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Phuket Old Town weekend: roti, family recipes and a jazz bar ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, weekend2 days

A Saturday and Sunday in and around Phuket Old Town, built on the Hokkien and Muslim breakfasts, Phuket family recipes and o-tao that make the island's food its own.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: dough sticks, roti and an evening of o-tao and jazz

    Morning
    Start at Pathongko Mae Pranee before 07:00 for hot pa thong ko and salapao, then move to Roti Chaofa for crisp roti with beef massaman curry before it closes at 13:30.
    Afternoon
    Walk the Old Town lanes, then lunch at One Chun: order mu hong braised pork belly and the crab curry with rice noodles in its restored 19th-century house.
    Evening
    From 18:00 eat o-tao at O Tao Bang Niao, the taro and seafood fry cooked over charcoal since 1982, then climb to Bebop Live Music Bar on Yaowarat Road for live jazz.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: khao tom, crab curry and the Lard Yai walking street

    Morning
    Breakfast at Khao Tom Dibuk on Phang Nga Road: khao tom congee, the family's Chinese brown soup and a kaya sandwich, arriving early before the lunch crowd.
    Afternoon
    Late lunch at Raya Restaurant in its Dibuk Road mansion for the crab meat curry with rice noodles, the dish the house is best known for.
    Evening
    Graze the Sunday Walking Street on Thalang Road from 16:00, then finish at Shhh. Phuket, the speakeasy hidden behind a key-cutting shopfront on the same street.

Phuket coast and countryside: mee Sapam, mangrove seafood and a sunset ★ 4.4

Couple with a car, two days2 days

Two days away from the beach strips: mee Sapam north of town, a Thalang alley kitchen and a lagoon dinner, then mangrove seafood in Chalong and sunset drinks at Cape Panwa.

  1. Day 1: Friday: mee Sapam, a Thalang alley kitchen and a lagoon dinner

    Morning
    Drive north to Meesapam Khun Yai Chian for mee Sapam, Hokkien noodles stir-fried with seafood, and the stir-fried oysters with crispy egg roll.
    Afternoon
    Lunch down a tiny Thalang alley at Krua Baan Platong: book and order ahead for the steamed pork belly with budu dipping sauce.
    Evening
    Dinner at Black Ginger at The Slate near Nai Yang, reached by raft across the lagoon, for southern Thai curries such as panaeng.

  2. Day 2: Saturday: mangrove seafood, a Cape Panwa sunset and a crab dinner

    Morning
    Late breakfast then south to Chalong for an early lunch at Mor Mu Dong, where live seafood is cooked in rustic pavilions over the Mu Dong Canal; order three or four dishes to share.
    Afternoon
    Drive to Cape Panwa for sunset drinks at Baba Nest, the rooftop at Sri Panwa, arriving around 17:00.
    Evening
    Back in Phuket Town for dinner at Go Ang Seafood: steamed crab with tangy seafood dip and fried mantis shrimp with garlic.

Phuket on a budget: a Saturday of stalls and a night market ★ 4.2

Budget traveller, one day1 day

One Saturday eating Phuket Town's cheapest classics, from charcoal-pan roti to salt-grilled duck, ending at the weekend night market on Wirat Hong Yok Road.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: roti, coconut crepes, loba, duck and Naka market

    Morning
    Start at Roti Taew Nam on Thep Krasattri Road for charcoal-pan roti with beef or chicken curry, then walk to A Pong Mae Sunee off Yaowarat Road for crisp coconut crepes.
    Afternoon
    Try loba, the Hokkien pork offal fritters, at Loba Bang Niao, then head to Niyom Salt Grilled Duck from 14:30, when it starts selling its daily 30 to 40 charcoal-roasted ducks.
    Evening
    Finish at Naka Weekend Market from 16:00, the Saturday and Sunday night market on Wirat Hong Yok Road, for grilled snacks, drinks and live music.

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