One Chun

One Chun is a Phuket Town restaurant that has earned a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Thailand, including the 2026 edition, for good-quality, good-value southern Thai cooking. It opened around 2010 in a nineteenth-century Sino-Portuguese shophouse on Thep Krasatti Road. The owner, Napapat Chessadawan, is a fashion designer and antiques enthusiast, and the dining room shows it: green-tinted shutters, patterned floor tiles, 1950s furniture and a wall of old black-and-white televisions, transistor radios and clocks. Its Thai name, Wan Chan, means Monday. The menu is built on family recipes from the owner's grandmother and aunt, and One Chun is a sister restaurant of Raya, the well-known Dibuk Road restaurant founded by her aunt; the menus are similar, but One Chun has a more modern setting and lower prices.

The two dishes most associated with One Chun are a rich and creamy yellow curry of fresh crab cooked with coconut milk, and Moo Hong, the slow-braised Phuket pork belly with bold flavours. Around these, the menu covers a range of Phuket and Peranakan dishes, such as hor mok poo, a steamed mousse of fish and crab in curry paste and coconut milk; prawns in tamarind sauce; stir-fried local greens with dried shrimp and egg; and a smoked shrimp chilli dip with vegetables. Desserts include o-aew, a mung bean jelly with shaved ice. Staff will ask how spicy you want your food, and some dishes can be fierce if you ask for extra heat. As in most Thai restaurants, dishes are best shared, so a group of three or four can order widely.

The restaurant is open every day from 10:00, closing at 22:00 on most days and at 21:00 on Tuesdays. It is air-conditioned, a welcome relief after walking around the old town, and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Note that it is cash only, so bring enough baht. Bookings are handled by the restaurant directly; at busy times, particularly weekend evenings and holidays, it is worth calling ahead, as tables fill quickly.

One Chun suits families, couples and groups who want an affordable introduction to Phuket food in a comfortable setting. The cooking is authentically spicy, so ask staff for milder options if needed.

Thep Krasatti Road meets Thalang Road right beside the restaurant, which is where the Sunday walking street market begins; parking nearby is very limited on Sundays. It makes an easy lunch stop between the Thai Hua Museum, Soi Romanee and the cafés of Thalang Road, or a dinner before the Sunday market.