Local Food

Phuket has plenty of restaurants with various kinds of food to satisfy all tourists' tastes. Western and Chinese foods are available in tourist hotels and along some leading beaches, while local food, which is a fine blend of Thai, Malay and Chinese, can be found everywhere. However, local food restaurants and shops are available in larger quantity and at lower prices in Phuket town than at the beaches. Food stalls which sell a wide range of local food are available everywhere -- along the beach front, on the roadside or at the markets.And also has a number of special local dishes which are different from those of other parts of Thailand and visitors should not miss trying.

Khanom Chin

Khanom Chin is Thai rice noodles normally eaten with curry soup made from minced fish or shrimps. Though it is available in any part of Thailand, khanom chin of Phuket has a richer flavour and is served with a greater variety and amount of fresh and preserved vegetables. It is also delicious when taken with beef curry or chicken curry. It is a typical breakfast for the local people.

Noodles 

There are two styles of fried noodles which Phuket is proud to offer. One is mi hokkian or mi hun (Amoy noodles) which is fried with fresh shrimps, pork, shellfish and green cabbage. The other, originating in Sapam Village, is mi sapam with seafood and gravy on top.

Namphrik Kung Siap

It is Phuket style hot shrimp paste sauce with sweetened crisp shrimps, eaten with fresh vegetables.

Tao So

This is a small kind of moon cakes and a speciality of Phuket which tourists popularly buy and take home.

Pineapples of Phuket

Pineapples of Phuket are sweet, juicy, not so soft and are inexpensive.

Cashew nuts

The cashew nut is a famous local product of Phuket. It is used to make various kinds of delicious snacks, for example, roasted cashew nuts with salt, cashew nuts fried with garlic, cashew nuts coated with chocolate and honeyed cashew nut brittle.

Lo Bah

Lo Bah fried sausages served with fried tofu and spicy sweet or sour sauce. For this try in Phuket Town.

Oh Tao

Oysters fried with eggs, flour, and taro root. The best known places in Phuket Town are : - near the circle by the Fresh Market.

Fried or Boiled Noodle Dishes

Usually with shrimp, pork or chicken. There are many noodle shops in the town such as Mee Ton Pho, Mi Sapam, Mi Ao Ke, Mi Hun Pa Chang, and etc. Fried Noodle Dishes There are many fried-noodle shops in the town.