20 restaurants in Chiang Mai, editor-picked for sunday dinner. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Chiang Mai.
Huen Muan Jai ★ 4.6
chang-phueak · 24 Ratchaphuek Alley, Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai 50300
Hours: Thu-Tue 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00, closed Wed
A garden Lanna house and longtime Michelin Bib Gourmand, plating northern curries, herb sausage and smoky chili dips under its wooden garden pavilions.
Huen Phen ★ 4.5
old-city · 112 Ratchamanka Road, Phra Singh, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 08:30-16:00, 17:00-22:00
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.
Kiti Panit ★ 4.4
chang-khlan · 9 Tha Phae Road, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai 50300
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00, closed Tue
A century-old Tha Phae shophouse restored into an elegant dining room, cooking heritage central and northern Thai recipes from the family archive.
Magnolia Cafe ★ 4.4
chang-phueak · 31/82 Rattanakosin Road, Pa Tan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50300
Hours: Tue-Sun 17:00-22:00, closed Mon
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.
Tong Tem Toh ★ 4.3
nimman · 11 Nimmanhaemin Soi 13, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 08:00-22:00
The teak-and-brick Nimman courtyard where students and tourists queue for a broad northern menu of herb sausage, chili dips and sticky rice.
Redbox ★ 4.3
chang-phueak · 6 Jannsaap Alley, Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai 50300
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00, closed Tue
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.
Meena Rice Based Cuisine ★ 4.3
hang-dong · 13/5 Moo 2, San Klang, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai 50130
Hours: Wed-Mon 09:00-17:00, closed Tue
A rustic countryside retreat outside the city, Bib Gourmand famous for bright five-coloured rice from natural dyes with home-style northern dishes.
The House by Ginger ★ 4.2
old-city · 199 Moon Mueang Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00
A colonial villa full of eclectic antiques and boutique shopping, where modern-plated Thai and northern dishes draw a design-minded Old City crowd.
Baan Landai Fine Thai Cuisine ★ 4.2
old-city · 252/13 Phra Pok Klao Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-16:00, 17:00-22:00, closed Mon
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.
Huan Soontaree ★ 4.1
chang-khlan · 19 Tha Phae Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00, closed Tue
Singer Soontaree Vechanont performs nightly at her open-air riverside Lanna house, a Bib Gourmand room pairing northern food with live Thai folk song.
Krua Phech Doi Ngam ★ 4.1
hang-dong · Route 1141, Nong Phueng, Saraphi, Chiang Mai 50140
Hours: Daily 10:00-21:00
A Michelin-listed Lanna kitchen a short drive east of town where locals far outnumber tourists, cooking classic northern curries and chili dips.
Ruen Tamarind ★ 4.0
old-city · 50 Ratchadamnoen Road Soi 1, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:30
The garden restaurant of the Tamarind Village hotel, a calm Old City courtyard under an old tamarind tree serving polished Thai and northern classics.
Ginger Farm Kitchen ★ 4.0
nimman · One Nimman, 1 Nimmanhaemin Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00
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.
Dinky's BBQ ★ 4.0
nimman · 175 Soi Wat Umong, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00
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.
Kaomao-Kaofang ★ 4.0
hang-dong · 181 Moo 7, Nong Khwai, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai 50230
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00
A jungle-fantasy garden restaurant in Hang Dong, all mossy rockwork and waterfalls, serving generous central and northern Thai plates among the greenery.
Aroon Rai ★ 3.9
old-city · 45 Kotchasan Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100
Hours: Daily 09:00-22:00
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.
The Riverside Bar & Restaurant ★ 3.9
wat-ket · 9-11 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
Hours: Daily 10:00-01:00
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.
Dash! Restaurant & Bar ★ 3.9
old-city · 38/2 Moon Mueang Road Soi 2, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
Hours: Daily 11:00-23:00
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.
The Good View ★ 3.8
wat-ket · 13 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
Hours: Daily 10:00-00:30
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.
The Duke's ★ 3.8
wat-ket · 49/4 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00
A riverside American favourite at River Ping Palace, stacking barbecue ribs, big burgers and stone-baked pizzas for expats and families by the Ping.