17points · on 2 of 4 lists: Travelfish and Phuket Travel Blog
Auntie Taew, a Phuket Baba of Hokkien descent, reopened Krua N.C. in 2022 after the pandemic had shut it, once friends and loyal customers asked her to. From 7 in the morning the ground floor sells khanom jeen, rice noodles with a curry that changes from day to day, crab curry one morning and the pungent fish-innards kaeng tai pla another, served with baskets of fresh greens. Upstairs at lunchtime the kitchen cooks old Phuket dishes to order in three sizes, among them moo hong, pork braised with black pepper, and prawns fried with shrimp paste and sator beans.
“Tried the cabinet food, all great, Pork bao was extremely good”
a Google reviewer
“Lovely bakery where you can also get breakfast and local main dishes.”
a Google reviewer
- Address
- Phang Nga Road, Phuket Town, opposite Royal Phuket City Hotel
12points · on 2 of 4 lists: Phuket Travel Blog and Thaiger
Lock Tien fries its thick yellow Hokkien noodles with pork, squid and egg until they pick up a little char, then tops them with red char siu. The fresh spring rolls, which its sign calls hundred-year spring rolls, are wrapped in skins made in house and covered in a thick, sweet brown sauce. You order at the hatch from photo panels in Thai and English, in the shophouse on Bangkok Road where the family moved in 2025 after leaving its old corner food court.
“Their Hokkien noodles were the best we ate in Phuket”
a Google reviewer
“The sauce with the chicken satay had a really nice flavour and both the rice dishes were fantastic.”
a Google reviewer
9points · on 2 of 4 lists: Travelfish and Phuket Travel Blog
Kota has made Hainanese chicken rice since the 1970s without changing its short menu, and the plate comes with a small bowl of chicken soup and a sweet house sauce served hot. The ruam plate adds red pork and crispy pork to the chicken, and if the sauces are new to you, the staff will show you how to mix them. Locals fill the shop at lunchtime, and a meal still costs very little.
“Best khao mun Kai I’ve ever had.”
a Google reviewer
“The drinks are really good too.”
a Google reviewer
Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.
Honorable mentions
Named on only one list we found, so it cannot be ranked under the two-list rule.
“Lovely place with lots of authentic old world charm and the food was delicious.”
a Google reviewer
Named on only one list we found, so it cannot be ranked under the two-list rule.
“Friendly prices, quick service, and good flavours!”
a Google reviewer
The lists we counted
- Travelfish · June 2023
- Phuket Travel Blog · August 2023
- Thaiger · May 2023
- make-trip.ru
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