Phuket City has the best food on the island, a fact that the beach resort operators would prefer you didn't know. The old town restaurants serve Phuket-style food — a southern Thai cuisine heavily influenced by Chinese and Malay cooking, distinct from the tourist Thai food available at every beach resort. Look for Hokkien noodles, crab curry, and Mee Hokkien (a thick fried noodle dish) as specifically Phuket dishes.