Tammasak Chootong, formerly a chef at Banyan Tree Hotels. Try the guay tiew lod salmon khao soy—steamed salmon in rice noodles served with yellow curry, B159 ($6.30)—and tum BBQ ma kue yao, which comprises grilled long eggplant and crab meat, B89 ($3.50). Dessert is a must, too, namely the mango sticky rice spring […]
Dibuk Restaurant
Dishes like sauteed chicken livers, braised wild boar and caesar salad are on offer at this cozy French spot.
China Inn
A renovated old family house, this place has a Sino Portuguese red facade, Chinese doors and beautiful floor tiles. It houses not only a restaurant but also a antique and handicraft shop.
Pirrera Cafe Bar
Housed in an old building on the corner of Dibuk, this cute cafe retains all of its original charm.
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Art Room
This gallery-plus-school sells contemporary and traditional art by students at affordable prices.