Best Pizza in Phuket: Wood-Fired, Delivery & Expat Favourites 2026

The quality of pizza available in Phuket might surprise you. This is not a scene built on tourist-trade mediocrity — the island's large Italian expat community, concentrated mainly in Rawai and Bang Tao, has driven genuine demand for proper pizza, and a handful of restaurants have risen to meet it with wood-fired ovens and imported Italian ingredients.

That said, not everything calling itself pizza in Phuket deserves the name. There is a spectrum, and knowing where to find the good end of it saves you from the soggy, slightly sweet approximations that populate the tourist-strip menus. This guide covers the genuine options across the island, by area and by style.

The Italian Expat Community and Phuket Pizza Quality

The quality of any international food in Phuket is largely determined by the size and expectations of the expat community from that cuisine's home country. Italian expats in Phuket are numerous, they are vocal about food quality, and they are willing to travel across the island for a genuinely good pizza. This demand has funded a small but real group of wood-fired pizzerias that take their craft seriously.

The key signal when assessing a pizza place in Phuket: are Italian residents eating there? If you walk in and hear Italian being spoken by the regulars, you are probably in the right place. If the clientele is exclusively tourists who found it on Google and the menu has 40 different pizza options, lower your expectations accordingly.

Best Areas for Pizza in Phuket

Rawai and Nai Harn — The Pizza Stronghold

The Rawai and Nai Harn area in the south has Phuket's strongest pizza scene by a clear margin. The large European expat community in this area — significant Italian, French, Scandinavian, and British populations — has sustained several genuinely excellent Italian restaurants and pizzerias over many years. You will find proper Neapolitan-style pizza here with imported buffalo mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, and thin crusts that actually char properly in a wood-fired oven.

The area around Nai Harn lake and the main roads through Rawai have multiple quality options within a short distance. This is the part of Phuket where you can reliably find pizza good enough that Italian expats return regularly. The Rawai and Nai Harn area guide covers the broader neighbourhood and why it attracts so many long-term European expats.

Bang Tao and Cherng Talay — Upscale Options

The west coast around Bang Tao and Cherng Talay has several good pizza options, tending toward the slightly more upscale end — partly because the area's affluent clientele supports higher price points, and partly because several quality Italian restaurants have established themselves in the Boat Avenue and Porto de Phuket commercial areas. Wood-fired pizza at these venues typically costs 400–800 THB per pizza but is made with care and quality ingredients.

The Cherng Talay area also has some more casual pizza options at lower price points — the variety here caters to a wide range of budgets. The Bang Tao and Laguna area guide covers the neighbourhood in detail.

Phuket Town Old Town Area

Phuket Town's Old Town area — particularly around Thalang Road and the surrounding streets — has a growing number of independent restaurants including some creative pizza options. These tend to be more artisanal and experimental than the Italian-tradition Rawai and Bang Tao options, sometimes fusing Thai ingredients with Italian pizza bases in interesting ways. Worth exploring if you are based in Phuket Town. The Phuket Town guide covers the full dining scene there.

Patong and Kata/Karon

Patong, Kata, and Karon all have pizza options but quality is the most variable on the island in these tourist-heavy areas. There are decent places in each, but you need to be more selective — relying on local recommendations or checking where the Italian and other European expat residents eat rather than going to the most prominent tourist-strip establishment.

Pizza Styles Available in Phuket

Pizza Delivery in Phuket

Pizza delivery has improved significantly in Phuket over the past few years. Many of the better independent pizzerias are now on GrabFood or LINE MAN (or both), meaning you can get genuinely good pizza delivered to your door rather than being limited to chain options. The GrabFood vs LINE MAN guide covers the delivery apps in detail.

For delivery pizza, a few practical notes. Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza does not travel as well as heartier Roman-style or casual-Italian styles — the thin crust can go soft quickly. If ordering a top-end wood-fired pizza for delivery, eat it quickly once it arrives. Delivery times for pizza in most Phuket areas are typically 30–50 minutes, which is fine for most pizza styles.

The Chain Options

Pizza Hut has branches in Phuket Town and Kathu, and delivers island-wide. It is what it is — if you want consistent, familiar chain pizza, it is there. Most expats who have been on the island more than a few months graduate past Pizza Hut to independent options, but it serves a purpose for absolute convenience or if you have children who want something familiar.

Making Pizza at Home in Phuket

If you enjoy making pizza at home, Phuket is reasonably well-equipped for it. Villa Market stocks imported Italian canned tomatoes (look for San Marzano), buffalo mozzarella (sometimes), imported Italian dried meats, and high-quality olive oil. For pizza flour — 00 grade — Villa Market and Tops sometimes carry it, though supply can be inconsistent. Online ordering through Shopee or Lazada is often the more reliable route for 00 flour in larger quantities.

The Phuket supermarkets guide covers where to find imported Italian ingredients in detail. The grocery delivery guide covers how to get items delivered if you prefer not to go to the store. And for everything else about daily food life in Phuket, the food and lifestyle hub is your starting point. If you are earlier in your relocation research, the relocation checklist is a great way to organise what needs doing before you arrive.