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.
Try: Northern curries and rice
SP Chicken is a thai budget eat in Old City, Chiang Mai.
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.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 9/1 Sam Lan Road Soi 1, Phra Singh, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
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.
Try: Northern curries and rice
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
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.
Try: Northern curries and rice
A Bib Gourmand bowl of peppery rolled-noodle guay jub near Warorot for 40 to 60 baht, one of the best cheap late-afternoon feeds in the old town.
Try: Guay jub noodle soup
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.
Try: Fried dough with custard
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.
Try: Roast chicken and larb