Hock Hoe Lee Phuket’s First Coffee Roaster Since 1958

if you're spending a slow afternoon in rawai, wiset road isn't where most tourists end up, which is partly why hock hoe lee works. this roastery has been operating since 1958, which means the approach to coffee here predates the whole specialty wave by decades. that kind of history doesn't make a place automatically good, but it does mean they've had time to figure out what they're doing. you're not coming here for a trend. the local following is real and consistent, and that tends to mean something in a neighborhood that doesn't depend on foot traffic from somewhere else. worth timing your visit for a morning, when a coffee roastery is at its most itself.