Raya Restaurant is a southern thai restaurant 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: 48/1 Dibuk Road, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83000
O Cha Rot is a Michelin Selected noodle shop on Yaowarat Road in Phuket Old Town, ladling beef ball noodle soup in fragrant bone broth; come early for lunch.
OrderOrder the beef ball noodle soup, with tender beef slices in a fragrant bone broth.
TipGo before 11:00, this 07:00 to 15:00 shop often sells out of noodles by early afternoon.
Chuan Chim is a Michelin Bib Gourmand shophouse on Montri Road in Phuket Old Town, run by the second generation and wok-firing seafood dishes to order.
OrderOrder the tom yam seafood soup, wok-fired to order by the second-generation chef-owner.
TipGo for lunch before 12:30, this shophouse fills fast with locals on Montri Road.
Jongjit Kitchen is a Michelin Selected family restaurant in Kathu, Phuket, cooking affordable southern Thai dishes including stir-fried pork rump with salt.
OrderOrder the stir-fried pork rump with salt, the kitchen's signature dish.
TipArrive by early evening, the kitchen closes around 19:00 and locals fill it fast at lunch.
O Cha Rot is a Michelin Selected noodle shop on Yaowarat Road in Phuket Old Town, ladling beef ball noodle soup in fragrant bone broth; come early for lunch.
OrderOrder the beef ball noodle soup, with tender beef slices in a fragrant bone broth.
TipGo before 11:00, this 07:00 to 15:00 shop often sells out of noodles by early afternoon.
Lob Baan is a twelve seat Michelin Selected room in Ko Kaew, Phuket, where chef Natdanai plates southern Thai home cooking with house-made ferments.
OrderBook ahead and order the eiam tor budu and the pork rib moo hong.
TipOnly twelve seats and two dinner services, at 17:00 and 19:30, and booking in advance is required.
Chuan Chim is a Michelin Bib Gourmand shophouse on Montri Road in Phuket Old Town, run by the second generation and wok-firing seafood dishes to order.
OrderOrder the tom yam seafood soup, wok-fired to order by the second-generation chef-owner.
TipGo for lunch before 12:30, this shophouse fills fast with locals on Montri Road.
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.
One Chun is a Michelin Bib Gourmand fixture in a vintage-styled 19th century building in Phuket Town, cooking family recipes passed down the generations.
OrderOrder mu hong, the soft braised pork belly that made the kitchen's name.
TipOrder the crab curry with betel leaves over rice noodles alongside the mu hong, and bring cash: One Chun does not take cards.