Acqua

Top choice in Hat Patong


At Phuket's top Italian restaurant, amid sleek, monochrome decor, you can dine on homebaked focaccia, deliciously creamy buffalo mozzarella and house-made pumpkin-stuffed cappelletti coated in delicate Gorgonzola sauce. From expertly crafted pizza and pasta to sensational seafood blowouts, Sardinian chef Alessandro Frau's cooking is exquisitely executed and supremely sophisticated. Most of the produce is authentic imported Italian, accompanied by 400-plus wines.

This is a serious contender for the island's best fine-dining spot. The slow-cooked egg on the Parmigiano-Reggiano fondue with black truffle and crispy pancetta is a star dish.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Hat Patong attractions

1. Good Luck Shrine

0.83 MILES

A beautiful, golden Bodhisattva statue in the middle of a traffic circle, adorned with rainbow-coloured ribbons and guarded by carved elephants festooned…

2. Hat Patong

1.54 MILES

It may not be a blissful stretch of untouched paradise, but Patong's ever-popular broad white-sand beach is action-packed, with sunloungers, umbrellas and…

3. Wat Suwan Khiri Wong

1.61 MILES

This slightly overgrown yet peaceful compound, just off Th Phra Barami at the northeastern end of Patong, is a welcome respite from the chaos outside…

4. Tsunami Memorial

2.48 MILES

Kamala was one of Phuket's worst-hit areas during the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. The 2006 Heart of the Universe Memorial pays tribute to lost loved ones…

5. Hat Kamala

2.71 MILES

Comparatively quiet and laid-back by Phuket standards, Hat Kamala is a well-enclosed sugar-white strand with a mostly rustic feel, framed between green…

6. Hat Freedom

3.09 MILES

If Patong is getting to you, escape to this more peaceful slice of golden sand and clear aqua water. It's just 15 minutes or a 1500B (return) long-tail…

7. Laem Singh

3.65 MILES

Local beach addicts will tell you that cliff-framed Laem Singh, 1km south of Surin, conceals one of the island's most beautiful beaches. Boats run to Laem…

8. Hat Surin

4.16 MILES

A beautiful sweep of blonde sand washed by Andaman waves, Hat Surin was hit particularly hard by the Phuket beach clean-up, with all of its beach bars,…