Timber Hut has held 118/1 Yaowarat Road since 1991, which makes it the longest running live music room in Phuket Town by a wide margin.
Thai bands open at 10pm with Thai and international covers; a DJ takes the handover around 11.30pm and drives the room to its 2am close, per Phuket.com's nightlife guide.
This is where Phuket Town actually goes out. Patong is for the tourists; the locals are here.
A two storey red brick hall with the stage commanding the ground floor and a balcony rail for watching the crowd below.
Cityseeker describes a chalet style interior of dark timber that has soaked up three decades of noise.
Thai locals, expats, and the occasional celebrity sighting, per Window on Phuket. Tourists who find it tend to file it as the trip's best night.
Yaowarat Road sits at the north edge of Old Town, ten minutes on foot from the Thalang Road shophouses.
Warm up with cocktails in Old Town and check our Phuket live music guide for the rest of the week.
What to order
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A whisky bottle for the table
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A Chang tower while the band plays
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Thai kitchen plates before 10pm