See listing page 70 WhereWhere to Eat in Phuket PHUKET ISLAND Sarasin Bridge Thepk assatri Rd. Mai Khao Beach Tha Maphrao Bay Phuket International Airport Blue Canyon Sirinart Kung Bay National Park Nai Yang Beach Mission Hill . d 16 R i r 15 t a s Sai Cape Helipad s a Yang Cape k p e h T 13 Nai Thon 22 Kho Phra Teaw Beach National Park 10 Po Bay Bang Pae Waterfall Layan Ao Po Cape Thalang Tonsai Koh Kala Waterfall Phuket Layan Beach Airpark Bang Rong T h 6 Bay 17 e p k a s s Paklok a t ri Bang Tao Beach R 4 d Heroines' . Monument Son Cape Cherngtalay 6 2 8 Yamu Cape Rd. Surin Beach Srisoonthorn Tha Ruea Bay Tha Ruea Sing Cape Kamala Beach Koh Keaw . d R 2 i Kathu Waterfall r Koh Maphrao t a s Loch Palm By Pass Rd s a k p e Sapam h Kathu 4 T Tourise Police Kalim Beach Phra Baramee Rd. Tesco Lotus Index Patong Beach View Point Phuket Country Club Big C Jungceylon Central Festival Homeworks Koh Sire Phuket City Bang Wad Dam Freedom Bay King Rama Mai Phai Cape IMAGE asia IX Park est W ad Vichit o Phap Pla Cape Relax Bay R Saphan hin ofa st a Ea h d C a o R Phuket Bay fa Koh Kui o a h Wat Chalong C Karon Beach Nam Bo Cape P Koh Taphao Noi a View Point t a k HomePro Village Ao Chalong Koh Taphao Yai Rd Ao Makham Koh Pu . Yacht Club (ACYC) Chalong Deep Sea Harbour Kata Beach Circle Boat Pier Phuket Yacht Kata Noi Beach Club (PYC) PanwaPa CapeCape Rd. Chalong Bay Yon Bay n a u Koh Thanan Y i View Point a S 24 . Koh Lon Nui Bay iset Rd V Nai Harn Beach Rawai Beach Koh Man View Point Koh Aeo Phromthep Cape Koh Bon Copyright © 2004 - IMAGE asia Events Co., Ltd. - Thailand Koh Kaeo Koh Hae www.map-of-phuket.com [email protected] Tel: 076 264491 Mob: 081 894 9668 Where to Eat in Phuket CONTENTS REVIEWS 9-23 LISTINGS 24-156 PHUKET CITY 24 SOUTH EAST 33 Cape Panwa, Chalong, Rawai & Nai Harn KATA/KARON 43 PATONG/KALIM 68 NORTH 131 Mai Khao, Cherngtalay, Kamala, Surin, Bang Tao, Koh Kaew, Boat Lagoon & Royal Phuket Marina DIRECTORY 157 Cover photograph from: Cape Sienna Hotel & Villas 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 OUR SYMBOLS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket uses a range of symbols in each restaurant listing to represent price range, facilities and Baan Rim Pa other relevant aspects of each restaurant. This enables you “Location, location, location” as the saying goes. It doesn’t to compare quickly one restaurant with another, and to matter how good you are, if you’re not in the right location, forget it. That’s why Tom McNamara, Baan Rim Pa creator, almost 20 years work out which restaurants meet your needs. ago decided to convert his two-storied teak house overlooking Kalim and Patong Bays, into a restaurant. Price range To allow you to compare one restaurant with another, Where Baan Rim Pa has since become one of Thailand’s best-known and most highly awarded restaurants, with a reputation stretching to Eat uses the Baht symbol ‘B’ to indicate a price range. This much further. It is perched on a cliff , with panoramic views of represents the average cost of a full 3-course meal for one person, Patong Beach to the Bay of Kalim and the constant swish of the surf including tax & service, but excluding drinks. The price ranges are on the rocks below. It didn’t take long to decide on a meal, as we’d as follows: already studied the Baan Rim Pa cookbook that afternoon and had B = under 400 Baht BBB = 800 - 1,200 Baht a fair idea of what we wanted to sample. However, the well-trained BB = 400 - 800 Baht BBBB = over 1,200 Baht staff were there to assist with recommendations. We chose four plates: Goong Choob Paeng Thod (battered Other symbols and deep-fried shrimp), Gaeng Liang Goong (herbed soup of vegetables and prawns), Panaeng Ped (creamy curry with duckling) and Pla Nueng Manow (steamed fi sh with lemon), with a bottle of = Best to book a table = Background music Allegrini, Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 1999 from Baan Rim = Booking not necessary = No entertainment Pa’s award-winning wine cellar. Spotlights highlighted dancing branches next to our table, the = Car park on site = Has smoking area atmosphere that brings thousands of diners each year was in full = No area for smoking swing – and the food arrived. The Panaeng Ped deserves special = Parking nearby mention. The duck, simmered in coconut milk, is sweet and just a = Major credit cards OK touch piquant. The shrimps, plump, fresh and tender were served = Live entertainment with Chinese plum sauce and a red chili dip. The herbed soup was = Has DJ on site = No credit cards perhaps outdone by the stronger fl avours of the duck and prawn, and when the steamed fi sh arrived I found the meat fell off the bone and the lemon perfectly complemented the fi sh. There are some restaurants that can, for a fl eeting moment, encapsulate the word ‘romantic’ and then there are those that fl ing their tacky version of romance full in your face. Here, with Tommy Doyle playing classics on his grand piano, the sea breeze and the delicate aromas of world-class cooking in the air, The House by the Sea was the most romantic place I’d eaten in a long, long while. Winners of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence from 2002 to 2009, Baan Rim Pa delivers the defi nitive Phuket dining experience. 8 See listing page 71 Tel: 0 7634 0789, 0 7634 1768 9 REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Mom Tri’s Boathouse Regatta Baan Yin Dee That a memorable fine dining occasion calls for remarkable Fusion Restaurant & Grand Piano Bar and fresh ingredients such as ambiance, setting, service and food, is a Few destinations in the world can host an evening of well-known fact. Top up these elements with a marina-side venue on enjoyment with sophisticated flair and unrivalled ambience. the boardwalk of Royal Phuket Marina with a view of luxury yachts and Unprecedented luxury and comfort characterise Baan Yin Dee. the extraordinary cuisine famous to Mom Tri’s Boathouse Wine and “Warm Welcome Home”, the English translation of Baan Yin Grill in Kata, and these are the makings for an exceptional evening. Dee, is an apt name for this upscale retreat that truly is to be The newly-opened Mom Tri’s Boathouse Regatta boasts an original discovered. Personalised service with traditional Thai charm décor reminiscent of a New England style yacht club. Colourful fl ags and hospitality, the pleasing sounds of the piano and the superb and pennants, representative of signals used in yacht racing and dinner make for a relaxing occasion. regattas, arranged in circular ornaments, splendidly decorate the The menu reveals a tempting array of selections. The Tom ceiling while portholes and other items symbolic of yachting appear Yam Goong, a sour and spicy prawn soup with lemongrass, on the white walls with a wooden fl oor painted gray to ‘bottom’ it all mushrooms, galangal and herbs and the Som Tam Tod, a off . Comfortable rattan chairs and tables upon which elaborately set modified version of the Thai Papaya Salad with deep fried white tablecloths and settings provide inviting placings in the smart shredded vegetables and shrimp, are two Thai favourites but casual al fresco dining area. Cocktails anyone? Enjoy one of the providing a graceful ease into the superb meal. Complemented Boathouse Regatta’s exotic fl avours on the boardwalk with a close-up by the red wine El Supremo Syrah from Argentina, the courses view of a dream yacht. to come, beckon. Superlative tastes and sights – a signature of all Mom Tri’s The international and fusion flare at BYD come alive in restaurants – manifest themselves in the form of a fusion of seafood the dishes so delicately prepared and presented. The Nasi and French Mediterranean cuisine at the Boathouse Regatta. From the Goreng Kampong, the Indonesian style fried rice served with ‘Warm Appetisers’ menu, the Rock Lobster Ravioli Boathouse Style with chicken satay and shrimp crackers, topped with a fried egg is a cream morel velouté and the French Duck Foie Gras ‘poêlé à la minute’ refreshing dish particularly for those familiar with the Thai Khao with cognac black truffl e sauce and wild mushrooms were indicative of Pat or fried rice with its different spices and sauce. BYD’s Salmon the subtle spices and art of preparation of this style of cooking. Steak, glazed with plum sauce and served with cauliflower mousse and wok-fried Bok Choy in soya sauce served with mint The complementary dishes of meat and seafood proved to be and Thai basil is a medley of tantalizing flavours served over a favourable and pleasing main courses. The Pan-Seared Fillet of Phuket moist and perfectly cooked salmon. A signature dish not to be Sole with fi ne cream Chardonnay sauce and layered with spinach was a missed is the KO’s spicy sautéed pasta, a choice of pasta with light and refreshing dish of subtle fl avours.