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Phuket's defining noodle: thick yellow Hokkien egg noodles wok-fried over charcoal in dark soy gravy with pork, prawns, squid and greens, bound with egg.
Mee hokkien arrived with the Hokkien Chinese who came to work Phuket's tin mines in the 19th century and stayed to shape its Peranakan culture. Bae Kong, a cook on the ships between Phuket, Penang and Singapore, is said to have opened the first Hokkien noodle restaurant in Phuket Town in 1946, and his grandchildren still run noodle shops there. In 1952 Khun Yai Chian began cooking her version with the morning's shellfish and squid at Sapam pier, the looser, seafood-heavy style now sold as mee Sapam.
2 editor picks for Mee hokkien in Phuket, ranked by editorial score. All Phuket signature dishes · Mee hokkien across every city.
Meesapam Khun Yai Chian, opened by Grandma Chian in 1952, stir-fries mee sapam Hokkien noodles with seafood to her recipes on Thep Krasattri Road.
OrderMee sapam (Hokkien-style stir-fried noodles with seafood)
TipOrder the stir-fried oysters with crispy egg roll alongside the signature mee sapam noodles.
TipGo for lunch and order the yellow Hokkien noodles with an extra egg for a creamier texture.
Mee hokkien makes more sense with someone from Phuket explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Private tour
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Multi-day trip · 13 hours - 2 days
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Guided tour · 10 hours
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