Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?

Acqua, PRU, and Baan Rim Pa hold a Wine Spectator award on this list. Acqua in Kathu holds a Best of Award of Excellence. PRU in Thalang and Baan Rim Pa in Kathu hold an Award of Excellence. Acqua's wine program is exceptional and extensive. PRU's program is extensive. Baan Rim Pa's program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with craft cocktails.

Which neighborhoods have the most restaurants on this list?

Kathu and Thalang each have two restaurants on this list, more than Mueang Phuket. Kathu's restaurants are Acqua and Baan Rim Pa. Thalang's restaurants are PRU and Age Restaurant. Mueang Phuket has Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant. No other neighborhood appears on this list.

Which restaurants on this list hold Star Wine List recognition?

Acqua in Kathu and Age Restaurant in Thalang hold Star Wine List recognition for 2026 on this list. Acqua's wine program is exceptional and extensive, and the restaurant also holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. Age Restaurant is a steakhouse with French influences, with an exceptional wine program, served à la carte.

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Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Phuket

Three restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award. Acqua in Kathu holds a Best of Award of Excellence. PRU in Thalang and Baan Rim Pa in Kathu hold an Award of Excellence. The restaurants sit in Kathu, Thalang, and Mueang Phuket.

Acqua, Baan Rim Pa, Age Restaurant, and Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant have an exceptional wine program. PRU's program is extensive, and it holds a Michelin star for 2026. Acqua and Age Restaurant hold Star Wine List recognition for 2026. Baan Rim Pa serves Royal Thai cooking and pours craft cocktails, and its wine list is sommelier-led. Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant in Mueang Phuket has 150+ labels, alongside pizza and grill plates. Age Restaurant in Thalang is a steakhouse with French influences, served à la carte.

How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.

Acqua
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Acqua holds a Michelin Plate and La Liste recognition (81 points in 2026), placing it among Phuket's most decorated European tables. Chef Alessandro Frau applies Sardinian technique to premium Italian imports, running à la carte, pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a chef's tasting menu from a room on Phrabaramee Road in Patong. The wine list earned a Star Wine List White Star in December 2023.
Age Restaurant
Deep wine list
Age Restaurant sits on Soi Layan 4 in northern Phuket's Choeng Thale district, earning a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in 2024 for a wine program that punches well above what most of the island offers. The address places it close to the quieter Layan Beach corridor rather than the tourist-heavy south, signalling an audience that seeks out a considered dining experience over convenience.
Baan Rim Pa
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Perched above Patong on the Kalim cliffs, Baan Rim Pa has built a three-decade reputation on classic Royal Thai cuisine, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The kitchen, led by Khun Wan, anchors its menu in the curry canon, green, red, massaman, panang, prepared with the paste-forward discipline that separates serious Thai cooking from resort approximations. Open daily from noon to 11 pm, it draws both long-term Phuket regulars and first-time visitors looking for a benchmark against which to measure the island's dining scene.
Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant
Deep wine list
Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant belongs to Phuket’s practical middle lane: casual Italian-leaning cooking shaped for beach-town dining rather than trophy tasting menus. In Karon, the appeal sits in the format itself, where pizza, grilled plates, and Thailand’s produce culture meet the expectations of families and mixed groups after a day on the west coast.
PRU
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
PRU holds a Michelin star and ranks #144 among Asia's top restaurants (2025, Opinionated About Dining), operating from a solar-panelled dining room on Phuket's north shore. Chef Jimmy Ophorst's menu is built around a 15,000 m² farm on the property, with seasonal produce, fermented preserves, and local seafood structured into a Kappo-style counter format with open-kitchen views over the ocean.

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Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?: Acqua, PRU, and Baan Rim Pa hold a Wine Spectator award on this list. Acqua in Kathu holds a Best of Award of Excellence. PRU in Thalang and Baan Rim Pa in Kathu hold an Award of Excellence. Acqua's wine program is exceptional and extensive. PRU's program is extensive. Baan Rim Pa's program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with craft cocktails.
Which neighborhoods have the most restaurants on this list?: Kathu and Thalang each have two restaurants on this list, more than Mueang Phuket. Kathu's restaurants are Acqua and Baan Rim Pa. Thalang's restaurants are PRU and Age Restaurant. Mueang Phuket has Ciao Pizza and Grill Restaurant. No other neighborhood appears on this list.
Which restaurants on this list hold Star Wine List recognition?: Acqua in Kathu and Age Restaurant in Thalang hold Star Wine List recognition for 2026 on this list. Acqua's wine program is exceptional and extensive, and the restaurant also holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. Age Restaurant is a steakhouse with French influences, with an exceptional wine program, served à la carte.