Methee Cashew Shop

Methee Cashew Shop has operated from Phuket Old Town since 1972, long enough to have become what its own materials call a cornerstone of the district. Cashews themselves go back much further here — the nut has been part of Phuket's economy and diet for more than 400 years — and Methee positions its own roastery as a continuation of that local trade rather than a new arrival to it. The shop buys from independent farms across southern Thailand, describing its sourcing as hand-selected rather than mass-produced, a distinction that matters in a category where bulk buying from anonymous suppliers is the norm. Visitors who want to see the process rather than just buy the result can book a guided tour of the roastery, following what the shop calls the journey "from nut to nibble" — the trip from raw nut to the flavored, roasted product on the shelf. The retail side runs to flavored cashews and gift boxes, sold both from the Old Town storefront, a short walk from the Sunday Night Market, and through the shop's own website for buyers ordering after they've left Phuket.