My first lunch in Jungceylon, Patong Phuket

Still remember how we arrived at Phuket Island and reached our Safari Beach Resort at Patong Beach in early morning? (Read them first if you are not) At 11am, still a bit early for lunch but we were starving. So we looked for restaurant for our first lunch in Phuket. Our cab driver suggested we had meal at this biggest shopping mall in Phuket called Jungceylon and so there we went!

Jungceylon is a shopping complex combining blocks of shopping, dining, recreation and megastore together. It is situated along Rat-U-Thit Road, the main and busiest road in Patong Beach (check the map in my earlier post), and it is just a throw stone away from our Safari Beach Resort and Bangla Street (the heaven at night).

The main block is the shopping mall featuring all types of goodies and fashion outlets.

We were looking for eateries inside the mall. Mostly fast food and western food… we were searching for something local…

Yes. We found something local. It’s the food court at lower ground floor! How could we able to taste some authentic Thai food in a food court?! This was the first question appeared in my mind… Later I realised that I was totally wrong!

Though it is just a food court in a shopping mall, WE HAD THE BEST THAI DISHES FOR OUR TRAVEL TO PHUKET HERE!! Can you believe it? Yes. It’s true. We had our first meal in Phuket here. After all other local foods we tried later on our tour, we still found foods selling here in Jungceylon food court to be one of the best! You could try the authentic Thai foods like Tom Yam soup, fried noodles, seafood, fried rice and many more local delights here. Prices might be slightly more expensive than the cheapest you could find in Patong, ranging from 80THB to 120THB. Though we didn’t try them all but I believe they all taste good! Travel Tips: Highly recommended food court in Patong Beach!

They have a separate drink counter and cashier counter, just like what we usually see in a food court.

All foods are paid via CASH Card purchased from the cashier. No cash would be entertained!

Apart from the food court, lower ground floor of Jungceylon is also the Thai cultural hub, featuring stalls and shops selling all sorts of local product and snacks. The above photo shows some of the local snacks on sale. Feel like trying?

She sells seashells on the seashore, of Patong Beach.

Some stalls selling local decorative and traditional Thai costumes.

View from another angle…

Walking down the alley on the same floor, there are shops selling local arts, woodcraft, religious and cultural products.

Wood carving shop.

Are you buddhist? You can get some beautiful handicraft and bronze artwork of buddha at this shop.

I like this one. Can you read those printing on the T-shirts…

Aromatic candle in carved wood stand.

When we walked through the shopping block to the back exit, we found ourselves at the courtyard and outdoor open bar. Linking together with this courtyard are also dining wing and new entertainment block. There is a water fountain and a catwalk platform in front of a Chinese junk boat and just besides the new block.

This is the new shopping block. Apart from entertainment outlets within, Carrefour megastore is also located inside this block. Take a while shopping at the megastore and you will get from here some cheap local products like fashion, foods as well as mineral waters! More importantly, we didn’t have to bargain to get the cheapest price! Highly recommended for shoppers without bargaining skill! *****

The courtyard or Jungceylon Square.

Another view at the square.

Tired of walking? Sit and relax at one of the open restaurants here and start watching people. I treated myself at this Subway cafe, sipping coffee with cigarette lit up.

Stack it your way! Double, triple or quad! Wow! I couldn’t find this here in BurgerKing Malaysia. Perhaps Malaysian are much smaller eater. This is a signboard posted in front of a BK outlet in Jungceylon mall. It is one of the many fastfood chains you could find here. Looking up to the bright blue sky when we walked out of Jungceylon, I know where we should be heading to next… the BEACH! – Travel Feeder,your ultimate travel photo guide

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