THYME Cafe & Brunch

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A halal café and Thai restaurant on Soi Pradit in Phuket Old Town: Thyme serves café food and brunch, Sanae, which started in Chiang Mai, traditional Thai dishes.

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About THYME Cafe & Brunch

A halal café and restaurant on Soi Pradit with two names: Thyme for coffee and brunch, Sanae — a restaurant that began in Chiang Mai — for Thai cooking built around beef. The signature is beef fat fried rice, jasmine rice cooked in halal wagyu fat under seared steak and a cured egg yolk; khao soi, beef rib soup and Southern Thai curries follow, and the Southern Thai tea comes with coconut ice cream and a little mortar of peanuts. No alcohol. Open 8 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

Also known as THYME Cafe & Brunch (Halal), Sanae

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Cuisine

Beef-led Thai cooking — beef fat fried rice, khao soi, braised marrow beef balls, spicy beef rib soup — Southern Thai curries, brunch and coffee; halal certified, no alcohol.

Dishes

Beef fat fried rice: jasmine rice cooked in halal wagyu beef fat, topped with seared steak and cured egg yolk, the signature.

Southern Thai tea topped with coconut ice cream, with a small mortar for pounding peanuts.

Setting

A mix of modern, vintage and mid-century design, more formal-looking than it feels.