Zuma, a global chain of fancy Japanese restaurants, visits Phuket this season for a beachfront pop-up at Anantara Layan Phuket (076-317-200, phuket-layan.anantara.com) on the northwest coast of the island.

 

From Dec 15 until mid-Feb, members of the Bangkok and Hong Kong Zuma teams will cook up Japanese robata grill dishes like spicy beef tenderloin with sesame, red chili and sweet soy, miso-marinated black cod wrapped in hoba leaf, and sliced yellowtail with chili relish, ponzu and pickled garlic.

 

Room rates start at B9,988 for a Deluxe Layan Suite, but you don’t need to be a guest at the hotel to eat at Zuma.