9 brunch spots worth waking up for.
The beach can wait.
The coffee can’t.
Bang Tao doesn’t do sad hotel buffets. It does sourdough baked hours ago, plant-based plates built for people who train, and espresso pulled by people who actually care. Most of it sits within a few minutes of Boat Avenue and Lagoon Road.
Here are the 9 spots locals actually wake up for, starting with who pours the first cup.
A Bangkok-born, eco-minded roaster sourcing beans from Thailand and around the world, from fruity Ethiopian to chocolatey South American profiles (Phuket101). You can even build your own blend.
Don’t miss: The breakfast set. The sausages alone are worth the trip.
Filter coffee, V60 and a signature iced Kanin coffee, plus beans to take home (Phuket Insider). The food keeps up: shakshuka, eggs Benedict, pancakes, açaí bowls and a long gluten-free list. It sits right by a playground, so the kids play while you finish your coffee. Pet-friendly, with a surf-style garden vibe.
Sourdough baked throughout the day, with loaves promised to be no older than 3 hours (Tripadvisor). Expect European breakfasts with Australian and Danish touches, sourdough sandwiches, cold-pressed juices and a clean Scandinavian room.
Cannelle Bakery & Co. runs four branches across Phuket, and Cherngtalay is its Bang Tao outpost (Cannelle). The cakes are the reason to come, and the staff are some of the friendliest in Bang Tao.
Fresh bread, pastries and coffee from early morning, and breakfast is its busiest hour (BAKE). Over 1,200 Google reviews say the regulars keep coming back.
A breakfast-and-brunch café with European plates and 4.8 stars from nearly 2,000 Google reviews. That’s the highest review count on this list.
A cozy, all-day home-cooking studio with eggs, salmon and shakshuka (Phuket Insider), plus vegetarian and vegan options (Tripadvisor).
The Bangkok plant-based favorite, now on Lagoon Road. Chef-crafted, 100% natural meals with no chemicals or preservatives, built around whole foods and superfoods, plus lattes, pastries and a juicery (PLANTIFUL).
Healthy bowls in the middle of Boat Avenue, with sister branches in Phuket Town and Urban Ground (Hosay Bowl).
The earliest open at 7 a.m.: BARTELS, Cannelle, BEANS Coffee Roaster and BAKE.
BEANS Coffee Roaster at The Society and Kanin Cafe, which serves filter and V60 coffee.
Daily Dose Cherngtalay is open until 10 p.m. daily, and Sugar Goat until 10 p.m. on Fridays.
Yes. Kanin Cafe sits at Boat Avenue Park & Playground, and BARTELS Blue Tree is on the main road with easy parking for a full family day out.
Phukether Concierge handles the rest of island life, from villa cleaning to dinner reservations.