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
nimman · 27/1 Nimmanhaemin Road Soi 7, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
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
hang-dong · 99 Moo 11, Nong Kwai, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai 50230
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
hang-dong · 51/4 Chiang Mai-Sankampaeng Road, Tha Sala, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai 50000
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
hang-dong · 502 Moo 1, Mae Rim-Samoeng Old Road, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai 50180
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
chang-khlan · 153 Sridonchai Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100
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
wat-ket · 2 Nawatgate Road Soi 1, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
The wood-toned modern Thai room at 137 Pillars House, a Bib Gourmand kitchen serving seasonal set menus across a handful of intimate seatings each night.
Oxygen Dining Room ★ 4.3
wat-ket · 369/1 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
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
chang-khlan · 123-123/1 Charoen Prathet Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100
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
hang-dong · 11 Koh Klang Road Soi 2, Nong Hoi, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000
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.