Cafe in Chiang Mai

Doi Chaang Coffee ★ 4.0

The Chiang Mai cafe of the pioneering Doi Chang hill-tribe estate, pouring the northern arabica that put Thai highland coffee on the specialty map after 2000.

OrderArabica filter, Espresso, Cakes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ombra Caffe ★ 4.0

A tiny Italian-leaning coffee bar on Ratchaphruek near Huay Kaew, focused squarely on well-pulled espresso, pastries and a quiet counter away from Nimman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Barn: Eatery & Design ★ 4.1

The rustic Nimman barn cafe is a favourite lazy-morning brunch spot, plating Western breakfasts and rice bowls in a wood-and-pond garden off the soi.

OrderThe big breakfast plate and a honey lemon cold brew

Woo Cafe & Art Gallery ★ 4.2

Woo's flower-filled Charoenrat gallery cafe does a pretty riverside brunch of Thai and Western plates, as much a photo backdrop as a genuinely good kitchen.

OrderEggs benedict and butterfly-pea latte

Fern Forest Cafe ★ 4.1

Fern Forest's leafy Old City courtyard is a calm brunch escape for French toast, big breakfasts and Thai tea under the ferns, away from the moat traffic.

OrderFrench toast and Thai tea

Graph One Nimman ★ 4.4

Graph's One Nimman bar pairs cult signature coffees with toasties and light morning plates, a design-led caffeine-first brunch stop in central Nimman.

OrderA Graph signature coffee with a grilled cheese toastie

Cheevit Cheeva ★ 4.2

Chiang Mai's cult dessert cafe does a sweet-leaning brunch of pancakes and towering bingsu shaved ice, a Nimman weekend ritual with a permanent queue.

OrderStrawberry bingsu shaved ice and fluffy pancakes

The Baristro at Ping River ★ 4.2

The Baristro's white riverside pavilion is a scenic Pa Tan brunch spot, matching espresso with breakfast sets on one of the prettiest terraces in town.

OrderSignature latte and breakfast set