Kamala
Lillo Island Restaurant & Bar
Right on Kamala Beach with excellent Thai food at a very reasonable price.
Karon
The Pad Thai Shop
One of the cheapest places to get a Pad Thai near Karon/Kata area.
Old Town
One Chun Cafe & Restaurant
Great quality Michelin dishes for very reasonable prices.
Cherngtalay
Tatonka
30 years of ‘globetrotter cuisine’ near Laguna — small dining room, book ahead in high season.
Old Town
Raya Restaurant
Southern Thai recipes in a 100-year-old Sino-Portuguese mansion, cooking since 1994.
Old Town
Tu Kab Khao
Century-old townhouse near Old Town, Michelin-recognized. Go outside lunch/dinner rush or expect a wait.
Old Town
Blue Elephant Phuket Cooking School & Restaurant
Thai fine dining in a restored governor's mansion, with a cooking school attached if you want to learn.