Khao Kha Moo Chang Phueak (Cowboy Hat Lady) ★ 4.4
The Cowboy Hat Lady's stall at the Chang Phueak gate ladles fall-apart braised pork leg over rice with a soft egg, a Bourdain-blessed 60-baht dinner.
Try: Khao kha moo (braised pork leg)
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Chiang Mai.
Don't-miss vendors
Sai Ua Dam Rong ★ 4.3
The famous Warorot Market sausage stall, coiling lemongrass-and-herb sai ua sold by weight alongside pork rinds and chili dips, the benchmark for the dish.
Try: Sai ua (northern herb sausage)
gO NENG (Wichayanon) ★ 4.1
A Bib Gourmand fried-dough cart at Ton Lamyai Market, frying crisp pa thong ko to dip in pandan custard, a decades-old late-afternoon Warorot ritual.
Try: Pa thong ko (fried dough)
Lung Ka Jorn Wat Ket ★ 4.0
A Bib Gourmand takeaway stall in Wat Ket folding crisp Thai crepes and steaming savoury tapioca dumplings, a beloved afternoon snack run near the river.
Try: Khanom bueang and tapioca dumplings
Kanomjeen Sanpakoi ★ 4.2
A Bib Gourmand khanom jeen counter at Thongkham Market, ladling northern nam ngiao and curry sauces over fresh rice vermicelli to a morning market crowd.
Try: Khanom jeen nam ngiao
Roti Pa Dae ★ 4.0
A Bib Gourmand roti cart in the Ban Haw Muslim quarter, griddling buttery flatbread and savoury mataba by the night bazaar to a queue that rarely thins.
Try: Roti and mataba
Guay Jub Chang Moi Tat Mai ★ 4.1
A Bib Gourmand noodle stall near Warorot serving peppery Chinese-style guay jub, rolled rice noodles in a dark broth with crisp pork, since the old town days.
Try: Guay jub (rolled rice noodle soup)
Somphet Market ★ 4.0
A small, local fresh-food market inside the northeast moat where morning stalls sell curry-and-rice parcels, sai ua, sticky rice, fruit and cheap ready meals.
Try: Curry parcels, sticky rice, sweets
Chiang Mai Gate Market ★ 4.1
A tourist-light evening food market at the south gate, its rock-bottom stalls plating grilled meats, khao soi, som tam and Thai sweets for 30 to 50 baht.
Try: Grilled meats, khao soi, sweets
Ploen Ruedee Night Market ★ 3.9
A compact international food-truck park beside the Night Bazaar, its rows of stalls plating Thai, burgers, curries and craft beer around communal tables.
Try: International and Thai food stalls