Eat in Bang Tao and Cherng Talay, Phuket

PRU ★ 4.9

PRU at Trisara holds One Michelin Star and a Green Star, serving a seasonal tasting menu of Thai produce at a kappo-style counter by the open kitchen.

Thai Library ★ 4.4

Thai Library at Trisara in Phuket plates a refined southern Thai menu of local recipes, including mud crab sauteed with yellow chilli, over sunset views.

Wagyu Steakhouse ★ 4.1

Wagyu Steakhouse spans two floors of the Twinpalms hotel in Cherngtalay, Phuket, letting diners pick their cut from an open beef display case.

SignatureDry-aged wagyu tenderloin, Choose-your-cut beef showcase

PRU ★ 4.9

PRU at Trisara holds One Michelin Star and a Green Star, serving a seasonal tasting menu of Thai produce at a kappo-style counter by the open kitchen.

Thai Library ★ 4.4

Thai Library at Trisara in Phuket plates a refined southern Thai menu of local recipes, including mud crab sauteed with yellow chilli, over sunset views.

The Smokaccia Laboratory ★ 4.4

The Smokaccia Laboratory in Cherngtalay, Phuket, is chef Luca Mascolo's nine or eighteen course tasting menu built around a signature Smokaccia dish.

Five Olives ★ 4.4

Five Olives is a Michelin Selected pizzeria in Cherngtalay, Phuket, where a Thai chef-owner fires Neapolitan pies in a wood oven and makes pasta in house.

OrderOrder a Canotto pizza with its puffy, char-flecked rim from the wood-fired oven.

TipChoose the cool air-conditioned room or the leafy terrace, and add the light braised seabass with clams to a Canotto pizza for the table.

Nitan ★ 4.3

Nitan is a Michelin Selected tasting room in Cherngtalay, Phuket, plating contemporary southern Thai dishes from its own farm in Surat Thani.

OrderBook the tasting menu with wine pairing, the kitchen's main format.

TipReserve ahead for the tasting menu; the minimal wooden room has a window into the kitchen.

Suay ★ 4.3

Suay in Cherngtalay, Phuket, is chef Tammasak's modern Thai room, plating spiced lamb chops and crab cakes across an indoor bar and garden terrace.

OrderOrder the grilled lemongrass lamb chops with papaya salsa, the signature plate.

TipGarden tables with live music suit a relaxed evening; the airy tiled dining room indoors is the quieter choice.

Im En Ville Phuket ★ 4.0

Im En Ville Phuket pairs a curated coffee bean list with Tom Yum Goong and burgers inside Porto de Phuket, an all-day Cherngtalay cafe and bar.

BAKE Cherngtalay ★ 4.2

BAKE Cherngtalay bakes French-style pastries and daily bread and roasts its coffee beans on site, a patisserie and coffee shop near Laguna, Phuket.

Worth the queueSourdough loaf

BARTELS Bang Tao ★ 4.2

BARTELS Bang Tao ferments sourdough for 24 to 48 hours with no commercial yeast, its Lagoon Road sandwiches and juices a Cherngtalay stop in Phuket.

Worth the queueSourdough sandwich

Wine and Taste ★ 4.1

Wine and Taste on Lagoon Road in Cherngtalay, Phuket, sells Old and New World bottles at wine-shop prices, with truffle camembert and sashimi to pair.

PourBy-the-glass pours from an Old and New World list; bottles taken away skip the 10% service charge

WineA boutique retail selection of Old and New World wines, champagne and spirits at wine-shop prices

FoodTruffle camembert, Italian pizza, sashimi and imported craft beer

TipA 10% service charge applies to drinking in; buy a bottle to take away instead and it is priced like a wine shop, not a restaurant.

Little Tribe ★ 4.3

Little Tribe on Boat Avenue's second floor is a beach-toned gin bar with over 50 labels, from Thai craft botanicals to premium tonics, aimed at G&T drinkers.

DrinkJapanese highball and gin and tonics

Overgrown Lounge & Cocktail Bar ★ 4.1

Overgrown Lounge inside La Green Hotel in Cherngtalay, Phuket, is a jungle-toned cocktail room with velvet seating and an early happy hour on the list.

DrinkDeciduous and Coniferous

360° Bar & Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket ★ 4.1

360 Bar and Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket is an open-air wooden deck in the hills above Bang Tao and Layan, looking over a bamboo grove to the Andaman Sea.

TipThe bar is not reachable by car; a buggy takes guests up from the front of the hotel. Order from the signature tapas menu with Western and Asian touches.

BrewBridge - Craft Beer Bar Phuket ★ 4.0

BrewBridge on Boat Avenue pours twelve rotating craft beers and ciders from Thailand and abroad, a casual counter for Bang Tao's evening crowd.

The Cider House Bar and Bottle Shop ★ 4.0

The Cider House Bar and Bottle Shop in Cherngtalay, Phuket, is an English-style pub pouring craft beer and cider beside pool tables and sport on TV.

TipBilliards, darts and sport on TV make this a good stop if you want a pub night rather than a beach bar; Guinness is on tap alongside the ciders.

Kanin Cafe ★ 4.2

Kanin Cafe serves an all-day brunch of shakshuka and acai bowls near Boat Avenue in Cherng Talay, Phuket, with an air-conditioned room and outdoor seats.

OrderKanin Shakshuka, baked eggs in a spiced tomato sauce, or one of the acai and smoothie bowls.

Catch Beach Club ★ 4.3

Catch Beach Club lays out a Sunday seafood brunch on Bang Tao Beach in Phuket, the island's first beach club and the one that started the trend.

OrderSunday brunch buffet of seafood, appetisers and dessert with half a bottle of wine.

360° Bar & Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket ★ 4.1

360 Bar and Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket is an open-air wooden deck in the hills above Bang Tao and Layan, looking over a bamboo grove to the Andaman Sea.

TipThe bar is not reachable by car; a buggy takes guests up from the front of the hotel. Order from the signature tapas menu with Western and Asian touches.