Ekachai Kai Ob

Restaurant · Talat Nuea

A busy local Thai and Isan restaurant on Mae Luan Road in Phuket Town, full by dinner time.

Restaurant

About Ekachai Kai Ob

It does not look like much from Mae Luan Road, but the tables fill every evening. The kitchen cooks traditional Thai and Isan food with plenty of seafood; the salt-crusted grilled fish, wrapped yourself with herbs and noodles, is the fun one, and the crying-tiger beef is a good second. Sit at the pavement tables or in the long open-air room under hanging plants; service is quick and friendly.

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Cuisine

Traditional Thai and Isan dishes with plenty of seafood.

Dishes

Pla pao: salt-crusted grilled fish with herbs, rice noodles and dips to wrap yourself.

Seua rong hai ("crying tiger") grilled beef.

Setting

Small sidewalk tables, or a long open-air room hung with plants; next to a noisy road but cheerful.