📍 Two locations in Phuket:
• Issara Kata Beach – Kata Gardens
• Issara Boat Avenue – AQUA by Boat Pattana (lakeside)
17/03/2026
Meet our bartending team at Issara Kata.🍸
Led by Filip and our head bartender Nulek, this is where creativity meets discipline behind the bar. Over the past two years, Nulek has been refining her craft—bringing flavors from Trang province into modern Asian fusion cocktails, inspired by her journey and training.🍋🌿
Together, this team pours passion, precision, and a lot of heart into every glass. 🥂
Drop by and taste their magic at Issara Kata! 🌊
19/02/2026
Dear Guests, Issara Boat Avenue will be open today, 19/02, until 10:30 PM, with last orders at 10:00 PM.
Tomorrow, 20/02, we will open at 3:00 PM due to a merit-making ceremony with the monks.
A refined Valentine’s night by MasterChef winner Chef Nikola Lesar, set on our breezy lakeside terrace at AQUA by Boat Pattana, where candlelight, gentle water views, and soft vintage love songs spinning on vinyl create an effortlessly romantic atmosphere. ✨
A special menu inspired by refreshing Asian and European flavours, crafted exclusively for the occasion with premium seasonal ingredients. Signature drinks, thoughtfully composed by mixologist Filip Lesar, complete the evening. 🌹
♥️ 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 💌
• Wagyu filet & XO Hokkaido scallops
• Torched Japanese octopus carpaccio risotto
• Crab & avocado crispy nigiri
• Belgian dark chocolate lava with cherries
• Two signature drinks by mixologist Filip
🎶 Classic romantic love songs on vinyl throughout the evening.
WhatsApp +66 95 429 6150
or message us on social media
05/02/2026
🇯🇵 𝗛𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮 🔥
Sweet, delicate Hokkaido diver scallops, always fresh and pan-seared to perfection — reimagined in three distinct creations by MasterChef winner Chef Nikola.🔪
An intimate Valentine’s evening with live romantic guitar and a special menu by MasterChef winner Chef Nikola Lesar, set in our tropical lush fountain garden where candlelight, nature, and soft ambience create a truly refined date night. 💌
A menu inspired by refreshing Asian and European flavours, crafted exclusively for the occasion using premium seasonal ingredients. Thoughtfully paired signature drinks by mixologist Filip Lesar complete the experience. 🍸
💕 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀✨
• Wagyu filet & XO Hokkaido scallops
• Torched Japanese octopus carpaccio risotto
• Crab & avocado crispy nigiri
• Belgian dark chocolate lava with cherries
• Two special signature drinks by Filip
WhatsApp +66993043636
or message us on social media
26/01/2026
An easy flow of cocktails and cuisine at Issara Restaurant Kata Beach. 🍃 Best enjoyed with friends and good company. 🍸
25/01/2026
Parma ham, aged balsamic, and our 48-hour fermented neo-napoletana dough. 🍕 We should not forget Mozzarella Fior di Latte and San Marzano tomatoes 🍅 Only top quality ingredients on our pizza. ⭐️
Balanced, elegant, and finished with the simplicity this style deserves. 👌
Exclusively at Issara Boat Avenue. 🔥
Served from 12:00 for lunch ‘till midnight!
25/01/2026
Precision in every Issara cup. 🎯
Made with premium, hand-selected beans and prepared by our trained baristas – with Filip’s professional barista knowledge behind every cup. Smooth, balanced, and meant to be enjoyed slowly. ⛵️
Specialty coffee is served from 12:00 exclusively at Issara Boat Avenue. Best enjoyed on our open lakeview terrace. ☕️✨
24/01/2026
Isaara Restaurant & Bar หาดกะตะ
เรากำลังมองหาเพื่อนร่วมทีมใหม่!🍽️ รู้ผลสัมภาษณ์และเริ่มงานได้ทันที🌟
Issara was created by two brothers from Croatia with one shared belief: food, drink, and atmosphere should feel honest, bold, and memorable. 💯
🔪 Nikola, MasterChef winner, leads the kitchens with discipline, creativity, and respect for craft.
🍸 Filip, mixologist and coffee specialist, shapes the bar experience, from precision cocktails to specialty coffee.
Our goal in Phuket is simple but ambitious:
to build restaurants that feel timeless, soulful, and alive — places guests return to not just for food, but for how they feel inside them. 🔥
Issara is not about trends. It’s about craft, consistency, and character — across every location we open. 🙏
After months of planing and battling with the unsure and ever changing pandemic situation in the world, our restaurant is finally opening it's doors in Phuket on the 23rd of July. We are ready to welcome you in our tranquil, private & tropical garden, located in Kata Gardens, just next to the beautiful Kata Noi beach in Phuket.
As always, times are ever changing, just like seasons in a year. After a hot summer, there comes balance, with cooler weather, to chill down the earth, and give it a fresh start - some peaceful time to recover. During autumn, leaves & seeds fall, giving hope for a future life to sprout. As you see, if we listen to the nature around, we can learn as well. Not copy, but understand, mimic & adapt... And like new sprouts, grow and evolve.
Accepting these guidelines as our new anchor, and as our new foundation & building block - we are confident that, just like nature, we are going to recover and bloom, better and stronger then ever.
We are offering creative fusion cuisine, blending modern Asian with Western influences.
Restaurant is led by MasterChef Croatia Winner, Iron Chef Thailand challenger & Le Cordon Bleu alumni, overall a very passionate chef from Croatia - Nikola Lesar. Chef Nikola has been mastering his craft in Asia for the past 7 years, and has made Thailand his home. He likes exploring local cuisine while giving it a new touch on his plates and dishes.
Issara อิสระ stands for freedom in Thai language, just like we are.
Free to create and express, without any rules and boundaries.
