Azzurra Phuket

People love Sunday brunches, but Azzurra Phuket bucks that trend and rolls breakfast and lunch into one on a Saturday, and not without fair reason. Beat the Sunday crowds and get into the weekend mood with morning tipples and a whole day ahead of you. Right, Italy doesn’t traditionally do brunch (sleeping in and hovering above the kitchen is more like it), but it has embraced the brunch format in its own way. Azzurra’s lavish feast leans into all things meat, pasta, pizza and slow living – a sun-kissed table by the sea, a glass of limoncello and a belly-pleasing spread of burrata, cold cuts and slowly roasted porchetta. Recover from your food coma on site after scooping up tiramisu (four-hour room stays B1,800) and turn the weekend ritual into a full-day escape. May 23. From B1,690++ (food only). Saturday Italian Feast, Azzurra Phuket, Angsana Laguna Phuket. 11am-3.30pm