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Rawai Seafood Market Phuket: pick the freshest catch, haggle for better prices, carry it across the road to a restaurant to be cooked
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Rawai Seafood Market — quick verdict from 4,029 visitors
Rating: 4.4/5 based entirely on guest reports. Visitors consistently highlight exceptional freshness and a wide selection of seafood, balanced by a lively, slightly rough-around-the-edges market atmosphere.
What visitors actually found on the stalls
- Large selection of fish: Salmon, Tuna, Cod, Mackerel, Herring, Snapper, Sea Bass, Tilapia.
- Shellfish and extras: mussels, clams, crabs, shrimp, lobster, oysters, squid.
- Multiple seafood shops clustered together, with adjacent restaurants available to cook purchased items.
How buying and cooking works on site
Guests describe a two-step flow: buy seafood at the market stalls, then take it across the road to a restaurant to cook. Restaurants commonly weigh the items and charge a cooking fee based on weight.
Reported cooking fee levels — visitors reported a cooking fee around 100 baht per kilogram and another report listed the same fee as roughly 3 USD per kilogram, showing general agreement on modest per-kilo cooking charges among different guests.
Pricing pattern and the bargaining gap
Reviews contain a clear contradiction that matters to shoppers: some visitors call the market a bit pricey, while others find the prices extremely reasonable if they bargain hard. Multiple guests advised negotiating with stall owners, and several singled out lobster as significantly more expensive than other seafood items, with at least one guest comparing lobster prices to Hong Kong levels.
Practical concerns flagged by guests
- Heat: the market can feel quite hot during a visit.
- Cleanliness: a few visitors noted it is not the tidiest environment, consistent with an open-air working market.
- Cooking control: at least one guest warned that lobsters can be overcooked unless you ask the restaurant to stop at the correct doneness.
- Dining vs market tradeoff: one guest preferred Patong and Malin Plaza for dining comfort, implying Rawai’s main draw is freshness and the market-style experience rather than polished dining ambience.
Visitor logistics you can rely on
- Operating hours: open daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
- Payment: accepts debit cards and NFC payments; the market is not cash-only.
- Nearby cookery options: several restaurants sit immediately adjacent to the market and are mentioned as places that will cook your purchase, including Lung pun seafood, Yong Seafood Rawai, Khun Pha Seafood, Sawasdee Rawai seafood, Khun Mai Seafood and others in the area.
- Alternate spellings: a guest used the spelling Raiwa, so expect that variation in casual references.
Actionable plan for a smart visit
- Time it to avoid heat and get the best selection — arrive early in the day when stalls are freshly stocked and temperatures are lower.
- Bargain at the stall, confirm weight and total cost — negotiate the seafood price first, then ask the chosen restaurant to show the weight before charging the cooking fee.
- Ask about lobster price and doneness before cooking — treat lobster as a premium purchase and specify how you want it cooked to avoid overcooking.
- Bring a card or use NFC if you prefer cashless — multiple visitors noted card/NFC acceptance, which helps when you want to avoid carrying large amounts of cash.
- Set expectations on atmosphere — come for freshness and market energy, not for a refined dining room; if you prefer sit-down ambiance, compare options in Patong or Malin Plaza first.
Final assessment
Rawai Seafood Market delivers on the core promise visitors keep mentioning: fresh, wide-ranging seafood with flexible cook-to-order service. Expect to bargain, to pay premium prices for lobster, and to manage practical downsides like heat and a working-market level of cleanliness. Use the nearby restaurants to have your purchase prepared, confirm the weight-based cooking fee up front, and arrive early to maximize value and comfort.
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