Phuket
The heritage Sino-Portuguese shophouse district in Phuket Town. Boutique cocktail rooms, candle-lit interiors, and the most authentic old-Phuket drinking. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Phuket.
Old Town · $$
Cocktail bar inside a heritage Sino-Portuguese shophouse.
Old Town · $$
Heritage shophouse cocktail bar.
Old Town · $$
The first rooftop in Phuket Old Town, atop a Sino Portuguese shophouse.
Old Town · $$$
Alchemic builds, fire shows, and a live saxophonist until 2am.
Phangnga Road · $$
Laboratory themed speakeasy, layered signature shots, message ahead for a bar seat.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Craft Beer, Rooftop Bars and Sports Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Old Town like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.