Thai Mueang Restaurant Phuket

This is the kind of Phuket Town restaurant you go to for the food and nothing else. No sea view, no styling, no menu translated into four languages and padded with things nobody local orders. Just traditional Thai dishes cooked the same way day after day, in a plain room, at prices set by what residents will actually pay.

That's the appeal. Eat on the coastal strips and you're often getting Thai cooking softened for international palates. Here you're inland, in Mueang Phuket, well away from the resort belt, and the cooking reflects it. Good for a quick lunch between errands, better for a long unhurried dinner. If you want atmosphere and cocktails, go elsewhere. If you want to eat properly, come here.

It's popular, and popular places in Phuket Town fill up fast at the obvious hours. I'd aim for mid-afternoon if you'd rather not wait in line or share a table.