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Restaurants
367 within 3 miles
Costa Grill
403
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • French • Steakhouse • Barbecue
Rawai View
706
446 ft$$ - $$$ • Bar • Seafood • Thai
Archee Restaurant
231
0.2 mi$ • Seafood • Thai • Vegetarian Friendly
COCONUT Bar & Restaurant - Rawai Beach
474
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • Bar • International • European
Naat Restaurant
58
166 ft$$ - $$$ • Seafood • Asian • Thai
Macaw Cafe & Restaurant
67
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • International • European • Dining bars
Vida Nova Phuket
15
0.2 miMexican • American • Bar • International
Wecafe : Rawai Branch
74
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • European • Thai • Healthy
Rustic And Blue - By The Sea
30
454 ft$$ - $$$ • American • Cafe • Contemporary
Chay Lay Seafood
34
275 ft$$ - $$$ • Seafood • Asian • Thai
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Attractions
71 within 6 miles
Windmill Viewpoint
317
0.8 miLookouts
Yanui Beach
610
0.8 miBeaches
Promthep Cape
1,993
1 miLookouts
Big Buddha Phuket
16,867
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
Nai Harn Beach
4,469
1 miBeaches • Lookouts
Seafood Market
304
0.9 miFarmers Markets
Banana Beach
2,380
Beaches
Rawai Park
57
0.6 miPlaygrounds
Kampon Art Gallery
4
0.6 miArt Galleries
Ao Sane
226
1.5 miBeaches
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  • Tubby15
    Manchester, United Kingdom272 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Not a sunbathing beach
    It is a working beach with lots of boat tours on offer to neibouring islands. Good restaurant and drinks facilities too. There are lots of cats and dogs around the area so the beach wouldn't be the cleanest
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 8, 2023
  • Elena V
    2 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Quiet location to arrange boat trips and eat sea food
    Not a swimming beach, more of a harbour. You can arrange for a boat to take you to some of the nearby islands, negotiate the price/times with the boat captains. There are lots of cafes/bars/restaurants along the sea front for a drink or a spot of lunch/dinner, and watch the sunset. There is also a fish market and some of the restaurants will prepare the fish/sea food for you right there and there, so a good place to go if you are a sea food lover! It is a bit precarious to get down to the beach from the road, as there are no steps so watch your step.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written December 31, 2023
  • patti0311
    38 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    A sea of basking bodies
    We drove by the area to have a look but it was so hot we decided to stay in the car n just cruise. The beaches were packed with vendors n sun bathers. There r quite a few eateries in the area n one is spoilt for choice.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 29, 2024
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2014Neel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates61 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Great place for seafood!
Jul 2021 • Family
We visited Rawai Beach in Phuket for a seafood experience. It was very exciting to buy fresh seafood and have them prepared right away. The people are very friendly and excited to meet tourists now that things are opening up slowly in Phuket. Do negotiate the prices and try their different preparations. Very enjoyable experience overall!
Written July 28, 2021
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Ava.Ba
17 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
A good place for island hoping and local food
Jan 2020
More locals go here then tourist, There are many boat tours and companies for island hopping. Many restaurants serve Thai food and seafood, a very good price and amazing taste. This beach is before you reach the cape, have a stop here and take lunch.
Written January 30, 2020
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MattwalesNorthWales
Chengdu, China2,424 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Photo stop
Feb 2023 • Couples
As a resort Rawai is great, it has great bars and restaurants without the sleaze and noise of Patong. The beach itself isn't really for swimming but is picture postcard beautiful. Walk along at dusk to browse the stalls and enjoy the night view
Written February 23, 2023
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Tikiraviva
Phuket, Thailand13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sightseeing
Mar 2021 • Solo
Walking around this are for touching local seafood.
Fishery market start from 10 am till 8 pm. during Covid period.

International food you can fine here easily. Thai, European, Japanese, Italian, healthy food.

Night life after sunset.
Written March 13, 2021
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Meryl VanPelt
Sydney, Australia102 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Great night trip
Jan 2020 • Family
Amazing at sunset. Traditional boats beautiful at sunset. Walk down around seafood markets. You can buy seafood and take to restaurants across road where they will cook it. We walked to Nikita to right off pier (away from seafood market). Great food and lovely atmosphere beside the water.
Written January 24, 2020
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David
Lille, France1,890 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
The pier is the highlight
Jul 2021 • Solo
Not a beach where you would really look to go swimming or sunbathing on - it's more of a mooring area for the boats in front of a short sandbar.

There are lots of restos and bars along the beachfront.

For me, the highlight was the long Rawai pier, which was interesting to walk on in the evening. There were lots of people fishing when I went!
Written July 22, 2021
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Bogdan R
Brasov, Romania13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Unexpected beauty along friendly people
Oct 2019
Our only regret was leaving too soon from Rawai. Amazing place to visit, can't recommend it enough. We stayed at Rawai Palm Beach Resort and everything, from pool to the food and the help was amazing.
Written January 16, 2020
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capetownian86
Shanghai, China252 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
White sand beach. Few tourists. No umbrella rentals.
Feb 2020 • Solo
Beautiful white sand beach.

Had a great time swimming and taking pics. Be careful there are lots of dangerous rocks in the water, tread carefully. Excellent for snorkeling. No umbrella rentals.

Beautiful beach with a local restaurant in the corner. The smoothies are great I got a strawberry one.

Have fun.
Written February 16, 2020
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patti0311
38 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
A sea of basking bodies
Apr 2024 • Couples
We drove by the area to have a look but it was so hot we decided to stay in the car n just cruise. The beaches were packed with vendors n sun bathers. There r quite a few eateries in the area n one is spoilt for choice.
Written April 29, 2024
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Dan L
Bunbury, Australia8,540 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Glimpses of the locals daily life.
Mar 2023 • Couples
Our driver informed that Rawai is where the locals come for leisure and fishing and where tourists come to hire longtail boats for excursions to the any of the many islands. He identified some locals as being from the nearby Sea Gypsy Village, we declined the suggestion that we should visit the fish market there. Interestingly, there were none of the tourist trappings that are very evident on other beaches, Rawai is really a locals' work area, but also an area where there are many hotels of various star rating, restaurants, cafes, food stands and bars. Worth visiting to see a small part of how the locals live.
Written March 28, 2023
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