Phuket Food Tour: Experience Unique Cuisine with 15 Tastings
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116 Ratings
Tambon Talat Nuea
Embark on a Phuket food tour and indulge in 15 unique tastings. Discover the rich blend of Chinese, Malay, and Indian flavors that make Phuket's cuisine one-of-a-kind. Explore the city's cultural heritage and uncover the stories behind its Portuguese townhouses, Chinese temples, and traditional amulets.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Phuket Town - Our feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Phuket Town led by our team of professional foodie guides. We’re Phuket’s #1 food tour company on TripAdvisor. Over 5,000 guests can’t be wrong. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here’s an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarians, pescatarians and no-pork diets ✘ Unsuitable for shellfish, peanut and severe allergies. ✘ Unsuitable for severe gluten intolerances, there are traces of gluten in soy sauce. ✔ Suitable for lactose intolerances. ✔ Suitable for no beef diets. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
What's Included
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
- Rated #1 on TripAdvisor for Phuket food tours
- Enjoy over 15 food tastings, the most of any tour
- Professional foodie guides lead the adventure
- Savor 4 hours of feasting in old Phuket Town
- Small-group experience with a maximum of 8 guests
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Additional Information
Our Phuket food tours have been voted the best culinary adventures on this food-obsessed island by TripAdvisor.
The Chinese and Malay cultures have left their gastronomic mark on Phuket along with just a pinch of Indian spice, leaving a unique cuisine found no where else in Thailand. Forget Thai green curry, papaya salad and mainland staple fare; Phuket’s proud of it’s dim sim houses and sticky, dark moo hong pork belly curry, it’s soy sauce noodles and crepe-wrapped fresh spring rolls.
Wrap your chopsticks around sticky handmade fresh spring rolls, wok-fried mee hoon, Hokkien noodles peppered with delicate prawn wontons and char sui barbecue pork, spiced chicken curry puffs, gaeng som fish curry and much more on this gastronomic island journey.
But this tour isn’t just about the food. It’s about the people and the place. Why does the city have pretty Portuguese townhouses? Why the city is festooned with Chinese temples? And what are those amulets that everyone’s wearing?
- This tour isn’t suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians or no pork diets due to street vendors’ limited menus. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included
- The tour isn’t suitable for shellfish, peanut or severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed
Location
Jui Tui Shrine
Soi Phutorn
Please meet on the steps outside Jui Tui Shrine. If you are travelling by taxi, use the following in Thai: ศาลเจ้าจุ้ยตุ่ย 283 ซอย ภูธร ตำบลตลาดเหนือ อำเภอเมือง ภูเก็ต ภูเก็ต 83000.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Marcella_g
Apr 19, 2024
Best food tour I ever did - This tour was amazing. I highly recommend it. We tasted a great variety of true Thai dishes, all of which were excellent in taste and with regards to the freshness of the ingredients. The eateries were authentic and intriguing places, which I wouldn’t have found by myself or probably wouldn’t have been brave enough to try out without a local. Yet all turned out to be true gems, many of them were family-run businesses that have been going for generations. A fascinating aspect was that many dishes showed the influence of other cultures on Thai cuisine, e.g. Indian, Malay, Chinese, British. Our tour guide Nana was knowledgeable, kind and good-humoured. She answered all of our questions with a friendly smile on her face. Even after the tour had ended, when I asked specifics about a particular dish hours later, I was answered straight away in the kindest way and with great detail. We were served full portions at every stop, not just small tasters, so we practically had lunch and dinner. It was great! This tour was the highlight of our stay in Phuket.
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Msnicjac
Mar 25, 2024
Fabulous authentic experience - Fantastic experience, we would never have dared to try most of the places/ foods on the tour, even the foods that weren't familiar to us were so tasty, so glad we did this instead of playing safe.
Our guide Lucky was fabulous too, perfect tour guide, so friendly and knowledgeable and passionate about the foods and history.
I would recommend this tour 100%
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Maria_a
Mar 18, 2024
Great experience! - We had a great time, excellent food and our guide Cat was the best! Funny, witty and very knowledgeable.
Would definitely recommend this tour!
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Louie311
Mar 15, 2024
Amazing food and experience - Had a great time on the the food tour! The food was authentic and excellent and our tour guide, Lucky, was very friendly and informative. I learned so much!
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Nikbru24
Mar 13, 2024
Culinary experience with friends - I'm currently traveling alone in Thailand and am always looking for good food far away from any kind of tourism. Our guide was Lucky and I felt at home from the very first second. She was very friendly, funny and was able to tell us a lot about food and her culture. She constantly provided us with fresh water and we visited 7! different restaurants that you would definitely walk past. We were able to try around 20 dishes and it was an absolute delight! You will try dishes that you have definitely never tried before - including many dishes with Chinese influences.
If you are looking for four people in a relaxed atmosphere, and want to eat together like good friends, then Lucky is the right place for you. We laughed until we cried and it was a really great culinary day!
I can highly recommend the whole tour - especially with Lucky.
I will definitely come back when I'm in Phuket, thank you! :)
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Victoriaeightyfive
Mar 12, 2024
Authentic taste of Phuket - thank you Lucky! - This was an awesome food tour! Highly recommended to anyone visiting Phuket and looking for a taste of truly authentic local cuisine. We ate at so many different spots and got to see the food being made and learn about the history and local culture. Lucky was a phenomenal guide and host for the evening! Thank you so much Lucky!!
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658milant
Mar 9, 2024
Authentic trip and food in Oldtown Phuket - Our tour guide Nana took us to 7 different locations with many different kind of dishes. We were provided with water during our whole trip and she took care of the payment.
Nana was very kind. My girlfriend and I had a lovely time. In addition, I texted her about nice places to go. In no time I got an reply and suggestions. I highly recommend the trip!
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Carll201
Mar 2, 2024
Come hungry! - Nam the tour guide was truly brilliant and very knowledgeable in both the food and the background to the region. The tour was a real experience where you try foods from vendors normally frequented by the locals. We tried so many different dishes we have never had before but one piece of advice; come hungry!
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Steve_b
Feb 18, 2024
Informative & Tasty! - Our guide Lucky gave us an excellent memorable tour including historical & cultural information. Thank you Lucky - We enjoyed
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S2336gmwrv
Feb 23, 2024
Lots of food - Great tour. Enjoyed all the stops. Casual pace and very accommodating guide. A lot to eat. Come hungry. Only negative is the second to last stop was a Michelin star place. By then, pretty full.
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