What is the best restaurant in Phuket (Ranked, 2026)

Phuket Ranked #1 Restaurant, Phuket 2026

Raya Restaurant

89points · on 15 of 47 lists: 21 Sensations, Will Fly For Food, Hotels.com, Pickyourtrail, Nomad Neighborhoods, Thai Holiday Guide, Byklo, Frommer's, Nomado Travel, BringYou, Wongnai, Mad Monkey Hostels (author Nicole Basri), Levnocestování, TrueID Food and Isla Guru (publisher not named on page; category Indian Ocean Islands)

Raya opened in 1994, when Kularb Jesadawal, a former bank employee, began serving her family's Phuket home cooking in an early twentieth century Sino-Portuguese mansion. The rooms keep their original mosaic floor tiles, with old tea and coffee posters on the walls, and the owner still makes the rounds of the tables. The spicy crab curry in coconut milk, poured over thin rice noodles, is recommended.

“The Tom Yum soup was hands down one of the best I’ve ever tasted”
a Google reviewer

“the nam chup with the crispy prawns is incredible!”
a Google reviewer

Phuket Ranked Finalist Restaurant, Phuket 2026

Blue Elephant

84points · on 12 of 47 lists: WanderOn, 21 Sensations, Trip.com, Culture Trip, Hotels.com, Villa Getaways, Yahoo Lifestyle, Thaiger, Frommer's, Levnocestování, Isla Guru (publisher not named on page; category Indian Ocean Islands) and Villa Getaways (VillaGetaways.com)

Blue Elephant occupies Phra Pitak Chinpracha, a restored Sino-Portuguese mansion from the early 1900s that was once a governor's residence, set in its own grounds in Phuket Town. The kitchen cooks Southern Thai and heritage Phuketian recipes, from a fragrant tom yum to a tamarind foie gras first created 25 years ago. Its cooking school starts with a guided walk through a fresh market, then students cook four Thai dishes and eat them in the restaurant.

“the Mango Cheesecake, fresh and perfectly balanced, and the Pistachio Cake, which was simply superb”
a Google reviewer

“The Royal Eggplant with organic chicken, eggplant and scallops was absolutely delicious”
a Google reviewer

Address: 96 Krabi, Tambon Talat Nuea, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000
Google: 4.7 from 3,325 reviews

Phuket Ranked Top 3 Restaurant, Phuket 2026

PRU

81points · on 13 of 47 lists: The Nation, Villa Getaways, Pickyourtrail, Nomad Neighborhoods, Thai Holiday Guide, phuket.net, Yahoo Lifestyle, The Asia Collective, Elite Havens MAGAZINE, Nomado Travel, Пхукет Инсайдер (Phuket Insider), Phuket Expat Guide and Villa Getaways (VillaGetaways.com)

Dinner at PRU, beside Trisara on the hill above the sea, opens with small bites in a lounge downstairs, then moves to a counter facing the open kitchen. The kitchen wall was taken out so the cooks can explain each course of a tasting menu built on rare Thai produce from local farmers and fishermen. PRU holds both a Michelin Star and a Green Star, and no other restaurant in Phuket has the pair.

“This was a very nice experience of french and thai crossover cuisine.”
a Google reviewer

“The team paid attention to every detail throughout the meal and made us feel very well looked after.”
a Google reviewer

Address: 60, Cherngtalay, 13 Srisoonthorn Road, Cherngtalay 1, Tambon Choeng Thale, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110
Google: 4.4 from 346 reviews
Award: Michelin Star and Michelin Green Star

Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.

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We read every independent published best-of list we can find for the question. Each list gives 10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, and 5 points to each place on a list with no order. Points are added up. A business must be in the top 10 of at least two lists to be ranked. Rankings are never sold. Full method.

What is the best restaurant in Phuket?

Raya Restaurant

Blue Elephant

PRU

Honorable mentions

One Chun Cafe & Restaurant

L'Arôme by the Sea

Marni

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