Restaurant in Phuket, Thailand
Saturday lakeside lunch is the reason to come.
Jampa is the clearest farm-to-table choice in Phuket: a Michelin Plate holder (2024 and 2025) and OAD Asia #187 (2025), led by chef Rick Dingen from a garden that supplies the kitchen daily. Book the Jampa Experience tasting lunch, or the Saturday Hideaway wood-fire lakeside lunch for a special occasion. Priced at ฿฿฿ and easy to book.
On a Saturday morning in the Tri Vananda wellness estate in Thalang, a four-course lunch cooked over a wood fire beside a lake is one of the more distinctive things you can do with a meal in Phuket. Jampa, the European Contemporary restaurant led by chef Rick Dingen, holds a Michelin Plate for the second consecutive year (2024 and 2025) and ranks #187 in the Opinionated About Dining Leading Restaurants in Asia for 2025. If you care about the provenance of what you eat, this is one of the most coherent farm-to-table operations on the island. Book it, especially for weekend lunch.
The setting matters here. Jampa sits within The Community House at Tri Vananda, a wellness-oriented residential development in the quieter Thalang district, away from the beach-resort strip. The visual experience starts before the food arrives: the garden that supplies the kitchen is part of the property, the lake is visible from the dining area, and the Saturday Hideaway lunch takes place directly beside the water. This is not ambient greenery added for effect; it is the source of what you are eating.
Chef Rick Dingen runs a zero-waste kitchen philosophy, working from what the garden produces on any given day. The menu shifts with what is in season and in stock, which means the à la carte changes and the tasting format reflects genuine seasonal movement rather than a fixed rotation refreshed twice a year. For European Contemporary cooking in Phuket, that level of editorial constraint on sourcing is rare. The nearest comparator in Thailand operating at this level of ingredient-driven precision is Sorn in Bangkok, though Sorn operates in a Thai idiom; Jampa is distinctly European in its framework.
The plant-forward strand of the menu is substantive, not a concession. Given that the kitchen draws heavily on garden produce and applies a zero-waste model, the vegetarian option carries the same creative weight as the full menu. Traditional Thai cuisine's vegetable-forward character informs the ingredient mix even within a European cooking frame, which gives the plates a freshness and aromatics that are specific to this location rather than generic fine dining.
The Jampa Experience at lunchtime is the recommended format: a tasting menu with complex seasonal flavours available as the centrepiece of a midday visit. On Saturdays, the Hideaway lunch adds a second option: four courses, cooked over a wood fire, served beside the lake. The lakeside setting and open-fire cooking make the Saturday format the more memorable special-occasion choice. If you are planning a celebration meal, a date, or a one-off experience in Phuket, Saturday lunch at Hideaway is the booking to make. The à la carte format is available throughout the day for those who want more flexibility without committing to a full tasting sequence.
Google reviewers rate Jampa 4.7 from 177 reviews, which is a high-confidence signal for consistency given the sample size. For a venue that changes its menu based on daily garden yields, that rating indicates the cooking holds up across visits rather than peaking when a signature dish is in season.
Jampa works leading for: a couple wanting a special-occasion lunch with a genuine sense of place; a small group interested in conscious sourcing and plant-forward cooking; anyone staying in the Tri Vananda estate or nearby who wants a serious meal without driving to Patong or Phuket Town. It is less suited to diners who want a buzzy, high-energy atmosphere or a well-established à la carte menu they can preview in advance. The menu's relationship with the garden means you commit to the kitchen's seasonal choices rather than selecting from a fixed list.
For other European Contemporary benchmarks beyond Phuket, Zén in Singapore and Schwarzer Adler in Hall in Tirol represent the broader category at different price points and contexts. Within Thailand, destination-driven farm-to-table cooking also appears at Aeeen in Chiang Mai.
Jampa sits at ฿฿฿, making it a mid-to-upper price point for Phuket without reaching the ฿฿฿฿ tier occupied by PRU or Acqua. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means you do not need weeks of lead time to secure a table. Saturday lunch, however, should be booked in advance given the lakeside Hideaway format is a distinct product with limited covers implied by its setting. The address is Tri Vananda, 46/6, Thep Krasatti, Thalang District, which sits in the north of Phuket island; factor in travel time from beach-resort areas on the west coast.
Jampa sits in a specific niche in Phuket's dining picture: farm-to-table European Contemporary in a wellness estate setting. For a fuller read of what the island offers across cuisines and price points, see our full Phuket restaurants guide. You might also consider Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen for a different register, Age Restaurant, or A Pong Mae Sunee for street food grounding. For planning beyond dinner, our Phuket hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the rest of the island. Elsewhere in Thailand, AKKEE in Pak Kret, AKKEE Thai delicacies & Tasting Counter in Nonthaburi, and Agave in Ubon Ratchathani are worth knowing about for travel beyond Phuket.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jampa | Jampa continues its dialogue with nature through ingredients grown and gathered close to home. À la carte is available throughout the day, but the exquisitely prepared Jampa Experience at lunchtime is highly recommended, featuring complex natural flavours that evolve with the seasons. For a unique lakeside experience on Saturdays, Hideaway’s four-course lunch, cooked over a wood fire, both tantalises the taste buds and educates diners on mindful practices. A plant-forward menu is also offered as a thoughtful vegetarian option.; Traditional Thai cuisine is bulging with vegetables, which is why we love it so much. Here at Jampa, too, many dishes are pure plant. Everything exudes freshness, the courses are colourful and the aromatic scents come right to you. Chef Rick Dingen makes every effort to achieve zero waste by working from his own garden with what is in stock. The Farm to fork philosophy also means that creativity has to be high to follow nature every day, but it is always done with a smile here! Thailand remains magical.; Michelin Plate (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #187 (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | ฿฿฿ | — |
| PRU | Michelin 1 Star | ฿฿฿฿ | — |
| Blue Elephant | ฿฿฿ | — | |
| Acqua | ฿฿฿฿ | — | |
| Baan Rim Pa Patong | — | ||
| Chuan Chim | ฿฿ | — |
A quick look at how Jampa measures up.
Jampa offers à la carte throughout the day, so casual seating options exist beyond the tasting-menu format. That said, the venue sits within a wellness estate rather than a bar-driven hospitality setup, so arrive expecting a restaurant experience rather than counter dining. For the full Jampa case, book the Jampa Experience tasting menu at lunch rather than dropping in for a single course.
The Jampa Experience tasting menu at lunch is the recommended format — it reflects chef Rick Dingen's seasonal, zero-waste approach most fully and is what earned the venue a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025. On Saturdays, the Hideaway four-course wood-fire lunch by the lake is a distinct format worth booking separately if timing allows. À la carte is available throughout the day for lighter visits, and a plant-forward menu is offered as a dedicated vegetarian option.
A dedicated plant-forward menu is available, which puts Jampa ahead of most ฿฿฿-tier Phuket restaurants for vegetarian diners. Chef Rick Dingen's zero-waste, garden-led cooking means plant-based dishes aren't an afterthought — they're built into how the kitchen operates. For specific allergies or dietary requirements, check the venue's official channels before booking, as hours and contact details are not currently listed.
Jampa is primarily known for European Contemporary in Phuket.
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