Chom Chan is a southern thai budget eat in Old Town, Phuket.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Savour Thai cuisine with a food tasting tour in Phuket Old Town. Indulge in over 15 tastings from street eats including Hokkien noodles and massaman curry.
Day trip · 5 hours
Join a guided culinary journey of southern Thailand on an evening quest. Taste authentic Thai dishes and visit the Kio Thian Keng Saphan Hin Shrine, Khao Rang Hill, Ph...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Explore Phuket’s Old Town with a local foodie guide! Sample 10+ iconic Southern Thai dishes, make traditional desserts, visit markets, and taste Michelin guide flavors.
Address: 242/2 Yaowarat Road, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83000
Gorjan is a simple family-run kitchen near Gorjan Bridge on Kra Road in Phuket, where the owner cooks rich-flavoured house recipes to order for each table.
TryHome-style Thai dishes cooked to order
TipAsk the owner what to order; many dishes are the family's own recipes and each is cooked to order.
Go Ang Seafood grew from a zinc-roofed shop into a Phuket institution on Phuket Road, its blue crab and mantis shrimp sourced from five markets daily.
TrySouthern Thai seafood, blue crab and mantis shrimp
TipOrder the steamed crab with tangy dip and the fried mantis shrimp with garlic; the kitchen opens at 17:00 and runs to 23:30.
Hong Khao Tom Pla draws a nightly queue on Kra Road in Phuket for its whiteboard daily catch, the fresh prawns and seafood mainstay of a small owner-run shop.
TryWhiteboard daily-catch seafood and prawns
TipCheck the whiteboard for the daily catch and expect a queue after 18:00 most evenings.
Mor Mu Dong serves Southern Thai seafood from rustic pavilions over the Mu Dong Canal in Chalong, Phuket, its live seafood tanks proving the daily catch.
TrySouthern Thai seafood, live tanks to table
TipOrder three or four dishes to share and ask for a table with a canal view at high tide.
Ton Mayom cooks Phuket town classics under an old mayom tree in Ratsada, its deep-fried local fish topped with fragrant curry paste a house favourite.
TryDeep-fried local fish with curry paste
TipAsk for the deep-fried local fish with curry paste; the short menu suits small groups well.
Krua Kao Kuk carries on a roadside-stall legacy on Phatthana Road in Phuket, its khao tom pla and deep-fried meatballs cooked to the family recipe.
TryKhao tom pla and deep-fried meatballs
TipOrder the boiled rice with fish and the deep-fried meatballs; the granddaughter still runs the kitchen.