Blue Elephant Phuket

Blue Elephant Phuket serves Royal Thai cuisine inside the Phra Pitak Chinpracha mansion, a Sino-Portuguese house at 96 Krabi Road in the historic centre of Phuket Town. It is the island’s best-known heritage dining room and the Phuket home of the Blue Elephant restaurant and cooking-school group founded by Chef Nooror Somany Steppe.

The mansion

The building is the draw as much as the food. The Phra Pitak Chinpracha mansion belongs to the same Sino-Portuguese era as the shophouses of Phuket Old Town, with high ceilings, shuttered windows and a garden front. Arrive with time to spare and you can walk Thalang Road and Soi Romanee before or after your table.

What to order

Three plates anchor the Phuket menu. French Landes foie gras is Chef Nooror’s Thai treatment of the classic. King mackerel draws on the island’s Peranakan heritage, the Chinese-Malay cooking of old Phuket Town. Betel leaves crab curry pairs blue swimmer crab with betel leaves and rice berry noodles. Menus change with the seasons, and this page does not list prices. Check the current card on the official site before you book.

Hours and reservations

The Phuket restaurant lists Monday to Sunday, 9am to 10:30pm, a window that also covers the morning cooking classes. Booking platforms show restaurant service from 11:30am, so treat the earlier hours as school time rather than a breakfast sitting. Book ahead for dinner in high season (November to April) and on weekends; lunch is easier to walk into. Reserve through blueelephant.com or by phone on +66 76 354 355, and flag dietary needs when you book.

Cooking school

The Blue Elephant Cooking School Phuket runs on the same site. The morning class starts with a tour of a local market before the hands-on kitchen session. The afternoon class covers savoury dishes and adds a Thai dessert. Schedules, menus and prices are on the official cooking-school page; confirm them there, since they change by season. You can also book the Blue Elephant Thai cooking class with market tour through our tours listing, and compare it with other schools in our Thai cooking classes guide.

Getting there

Phuket Town sits on the east side of the island, roughly 30 to 45 minutes by car from Patong, Kata and Karon depending on traffic. A taxi or Grab is the simplest route; ask to be dropped on Krabi Road at the mansion gate. For island food context see best restaurants in Phuket, and use the Phuket visit guide or the Phuket Town hub for where to stay nearby.