Khao Tom Dibuk

Local eatery · Talat Yai

A family-run morning restaurant on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town, known for rice porridge and noodle soup; a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

Local eatery

About Khao Tom Dibuk

A family breakfast place on Phang Nga Road, at the back of the Old Town, that opens at 06:00 and closes by early afternoon. Phuket people come for khao tom, the rice porridge with toppings, and a Chinese brown soup made to the family's own recipe; at weekends there are braised pork ribs and chicken with fermented soybeans, and kaya sandwiches for something sweet. Cheap and plain, it holds a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand. Open daily 06:00–13:00.

Also known as Khao Tom Thanon Di Buk

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Good to know

Cuisine

Thai-Chinese rice porridge (khao tom) and noodle soups.

Dishes

Khao tom, rice porridge with a choice of toppings.

A Chinese brown soup made to a family recipe.

At weekends, braised pork ribs and chicken with fermented soybeans.

Sandwiches of kaya, the coconut jam.

Prices

Cheap.

Setting

Simple Thai-Chinese shophouse decor.