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A cheerful Isan spot near Wat Phra Singh piling up fiery som tam, grilled chicken and sticky rice, the kind of loud, cheap northeastern dinner locals love.
Signature: Som tam, Grilled chicken, Nam tok
Lert Ros is a northern thai restaurant in Old City, Chiang Mai.
A smoky Old City grill down a Ratchadamnoen lane, charring whole salt-crusted tilapia over drum barrels alongside fiery Isan larb and papaya salad.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Grilled tilapia, Larb, Som tam
Address: 18/4 Ratchadamnoen Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100
A cheerful Isan spot near Wat Phra Singh piling up fiery som tam, grilled chicken and sticky rice, the kind of loud, cheap northeastern dinner locals love.
Signature: Som tam, Grilled chicken, Nam tok
A garage khao soi counter behind Wat Kuan Kama that many locals rank the city's best, ladling a deep spicy curry broth until it sells out by early afternoon.
Signature: Khao soi gai, Khao soi neua
A famed northern larb specialist behind the university, mincing pork and offal into rich, herby, blood-seasoned larb khua that draws devoted local queues.
Signature: Larb khua, Northern sausage, Aep
A cheerful Isan spot near Wat Phra Singh piling up fiery som tam, grilled chicken and sticky rice, the kind of loud, cheap northeastern dinner locals love.
Signature: Som tam, Grilled chicken, Nam tok
A local khao soi kitchen on the ring road prized for a thick, creamy coconut broth and homemade curry paste, worth the short drive north for the real thing.
Signature: Khao soi gai, Khao soi kraduk
A garage khao soi counter behind Wat Kuan Kama that many locals rank the city's best, ladling a deep spicy curry broth until it sells out by early afternoon.
Signature: Khao soi gai, Khao soi neua
A Bib Gourmand shophouse near the Ratchaphuek lane, pouring a classic coconut khao soi over egg noodles for 50 to 75 baht since long before Michelin arrived.
Signature: Khao soi gai, Khao soi moo
A halal Yunnanese-Muslim kitchen in the Ban Haw quarter serving the beef khao soi and roti that trace the dish to the traders who first brought it.
Signature: Beef khao soi, Roti, Beef biryani