Open: Tuesday-Sunday, lunch 11am-4pm dinner 6pm-10pm Closed on Monday. Telephone: 081-747 2424

Address: 50/2 Takuapa Rd, Talat Nuea, Phuket City, Phuket 83000

Style: To Phuket dining what contemporary listening is to radio.

Price range: Spaghetti Nicoise (140 baht) Grilled lamb chop with lemongrass (650 baht) Grilled chicken tandoori (75 baht) Waldorf salad with crab meat and tobiko (85 baht) tom yung goong (55 baht) clear sea bass soup with hot basil (55 baht) cucumber salad with crispy shrimp (50 baht) papaya salad with crispy fried soft shell crab (89 baht) juicy and spicy mixed pork salad (59 baht) poached prawns in coconut broth (85 baht) steamed snow fish chilli lime dressing (219 baht) roasted duck (140 baht) spaghetti carbonara with isarn meat balls (129 baht) seafood risotto with white wine and thai hot basil (249 baht) Assorted juices (29 baht) Heineken (100 baht) Singha (90 baht) tasmanian salmon, phuket lobster, alaskan king crab, foie gras (special order.)

Specialties: Big nights out at low cost. Take away, too.

Imagine a little cottage in the country. Color it boldly. Sculpt a few neat wait staff. Then plonk it down in Phuket City and call it Suay. Suay by name, and suay by nature. It's simple yet sweet, cheap and definitely cheerful. But contemporary and bold in its offerings, too. On the night we went, a large group was partying on a verandah yet only a joyous buzz penetrated inside. Somehow it quickly seemed a long way from Phuket City. And from what we saw and tasted, this is a good place to go for both simple food at a good price, as well as a big night out where you can pre-order the kinds of specialties that make for a memorable night. The menu seems pitched to keep happy both the people who always settle for comfort food, and the more adventurous types looking for something different. What would it be like if someone tried to open a trendy country bistro on Phuket? Suay.

How to find it: Takuapa Road runs through Phuket City roughly parallel with Phuket Road.

Parking: Street only, can be competitive.

Phuketwan reviewers pay for their own meals. If we don't, we tell you.