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Top food to try in Phuket

6 dishes to eat in Phuket, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Moo hong

Moo hong
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Phuket's own slow-braised pork belly in soy, garlic and black pepper — a Hokkien inheritance and the island's signature dish.

2. Mee Hokkien

Mee Hokkien
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Thick yellow noodles fried with pork, seafood and egg in a dark stock. Distinctly Phuket, and different from Malaysian versions of the same name.

3. Roti with condensed milk

Roti with condensed milk
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Griddled, folded flatbread, crisped in butter — the standard late-night snack on Muslim-run carts across the island.

4. Fresh Andaman seafood

Fresh Andaman seafood
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Grilled fish, prawns and crab, usually sold by weight from an iced display you choose from directly.

Watch outThe 'you agreed to the whole tank' bill dispute is a recurring pattern in the busiest beach strips.

5. Oh tao

Oh tao
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A fried oyster and taro omelette with bean sprouts, a Phuket street speciality with a Hokkien lineage.

6. Apong

Apong
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Thin, crisp-edged coconut pancakes cooked in a small round pan, sold in the morning markets.

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