9 splurge places in Chiang Mai, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Chiang Mai. All Chiang Mai food.

Blackitch Artisan Kitchen ★ 4.7

฿฿฿฿Tasting menuNimman

Chef Black's 16-seat Nimman counter builds a fermentation-led tasting menu from foraged and small-farm Thai produce, one of the north's most personal tables.

Cuisine de Garden ★ 4.6

฿฿฿฿Tasting menuHang Dong

A New Nordic-inspired garden restaurant in Hang Dong plating theatrical, foraged multi-course menus, one of Chiang Mai's true destination tasting rooms.

Le Grand Lanna ★ 4.4

฿฿฿฿Northern ThaiHang Dong

The showcase Lanna restaurant of the Dhara Dhevi resort, a teak nobleman's house serving refined northern Thai dishes amid antique carvings and gardens.

Khao ★ 4.4

฿฿฿฿Northern ThaiHang Dong

The Four Seasons resort's Thai room north of the city, plating elegant northern and central curries over paddy-field views for a special-occasion dinner.

Belen ★ 4.4

฿฿฿฿Tasting menuChang Khlan

The InterContinental Mae Ping's Michelin-listed room from chef Paulo Airaudo, a European tasting menu on classical technique and local northern Thai produce.

Rasik Local Kitchen ★ 4.4

฿฿฿฿ThaiChang Khlan

A wood-toned contemporary Thai room on Sridonchai Road, a Bib Gourmand kitchen serving seasonal set menus across a handful of intimate seatings each night.

Oxygen Dining Room ★ 4.3

฿฿฿฿Tasting menuWat Ket

A glass-walled riverside room at Cross Chiang Mai serving a modern tasting menu of Thai flavours built on French technique and local seasonal produce.

Service 1921 Restaurant & Bar ★ 4.2

฿฿฿฿Asian fusionChang Khlan

Set in Anantara's restored 1921 British consulate, a spy-themed dining room plating Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese dishes beside the Mae Ping riverbank.

Le Coq d'Or ★ 4.1

฿฿฿฿French fine diningHang Dong

A decades-old colonial-mansion fine-diner south of the centre, plating imported beef, lamb and local fish in a classic French and Continental style.

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