Graph One Nimman ★ 4.4
The One Nimman speed bar of Chiang Mai's cult Graph roastery, a concrete counter turning out inventive signature drinks and precise single-origin filters.
Signature drink: Aurora signature
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Chiang Mai lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Fern Forest Cafe ★ 4.1
A leafy Old City garden cafe threaded with ferns and fountains, a calm spot for cakes, Thai tea and Western breakfasts away from the moat traffic.
Signature drink: Iced Thai tea
Woo Cafe & Art Gallery ★ 4.2
A florist, gallery and lifestyle cafe on Charoenrat, all blooms and cake stands, serving Thai and Western plates in one of the city's most photographed rooms.
Signature drink: Butterfly-pea latte
The Barn: Eatery & Design ★ 4.1
A rustic barn-and-garden cafe off Nimman with earthy wood interiors and a pond, a work-friendly favourite for brunch plates and slow filter coffee.
Signature drink: Honey lemon cold brew
Cheevit Cheeva ★ 4.2
Chiang Mai's most-loved dessert cafe, a bright Nimman room stacking Korean-style bingsu shaved ice and towering cakes that draw a permanent weekend queue.
Signature drink: Strawberry bingsu
The Baristro at Ping River ★ 4.2
A crisp white-and-glass riverside pavilion from the design-led Baristro group, pairing serious espresso with one of the prettiest coffee terraces in the city.
Signature drink: Ping River signature latte
Ombra Caffe ★ 4.0
A tiny Italian-leaning coffee bar off Huay Kaew where the focus is squarely on well-pulled espresso, pastries and a quiet counter away from the Nimman crush.
Signature drink: Espresso tonic
Ristr8to ★ 4.5
World Latte Art champion Arnon Thitiprasert's flagship Nimman bar, pouring award-winning rosettas and bold signature cups like the skull-mug Satan latte.
Signature drink: Satan latte
Roastniyom Coffee ★ 4.1
A local specialty chain's leafy flagship built around a huge tree on Sirimangkalajarn, a relaxed work-friendly spot for northern-bean filters and cakes.
Signature drink: House filter
Cottontree Coffee Roasters ★ 4.2
A warehouse roastery-cafe behind Maya founded in 2015 by couple Ton and Fai, pouring carefully roasted single origins to a quiet, coffee-serious Nimman crowd.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Gateway Coffee Roasters ★ 4.1
A hidden upstairs coffee bar off Tha Phae Soi 4, a calm wooden hideaway above the Old City bustle serving considered black, white and brown coffee only.
Signature drink: Black, white or brown
Impresso ★ 4.0
One of Nimman's longest-running specialty cafes, a small room with a people-watching patio between Sois 11 and 13 that has anchored the strip for years.
Signature drink: Espresso and cold brew