The canonical version and where to order it.
A Phuket street dish found almost nowhere else: oysters or seafood and soft taro fried with egg and batter over charcoal into a crisp, gooey, smoky tangle.
O-tao is one of Phuket's Hokkien street foods, and the taro sets it apart from the oyster omelettes sold elsewhere in Thailand. Cooks ladle a tapioca and rice-flour batter around seafood and steamed taro cubes on a hot griddle, add egg, and keep chopping and turning until parts crisp and caramelise while others stay soft. Family shops in Phuket Town fry it over charcoal; one of the best known has done so since 1982.
1 editor pick for O-tao in Phuket, ranked by editorial score. All Phuket signature dishes · O-tao across every city.
O Tao Bang Niao has charcoal-fried O Tao, a taro and seafood dish unique to Phuket, on Phuket Road since 1982, its smoky batter crisp and gooey.
OrderO tao (taro and seafood fritter)
TipIt opens at 16:00; order the charcoal-fried o tao and add the crispy seafood omelette, the other dish the Michelin inspectors recommend.
O-tao makes more sense with someone from Phuket explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Private tour
Visit Wat Chalong as the sacred Buddhist temple of Phuket. Prime sightseeing destinations at phuket's unique Big Buddha on the top of Nakerd Hill. then drive to Promth...
Multi-day trip · 13 hours - 2 days
Discover Khao Sok and Cheow Lan Lake on this nature escape in Phuket. Choose from a 1-day trip featuring bamboo rafting or upgrade to a 2-day trip to also include a fl...
Guided tour · 10 hours
Take a full-day speedboat from Phuket to see karst rocks and islands such as Phi Phi and Phang Nga Bay. Snorkel, paddle, and visit James Bond Island for an unforgettab...
