28points · on 3 of 4 lists: Travel Buddies, Power Traveller and Happy To Visit
Baba Tastes is a four-hour walk through the family shops of Phuket Old Town, run by A Chef's Tour and built around Baba cooking, the Chinese and Malay food that came with the island's tin mining families. Groups meet at the San Chao Jui Tui shrine and are capped at eight. Among more than 15 tastings is the Michelin-rated dry rice porridge at Go Benz, and guides such as Lucky and Gigi tell the history behind each dish.
“I ate great food and tried dishes I would never have on my own.”
a Viator reviewer
“We never felt rushed or hurried along.”
a Tripadvisor reviewer
- Address
- Meeting point: San Chao Jui Tui Shrine, Soi Phutorn, Phuket Old Town (operator: A Chef's Tour, Talat Nuea, Phuket Town)
26points · on 3 of 4 lists: Travel Buddies, Power Traveller and Tripadvisor
Southern Flavors is the daytime tour from A Chef's Tour, and it starts among the stalls of the Ranong Road market before moving into the backstreets of the old town. Its 15 or more tastings cover four cooking traditions, Thai, Chinese, Malay and Burmese, and the Burmese stop serves curry with naan from a wood fire. Groups are capped at eight, and vegetarians and pescatarians can join with two or three fewer tastings.
“Informative tour with delicious food. My 10 year old also enjoyed.”
an Airbnb guest
“Good food and lesson behind it at a comfortable and fun pace”
an Airbnb guest
- Address
- Meeting point: Ranong Main Market, 101 Ranong Rd, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket (operator: A Chef's Tour)
24points · on 4 of 4 lists: Travel Buddies, Power Traveller, Happy To Visit and Tripadvisor
This private evening tour from Bangkok Food Tours collects each group at its hotel and begins at sunset on Khao Rang Hill, beside the golden Buddha above Phuket Town. From there it moves to Saphan Hin, the Kua Tien Keng shrine and the old town after dark, with five food stops and more than ten dishes and drinks. The tastings follow Phuket's Peranakan and Muslim cooking, from O-Tao at a Michelin-recognized kitchen to the dessert Oh Aew.
“Amazing food, amazing tour guide. Gave us lots of recipes to try ourselves.”
a Viator reviewer
“The food was delicious, and the restaurants were very local.”
a Viator reviewer
- Address
- Hotel pickup in Phuket; Old Town route ending near Sam Yot (operator: Bangkok Food Tours, Bangkok)
Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.
Honorable mentions
Fourth (tie), with 18 points from 3 lists.
Fourth (tie), with 18 points from 2 lists.
The lists we counted
- Travel Buddies · December 2024
- Power Traveller · April 2026
- Happy To Visit · March 2026
- Tripadvisor · 2026
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