Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae

Local eatery · Talat Nuea

A shrimp noodle shop on Phoonphol Road in Phuket Town, making bowls on a prawn-head broth for more than a decade; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Local eatery

About Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae

A noodle shop on Phoonphol Road that does one thing: shrimp noodles on a fragrant, slightly sweet broth made from prawn heads and shells. Each bowl carries halved prawns, pork wontons and sliced pork over yellow or Hokkien noodles, in soup or dry, plain or tom yum; the dry tom yum, with the broth on the side, is the strongest. The pork wontons are the MICHELIN Guide's favourite. A late-morning or lunch stop: open 10:00–15:00.

Also known as Prawn Noodle Ao Ke

As the record has it

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Cuisine

Shrimp noodles, in soup or dry, plain or tom yum.

Dishes

Dry tom yum noodles with the broth on the side, for the strongest flavour.

Each bowl: halved prawns, pork wontons, sliced pork and yellow or Hokkien noodles.