Mu Krop Chi Hong (Phuket, Thailand): Serving Amazing Crispy Pork Belly and Roast Meats at Super Affordable Prices (With MICHELIN Bib Gourmand)

This article is part of the Phuket Food Trip series. Check out the installments in this series: Phuket Food Guide | Chuan Chim (Thai-Chinese Food) | Go Benz (Dry Porridge) | Fatboys Cafe & Restaurant (British Food) | Jadjan by Ko Dang (Restaurant by Former Hotel Chef) | Mee Ton Poe’s Hokkien Mee (Phuketian Stir-Fried Noodles) | Mu Krop Chi Hong (Crispy Pork Belly and Roast Meats) | Mad Hog Tavern Phuket (Harry Potter-Themed Tavern) | One Chun Cafe and Restaurant (Phuketian and Southern Thai Food) | Prime Burger (Award-Winning Smash Burgers) | Roti Taew Nam (Roti and Breakfast Spot) | Thaivetro Oldtown (Ice Cream) | The Charm Dining Gallery (Thai-Peranakan Food)

You can’t go wrong with crispy pork belly and roast meats. When we were in Thailand, whether in Bangkok (check my Bangkok Food Trip series starting here) or Phuket, we would always find ourselves ordering crispy pork belly or Moo Krob/Mu Krop as it is locally called.

In Phuket, one famous spot for Moo Krob is Mu Krop Chi Hong. It’s an unassuming hole-in-the-wall that specializes on roast meats. Their meats are so good that the MICHELIN Guide has recently awarded them with a Bib Gourmand distinction.

My wife tried a plate of Moo Krob on top of rice. It’s fatty, tender, and rightly salted, and has a super crisp skin. This is easily the best crispy pork belly we have had in Thailand and maybe even in our entire lives!

*Moo Krob* being chopped. The sight of it makes me salivate!

Crispy Pork with Rice (L: THB60; XL: THB80; XXL: THB90)

Of course, I didn’t settle for just one kind of meat so I got the Crispy Pork + Chicken + Red Roasted Pork + Chinese Sausage. The chicken is tender, the red roasted pork or Char Siu is flavorful and rightly sweet, and the Chinese sausage isn’t to sweet like others, which I like.

Crispy Pork + Chicken + Red Roasted Pork + Chinese Sausage (L: THB70; XL: THB80; XXL: THB90)

I also have to mention that the rice is like the ones in Hainanese Chicken Rice. It’s packed with flavor!

Don’t forget to ask for their soup, which is tasty and gingery.

The meats are already good by themselves. But you can elevate it with their sauces and kick it up with their chilies.

To wash down all the meaty goodness, I ordered their Iced Black Coffee. It’s cold, strong, and sweetened, perfect for the Phuket heat!

And the best part? It’s super affordable! Would you believe that my plate of four meats, which is the largest portion available, is only THB90, which is less than PHP150 or USD3! In the Philippines, a plate of three meats would cost at least PHP400 or roughly USD8.

We almost skipped Mu Krop Chi Hong in our Phuket eat-inerary and I’m glad we didn’t. Chi Hong is a good example of what Thai street food should be—delicious and cheap! I highly recommend Mu Krop Chi Hong to you!

What item above have you tried or would like to try? What roast meat place in Phuket or in Thailand should I try next? Comment below.

Address: 66/6 Vichitsongkram Rd., Tambon Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket , Thailand | Operating Hours: Daily, 6AM-2PM