Ma Doo Bua
Café · Thep Krasatti
A café-restaurant on Baandon–Cherngtalay Road, inland from Bang Tao Beach, around a pond of giant Victoria Amazonica lily pads, with Thai wooden houses, a wooden pier and a long-tail boat as a photo prop; the name means "come see the lotus".
Café
About Ma Doo Bua
One of Phuket's most photographed cafés, inland from Bang Tao: Thai wooden houses with red roofs around a pond of giant Amazon lily pads, a wooden pier and a long-tail boat for drone shots. Photos are paid for at the counter — from 350 baht to stand on a lily pad — and the Thai kitchen, with Phuket dishes such as moo hong, is better than the setting suggests.
Also known as Ma Doo Bua Cafe, มา ดู บัว
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Good to know
- Cuisine
Thai food with local Phuket dishes.
- Dishes
Moo hong (braised pork belly), prawns in tamarind sauce, stink beans with shrimp paste, rad na; pad Thai and tom yum.
- Setting
Three seating areas: an air-conditioned room, a covered terrace over the pond, and floor cushions at the water's edge. Photo sessions are booked at the ticket counter on arrival; on busy mornings people queue before the first slot.
Thalang town · Thep Krasatti district
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Stands inThalang townThep Krasatti district