Thai Street Food - BEST $5 MEALS in Phuket, Thailand!! 🇹🇭

Notable moments

1. 01:44 Crispy Pork at Ji Hong

   Mark Wiens visits Crispy Pork Ji Hong, a Chinese-Thai roast meat restaurant renowned for serving some of the crispiest pork belly on the island. He orders an XL combination plate featuring crispy pork belly and roasted chicken served over rice cooked in chicken broth, accompanied by fresh vegetables and ginger scallion sauce for 80 THB.

   Crispy Pork Ji Hong, Phuket, Thailand
2. 09:15 Southern Thai Curries at Ko Huat

   Mark tours the busy kitchen at Ko Huat Khao Gaeng, where chefs prepare over 100 daily Southern Thai dishes including fresh trevally fish curries. He orders a plate loaded with sour orange curry, stir-fried stink beans with shrimp, Chinese kale, and a freshly fried fish cake for 150 THB.

   Ko Huat Khao Gaeng, Phuket, Thailand
3. 22:30 Hokkien Fried Noodles at Mee Ao Gea

   At Mee Ao Gea, an 80-year-old master chef stir-fries yellow Hokkien noodles over an intense charcoal fire using an iron wok. Mark garnishes his bowl with chili flakes, pickled chilis, raw red onions, and breaks open a soft-boiled egg to coat the smoky noodles, priced at 65 THB per bowl.

   Mee Ao Gea, Phuket, Thailand
4. 25:55 Charcoal Roasted Duck at Niyom

   Niyom Roasted Duck slow-roasts seasoned whole ducks on an automated rotating rotisserie grill over low charcoal embers for a full hour. Mark dines inside a tropical garden dining area surrounded by banana trees, eating juicy roasted duck dipped in sweet and savory chili sauces paired with sticky rice for 350 THB.

   Niyom Grilled Duck, Phuket, Thailand
5. 41:46 Dry Rice Porridge at Go Benz

   Mark stops at Go Benz, a Michelin Bib Gourmand street food restaurant in Phuket Town famous for its dry rice porridge and pork organ soup. He enjoys a bowl of khao tom haeng layered with crispy pork belly, pork liver, meatballs, and crunchy fried garlic for 80 THB per bowl.

   Go Benz, Phuket, Thailand