Neighbourhood
Phuket Old Town
Sino-Portuguese shophouses, cafés, galleries and the Sunday Lard Yai market on Thalang Road.
WherePhuket
Time needed2–3 hours
Best timeSunday evening for the market
CostFree
It is the part of Phuket that has nothing to do with beaches: tin-mining money, Hokkien Chinese families, and some of the best coffee on the island.
How to visit it well
- Come at 5pm for the shophouse light, stay for Lard Yai.
- Eat at one of the old kopitiams on Dibuk Road.
- The Thai Hua Museum explains the tin era in 30 minutes.
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