Tatonka

Phuket


Well-established, cheerful and welcoming, Tatonka bills itself as the home of ‘globetrotter cuisine’, which owner-chef Harold Schwarz has developed by blending local products with cooking techniques learned in Europe, Colorado and Hawaii. The inventive world-roaming selection includes such delights as tuna tacos, green-curry pasta, Thai bouillabaisse and mushroom-stuffed rice-paper rolls. Dine amid lanterns on a courtyard wrapped in greenery.

Book ahead in high season.


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