Fried banana - a local favorite

Dessert and Special Treats on Phuket:

Phuket's Sweet Surprises

 It's not all Beach restaurants and five-star dining on Phuket.  The island is also blessed with a wonderful variety of native Phuket desserts and international favorites. 

For the best pecan pie, not just on the island, but on this side of the world try Don's Cafe.

For great pastries: blueberry and cherry tarts, cheese danish, tuna and curry puffs - and simple ready-made  tuna, ham and cheese sandwiches and more, at great prices from B12 to 40 - check out Puff and Pie located on Rasada Road right next to the Thai Air office in Phuket Town.

Another great bakery is Cappuccino 154 in the Royal Phuket City Hotel on Phang Nga Road also in Phuket Town.  They also have a great selection of sandwiches that they can quickly make for eating there or take away.

The very best bakery of all though, and not cheap by Thailand standards, but quite reasonable by Western standards is the fine bakery that is below the lobby at the  JW Marriot Resort up in Mai Khao on the northern coast of Phuket.  From special breads to tasty chocolates, it's worth the drive. If you like pecan sticky buns or great cinnamon buns (who doesn't?) - get there about 10am when they come fresh out of the oven.  They sell out quickly though, so don't be late.

Flintstone's has several bakery/sandwich shops on the island.  One is north of the Chalong Circle in on Chao Fa Road, another down in Rawai at the southern tip of Phuket - between the Evanson Resort and Nikita's Beach Bar - on the opposite side of the Road.  They have another shop called On the Corner on Sawadee Rak Road just west of Rat-U-Thit Road in Patong.

The truth is that Phuket is filled with tasty wonders - almost down every street.  The more you explore - the more you will find.