As health conscious as we may be, there’s a tendency to fall off the wagon when we travel. It needn’t be so. When you stay at an elite haven, you can continue your lifestyle and eating habits without any change. Your personal chef can whip up delicious and healthy meals cooked to taste. And when you wish to step out, there are a host of healthier options out there. We have rounded up our favourite healthy restaurants in Phuket and Koh Samui.
There are some restaurants on this list that offer farm-to-table dining. Meanwhile, others may have a great choice of food with some healthy options, and most make sure they don’t use products that use pesticides and preservatives. Choose well and you could have a healthy and downright delectable meal at one of these on your next trip.
Healthy Restaurants in Phuket
PRU
PRU, earlier located within the five-star Trisara Resort, and now found at its new location just adjacent to the resort, is a Phuket legend. Close to Naithon Beach, this is a place where the wild forest meets the sea on your plate. PRU’s meals tell a story, drawing out subtle and bold flavours from the herbs, flowers, plants, and roots that grow wild in their own garden. They say their culinary style is founded on western tradition and influenced by the exotic, and local regional cuisine. PRU attempts to elevate farm-to-table cooking to a new level. They use nature’s gifts from their own farm and do their part to give back, ensuring that life’s cycle continues to blossom.
Recommended: Aged duck roasted (The duck is from Petchabun and slowly roasted above the open fire for 2 days).
Aged duck roasted – Credit@prurestaurant
DiVine Restaurant
DiVine Restaurant is located in Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort on the east of Phuket and tucked into the side of a mountain, DiVine is an all-day dining restaurant, with freshly baked bread, free-range eggs and organic fruits and vegetables. The menu has been designed mindfully to include elements of local Thai favourites, raw plant-based, vegan, western, European and Asian specialities. They are strong believers in sustainable agriculture and supporting local farmers. This was one of the first restaurants to offer raw plant-based dining in Phuket. DiVine even has a separate part of the kitchen for raw meal preparation.
Recommended: Raw Food Wrap
Raw Food Wrap
Project Artisan
Project Artisan is tucked away in Cherntalay, serving eclectic food with soul. Project Artisan is a place that embraces the culture of Thailand. A place where you can find inspiration, eat, shop, work, learn something new, meet friends or relax on your own and enjoy life. At Project Artisan, you can enjoy a wide range of tasty and healthy cuisine inspired by the street food you will find in every marketplace. Add salads and artisan bread to the tasty barbecued treats, and enjoy them all in a very cool garden setting.
Recommended: Their Poke Bowls are delicious and fresh
Artisan Smoothie Bowl
Mala
Keemala has been winning awards for its amazing resort design, but their kitchen also hits the headlines. Located in Kamala, Phuket, the gastronomy team at Mala believes in offering a feast for the senses using wholesome cooking techniques. Choose from the Healthy Living Cuisine menu where dishes are prepared with raw, macrobiotic foods. Healthy Living Cuisine is available as vegetarian and pescetarian and incorporates various super-foods. It can also be prepared gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, or sugar-free.
Recommended: Spring Spinach Salad
Spring Spinach Salad
Santosa Vegan Restaurant
A down-to-earth eatery with healthy menus, Santosa Vegan Restaurant is located on Kata Beach and serves modern vegan and raw food. It is the crowning glory of the Santosa Detox & Wellness Centre. With stunning views of the Andaman Sea and a wonderful sunset vantage point, it has the perfect backdrop for a stunning dining experience. Almost all their ingredients are sourced from local providers and they offer organic produce whenever possible. The chef creates a weekly vegan buffet every Saturday at a fantastic value. If you are looking for a raw and vegan meal while in Kata then this is definitely the place to go.
Recommended: Courgette cannelloni (Pasta filled with raw Pomodoro and cultured cashew herb cheese on a bed of fresh tomato salsa with basil oil topped with yellow pepper sauce).
Courgette cannelloni – credit@veganphuket
Healthy Restaurants in Koh Samui
If you are visiting the beautiful island of Koh Samui, you will love dining at these healthy restaurants:
Art Café by Jun
The menu at Art Cafe by Jun features healthy, raw and vegan versions of Thai classics as well as western options including wraps, pasta and salads.
Spaghetti Pesto with Broccoli – credit@Art Cafe by June
Vikasa Life Café
A healthy organic restaurant in Samui, Vikasa Life Cafe believes that food is part of a cycle that begins with being conscious of where food comes from and how it was made. Located in the VIKASA Yoga Retreat, the cafe offers organic and mouthwatering meals in support of a healthy lifestyle.
Recommended: Red Sushi Roll with sticky beetroot quinoa
Red Sushi Roll – credit@visakalifecafe
Dining on the Rocks at Six Senses
Dining on the Rock at Six Senses Samui Resort has the reputation for serving some of the best food on Koh Samui. Focusing on creating imaginative yet sensible cuisine they source organic and sustainable ingredients locally and from abroad. Classic and modern culinary techniques preserve and enhance the purity of the original flavours and nutritional goodness here.
Recommended: Smoked Egg (Smoked egg white jelly, crispy yolk, dehydrated chicken skin served with ginger chicken consommé).
Smoked Egg-credit@sixsensessamui
Sweet Sisters Cafe
Bright, airy, inviting, charming, and cosy with an enticing interior, this roadside cafe down in the quiet south of Koh Samui welcomes all diners in search of healthy and tasty fare. Chef Noi only uses the best fresh, seasonal, local and organic (when possible) items and even grows some of the produce herself. There is a variety of Thai and Thai fusion dishes available on the menu, with many of the items being vegetarian or vegan.
Recommended: Duck Bowl (Burmese tea leaf salad with steamed vegetables, crispy duck and spicy tomatoes)
Duck Bowl – credit@sweetsisterscafe
There are many smaller healthy restaurants in Phuket and Koh Samui offering vegan and raw food or juices, far too many to mention. And many other fantastic restaurants that offer a well-balanced menu where you can make your own healthy choices.
Private In-villa Chef
When you stay at an elite haven, you can enjoy the services of a private chef. This is one of the best options to maintain a balanced and healthy diet while staying in Phuket or Samui. The chefs are more than happy to take you along to the local farmer’s market where you can meet the producers and select the product that you want. There is always a huge choice of local fruits and vegetables available. Our highly trained chefs will be on hand to explain what they are and what they can be used for. Vibrant colours and happy faces at the markets are truly an experience not to be missed.
Villa Minh’s Chef
Villa Amanzi’s Kamala Chef
Arcadia At Leam Sor’s Chef
Villa Baan Puri’s Chef
Villa Chada’s Chef
Villa Rodnaya’s Chef
Villa Baan Paa Talee’s Chef
Once back at the villa let your private chef take care of the rest. Fresh, local, sustainable, raw, vegan, vegetarian, healthy and of course, the most important thing when it comes to food, tasty.
