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Best Cafés in Chiang Mai (2026)

Chiang Mai has one of the most developed coffee cultures in Thailand, helped by coffee grown in the surrounding hills. Ristr8to, opened on Nimmanhaemin Road in 2011 by the 2017 World Latte Art Champion, is the best-known name and the place to go for milk drinks and inventive signatures. Akha Ama Coffee, founded in 2010 by Lee Ayu Chuepa from an Akha village, buys beans directly from indigenous growers and has a convenient branch on Ratchadamnoen Road in the Old City.

Graph, a local brand founded in 2009, serves single-origin filter coffee from GATEWAY Coffee Roasters in a small Old City café, while The Barisotel by The Baristro on Nimmanhaemin Soi 9 combines a minimalist white coffee bar with a small hotel. For brunch, Fern Forest Cafe on Singharat Road has a leafy garden and a well-known coconut cake, and Forest Bake in Wat Ket makes sourdough and cakes in a jungle-like garden. Nimmanhaemin is the place for a café crawl, with many coffee shops within walking distance. Most cafés open in the morning and close by early evening, and smaller ones have limited seating, so they are better for a coffee stop than for long laptop sessions.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Chiang Mai

  1. Ristr8to Speciality coffee and latte art, NimmanhaeminDark, compact Nimmanhaemin coffee bar opened in 2011 by Arnon Thitiprasert, the 2017 World Latte Art Champion, known for milk drinks and signature creations.
  2. Akha Ama Coffee Social enterprise coffee shop, Old CityCoffee company founded in 2010 by Lee Ayu Chuepa from an Akha village, buying beans directly from indigenous growers; its Old City branch is on Ratchadamnoen Road.
  3. Graph Cafe Speciality coffee bar, Old CitySmall Old City coffee bar from Graph, a Chiang Mai coffee brand founded in 2009, serving single-origin filter coffee and inventive signature drinks.

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1. Ristr8to

Speciality coffee and latte art$$Nimmanhaemin

Dark, compact Nimmanhaemin coffee bar opened in 2011 by Arnon Thitiprasert, the 2017 World Latte Art Champion, known for milk drinks and signature creations.

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2. Akha Ama Coffee

Social enterprise coffee shop$Old City

Coffee company founded in 2010 by Lee Ayu Chuepa from an Akha village, buying beans directly from indigenous growers; its Old City branch is on Ratchadamnoen Road.

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3. Graph Cafe

Speciality coffee bar$$Old City

Small Old City coffee bar from Graph, a Chiang Mai coffee brand founded in 2009, serving single-origin filter coffee and inventive signature drinks.

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5. Forest Bake

Bakery and garden café$$Wat Ket

Long-standing bakery in a jungle-like garden in the Wat Ket area, making naturally leavened sourdough, cakes and tarts without preservatives.

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