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Cook
( 0 7625 8375; 101 Th Phang-Nga; pasta dishes 90-160B, pizzas 160-240B)
The Thai owner -chef used
to cook Italian at a mega-resort, so when he opened this ludicrously inexpensive Old
Town cafe he fused the two cultures. Order the sensational green curry pizza with chick-
en or the pork curry coconut milk pizza, and fall in love.
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Suay
( 08 1797 4135;
www.suayrestaurant.com
; 50/2 Th Takuapa; dishes 90-350B; 5-11pm)
Fusion at this
converted house just south of old town proper means salmon carpaccio piled with tart
pomelo salad, an innovative take on
sôm·đam
featuring mangosteen that pops with fla-
vour, yellowfin tuna
lâhp
, smoked eggplant served with roast chili paste and crab meat,
and massaman curry with lamb chops.
But do not sleep on the mango with sticky rice. The rice is wrapped in a spring roll
dough, fried and stuffed with mango. Plated with more mango, it's paired with black ses-
ame ice cream that may have you hugging the chef with gratitude. We sure did. Tables
are sprinkled inside the house and on the wrap-around porch. The wine list is proper, and
the chef/owner also offers cooking classes.
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China Inn
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( 0 7635 6239; 20 Th Thalang; dishes 150-250B; 11am-6pm Mon-Wed, to 10pm Thu-Sat; )
The organ-
ic movement meets Phuket cuisine at this turn-of-the-20th-century shop-house. There's
red curry with crab, grilled duck breast salad, a host of veggie options, homemade
yoghurt and fruit smoothies flavoured with organic honey.
Siam Indigo
( 0 7625 6697;
www.siamindigo.com
;
8 Th Phang-Nga; dishes 120-280B; 2-11pm)
One of Phuket's
most stylish gems is set in an 80-year-old Sino-Portuguese relic and specialises in Thai
cuisine - including classic recipes rarely seen these days, with a French-international
twist. Meals are plated on gorgeous china, the room itself is glorious and the food is ex-
ceptional.
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