New in Phuket right now
Recent openings and what changed this year
Phuket's restaurant and beach club scene turns over fast. This page tracks what is genuinely new rather than what is being marketed hardest.
It is a short list on purpose. Every entry here has a source and a date. If something opened and we could not verify it, it is not on the page.
5 places
Listed in the order we would work through them.
5 places
01Carpe Diem
The newest club on Bang Tao sand — Mediterranean plates and a long cocktail list.
The newest addition to the Bang Tao strip, doing Mediterranean and Italian plates alongside the usual day beds and cocktails. Book ahead for sunset. Alcohol-led.
Bang Tao฿฿฿ PriceyNot halal- Price
- Check current day-bed rates
- Booking
- Book ahead at sunset
- Women-only room
- No — open club layout
- 02
Café del Mar
Ibiza's beach club on Kamala sand. Loud, polished, and built for sunset.
Ibiza's beach club brand on Kamala sand: a large pool, day beds, DJs and a proper sound system. Day beds carry a minimum spend that changes by season and day — check the current rate before you go. Alcohol-led, so not a halal environment.
Kamala฿฿฿ PriceyNot halal- Price
- Day bed and minimum spend — check current rates
- Booking
- Book a bed at weekends
- Women-only room
- No — open club layout
03Toh Daeng
Michelin Bib Gourmand and a Green Star. Thai cooking, out in Thalang.
Michelin Bib Gourmand and a Green Star for sustainability — one of only five Green Stars in Thailand. Out in Thalang, well north of the tourist beaches, so build the drive into your plan. Worth booking.
Thalang฿฿ Mid-rangeHalal: askFamily- Halal
- Not halal-certified, ask before ordering
- Booking
- Booking sensible
- Order this
- Thai classics
04Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen
Michelin Bib Gourmand. The list's one European kitchen, out at Nai Thon.
Michelin Bib Gourmand and the only European kitchen on the Phuket Bib list, out at Nai Thon on the quiet north-west coast. Worth booking at dinner, and worth combining with a Nai Thon beach afternoon.
Nai Thon฿฿ Mid-rangeHalal: askFamily- Halal
- Not halal-certified, ask before ordering
- Booking
- Booking sensible at dinner
- Order this
- European contemporary
- 05
Rustic & Blue
Muslim-owned garden café near Laguna. Brunch that would work in London.
A Muslim-owned garden café in Cherng Talay doing brunch properly: eggs, bowls, fresh juices, good matcha. Popular with expats and busy at weekends. The most Western-feeling halal option near Laguna.
Cherng Talay฿฿ Mid-rangeHalalFamily- Halal
- Muslim-owned
- Booking
- Walk-in, busy at weekend brunch
- Order this
- Açaí bowl and matcha latte
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