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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 OUR SYMBOLS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket CONTENTS Where to Eat in Phuket uses a range of symbols in each restaurant listing to represent price range, facilities and REVIEWS 10-20 other relevant aspects of each restaurant. This enables you to compare quickly one restaurant with another, and to LISTINGS 22-140 work out which restaurants meet your needs. PHUKET CITY 22 Price range SOUTH EAST 34 To allow you to compare one restaurant with another, Where to Eat Cape Panwa, Chalong, Rawai & uses the Baht symbol ‘B’ to indicate a price range. This represents Nai Harn the average cost of a full 3-course meal for one person, including KATA/KARON 52 tax & service, but excluding drinks. The price ranges are as follows: PATONG/KALIM 68 B = under 400 Baht BBB = 800 - 1,200 Baht NORTH 117 BB = 400 - 800 Baht BBBB = over 1,200 Baht Mai Khao, Cherngtalay, Kamala, Other symbols Surin, Bang Tao, Koh Kaew, Boat Lagoon & Royal Phuket Marina = Best to book a table = No entertainment DIRECTORY 141 = Booking not necessary = Has smoking area Cover photograph from: = Car park on site = No area for smoking DeDos Restaurant = Parking nearby = Major credit cards OK Where to Eat in Phuket is created by = Live entertainment = No credit cards (Image Asia Events Co., Ltd.) = Has DJ on site = Free Wifi hot spot 90/5 Moo 2, Chaofa Rd. West, 93 Free Wi-Fi Vichit, Muang, Phuket 83000 A2 = Background music Tel: +66 (0) 7626 4491 Fax: +66 (0) 7626 4454 75 B2 6 by Point 65 Sweden Tequila single Your Tequila single becomes a DOUBLE in 10 seconds flat! Assembles in 10 seconds thanks Suitable for children to paddle to the unique Snap-Tap system or play with No roof racks needed, just put it Fun, stable and easy to paddle! Take it apart and bring in boat, Solo or Tandem - all in one in the car recreational vehicle , car etc REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Three-in-one – and all winners! Baan Yin Dee 21 years since it first opened, Baan Rim Pa has won more fine Fusion Restaurant & Grand Piano Bar dining awards than any other. In its cliffside teak house, impeccably Few destinations in the world can host an evening of enjoyment prepared Royal Thai Cuisine is just part of a fine dining experience. with sophisticated flair and unrivalled ambience. Unprecedented Panoramic views over Patong Bay are complemented by surf luxury and comfort characterise Baan Yin Dee. “Warm Welcome crashing onto the rocky beach below, which mingles with Tommy Home”, the English translation of Baan Yin Dee, is an apt name Doyle’s magical sounds – jazz, blues and Broadway standards – for this upscale retreat that truly is to be discovered. Personalised wafting through from the piano bar. Then there’s the cellar with its service with traditional Thai charm and hospitality, the pleasing 300 bottles of the fi nest wines from all corners of the globe, winner sounds of the piano and the superb dinner make for a relaxing of Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence every year since 2002. occasion. Baan Rim Pa’s latest innovation, a private dining room, The menu boasts a delightful variety of Western and Thai comfortably seats 30 for dinner or 50 for cocktail parties. dishes. The Thai Appetizer Trio is a superb sampling of Thai Whether it’s a romantic dinner for two, hosting visitors or a favourites. The Tod Man Goong, a deep fried shrimp cake, special party, it’s no surprise that they call Baan Rim Pa “simply the Por Pia Tod, crispy spring rolls and the Kanom Pang Nah the fi nest in the Kingdom”. Moo, deep fried minced pork on sliced mini baguette, offer a Next door, Joe’s Downstairs is a diff erent world. Crisp white welcome introduction in some tastes and textures of Thai food. décor, long terrazzo bar and outdoor dining decks just feet Complement it with a cream of forest mushroom soup topped away from the ocean are part of what make Joe’s unique. with a milky foam and deep fried mushroom, the Mushroom Award-winning Chef Aaron Hooper’s distinctive menu Latte, and the evening is off to great beginnings. combines New World cuisine with Asian and Western style tapas. Enjoy tapas as a snack, a meal or a prelude to your à la carte A wine to savour while enjoying the selection of International dinner, which could include Alaskan Crab, Live Maine Lobster or food is the Italian red, VOGA Quattro 2007, a blend of four varietals the fi nest imported steaks – all, as you’d expect, accompanied by that fuse to provide a flavour to accompany all dishes. your choice from Joe’s Wine Spectator Award-winning cellar. The international and fusion flare at BYD come alive in the A favourite haunt of celebrities – and the island choice for dishes so delicately prepared and presented. The White Snapper weddings and birthday parties with a touch of class – Joe’s is in crispy Pancetta skin served with warm lentil salad and potato unbeatable, whether for a light lunch, sunset cocktails or a fi ne basil straw and the BYD Fusion, chicken breast stuffed with scallops dinner. and served with herb gnocchi and asparagus scented cherry 17 years and many awards on, Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante (next tomato lay testimony to Chef Fabien’s creativity in preparing and door to Joe’s) continues to off er discerning island diners the fi nest introducing ingredients to produce delectable delights. in contemporary Italian cuisine. Practically sitting on the rocks, Sweet treats are a distinctive roundup to a wonderful meal this is one of the most stunning restaurant settings on Phuket – its and enhance the timeless quality of the evening. The Chocolate spectacular backdrop a favourite for wedding parties up to 100. Fondant, a hot chocolate cake with a melting chocolate centre, is Chef/owner, Maurizio Laureri, brings in diff erent chefs to a decadent dessert and tasteful treat. help develop exciting new menus. Current Executive Chef, Paolo And a terrific roundup to the meal? Cappuccino, ice cream and Fadda, winner of the Dubai Culinary Award of Excellence, and a spectacular view of Patong Beach! known for his wine dinners with their stimulating menus, changes the restaurant menu every month. Choose from an assortment of An upscale venue catering to tourists and locals alike, BYD live local fi sh, crab, lobster and other shell fi sh, homemade pastas, provides an unsurpassed dining experience. With superb food, exotic salads and imported delicacies such as black and white piano music and hospitality in a stylish environment, it doesn’t truffl e. And, of course, the Wine Spectator Award-winning cellar. get any better than this. 63 63 74 10 See listing pages 71, 73, 75 B4 B5 G5 See listing page 72 Tel: 0 7629 4104-6 ext 5 11 REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Palazzo Theatre & Restaurant Concaved Beach Restaurant Picture an unparalleled evening of delightful indulgence of a That beachside restaurants have a special nature is a well- dinner of superlative food that is beautifully presented while known fact amongst local residents and visitors to Phuket. being entertained for three-and-a-half hours by some of the most Lunch or a cold drink after a swim in the sea, or, better yet, a physically agile and hilariously funny acrobats and performers. Place sunset cocktail where one can admire the changing colours of that moment in a theatre with a chambered interior, a high dome, the setting sun and sky and enjoy a candlelight dinner, are ideal stained glass windows, mirrored pillars that includes elegant décor moments to enjoy and just what these casual dining spots have and table settings, and you’re set for a spectacular evening that is to off er.