Ka Jok See Restaurant & Bar, Phuket

If overpriced, mediocre food, accompanied by oldies music is your thing, rush down immediately to this epic tourist trap. The owner's simple method is to "make relations" with all the hotel concierges around the island. And guess what - when you as a hotel guest then ask that same concierge about the best, coolest and hippest "original" Thai restaurant, guess what he will tell you. It's his 30%, after all - not to mention the overpriced hotel car he will recommend to bring you into Phuket town (45 minutes away from all major hotels) and back. The most telltale sign is that when entering the place, all you see is tourists, tourists and more tourists. Not a single Thai local, nor any of the over fifty thousand expatriates living on Phuket will ever step foot in there. Think about that, and then eat elsewhere. Your stomach will thank you.