Dan Chicken Rice ★ 4.1
A no-frills Nimman khao man gai shop serving poached or fried chicken over rich rice for about 45 baht, a fast, filling budget lunch locals rely on daily.
Try: Chicken rice
Cherng Doi Roast Chicken is a northern thai budget eat in Nimman, Chiang Mai.
Herb-roasted chicken and northern-Isan grills at student prices off Nimman, where a smoky half-chicken with sticky rice still lands well under 200 baht.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 11-13 Suthep Road Soi 5, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
A no-frills Nimman khao man gai shop serving poached or fried chicken over rich rice for about 45 baht, a fast, filling budget lunch locals rely on daily.
Try: Chicken rice
A packed Old City morning canteen famous for Hainanese chicken rice and charcoal pork satay, a classic khao man gai counter near the market.
Try: Khao man gai and pork satay
A no-frills Nimman khao man gai shop serving poached or fried chicken over rich rice for about 45 baht, a fast, filling budget lunch locals rely on daily.
Try: Chicken rice
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.
Try: Khao kha moo over rice
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.
Try: Grilled chicken and som tam
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.
Try: Khao soi
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.
Try: Beef khao soi and roti