Huen Phen ★ 4.5
A 50-year Old City institution south of Wat Chedi Luang, serving a full Lanna spread by day and a candlelit antique-crammed dinner room by night.
SignatureKhao soi, Nam prik ong, Gaeng hang lay
The restaurants worth the trip in Chiang Mai. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Chiang Mai
Huen Muan Jai ★ 4.6
A garden Lanna house and longtime Michelin Bib Gourmand, plating northern curries, herb sausage and smoky chili dips under its wooden garden pavilions.
SignatureGaeng hang lay, Sai ua, Nam prik noom
Tong Tem Toh ★ 4.3
The teak-and-brick Nimman courtyard where students and tourists queue for a broad northern menu of herb sausage, chili dips and sticky rice.
SignatureSai ua, Nam prik ong, Grilled pork neck
Kiti Panit ★ 4.4
A century-old Tha Phae shophouse restored into an elegant dining room, cooking heritage central and northern Thai recipes from the family archive.
SignatureGaeng hang lay, Nam prik num, Massaman
The House by Ginger ★ 4.2
A colonial villa full of eclectic antiques and boutique shopping, where modern-plated Thai and northern dishes draw a design-minded Old City crowd.
SignatureMassaman curry, Pomelo salad, Deep-fried sea bass
Aroon Rai ★ 3.9
One of the city's oldest northern kitchens on Kotchasan, an unfussy tin-roof room turning out cheap plates of hang lay and larb since the 1950s.
SignatureGaeng hang lay, Larb khua, Fried frog
Magnolia Cafe ★ 4.4
Chef Noy's intimate Pa Tan dining room won a Michelin Bib Gourmand for personal, modern takes on northern Thai home cooking served by candlelight.
SignaturePork ribs longan curry, Nam prik, Set menu
Redbox ★ 4.3
A tiny reservations-only room where chef Dan and Pimmada Kankulsuntorn cook a seasonal Thai menu with Bruneian and Malaysian notes from their own orchard.
SignatureTasting menu, Orchard vegetables, Curries
Baan Landai Fine Thai Cuisine ★ 4.2
A relaxed Old City house near Wat Chedi Luang, Bib Gourmand listed for refined northern Thai plates and a strong vegetarian section on the menu.
SignatureKhao soi, Northern set, Vegetarian Thai
Meena Rice Based Cuisine ★ 4.3
A rustic countryside retreat outside the city, Bib Gourmand famous for bright five-coloured rice from natural dyes with home-style northern dishes.
SignatureFive-colour rice, Pork rib longan curry, Nam prik
Huan Soontaree ★ 4.1
Singer Soontaree Vechanont performs nightly at her open-air riverside Lanna house, a Bib Gourmand room pairing northern food with live Thai folk song.
SignatureNorthern set, Grilled river fish, Nam prik
Ruen Tamarind ★ 4.0
The garden restaurant of the Tamarind Village hotel, a calm Old City courtyard under an old tamarind tree serving polished Thai and northern classics.
SignatureKhao soi, Green curry, Khan tok set
The Riverside Bar & Restaurant ★ 3.9
A rambling Ping-side institution open since 1984, mixing Thai and Western plates with nightly live bands and a dinner boat that cruises the river.
SignatureThai curries, Grilled fish, Western mains
The Good View ★ 3.8
The Riverside's louder neighbour on Charoenrat, a big riverfront deck with Thai, seafood and Western menus and live music that runs late every night.
SignatureThai seafood, Grilled meats, Cocktails
Dash! Restaurant & Bar ★ 3.9
A teak house and leafy courtyard just inside the moat, a reliable Old City spot for northern Thai plates, cocktails and a quiet garden dinner.
SignatureKhao soi, Slow-cooked pork, Cocktails
Ginger Farm Kitchen ★ 4.0
The One Nimman outpost of a Hang Dong working farm, cooking bright field-to-table Thai food with produce trucked in from its own rice paddies.
SignatureFarm vegetables, Khao soi, Pork belly
Krua Phech Doi Ngam ★ 4.1
A Michelin-listed Lanna kitchen a short drive east of town where locals far outnumber tourists, cooking classic northern curries and chili dips.
SignatureGaeng hang lay, Nam prik, Larb
The Duke's ★ 3.8
A riverside American favourite at River Ping Palace, stacking barbecue ribs, big burgers and stone-baked pizzas for expats and families by the Ping.
SignatureRibs, Burgers, Pizza
Dinky's BBQ ★ 4.0
A backyard smokehouse near Wat Umong turning out Texas-style brisket and pulled pork by the pound, a cult stop for the city's low-and-slow crowd.
SignatureBrisket, Pulled pork, Ribs
Kaomao-Kaofang ★ 4.0
A jungle-fantasy garden restaurant in Hang Dong, all mossy rockwork and waterfalls, serving generous central and northern Thai plates among the greenery.
SignatureThai curries, Grilled fish, Herbal salads
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