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.
Signature: Gaeng hang lay, Larb khua, Fried frog
The House by Ginger is a thai restaurant in Old City, Chiang Mai.
A colonial villa full of eclectic antiques and boutique shopping, where modern-plated Thai and northern dishes draw a design-minded Old City crowd.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Massaman curry, Pomelo salad, Deep-fried sea bass
Address: 199 Moon Mueang Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
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.
Signature: Gaeng hang lay, Larb khua, Fried frog
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.
Signature: Khao soi, Northern set, Vegetarian Thai
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.
Signature: Gaeng hang lay, Larb khua, Fried frog
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.
Signature: Pork ribs longan curry, Nam prik, Set menu
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.
Signature: Tasting menu, Orchard vegetables, Curries
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.
Signature: Khao soi, Northern set, Vegetarian Thai
A rustic countryside retreat outside the city, Bib Gourmand famous for bright five-coloured rice from natural dyes with home-style northern dishes.
Signature: Five-colour rice, Pork rib longan curry, Nam prik
Singer Soontaree Vechanont performs nightly at her open-air riverside Lanna house, a Bib Gourmand room pairing northern food with live Thai folk song.
Signature: Northern set, Grilled river fish, Nam prik