Pak Nam Seafood
I admit that life sometimes becomes a bit repetitive, mostly governed by work and school, and we tend to sink into regular patterns. We eat at home much of the time (see Home Cooking), and when we eat out we tend to head for regular hangouts, places we know, places that are safe for the kids, places where we know we can get good food. I vowed to try some new restaurants this year, and finally last week, when I had a holiday and both kids were at school, we found a new restaurant which we liked and indeed went back a few days later with the kids.
Pak Nam Seafood is right on the northern edge of Phuket Town on Ratsadanuson Road which winds around the edge of "Monkey Hill" from the government offices in the extreme northeast of town to just north of the Mission hospital which is on the main road out of town to the airport. They said it only opened last year, but seems to be popular, and I think the answer may be the food.
Pak Nam Seafood had been recommended to us by friends. You may have trouble finding it. Best way to get there - take main road out of Phuket Town and turn right at lights after the Mission hospital, then drive about 2km, and you'll see the restaurant on the left. I have added a Google Earth location here. Views to the sea, you can see Koh Maphrao and also Koh Yao Yai in the distance, also views of a building site and the edge of Phuket Town. The view below is also from the restaurant. Try to get a balcony table looking in this direction.
Cold beer ordered. Now for food. One of my favourite dishes in any restaurant, if it's available, is "Yam Gung Seab", a spicy yet sweet dried shrimp salad. Until now the best I have had was at Laem Hin Seafood, but I think this one at Pak Nam Seafood wins.
Even the fried rice was good. You know sometimes fried rice can be very bland. This had flavour and accompanied the salad well.
Then we had the "mystery dish". We ordered Gung Cream Salad. Sounded interesting. Was very tasty. Some fried breaded prawns and a mountain of fresh salad covered in dressing....
We will be back again. And we do vow to try some more new restaurants in the near future. I'm sure there are more that suit "our style". If you can find Pak Nam Seafood, give it a try!
More of our Favourite Phuket Restaurants:
• Dairy Hut
• Kan Eang Seafood
• Ninth Floor
Pak Nam Seafood is right on the northern edge of Phuket Town on Ratsadanuson Road which winds around the edge of "Monkey Hill" from the government offices in the extreme northeast of town to just north of the Mission hospital which is on the main road out of town to the airport. They said it only opened last year, but seems to be popular, and I think the answer may be the food.
Pak Nam Seafood had been recommended to us by friends. You may have trouble finding it. Best way to get there - take main road out of Phuket Town and turn right at lights after the Mission hospital, then drive about 2km, and you'll see the restaurant on the left. I have added a Google Earth location here. Views to the sea, you can see Koh Maphrao and also Koh Yao Yai in the distance, also views of a building site and the edge of Phuket Town. The view below is also from the restaurant. Try to get a balcony table looking in this direction.
Cold beer ordered. Now for food. One of my favourite dishes in any restaurant, if it's available, is "Yam Gung Seab", a spicy yet sweet dried shrimp salad. Until now the best I have had was at Laem Hin Seafood, but I think this one at Pak Nam Seafood wins.
Even the fried rice was good. You know sometimes fried rice can be very bland. This had flavour and accompanied the salad well.
Then we had the "mystery dish". We ordered Gung Cream Salad. Sounded interesting. Was very tasty. Some fried breaded prawns and a mountain of fresh salad covered in dressing....
We will be back again. And we do vow to try some more new restaurants in the near future. I'm sure there are more that suit "our style". If you can find Pak Nam Seafood, give it a try!
More of our Favourite Phuket Restaurants:
• Dairy Hut
• Kan Eang Seafood
• Ninth Floor
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Many thanks for your very informative blog, I have enjoyed reading. I hope you don't mind me writing to ask for some advice, I know you are not a travel agent, but, I am having difficulty on deciding on an area to stay! We are 2 families with a total of 3 teenage boys between us. We are chartering a boat for 10 days in August, we are then staying in a tree house in Khao Sok for 3 days and then we have 4 days where we would like to chill by the beach in perhaps a large villa. You don't by any chance know of any do you? It's like finding a needle in a haystack. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks Jamie
Suzi
Hi Jamie
Whoops, just found all your hotel reviews and also realised I posted this on the wrong page! Sorry about that, but thanks again for all the great info. I will investigate your recommended lists.
Suzi
Hi Jamie,
I found your blog is very useful and I enjoy reading it. I'll be traveling to Phuket in few days time with some friends and we're thinking of hiring a car for rental. Do you by any chance have the coordinate or map for Pak Nam Seafood? Appreciate your help. Million thanks!
Rgds,
Ivan
Hi Ivan,
Thanks for your comment - oops, I had meant to add a link to Google Earth on this page, now done - you'll need Google Earth installed on your computer (go to http://earth.google.com)- the link to Pak Nam Seafood location is here.
Cheers!
Jamie,
Thanks again for the coordinate! Appreciate it! I'll be off to Phuket in few hrs time. Yay!!!