Khao Kha Moo Chang Phueak (Cowboy Hat Lady) ★ 4.4
The Cowboy Hat Lady's braised pork leg over rice at the North Gate market is the classic 50-baht Chiang Mai dinner, soft, sweet and reliably packed.
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Eat well in Chiang Mai for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
SP Chicken ★ 4.2
Charcoal gai yang, papaya salad and sticky rice near Wat Phra Singh make SP Chicken one of the Old City's best-value Isan-style lunches under 150 baht.
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Khao Soi Mae Sai ★ 4.3
A Bib Gourmand bowl of coconut khao soi for 50 to 75 baht near the Ratchaphuek lane, proof the city's best noodles cost less than a coffee in Nimman.
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Khao Soi Islam ★ 4.1
Beef khao soi, roti and biryani for well under 100 baht in the Ban Haw quarter, a cheap, filling window into the dish's Yunnanese-Muslim origins.
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Aroon Rai ★ 3.9
One of the oldest northern kitchens in the Old City keeps most plates under 100 baht, a no-frills, decades-deep option for hang lay and larb on a budget.
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Guay Jub Chang Moi Tat Mai ★ 4.1
A Bib Gourmand bowl of peppery rolled-noodle guay jub near Warorot for 40 to 60 baht, one of the best cheap midday feeds anywhere in the old town.
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gO NENG (Wichayanon) ★ 4.1
Crisp pa thong ko fried to order at Ton Lamyai Market, dipped in pandan custard for a few coins, the cheapest Bib Gourmand snack in the whole city.
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Cherng Doi Roast Chicken ★ 4.2
Herb-roasted chicken and Isan grills at student prices off Nimman, where a smoky half-chicken with sticky rice and som tam lands well under 200 baht.
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Kiat Ocha ★ 4.2
A packed Old City morning canteen famous for Hainanese chicken rice and charcoal pork satay, a classic khao man gai counter near the market.
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Dan Chicken Rice ★ 4.1
A Bib Gourmand khao man gai shop on Old San Sai Road northeast of the city, poaching chicken over fat-cooked rice for about 45 baht until the pot runs dry.
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