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Best Restaurants in Chiang Mai (2026)

Northern Thai food is the main reason to eat out in Chiang Mai, and it is different from the cooking of Bangkok or the south. Khao soi, a curry noodle soup, is the dish most visitors seek out first, and Khao Soi Mae Sai and Khao Soi Khun Yai are two of the best places to try it at budget prices. Huen Phen in the Old City and Huen Muan Jai on Ratchaphruek Road serve a wider range of northern dishes, from gaeng hang lay curry to herby soups and chilli dips.

For a more polished meal, Kiti Panit serves updated Lanna dishes in an 1880s family mansion on Tha Phae Road, and Huan Soontaree combines a large northern menu with live music on the Ping River. Chiang Mai also has an ambitious fine-dining scene: Blackitch Artisan Kitchen is a 16-seat chef's table built around fermentation, and Cuisine de Garden in Hang Dong applies a New Nordic approach to local ingredients. Book these well ahead. Meena in San Kamphaeng is worth the drive for its five-coloured rice, and Roti Pa Day is the place for a late-night sweet roti. Many casual places are cash only and some close on one day a week, so check before you set out.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Chiang Mai

  1. Khao Soi Mae Sai Khao soi (northern curry noodles), Chang PhueakBib Gourmand noodle shop in Chang Phueak serving Chiang Mai's signature khao soi, a rich, gently spicy curry noodle soup, from morning to mid-afternoon.
  2. Huen Phen Northern Thai (Lanna) home cooking, Old CityLong-running Old City restaurant on Ratchamankha Road serving northern Thai home cooking such as khao soi, gaeng hang lay and khanom jeen nam ngiao.
  3. Kiti Panit Lanna cuisine in a heritage mansion, Tha PhaeNorthern Thai restaurant in an 1880s family mansion on Tha Phae Road, serving updated Lanna dishes such as hang le curry; closed on Tuesdays.

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1. Khao Soi Mae Sai

Khao soi (northern curry noodles)$Chang Phueak

Bib Gourmand noodle shop in Chang Phueak serving Chiang Mai's signature khao soi, a rich, gently spicy curry noodle soup, from morning to mid-afternoon.

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2. Huen Phen

Northern Thai (Lanna) home cooking$Old City

Long-running Old City restaurant on Ratchamankha Road serving northern Thai home cooking such as khao soi, gaeng hang lay and khanom jeen nam ngiao.

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3. Kiti Panit

Lanna cuisine in a heritage mansion$$Tha Phae

Northern Thai restaurant in an 1880s family mansion on Tha Phae Road, serving updated Lanna dishes such as hang le curry; closed on Tuesdays.

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4. Huan Soontaree

Northern Thai with live music$$Pa Tan

Bib Gourmand riverside restaurant in a Lanna-style building owned by singer Soontaree Vechanont, who performs most evenings; known for stuffed murrel fish.

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6. Huen Muan Jai

Northern Thai$$Chang Phueak

Bib Gourmand northern Thai restaurant in a wooden Lanna-style house and garden on Ratchaphruek Road, with dips, herby soups and private pavilions.

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10. Roti Pa Day

Roti street stall$Tha Phae

Bib Gourmand evening roti stall outside Wat Mahawan on Tha Phae Road, frying crisp coconut-oil roti with around twenty sweet and savoury toppings.

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