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Tel: 076 264491 Mob: 081 894 9668 [email protected] www.map-of-phuket.com Where to Eat in Phuket CONTENTS REVIEWS 10-27 FEATURE 28-30 Reducing Fusion Confusion LISTINGS 31-155 PHUKET CITY 31 SOUTH EAST 39 Chalong, Rawai, Nai Harn KATA/KARON 50 PATONG/KALIM 76 NORTH 131 Mai Khao, Cherngtalay, Kamala, Surin, Bang Tao, Koh Kaew, Boat Lagoon & Royal Phuket Marina RECIPE 128-129 Sichuan Braised Pork Shoulder DIRECTORY 156 Cover photograph from: Kan Eang@pier Where to Eat in Phuket is created by (Image Asia Events Co., Ltd.) 90/5 Moo 2, Chaofa Rd. West, Vichit, Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: +66 (0) 7626 4491 Fax: +66 (0) 7626 4454 at Royal Phuket Marina OUR SYMBOLS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket uses a range of symbols in each restaurant listing to represent price range, facilities and other relevant aspects of each restaurant. This enables you to compare quickly one restaurant with another, and to work out which restaurants meet your needs. Price range To allow you to compare one restaurant with another, Where to Eat uses the Baht symbol ‘B’ to indicate a price range. This represents the average cost of a full 3-course meal for one person, including tax & service, but excluding drinks. The price ranges are as follows: B = under 400 Baht BBB = 800 - 1,200 Baht BB = 400 - 800 Baht BBBB = over 1,200 Baht Other symbols = Best to book a table = Background music = Booking not necessary = No entertainment = Car park on site = Has smoking area = Parking nearby = No area for smoking = Live entertainment = Major credit cards OK = Has DJ on site = No credit cards 8 REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Baan Rim Pa Joe’s Downstairs “Location, location, location” as the saying goes. It doesn’t Winner of Best Casual Dining in Asia HAPA 2008-2010! What matter how good you are, if you’re not in the right location, forget started as a casual trendy bar serving Asian style tapas and a it. That’s why Tom McNamara, Baan Rim Pa creator, almost 20 years great place to meet for cocktails and fi ne wine at sunset or late ago decided to convert his two-storied teak house overlooking in the evening, quickly became a sought after award-winning Kalim and Patong Bays, into a restaurant. restaurant. Not only has the restaurant won its share of awards, Baan Rim Pa has since become one of Thailand’s best-known but the Executive Chef Aaron Hooper was awarded ‘King of the and most highly awarded restaurants, with a reputation stretching Kitchen Thailand 2008-2010’ by HAPA. much further. It is perched on a cliff , with panoramic views of Patong Beach to the Bay of Kalim and the constant swish of the surf Joe’s has become a top choice for both local expat residents on the rocks below. It didn’t take long to decide on a meal, as we’d and guests to Phuket Island who are looking for something already studied the Baan Rim Pa cookbook that afternoon and had special. Off ering a classy, chic and friendly open-air atmosphere, a fair idea of what we wanted to sample. However, the well-trained Joes is nestled between its sister restaurants Baan Rim Pa and Da staff were there to assist with recommendations. Maurizio’s, perched on a rocky outcrop above crystal blue waters We chose four plates: Goong Choob Paeng Thod (battered between Patong Beach and the Bay of Kalim. It has a crisp white and deep-fried shrimp), Gaeng Liang Goong (herbed soup of décor from fl oor to ceiling and comfortable balcony seating for vegetables and prawns), Panaeng Ped (creamy curry with duckling) viewing magnifi cent sunsets and enjoying a variety of scrumptious and Pla Nueng Manow (steamed fi sh with lemon), with a bottle of dining options and beverages. The location is unparalleled. Allegrini, Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 1999 from Baan Rim Chef Aaron has fl air in creating new and exciting dishes, Pa’s award-winning wine cellar. which he off ers as daily specials, along with his superb Asian style Spotlights highlighted dancing branches next to our table, the Tapas and à la carte menu. Whether you want a light snack with atmosphere that brings thousands of diners each year was in full cocktails at sunset, a gourmet lunch or dinner, you will fi nd his swing – and the food arrived. The Panaeng Ped deserves special menu unsurpassable. With dishes such as Foie Gras “Shu Mei” with mention. The duck, simmered in coconut milk, is sweet and just a toasted pistachios and tamarind/plum sauce, Jumbo Crab Cake set touch piquant. The shrimps, plump, fresh and tender were served atop Haas avocado salad with sharp lemon vinaigrette, Imported with Chinese plum sauce and a red chili dip. The herbed soup was 400 day old Wagyu Beef, Baja Fresh Chicken Tacos – Shredded perhaps outdone by the stronger fl avours of the duck and prawn, chicken breast slow cooked with chilies, tomato and coriander in and when the steamed fi sh arrived I found the meat fell off the fresh corn tortillas with Monterey Jack Cheese, house made chili bone and the lemon perfectly complemented the fi sh. taco sauce and side of beans, Pan Seared Sea Bass “Almondine” – There are some restaurants that can, for a fl eeting moment, Toasted almonds, orange scented sugar snap peas, Giant Blue encapsulate the word ‘romantic’ and then there are those that Crab Spring Roll and Citrus/Ginger Vinaigrette, fl ing their tacky version of romance full in your you will fi nd something special to enjoy. face. Here, with Tommy Doyle playing classics on his grand piano, the sea breeze and the delicate The long white terrazzo bar off ers a variety of aromas of world-class cooking in the air, The House specially created cocktails by the Sea was the most romantic place I’d eaten in and a wide selection of wine a long, long while. by the glass from its Wine Winners of the Wine Spectator Award of Spectator Award (2008 and Excellence from 2002 to 2009, Baan Rim Pa delivers 2009) winning cellar. Joe’s is the defi nitive Phuket dining experience. not to be missed. 10 See listing page 79 Tel: 0 7634 0789, 0 7634 1768 See listing page 81 Tel: 0 7661 8245 11 REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante Hung Fat’s Spectacular location, amazing food and wine A trendy setting and an exciting new menu from are what bring people back to Da Maurizio’s time after time. award-winning Chef Aaron Hooper! Hung Fat’s is a fun, Situated on the beachfront at the southern end of Kalim Bay with relaxed and cool place to meet for drinks, have a light lunch beautiful open views of the beach, rocks and the reef beyond, it is or an exotic dinner. The newest addition to the Baan Rim Pa probably the most romantic setting of any restaurant in Phuket. group of restaurants, which off er some of the fi nest award- During the day, the sea falls back to reveal one of the most vibrant winning dining with tantalizing cuisines at their beachfront near-shore reefs on the island. The small private beach, which locations just north of Patong on the way to Kalim.