Who wants to find out what the ultimate Chalong sandwich is? There’s no better food to pair with the hot, humid and sunny island life, than a refreshing, filling and yummy packed sandwich! By the end of the blog, you should seriously be salivating. The food here in Phuket is really that nice!
Chalong is a fantastic place to be in Phuket. It is the heart of the south of the island, bustling roads, restaurants, gyms and all types of people to meet from everywhere in the world! It is located at the centre of and only minutes away to some world famous tropical beaches with white sand and bright turquoise, crystal clear water. Chalong is also the base for all of the boat and scuba diving tours to the incredible islands that surround Phuket. You can see why so many people come here now!
Whatever amount of time you are staying Phuket, you are sure to pass through here at some point and whether its to start or finish your day, you must try some of the delicious food here. So, are you ready to find a delicious Chalong sandwich?
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Poached Breakfast Cafe
Poached Breakfast Cafe is an amazing shout for the best Chalong sandwich. Get ready foodies because the Melbourne-inspired menu is dreamy, the location is perfect and the cosy decor with comfortable seating will make you feel all snug inside.
Poached Breakfast Cafe is sat at the foot of the classic Thai jungle hilltops, just minutes walk away from some famous gyms and hotels. We are in the perfect location to be able travel anywhere on the south of the island (where all the best attractions are!) after a yummy brunch. So you can fill yourself to the brim before a big day out. Expat, tourist or backpacker, we have some scrumptious food to fit anybody, with an incredible Aussie-style menu.
Now let’s get started with showing you some of these mouthwatering and certainly generous sandwiches. A fan favourite has to be the ‘Holy Halloumi’, our homemade signature bagel is smothered in a flavoursome barbecue cream cheese, packed with succulent and bouncy pan fried halloumi (which is very hard to come by in Phuket).

The ‘New York Chicken’ also may just be one of the best sandwiches around, A New York bagel overflowing with poached chicken, avocado, semi dried tomato, spinach and a drizzle of chipotle mayo, so many flavours that pop in your mouth at once. Just writing it down is making me hungry! Our ’Smoked Salmon & Philly Bagel’ is the perfect brunchy dish, loaded with smoked salmon, Philadelphia cream cheese and capers, it will make your taste buds feel like they’re upper class.
And for those of you looking for a simple tasty and satisfying sandwich, we sell a classic Aussie favourite, ham, cheese and tomato toastie. The selection of incredible flavours and range of sandwiches on our menu make us THE place to get the most superb Chalong sandwich, but why not come down yourself and see?
If you fancy something a little naughtier in between two lovely bread buns, we also sell 3 different types of juicy burgers. The ‘House Burger’, a beautiful succulent beef patty topped with bacon, egg, cheddar cheese, green oak, tomato, pickles, house relish, mustard and mayo, will certainly leave a mark! For you spicy food lovers out there, we also have a spicy version too. Our special beef patty topped with cheddar cheese, green oak, jalapeño, house spicy sauce and chipotle mayo should get your taste buds going! And of course, we have a veggie burger too with our house made veggie patty inside.

If you come here once, you will probably come again, so even though you’ve been looking for the ultimate Chalong sandwich, it’d be rude not to show you some of our other dishes too.
We can’t miss out on our island famous breakfast dishes. The ‘Pulled Pork Eggs Benny’ is a hard one to pass up on. Incredibly tender pulled pork shoulder on top of some perfect sourdough bread, crowned in a fresh, zingy green apple slaw, a rich, velvety apple cider hollandaise sauce and two creamy poached eggs.
Or how about getting all of the good, classic breakfast flavours at once, with our breakfast burrito, packed with smokey scrambled eggs, fresh avocado, tomato salsa and the perfect spicy house sausage. We also understand that breakfast isn’t all about the meat, thats why we bake a luscious soft, perfectly warm banana cake covered in melty butter, you’ll just want more once you’ve tasted it once!
If you are on a health kick, or in general just adore your healthy foods then we have an entire section of our menu dedicated to you! We sell quinoa porridge with cinnamon and apple, chia pudding with an extra special twist and an inviting prana chai breakfast parfait with homemade granola, just to name a few of our delicious healthy choices.
We love a good salad too, you can decide for yourself how healthy they are! The grilled chicken cobb salad is extremely enjoyable, served with crumbly, sharp blue cheese and smothered in ranch dressing. Our vegetarian salad even gets the meat lovers going! A salad filled to the brim with feta, quinoa, beetroot, and roasted pumpkin with balsamic dressing.

To top off our insanely good food menu, we serve fresh juices and smoothies, coffee too. We pride ourselves on delivering the best coffee to the south of Phuket, sourcing our coffee beans from the best specialists around. Our baristas are experts in storing, grinding and pressing your coffee beans, to give you a lovely rich, smooth and tasty depth to your coffee. We have a great range of hot and iced options, with a selection of different syrups and milks too.
You may have been looking for the yummiest Chalong sandwich, but we’ve just given you that and so much more, so get yourself down to Poached Breakfast Cafe!
La Cabana
This Chalong sandwich selection is a little different, outside of the box! That’s why the Greek restaurant, La Cabana has made the list. Not technically your usual sandwich, there is a wide selection of nice gyros dishes, a pitta bread absolutely stuffed like your Christmas turkey, with tasty greek filling. Close your eyes and take a bite of these Greek style sandwiches and you will feel like you are on the Mediterranean, open your eyes again and your back on a tropical Thai island, life’s not bad. Yamas!
CAFH Cafe
Another place to catch a nice Chalong sandwich is CAFH Cafe a cute little place based pretty centrally in Chalong. It has an open plan with a lot of outside seating, so expect to catch some rays whilst you’re there. They do a cool selection of classic sandwiches and a menu mixed with Thai breakfast food and dinner.
Cafe Gabi
High ceilings with sweet decor gives Cafe Gabi a cosy feel. It isn’t that busy either which is really nice if you want to have a chilled Chalong sandwich with a friend or two, or if you’re like me, by yourself #lonewolf. You can get a quality sandwich here including toasties, alternatively there are a tonne of enjoyable Korean dishes if you’re feeling adventurous.
So, Where Can You Find the Very Best Chalong Sandwich?
Of course, it must be clear to you by now that the ultimate sandwich in Chalong can be found at Poached Breakfast Cafe, we have everything you need! Away from the incredible mouthwatering sandwich selections, we have so much more than just the ultimate sandwich to offer, you could spend days here, so get yourself down and we hope to see you soon!
If you liked this article, why not try one of our other recommendations such as Are You Looking for the Best Place to Grab a Mocha in Chalong? Here are Top 3 Recommendations!

