Southern-Style Drinks ...
... at Kopitiam by Wilai, the coffee shop branch of a longstanding Phuket restaurant specializing in the Chinese-influenced Thai cuisine of the region. It's a long way from Chiang Mai in the North to Phuket in the South, and the cuisine changes significantly. Though the traditional Thai milk coffee can also be found in the North, this purple milk drink made from the butterfly pea flower was new for us - very nice, sweet and a bit creamy, reminiscent of taro root.