Krua Phech Doi Ngam is a northern thai restaurant in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai.
A Michelin-listed Lanna kitchen a short drive east of town where locals far outnumber tourists, cooking classic northern curries and chili dips.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: A local Lanna kitchen off the eastern bypass where visitors are so rare that regulars notice, cooking classic northern curries far from the tourist trail.
Tip: You will need a taxi or scooter to reach it; go for the gaeng hang lay and the nam prik platter with sticky rice.
Address: Route 1141, Nong Phueng, Saraphi, Chiang Mai 50140
Why locals love it: A countryside rice-cuisine retreat outside the city whose five-coloured rice, dyed from natural plants, is a photogenic secret worth the drive out.
Tip: It is a 30-minute drive toward San Kamphaeng; go for lunch, order the pork rib longan curry and the butterfly-pea blue rice.
Why locals love it: A morning-only khanom jeen counter buried in Thongkham Market, ladling northern nam ngiao and curry sauces to a purely local weekday crowd.
Tip: Get there before 11:00 while the sauces are fresh; point at the nam ngiao pot and add a plate of fresh herbs and crispy pork skin.
Why locals love it: A countryside rice-cuisine retreat outside the city whose five-coloured rice, dyed from natural plants, is a photogenic secret worth the drive out.
Tip: It is a 30-minute drive toward San Kamphaeng; go for lunch, order the pork rib longan curry and the butterfly-pea blue rice.
Why locals love it: A generations-old Chinese noodle stall near Warorot that keeps a Bib Gourmand while staying almost invisible to anyone not already in the know.
Tip: It runs late afternoon into the evening near Chang Moi; order the guay jub with extra crispy pork belly and a side of fried wontons.
Why locals love it: Run out of a family garage down a quiet Old City lane, it serves the biggest, cheapest bowl of khao soi in town with almost no tourist traffic.
Tip: Come before 13:00 on a weekday and add the extra chicken; the broth runs out early and it is closed on Sundays.
Why locals love it: A Bib Gourmand stall in a tucked-away Hai Ya market that locals rate the city's best khao soi, put on the map only after Somebody Feed Phil filmed here.
Tip: It sits inside Kad Kom market south of the moat; go mid-morning and pair the khao soi with a plate of naem crispy-rice.
Why locals love it: A quiet family kitchen south of the moat whose massaman was named the world's best curry in a 2021 competition, still barely known to visitors.
Tip: Order the award massaman and the pomelo salad; it is small, so booking ahead on a weekend evening is wise.
