Southern Kata Beach Restaurants

Mom Tri's Kitchen

This is fine dining in elegant surroundings. Situated in Mom Tri's Villa Royale Resort, the restaurant has stunning views of Kata Noi Beach and sunsets over the Andaman Sea. With an award-winning wine cellar and regular appearances in 'Best of' restaurant listings, you can be sure of a special evening out here. Reservations recommended. Read More...

Opening Hours: 06:30 – 23:30
Location: In between Kata and Kata Noi beaches
Tel: 076-333569
Cuisine: Thai and international

RE KÁ TA Beach Club & Restaurant

RE KÁ TA is a trendy Beach-Club-cum restaurant on Kata Beach with an accent on healthy living. The base for the annual King’s Cup Regatta, it’s easy to see how the place got its clever name. Fresh, preservative-free products are the order of the day at RE KÁ TA and it prides itself on sourcing only the best. Read More...

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 24:00 daily
Location: 182-184 Koktanode Road, Kata Beach, Next to The Boathouse
Tel: +66 (0)76 330 421
Cuisine: Living Cuisine
Price Range: Pricey

The Boathouse Wine and Grill

This classy restaurant in Mom Tri's Boathouse is a favourite fine-dining spot that consistently wins the Wine Spectator magazine's Award of Excellence with its mouth-watering wine cellar. Go for sundowners and you won't regret it and stay for a meal on the terrace overlooking the beach. While it is not cheap, it is a memorable holiday experience. Reservations recommended. Children under the age of eight are welcome until 20:00. Read More...

Opening Hours: 18:30 – 23:00
Location: Kata South, Kokthanod Road
Tel: 076-330015
Cuisine: French haute cuisine, Thai and international

Sai Nahm Restaurant

Sai Nahm is located on top of a mini-mall across the road from Oasis Tapas Bar on Kok Thanot Road. It has both an air-conditioned room and a rooftop terrace where diners can enjoy views of Kata Beach. They have a reasonably priced lunchtime set menu.

Opening Hours: Daily from 10:00 - late
Location: Opposite RE KÁ TA on Kokthanod Road, next to the Boathouse Wine & Grill
Cuisine: Thai

Two Chefs in Kata Beach

Diagonally opposite the Boathouse stands Two Chefs, a Swedish-run restaurant that has flourished over time and consequently earned itself a reputation for good, innovative cuisine at reasonable prices. Two Chefs is a cut above 'normal' Kata tourist restaurants.

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 24:00
Location: Kata South, Kokthanod Road (Opposit Boathouse)
Tel: 076-284155
Cuisine: Swedish, Thai and international.

Soi Malisa (aka Soi Tontan) at the southern part of Kata Road is a pleasant alley and not overly narrow like other nearby sois. Many shops, restaurants, art galleries and bars line its sides as it leads to Malisa Villa Suites. If you want to look your best for a special evening out, visit one of beauty salons along the soi. Many of them operate as a massage parlours, too, with traditional Thai massage and sunburn treatment. Every evening, the middle of the soi is converted into a night market, again with plenty of walking space for shoppers.

44 Thai Kitchen (Danny’s Bar)

44 Thai Kitchen is a good-looking restaurant with a bar section called Danny’s Bar. Look for its big black sign with graphic of a boat and the moon, you can’t miss it.

Opening Hours: Daily for breakfast till late
Location: Soi Malisa
Cuisine: Thai and European

Bar the Sea

Bar the Sea is a small, cozy place that opens out onto the road. Cocktails start at about 120 baht while fresh fruit shakes cost less than 100 baht each.

Opening Hours: Daily from 09:00 – 01:00
Location: Soi Malisa, on the southern part of Kata Road

Café Opera

Café Opera Live Music, Bar & Grill, as the name suggests, features regular live music from a Filipino band from 21:30 – 01:00. It’s run by a Swedish management team.

Opening Hours: Daily
Location: Soi Malisa, near the entrance to Malisa Villa Suites
Cuisine: International

Chang Erawan Restaurant

Erawan is the three-headed elephant in Hindu mythology. Thai-style interiors here lend a warm feeling through the use of wood as the main material. But don’t let this fool you; Chang Erawan is not just limited to Thai food. It’s also a steakhouse and the menu features various choices of pizza and seafood. With friendly staff members and a takeaway service.

Opening Hours: Daily from 10:00 - midnight
Location: Soi Malisa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 - 374617
Cuisine: Thai, seafood and international

Mama Restaurant

Mama serves mainly Thai, sushi and seafood in a marine-themed atmosphere using a lot of white and a small touch of blue (even the staff’s uniforms are designed to look like sailors’ outfits.) Among their popular dishes are phad thai (fried noodles with your choice of meat), tom yam goong (spicy-sour soup with prawns and plenty of spice) and spring rolls. They also do a soup of the day; have a free salad bar and seasonal tropical fruit plates.

Opening Hours: Daily from 09:00 until midnight
Location: Soi Malisa
Cuisine: Thai, sushi and seafood

Natalie’s

Natalie’s has a few locations in Kata and one of its branches is in Soi Malisa. It’s a place where one can be online, drink and dine at the same time. Natalie’s has both Thai and European food.

Opening Hours: Daily from 10:00 – 23:00
Location: Soi Malisa
Tel: +66 (0) 89 – 873 1451
Cuisine: Thai and international

Peter & Marita’s Bar

If you’re looking for a place to simply chill and enjoy your drinks, then visit Peter & Marita’s Bar, also in Soi Malisa.

Opening Hours: All year round
Location: Soi Malisa
Tel: +66 (0) 88 – 383 5080
Cuisine: Simple snacks

The Tavern

The Tavern is a nice place to stop by for those who miss the familiar food back home. The restaurant has traditional roasts such as Australian topside beef, roast chicken and roast pork. Diners can also enjoy satellite TV and a game of pool along with the friendly service.

Opening Hours: Daily
Location: Soi Malisa
Cuisine: International

Tomato Restaurant

Tomato is another restaurant in Soi Malisa that offers good food. Their extensive menu covers from Thai food to pizzas and steaks and if you prefer something quick and less fussy, ask for their sandwich and spaghetti menu.

Opening Hours: Daily from 10:00 – 23:00
Location: Soi Malisa
Cuisine: Thai and International

This is another interesting soi in south Kata with good dining options. Located opposite the Kata public car park and diagonally opposite Kata Beach Resort, Soi Option 1 is where you will find the usual businesses catering to tourists, including massage shops, tour companies, souvenir shops (one of them is entirely devoted to beaded necklaces and bracelets) tailors and a luggage and suitcase shop. It also has a dropping-off point for laundry service at 70 baht per kilo.

Buffalo Steakhouse Kata

Another perennial favourite and well-frequented spot, Buffalo Steakhouse has been going for years and offers a wide variety of food, sounds and sights. This 100-cover Scandinavian restaurant is open daily and, being on a busy pedestrian corner, is a good place to watch the world drift by.

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 24:00
Location: Corner of Soi Option 1 and Kata Road
Tel: 076-333196
Cuisine: Steaks, pizzas, Scandinavian, Thai.

Capannina Italian Restaurant

This open-sided Italian restaurant is a big hit with people working in the catering industry as well as visitors to the island, simply because its food is so very genuinely Italian and its portions extremely generous. Order the largest pizza here and it'll feed the whole family. Quiet at lunch, packed at night so either try to arrive early or make a reservation. Read More...

Opening Hours: 12:00 – late
Location: Soi Option 1 south Kata (opposite Kata Beach Resort)
Tel: 076-284318
Cuisine: Italian

Oyster Seafood Restaurant

Oyster has one of the best locations along this soi. Its bar is easy to spot right by the side of the road.

Opening Hours: Daily from 09:00 – midnight
Location: Soi Option 1, Kata Road
Tel: +66 (0) 76 333 583
Cuisine: Thai, seafood and International

This small alley leading to Sugar Palm Resort is easy to find as it located directly opposite Kata Beach’s public car park and a few steps from Kata Beach Resort. It may look small but it has various types of businesses such as restaurants, bars, an internet café, a tattoo shop, massage shops and beauty salons. If you are looking for a cheap laundry service, look no further. You can drop your dirty clothes and have them done for about 50 baht per kilo and about 20 baht or so more to have them ironed too.

Mali Restaurant

This is a hotel-based restaurant and a local favourite for its up-tempo décor and layout, good background music and very reasonable food prices. Mali has a very experienced and hard-working chef whose speciality is seafood. Try the lobster bisque. Read More...

Opening Hours: Breakfast till late
Location: Southern Kata down Sugar Palm alley
Tel: 076-284404
Cuisine: Seafood, Thai and international

Natalie’s

Natalie’s is an internet café, restaurant and bar, all in one and has been operating here for more than five years. Their menu features local specialties, seafood and some European fare.

Opening Hours: Daily from 09:00 – midnight
Location: Soi Sugar Palm on Kata Road
Tel: +66 (0) 89 – 9873 1451
Cuisine: Thai, seafood and International

East & West

East & West is a semi open-air restaurant located at the corner of Kata Beach Road towards The Boathouse Wine & Grill. Their well-run kitchen will not disappoint serious diners as the menu has a long list of dishes, ranging from barbecues to seafood and international dishes to Thai cuisine. The bar also looks good with many drinks/cocktails choices, including Irish coffee.

Opening Hours: All year round
Location: At the corner of the southern end of Kata Road with Kokthanod Road leading to the Boathouse Wine &Grill (opposite the Horn Grill Steakhouse)
Cuisine: Thai and European food

Horn Grill Steakhouse

This dependable steakhouse is fairly busy and is a good people-watching spot. Unusual dishes such as swordfish and Cajun chicken are on the menu but it's mostly for the big, fat juicy steaks with a varied sauce list that people come. Good wine list.

Opening Hours: 11:00 – 23:00
Location: At the southern end of Kata Road opposite Findig Shop, not far from Kata Beach Resort
Tel: 076-285173
Cuisine: Steakhouse

Il Capriccio

A genuine Italian trattoria with dark wood interiors, lots of Italian memorabilia, mood music and a board announcing the day's specials. This is the real McCoy of the Italian food scene here.

Opening Hours: 12:00 – 15:00, 18:30 – 23:00
Location: 46 Kata Road
Tel: 076-333176
Cuisine: Italian

Rico's Steakhouse & Pizzeria

Rico's actually has several branches on Phuket's west coast and is great at handling families on holiday with its wide selection of dishes, mostly meat based. Not for those who are forever searching for the cheapest place in town but certainly for those who appreciate professional service and presentation after a long day in the sun.

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 23:00
Location: 42 Kata Road
Tel: 076-333459
Cuisine: Steakhouse & Pizzeria

Bellman's Steak & Pizzeria

Another Scandinavian-run operation, this restaurant first and foremost is there to serve its guesthouse customers and is second of a chain – the other branch being in Karon. Clean, efficiently run with mid-range prices.

Opening Hours: Breakfast till late
Location: New Road
Cuisine: International