Best Burgers in Phuket: Where to Look

The best burgers in Phuket follow the beaches. Patong, on the west coast, has the widest choice, followed by Kata and Karon to the south, Rawai near the island’s southern tip, and Bang Tao and Laguna in the north-west. Phuket Old Town, the Sino-Portuguese shophouse district on the east side, mixes local cafés with small restaurants and is the place for a burger away from the resorts.

Phuket City was named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2015, the first in Thailand and in South-East Asia. That title rests on the island’s Peranakan and Hokkien Chinese cooking, with dishes such as mee hokkien noodles and moo hong, pork belly braised with black pepper, not on Western food. Burgers on the island mostly cater to visitors, which is why the beach towns have far more of them than the Old Town. Distances are longer than they look on a map and there is no railway, so where you stay largely decides where you eat.

Burgers in Phuket: key facts

• Beach areas to explore: Patong, Kata, Karon, Rawai and Bang Tao/Laguna.
• Old Town: Thalang Road and its Sunday walking street market, Lard Yai.
• Local specialty: mee hokkien and moo hong.
• Currency: Thai baht (THB). Keep some cash for night markets and songthaews.
• Getting around: no train; taxis, ride-hailing apps, songthaew buses and the Phuket Smart Bus along the west coast.
• Season: the dry high season on the west coast runs roughly from November to April.

Every guide we publish on Phuket is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. For other cities, browse our burger restaurant guides by city.