Phuketique

Phuketique is a wonderful coffee shop to wait whilst you are waiting for a local bus to arrive. It was called Coffee Max but this did not last very long.

This is certainly a popular place to wait for something - the last time there was a lot more toys inside to to play with.

I always sat outside... Sitting at the Roundabout it is always interesting, always something different.

Then there was a monk today.

Certainly a place to sit and watch the world...

   

Website: unknown

Phone Number:  076 215 359

Email: unknown

Approximate price: $$$$$ 

Address: Suriyadej Traffic Circle, Phuket Old Town
Hours: 10am - 9pm

Phuket Cafes

154

21 Cafe & Bistro

36 Cafe

360 degree coffee

Backpacker

Backyard 

Bake (Cherng ta lay)

Biscuit

Blue Cup coffee

Cafe del Sol

Cape Coffee

Cape Panwa

Chern Cha Tea Rooms

Chic Room Cafe

Chicco di Caffee

Chino@Cafe Gallery

Coffee Brick

Coffee Circle

Coffee Coco Nut

Coffee mine

Dee Dee Coffee Club

Downtown Kao-Kaeng (ดาวนทาวนขาวแกง)

Dunkin' Donuts

Eleven Two & Company

Glua Nam Wa

i46 Old Town

Index

Jailbreak burger and coffee

Kaffee

Koffie Terrace

Kopi coffee

Krua Kanom

Laem Chan Park

Le Cafe

Leelawadee

Les Anges

Mac-chiato-house

Memay Cafe

Ninety - Four coffee

Paandai Cafe

Panwa Guest House 

Phuket Aquarium

Phuket Coffee

Phuketique 

Phuket International Airport

Phuket Tea Station

Rassada Coffee

Red Umbrella 

Relax

Rush Coffee

Siam Bakery

Since 1982

Sino Inn Coffee Shop

Starbucks

Swensens

Taitong Coffee

Thai Hua coffee shop

The Coffee Maker

Tiny Coffee

Tung Ka Cafe (ทุ่งคา-กาแฟ)

Uptown

Wawee Coffee

White Chalk Dessert Cafe

After living in Phuket for 16 years we moved to Bangkok 

- here are some cafes that we visited whilst we were in Phuket.

Coffee Circle

I realised that I have not written about visiting Coffee Circle very often!

After looking at my check-ins on foursquare that I visit here more often that I have posted here. It is a small coffee shop in the middle of Phuket Old Town - close to - Robinsons, Kota Khao Mun Kai, Svenson Ice Cream, Mee Ton Poe, หมสมจตต,  Hok Ngoun Kung Chinese Shrine and more.

You are able to sit inside with the air-conditioning on a collection of chairs and tables or you can sit outside and watch the world go round - easier when you are waiting to be picked up. I do believe that you can have breakfast there but I never had - it is certainly a coffee and cake place for me.

There are a lot of great cakes.

You can always have a cup of tea?

Don't forget that it does close twice a month. Enjoy your visit

Previous Recorded Visits

 1) March 2012
 2) Feb 2012 

 3) Jan 2012 

Phone Number: 076 216 396

Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: Surin Circle, Phuket Town
Hours: 9am - 7pm

 

Kota Khao Mun Kai

Kota Khao Mun Kai is in Phuket Town, near the more famous Mee Ton Poe and my favourite coffee shop Coffee Circle.

Kota Khao Mun Kai is a traditional Thai Noodle Restaurant that we went to because I like to try Noodle Shops and we wanted a big table. It is a traditional Thai Noodle shop with the preparing the foods at the front of the shop and then served from there. They are not always tidy however and they do not place that much attention on the cleanliness of the surroundings but when you live here it is something that you stop doing. But if you are someone who worries about the chopsticks and who had them previously then this might not be the location for you.

Kota Khao Mun Kai is certainly popular with the local people and with the 'Lonely Planet Tourist'  - this is the person who has done a little bit of research before they come OR they simply want to have a go.

So be careful when you go sometimes it can be very busy. The food was wonderful - the plate of the fresh meats to add to your noodles or rice was devoured very swiftly.

The soup was also prepared well - of original ingredients (no MSG here).

As we sat there - having multiple Iced Teas 

I noticed that there was quite an amount of foods which were prepared for people not actually eating in the restaurant itself.

I have no idea about the price differences (if any) but it doesn't matter because the food was very good and was very cheap - we have since been there again.

Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: Soi Surin, nr. Surin Circle Phuket Town

ตำแหลก - Tam Leak

This was a delightful find - by the side of the road, just South of the Chalong Circle.

This does not seem to be a place that one would stop in but it certainly is!

There are a number of tables at the front, adjacent to the cook and the traditional show case for the noodle packages. But then take a second look!

On the side of the building towards the back are 4-6 wooden salas which are the place to position yourself - here you cannot see or hear any traffic on the adjacent road!

It is at this point that you may need help because all I saw of a menu was an old laminated card and it was all written in Thai - try the Thai Talking Food Menu App or simply point at the pictures!

The food was fabulous.

The grilled chicken (Gai Yang) was good enough to rival Big Chicken.

The Papaya Salad (Som Tam) was pretty good.

The deep fried catfish and Som Tam (Pa Duk Foo) was great.

The Pork salad (Nam Took Moo) was just right - full of flavour and bursting with spices but the pork was not toooo fatty.

And then the sticky rice was fabulous for Jemma and mummy and i dipped it in the juices of any of the above dishes!

We liked the Bodhi trees and the birds nests which were all part of the occasion.

Delicious

 

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Approximate price: $$$$$ 

Address: Chaofa East Rd, Phuket Town

Hours: 8:00 - 22:00?

หมสมจตต - Hokkien Noodles Soup

 What can I add that this text does not to explain what Hokkien Noodles is?

Hokkien noodles. When served in a soup, this is a refreshing dish with round noodles, thinly sliced pork, shrimp and a delicious egg-noodle dumpling stuffed with herbed minced pork. Also in hot demand for the lunch set are ‘dry’ Hokkien noodles, usually stir-fried with a mix of pork and seafood – very hearty and filling, especially if an egg is thrown in.
(the text is from mydestination.com)

This noodle shop is next to the more famous Mee Ton Poe Restaurant around the Clocktower at Surin Circle and Hok Ngoun Kung Chinese Shrine adjacent to that.

 The small restaurant is a typical Thai Noodle Restaurant - everything is in Thai and I only saw a menu on the wall!  Just ask for the only thing there in English - Hokkien Noodle Soup.

I had this with a 'Cha Yen' - an iced tea!

The bowl of steaming noodles was very quickly served but was I sure what I was getting? No I wasn't - but it tasted good. It was a bowl of fresh noodles, prawns and chicken served with some small vegetables.

Then came the 'box' in the middle, this is where you choose to add extra things; dried chilli, fresh chilli, salt and / or sugar.

A lovely combination  and I think it all came to under 100 Baht - worth visiting.

 

Website: n/a

Email:  n/a

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Approximate price: $$$$$ 

Address: Clocktower, Surin Circle Roundabout Phuket Town

Hours:  ?

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Baan-Kanom (บ้านขนม)

We like to try new places and if I recall correctly Jemma had been playing in the sand and the sea previously so this was a definite stop for her because I knew that it had an International menu.

The place was generally wooden and air-conditioned, there was a place outside if you wanted to smoke.

The food was generally International but there were a handful of Thai dishes as well - we went for International and salads and we were happy with everything - Jemma even finished her plate which means that it was very edible (or she was 'starving').

We had pizza, 

deep fried prawns 

deep fried chicken and chips

then a cake and a freshly made fruit-drink.

Good value and comfortable for something quick to eat - we left happy.

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Phone Number:  n/a

Approximate price: $$$$$ 

Address: North of Chalong Circle, East side

Hours:  9:00 - 22:00

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