Phuket guides

22 guides, free, no signup. Every place carries the source its facts came from and a link to open it on the map. Where we could not verify something, we say so rather than guessing.

EatingMichelin value and the halal map

Michelin cheap eats in Phuket

The 2026 Bib Gourmand list, and what it means if you eat halal

19 places

A woman in a headscarf preparing fresh fish at a Thai wet market

Best halal food in Phuket

Including Bang Tao and Laguna, which most guides skip

18 places

Sunset over Patong Beach, Phuket, with dramatic cloud

Where to eat at sunset

West coast for the sunset, east coast for the bay — both, honestly

8 places

Two men in conversation inside a café in Thailand

What actually changed in Phuket this year

Flights, hotels and rules — each one dated and sourced

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Beaches and viewsRanked honestly

A sunny day on Patong Beach, Phuket, with palm trees and sunbathers

Phuket beaches, busiest to quietest

An honest ranking, with swimming and crowds called plainly

14 places

Kata Noi Beach in Phuket, green hills running down to the water

Quiet beaches away from the crowds

Where to go when Patong and Kata are full

8 places

The rugged coastline at Promthep Cape, Phuket

Phuket's best viewpoints

Which ones are worth it, and when to actually turn up

6 places

PracticalVisa, money, massage

A Thai massage being given in a quiet treatment room

Massage and spas in Phuket

What an hour actually costs, from shophouse to garden villa

5 places

A street in Phuket Old Town lined with shophouses

Thailand visa rules right now

What changed, what has not, and what GCC passports get

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The yellow colonial clock tower building in Phuket Old Town

SIM cards, taxis and money

The three things that cost you most in the first hour

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