The best things to do in Phuket this weekend (October 1-4)

La Cantina Ocean View sits on the hillside near Karon View Point, looking across Karon and Kata. Italian chef Guido Orben’s regular menu runs from burgers and pizza to pasta and steaks, but Sunday is for the restaurant’s final all-you-can-eat event of 2026. The three-hour sitting starts at 4pm, leaving time to work through the steaks while the light changes over the coast. It’s B999 before VAT, or B1,399 with free-flow wine. Children aged six to 12 are B599 and those aged five or under eat free. Book ahead: a B500 deposit per person secures the table and is deducted from the bill. 

Oct 4. From B999 plus 7% VAT. Reservations: 092 621 2590. All You Can Eat Steaks and Sunset at La Cantina Ocean View, near Karon View Point. 4pm-7pm, subject to confirmation with the venue.

Moroccan DJ and producer FNX Omar returns to Café del Mar’s ROOTS night with the hypnotic rhythms and deep melodies that have made him a fixture of Afro house. His route from hip-hop and breakbeats into electronic music gives his sets plenty of room to move; expect the Club Room to do the same. Doors open at 10pm and entry is restricted to ages 20 and over. The venue advertises free entry for women alongside B300 tickets, so check the ticket terms before heading out. 

Oct 3. B300; free entry for women advertised. ROOTS with FNX Omar at Café del Mar Phuket, Kamala. 10pm-late

At hom in InterContinental Phuket Resort, chef Marcelo Baruch joins Deepanker ‘DK’ Khosla of Bangkok’s Michelin-starred and Green Star-awarded Haōma for a one-night dinner. Haōma’s contemporary Indian cooking draws on its urban aquaponics farm and a ‘Grow to Give Back’ approach; hom works with local ingredients and fermentation. That makes the meeting of the two kitchens more interesting than the usual guest-chef namecheck. The draft bills it as nine courses, but the published event listing does not confirm the course count or a dish-by-dish menu. Ask hom for the final menu if that matters to your booking. Dinner starts at 6.30pm, with an optional wine pairing.

Oct 3. B4,950++ per person; wine pairing B2,450++. Hom Michelin Chef’s Dinner Haōma at hom, InterContinental Phuket Resort, Kamala. From 6.30pm. Reservations: 076 629 956.

Oktoberfest began with a Munich royal wedding in 1810 and eventually shifted into September for warmer weather. Phuket, conveniently, has that part covered. Im En Ville, the all-day restaurant inside Porto de Phuket, is channelling Bavaria with folk dancing in lederhosen and dirndls, long-table conviviality and plates of sausages, pretzels and herb-roast chicken. Draught beer comes by the bucketful, with Helles and Chalawan among the choices.

Sep 9-Oct 10. From B459. Oktoberfest at Im En Ville, Building 1, Room 101, Porto de Phuket, Cherngtalay. 10am-10pm

Into spirits? The drinkable kind? Head to The Distillery Phuket for an insider look at how Chalong Bay Rum and other small-batch tipples are made, from raw sugarcane to snifter cup. This is no backstreet operation – this is a proper guided tour through the working distillery, with stops for tasting along the way. Sure, you can sip Chalong Bay at many bars along the beach, but sampling yet-to-be-bottled rums, gins and vodkas while learning the basics behind distilling and cocktail-making adds new ‘depth’ to the glass. Plenty of swirling and sipping happens here, and maybe a few ‘just one more’ moments to be found as well. 

 Daily. B1,290. The Distillery Phuket. 11am-10pm