Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Phuket, Thailand

4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover great eats in Phuket Old Town with a small group and food-loving guide who shares favorite spots in the historic district. Expect to sample several dishes during the half-day tour, such as Burmese curries, Hokkien noodles, and grilled meats with peanut sauce. Tropical fruits and signature desserts then satisfy the sweet tooth. Learn about the culinary heritage of Thailand and enjoy a feast as well.

Try a mix of savory and sweet dishes
Find places that are difficult to locate on your own
Insightful commentary provided
Small-group tour limited to eight people

What's Included

15+ food tastings included, more than any other Phuket food tour
The highest rated #1 Phuket food tour on TripAdvisor
4 hours of feasting around the old Phuket Town
Led by professional foodie guides
Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
Bottled water and local soft drinks included

Alcoholic drinks excluded
Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Ranong Main Market
101 Ranong, Tambon Talat Nuea, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
The Phuket Town Central Market is located along Ranong Road. Your guide will be waiting on the steps outside the front of the market. Here is the address in Thai: ตลาดสดเทศบาลนครภูเก็ต (ตลาดสดดาวทาวน์ ) ข้างโรงแรมชิโนเทล ดาวทาวน์ภูเก็ต ถนนระนอง ตำบลตลาดเหนือ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดภูเก็ต.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Old Phuket Town

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Old Phuket Town

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Old Phuket Town

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Brilliant tour around the...

Heimo_G, Apr 2024

Brilliant tour around the city, with lots to eat. As a tourist I would have never chosen the restaurants on my own, but It was soooo god. Brilliant guide, gave us many insides into the city as well. She also helped us with getting a good deal on the transportation back to the Hotel. Complete recommendation!

Amazing!

Nicole_C, Apr 2024

Absolutely amazing! We were lucky enough to have Lucky as our guide. The food was incredible and she was a true gem herself. This is a must do your when visiting!

You’ll be Lucky to choose this tour!

Isobel_H, Apr 2024

Lucky, our tour guide, was outstanding. I’ve never eaten so much food in one outing, ever. A real variety of stops, a complete melting pot of Asian cuisine, sprinkled with some local historical knowledge. Lucky walked at the perfect pace considering how hot it was, and was so kind hearted and happy. A true gem in the Phuket tourism sector, thank you Lucky, we wish you all the best!

Our tour guide Pema was...

Josh_K, Apr 2024

Our tour guide Pema was very knowledgeable friendly and funny ! Made the experience great and was very engaged

Great Food Experience and Tour Guide

Bheki_Z, Apr 2024

Brief history about Phuket culture and traditions. Bit of history about different food and their origin. Convenient since we walked short distance. Friendly shop owners and staff. We were taken to reputable restaurants with so many years of existence in small groups of 4 or 5.

Such a yummy experience!!!

Rosa_L, Apr 2024

Nam, our tour guide, was so amazing! She was so funny and had so much knowledge of every restaurant we went to. All the food places she took us too was incredibly delicious. Note, the food on the tour is not your traditional Thai food (no Pad Thai or traditional red/green curries). Phuket is a melting pot of many cultures so we had a variety of dishes with different influences (Chinese, Malaysian, Indian)-- all of which were a joy to our taste buds!!! Although the day was sweltering hot (we went in early April), she tried her best to keep us cool (many cold water bottles and cooling towels were offered). But if you don't want to avoid the heat during the day, they also offer dinner tours. Overall, highly recommend!

great food/town tour.

anuj_m, Apr 2024

perfect excursion. variety of food was great. got a great tour of old phuket town. our tour guide, Nam was wonderful. very knowledgeable and very pleasant. took care of all of our needs. her english was exceptional and able to communicate perfectly.

Great experience

Peter_T, Apr 2024

Nam was a wonderful tour guide with an impressive knowledge of Old Phuket town. The food was plentiful and tasty. I highly recommend this tour. Ask for Nam's tour.

We got Lucky!!

Rohan_S, Apr 2024

This food tour is an absolute must-do in Phuket. The little food joints are outstanding; from Chinese-origin Hokkein noodles to Thai noodles, from Massaman curry to Malaysia food, from apongs to mango sticky rice; we were bursting and happy by the end of it! No tummy problems at all afterwards. Lucky was hilarious and very engaging and the four hours went by very quickly.

Dont miss this tour if you are in Phuket

Patrik_T, Apr 2024

This food tour was amazing. The selection of the food is great, and there are a lot. Really a lot. I did morning tour and I could not eat anything after all day. Each food was very delicious I couldn’t say no to them. A bit of Thai, Chinese, bit of everything, then sweets and over again, till you “chan-im-leaw-cup”. Lucky is a fantastic tour guide. She is very informative and funny. She explained the history, told a lot of stories even taught us Thai. Very well spent 4hours, certainly recommend to everyone.

Amazing experience! A must do for food lovers.

Steve_B, Apr 2024

The best tour we have ever been on! We were initially thinking we would just go to Old Phuket Town and find places to eat, why pay for a tour right? However this tour is worth every penny, it covers places you would never find. We had a wonderful, knowledgable professional guide, Nam, who took us to out of the way places, intoduced us to the stall owners and gave us all the back stories which were fascinating. Walking between food stops we saw all the highlights of the town and Nam gave us so much interesting info. We left so full and blown away by the people, stories and amazing food! Couldn't recommend higher. Thank you Nam!

Highly Recommended!

Amanda_B, Apr 2024

Our guide, Pema, was fantastic. It was more than just a food tour. It was also a cultural one. I have so much more understanding of Old Town, Phuket, and the people who make up such a wonderful community and their influences on the cuisine. I traveled solo and the family who was on my tour and Pema made me feel very welcome. It was a great day and I highly recommend it.

Great tour visiting a...

Margaret_M, Apr 2024

Great tour visiting a range of eating sites, trying a wide variety of foods. (Didn't leave tour hungry). Pema was a very good guide sharing her knowledge of local food and culture.

Highly Recommend Old Phuket Town Food Tour!

Magaly_J, Apr 2024

The star of the tour was our food guide, Lucky! She made everyone feel comfortable and was present in our group conversation throughout the four hours all of us were together. I really appreciate her experience and excellent communication skills because I have found that a lot of the tour guides here in Thailand are not at the same level of quality as Lucky is. Lucky was easy-going, helpful and knowledgeable. During this food tour, we visited 7 restaurants that were owned by Thai locals that I would have never visited without the direction of Lucky. I appreciated the variety and portion of food provided (my favorite was the hokkien noodle restaurant). My advice? Book this tour and make sure to come hungry! Oh yeah, and if you're visiting Thailand during the hotter season, make sure to bring your sunhat and come prepared to sweat since you will be walking around to each restaurant under the heat.

Money well spent.

Rachel_W, Mar 2024

Pema was a great guide. You can tell she had a lot of pride in the city of Phuket. Her knowledge of the area and the different food styles was awesome. We tried an amazing variety of food and each and every one was good. I'd say most were great and for me - a few were outstanding. We also had Thai tea and coffee, and a refreshing hibiscus and soda.

Amazing

Jennifer_M, Mar 2024

I couldn’t recommend this tour enough! We had such a good time. All of the food was delicious. Our guide, Gigi was the absolute best. She was so knowledgable, kind, and funny.

Extremely knowledgeable friendly guide.

Mags, Mar 2024

Pema was very knowledgeable, and a great guide, she gave us information over and above the food. Well worth the trip!

Great food and great company

Bradley_E, Mar 2024

Nam gave us an amazing food tour! Her stories about the people behind the food, along with the history added so much. The food itself was also delicious. We also were able to meet people from all over the world and share this experience with them which was amazing. Would absolutely recommend this!

Great food, great guide!

Jasmine_H, Mar 2024

I’ve been to many food tours around the world and this was by far the best ! Our tour guide was SO knowledgeable about food and the culture and history in Thailand. Even my husband who is a picky eater had many dishes that he enjoyed on this tour. We had a great experience and highly recommend.

Great food tour

jamiemcglone, Mar 2024

Nam was a great tour guide and made the tour come to life and how the food was connected to the people and the history of the area. We went to six locations and had eighteen dishes and two local drinks in total. All were fantastic and places I wouldn’t have went or known about without having a guided tour.

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