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Pornthip Old Town souvenir shop front in Phuket Old Town
Phuket Best Shops · No. 2

Pornthip Old Town: the prettiest souvenir shop in Old Phuket

A lime-green Sino-Portuguese shophouse packed with Phuket pastries, Thai tea, tin gift boxes and handmade keepsakes.

Where
Old Phuket Town, by Soi Romanee (Talat Yai), Phuket 83000
Open
Every day, 9:00–23:00
Good for
Phuket pastries, Thai tea mixes, tin gift boxes, chocolate, spices, handmade souvenirs
Look for
The bright green shophouse with white arches and the gold “PORNTHIP OLD TOWN” sign
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Some shops you find. Others find you. On a street lined with pastel shophouses, Pornthip Old Town is the one that stops you mid-step. It's a two-storey Sino-Portuguese building painted lime green, with white arches, a carved balcony and a glowing gold sign that reads PORNTHIP OLD TOWN. Most people take a photo first, then walk up the patterned tile steps and end up leaving with a full bag.

Green Sino-Portuguese facade of Pornthip Old Town with white arches and balcony
Classic Phuket Sino-Portuguese architecture, and one of the most photographed shopfronts in Old Town.

A taste of Phuket you can take home

Pornthip is the place for the edible souvenirs Phuket is known for. Look for local pastries and sweets, boxed Thai tea mixes (including Thai tea with mango and Thai tea with durian, if you're brave), chocolate and almond snacks, and popular Thai spices. They're light, well packed and easy to share when you get home.

Gifts in a Sino-Portuguese tin

A favourite here is the Sino-Portuguese tin box, a gift tin printed with Old Town's colourful shophouses and clock tower. Fill it with treats or keep it as a keepsake. Either way, it's one of the most “Phuket” gifts you can buy.

Front counter at Pornthip Old Town with Thai tea boxes, Phuket tin boxes and tassel keychains
The front counter: Thai tea boxes, Old Town tin gift boxes, and a wall of handmade tassel keychains.

Handmade bits and pieces

Pornthip Old Town shop on a Phuket Old Town street with souvenir signs outside
Look for the souvenir boards outside. Thai, English and Chinese are all welcome.

Why it's worth the stop

It's a photo spot and a shop in one. The building alone is worth the visit. Souvenirs sorted in one go. Snacks, tea, gifts and handmade pieces are all under one roof. It's open late. Doors are open until 11 pm every day, so it fits around beach days and dinner plans.

Tip: Pick up a Sino-Portuguese tin box and a few Thai tea packs together. It makes a ready-made gift set that travels well in a suitcase.
Visitors browsing outside Pornthip Old Town in Phuket
Always a little crowd outside, and for good reason.

Plan your visit

Pornthip Old Town (พรทิพย์ โอลด์ทาวน์)
Old Phuket Town, by Soi Romanee, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83000
Open every day, 9:00–23:00

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Disclosure: Pornthip Old Town is a family-run business connected to the team behind 2ndhands in Thai. We feature it because we're proud of it. Come by and judge for yourself.