Chalong Bay Restaurants

Anchor Bar

Another good dining place that has been here for long time is the Anchor Bar. It is located on the left side of the road just off the circle heading to Chalong Pier. Parking is a bit of a problem but they cook good Thai and European food at a friendly prices. Recommend dishes are phad thai (Thai style rice noodles), fried rice with your choice of meat, fresh salad, pizzas and pastas.

Captain Hook

A few doors away from Sailor’s Rest is a German bar & restaurant called Captain Hook. This venue is also a centre for the Big Game Fishing Club Phuket. A recommended dish is fish filets with boiled potatoes and salad.

Chalong Sunrise (Suda’s Bar & Restaurant)

A typical Thai-style open-sided restaurant with views of Chalong Bay to the side. Chalong Sunrise has been run by the same local family for more than a decade. They serve ABF, English breakfast and sandwiches among other things, the Thai menu features spicy beef salad, seafood salad, tom kha seafood (spicy coconut soup with seafood) and fried beef with oyster sauce. For dessert, try banana & honey crepe.

Kan Eang@Pier

Chalong boasts two Kan Eangs, and both are on choice seafront land, both serve fresh seafood, and both are large affairs. Kan Eang@Pier (KEP), however, has had a major overhaul and oozes class, tasteful design and dining comfort. Oh, by the way, Kan Eang roughly translates as 'easy going' Read More...

MK Restaurant

MK is one of the most successful restaurant franchises in Thailand. Recommended dishes are the suki set (similar to a hot-pot dish), dim sum, roast duck, red pork with honey, steamed pork spare ribs and Hong Kong braised beef.

Sailor’s Rest

 After three years operating right next to the Lighthouse on the seashore, Sailor’s Rest moved to the current location in Soi Suki. Khun Ta, the original owner, is still doing most of the work in the kitchen which offers a variety of Thai and European dishes including beef masaman curry (Indian beef curry), rib-eye steak, shrimps in tamarind sauce. The wine list is limited but the options cover French, Italian and Australian wines. The restaurant also has a pool table and reasonable prices. 

Tassanee Seafood

A well-known family run Thai restaurant, Tassanee has been serving customers in Chalong Bay for more than three decades. Its stunning location with great views of the bay helps to balance the lack of décor inside the restaurant and again, its simple but clean setup helps keep prices down. Fresh ingredients make Tassanee’s dishes stand out, especially geng som (spicy yellow seafood curry) and nam prik goong seab (shrimp chilly dip). These two are locals’ favourites.

For visitors who don’t fancy too spicy food, there is pla sam rod (sweet and sour fish) on the menu, tom kha seafood (seafood in coconut milk soup) and tod man goong (deep-fried shrimp cake). Many seafood items here are a lot cheaper than those sold in other beachfront venues such as Patong and there’s plenty of free parking space at the pier’s public car park. Talk about convenience!  

The Lighthouse (formerly Jimmy’s Lighthouse)

This seafront restaurant with a decorative lighthouse on its roof is – amazingly enough – called The Lighthouse and is a popular meeting point for cruising yachties and locals. The Lighthouse serves European and Thai food in a cozy ambience. Many expats make this restaurant their daily destination for a hearty breakfast. It is a friendly place to chill with a beautiful teakwood bar looking out over Chalong Bay. Reasonable prices.

Green Man

A local favourite, especially for a Sunday lunch session, Green Man offers good old-style English pub grub in the only ‘Tudor’ English Pub on the island. The place is fitted out for private parties including weddings and birthday celebrations. Green Man is also well known for its all-day breakfast. Other pub fare includes fish and chips, mussels, bacon and clam chowder, steak and mushroom pie. Ideally it’s best to check out their chalk board menu in the pub for each day’s choices. Not cheap. Hotel pick-up service also available.

Duc de Praslin Belgium

Duc de Praslin Belgium is a chocolate shop offers all sorts, from pralines, truffles and chocolates with nuts and fruit. Inside the shop is a lovely seating area where customers can order soft drinks, hot chocolate or coffee to go with delicious Belgian chocolate.

Mor Mudong

Mor Mudong is next to Klong Mudong, right in among the mangroves. Many of the dishes are typical fiery Phuket food, with no holds barred, but there are milder dishes on the menu. What’s fascinating about this place is its location and atmosphere. Here, you can sit and enjoy your meal with the mangroves within your reach. The restaurant has several open-sided huts for group dining as well as smaller huts for more intimate groups.

Palai Seafood

If you had to choose just one thing that Phuket is famous for, many people would opt for its sensationally fresh seafood. Phuket’s surrounding waters teem with the sort of marine life that would leave Jacques Cousteau dancing the calypso and wise visitors make sure that they benefit from this abundance. As a result there are many seafood restaurants on the island yet only a few can boast a great view in an easy-to-find location. But Palai Seafood can. Read More...

Prantalay Seafood

Soi Palai is a great address for good seafood and laid-back eating. There must be at least close to 10 seafront venues to choose from. Prantalay is one of the more popular restaurants serving fresh seafood cooked in the real Thai style, a long way away from the word ‘fusion’. Try to be there for sunset; somehow the meal is just much more delicious with it. Note: not all Thai foods are spicy, so take your time when going through the extensive menu.

Sandwich Shoppe

Located next door to Wine Connection, Sandwich Shoppe is a cozy sandwich/bakery/ coffee type of place. With air-con, good seating and friendly service, it is quite popular among the local community. Also available there is free WiFi access with a few PC units but you can always bring your own laptop. Don’t miss an opportunity to grab some of their goodies i.e. almond croissants, bagels, blueberry muffins, chocolate cakes and cheesecakes.

Wine Connection

Wine Connection Bar & Bistro is located inside Fisherman’s Way Business Center on Chaofa East Road about one km from Chalong Circle. Their menu consists of a good range of continental and Thai dishes with cheese plates being particularly good, especially when accompanied by wine. As the biggest wine distributor in Southeast Asia, Wine Connection’s cellar carries more than 500 labels from both the Old and New world. They usually have special wine sessions over the weekend (sometimes with live music).

Flints-one Bakery

Flints-one is a serious bakery famous for its homemade bread, cakes as well as snacks, sandwiches, pasta, pies, pizza, sausage and breakfast. 

Fatty’s

Fatty’s German Restaurant has built up a good reputation over the years with delicious German and western-style foods serve in huge portions – very much value for the money. Some ‘must tries’ at Fatty’s are its steaks and sausages.

Black Canyon

Black Canyon was established in 1993 and has more than 190 branches all around Thailand (plus a handful branches in India, Singapore and AUE). Black Canyon serves mainly Thai cuisine like curries and stir-fries, spicy and sour soup with mixed vegetables and prawns (aka tom yum goong) and seafood salad. They also have a variety of coffee, drinks and cakes as well.

The Family

If you’re feeling like something different from Thai or Italian and burgers, try this Mediterranean restaurant called The Family. Located next to the entrance of Tesco Lotus @ Park Rawai, a bit south of Chalong Circle, the Family features a good variety of food from kebabs, couscous, moussaka and pizza. Prices are affordable and they also offer a takeaway service.

Food Gallery

Food Gallery is the labour of love of a restaurateur, Nid Nattanit who loves art and food and would like to share them with her customers. Khun Nid has the concept to use her restaurant space to exhibit art (of all forms) created by local Phuket artists. So far she manages to have new exhibition every month. For food, she and her team have created a new kind of fusion cuisine. A few items to try are for roasted pork salad, fishcake cocktail, grilled lamb cutlets with mustard, baked baby clams with butter and fried rice with Thai-style sausage. They also serve many varieties of cake and coffee.