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Baan Laimai Beach Resort & Spa
Great-value base in Patong: pools for all ages, kids' playroom with a coffee corner, big breakfast 7:00-11:00, beach across the road (200 baht for 2 sunbeds + umbrella).
Bangla Road
Neon bar strip packed at night with free street shows – a Michael Jackson impersonator and a singing Spider-Man; decorated for Christmas in December.
Butcher's Garden
Meat break from Thai food, walking distance from the Patong hotels: bone-in steak platter and burrata salad (ask to go easy on the balsamic).
Central Patong
On the first floor there's an open dim sum kitchen where they hand-pull noodles and fold dumplings fresh on the spot.
Kamala Beach
Went after @dvir.barcelona's recommendation - clear calm turquoise water, good for swimming with kids, with a swing on the sand.
Lai Mai Restaurant
Order the hummus, the eggplant salad with pomegranate molasses and seeds, pitas and chicken skewers.
Patong Beach
Excellent, convenient location with kids and great sunsets, but the water is less clean than it used to be and smells of diesel from the boats and cruise ships anchored offshore.
Phuket Elephant Care
Billed as a rehabilitation farm (she checked with groups, locals and her hotel), but in practice the elephants are tied up and fed endlessly from tourists' buckets.
Salsa Rossa Phuket (Italian-Mexican Cuisine)
Italian food in Patong: burrata with cherry tomatoes (ask without balsamic), penne arrabbiata, crème brûlée. Pizza was underwhelming and the bill was steep.
Blu Saffron
The stuffed vine leaves are juicy and delicious even if the plating isn't impressive. Inside Bandalo Boutique Hotel on Thaweewong Rd.
Din Tai Fung
Super kid-friendly - they bring children their own plate and cutlery so they can eat the dumplings by themselves.
Smile Restaurant, Smile Bar and Bungalows
Go for the combo of grilled chicken, som tam papaya salad and sticky rice; nuggets and fries for the kids.
Bandalo Boutique Hotel
The Salsa Rossa restaurant she ate at sits at this hotel on Thaweewong Road in Patong.
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