The guide’s ranking · Phuket

Best Tom Yum Goong
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1. **Kan Eang at Pier** — Chalong - Address: 44/1 Wiset Rd, Rawai, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83130 - Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kan+Eang+at+Pier+Chalong+Phuket - Price: $$ - Best Time: 17:30-19:00 for bay views before the dinner rush. - Access: Moderate — easy by taxi to Chalong Pier, but not walkable from most beach hotels. - How To Get There Easily: Pair Wat Chalong or Chalong Pier with a taxi to the waterfront restaurant. - Go If Visiting: Wat Chalong (nearby-detour, after-poi); Big Buddha Phuket (nearby-detour, after-poi) - Kan Eang is a long-running Chalong Bay seafood restaurant where tom yum goong fits a larger seafood table. Ask for clear broth if you want the soup sour and herbal instead of creamy.

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1. **Kan Eang at Pier** — Chalong - Address: 44/1 Wiset Rd, Rawai, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83130 - Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kan+Eang+at+Pier+Chalong+Phuket - Price: $$ - Best Time: 17:30-19:00 for bay views before the dinner rush. - Access: Moderate — easy by taxi to Chalong Pier, but not walkable from most beach hotels. - How To Get There Easily: Pair Wat Chalong or Chalong Pier with a taxi to the waterfront restaurant. - Go If Visiting: Wat Chalong (nearby-detour, after-poi); Big Buddha Phuket (nearby-detour, after-poi) - Kan Eang is a long-running Chalong Bay seafood restaurant where tom yum goong fits a larger seafood table. Ask for clear broth if you want the soup sour and herbal instead of creamy.

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Kan Eang at Pier

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Kan Eang is a long-running Chalong Bay seafood restaurant where tom yum goong fits a larger seafood table. Ask for clear broth if you want the soup sour and herbal instead of creamy.
The guide’s verdict · Chalong

Queue: easy by taxi to Chalong Pier, but not walkable from most beach hotels.

Go: 17:30-19:00 for bay views before the dinner rush.

Price: $$

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Laem Hin Seafood

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Verdict: Laem Hin is a large local seafood restaurant over the water, with tom yum talay fitting the fresh-shellfish, group-order format. It is better for a shared dinner than for a solo soup stop.Ko Kaeo

Queue: east-coast pier location requires taxi or self-drive.

Go: 17:30-18:30 on weekdays; weekends get busy with local groups.

Price: $$

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Chaiyo Seafood

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Verdict: Chaiyo keeps live seafood in the mangrove stream and works well for tom yum with prawns or mixed seafood. It is a calmer alternative when Rawai feels too far south.Wichit / mangrove edge

Queue: local canal setting near Phuket Town, easiest by taxi.

Go: 11:30-13:00 for a quieter lunch; dinner can require a car plan.

Price: $$

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Bang Pae Seafood

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Verdict: Bang Pae is a hidden east-coast seafood restaurant where tom yum works as part of a slow local lunch. Go for setting and freshness, not speed.Paklok

Queue: remote east-coast location with limited casual taxi flow.

Go: 11:30-14:00 for a long lunch; avoid arriving late without a return-transport plan.

Price: $$

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Tasak Seafood

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Verdict: Tasak is a modest mangrove-side seafood stop where a sharp tom yum talay suits the local, low-polish setting. It is best for travelers already exploring the northeast rather than beach-hopping in the south.Paklok

Queue: remote and easy to miss; Limited confidence

Go: 11:30-14:30; daylight is better because the mangrove setting is part of the meal.

Price: $$

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Pak Nam Seafood

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Queue: near Phuket Town but not in the Old Town walking grid.

Go: 11:00-13:00 for lunch; Limited confidence — verify the current Maps pin before going.

Price: $$

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Tunk-Ka Cafe

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Verdict: Tunk-Ka is not the purist seafood shack, but it is a practical place to order tom yum with a Phuket Town view. Choose it when the mission includes scenery and mixed Thai dishes.Khao Rang

Queue: hilltop restaurant, taxi or self-drive required.

Go: 17:00-18:30 for the view; reserve if sunset matters.

Price: $$

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Maimorn Forest

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Verdict: Maimorn Forest is a large Thai-and-seafood restaurant useful when a group wants tom yum without leaving Phuket Town. It is less purist than a pier seafood shack, but access is much easier for bus-terminal or Old Town routing.Talat Yai / Bus Terminal 1

Queue: central Phuket Town, near Bus Terminal 1.

Go: 11:30-13:30 or 18:00-20:00; it stays open later than many town lunch shops.

Price: $$

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