The centre of a Phuket Baba meal: pork belly braised for hours in dark soy, pounded garlic, palm sugar and plenty of black pepper until glossy and spoon-tender.

Moo hong is the soul of Phuket's Baba, or Peranakan, home cooking, a braise that traces directly to the Hokkien Chinese kitchen and its love of dark soy and warming spice. Families of mixed Chinese and local descent in the tin towns cooked it for everyday meals and festivals alike. Unlike most southern Thai food it is gentle rather than chilli-hot, sweet, salty and peppery, and the Michelin Guide singles out the mu hong at One Chun for its soft, tender pork belly.

3 editor picks for Moo hong in Phuket, ranked by editorial score. All Phuket signature dishes · Moo hong across every city.

One Chun ★ 4.5

฿฿Southern ThaiPhuket Town

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.

OrderMu hong, Boiled shrimp with shrimp paste

DirectionsView

Raya Restaurant ★ 4.1

฿฿Southern ThaiOld Town

Raya Restaurant, founded in 1994, cooks Phuket crab curry and southern Thai plates in an old Sino-Portuguese mansion on Dibuk Road in Phuket Old Town.

OrderCrab meat curry with rice noodles, Steamed pork with pepper and garlic, Fried shrimp with tamarind sauce

DirectionsView

Krua Praya ★ 4.1

฿฿Southern ThaiThalang

Krua Praya is a Michelin Bib Gourmand garden kitchen in Si Sunthon, Phuket, cooking bold Southern Thai pork belly and stews to order under open air.

OrderOrder the fried pork belly with curry paste and young coconut shoots.

TipDishes are cooked to order, so build in extra time before your next stop.

DirectionsView

Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide

Moo hong makes more sense with someone from Phuket explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.

Book food experiences in Phuket

See all 632 bookable experiences in Phuket