01 4.4 ★ · 280
Withilarb Charoen Mueang (วิถีลาบ เจริญเมือง)
Northern Thai · laab
A dedicated northern laab shop on Charoen Mueang Road, open until 22:00. The northern-food stop before the music.
- Address
- 94, 120 Charoen Mueang Rd, Chang Moi
CHIANG MAI · 4 NEIGHBOURHOODS · 14 RESTAURANTS
Where to eat in
Chiang Mai
Fourteen restaurants worth the setting, grouped by neighbourhood: Nimman, the Old City, the Ping riverside and San Pa Khoi. All rated 4.5 or above.
Updated 2026-05-18 · Part of the San Pa Khoi guide
Chiang Mai does not have one place to eat. Each quarter has its own temperament: Nimman is where the design is, the Old City is where the recipes have not changed, the riverside is for the view, and San Pa Khoi is where we are. Choose the quarter first.
Venues in the area
14
4.7+
Average Google rating
4
Neighbourhoods
14
Places picked
01 · 2
San Pa Khoi & Charoen Mueang
The quarter the bar is in. Old shophouses, everything within walking distance.
02 4.7 ★ · 453
Little Yard BBQ
BBQ · grill
Backyard BBQ across Nawarat bridge on the Wat Ket side. Evenings onwards, built for groups.
- Address
- 64 Lamphun Rd, Wat Ket
02 · 5
Nimmanhaemin
The design side of town. Newer rooms, and busy from early evening.
01 4.8 ★ · 5,476
Khoey Chiang Mai (เขยเจียงใหม่)
Authentic northern Thai
A Lanna-style wooden house down a quiet lane, air-conditioned and cosy. Northern food seasoned the way northerners actually eat it.
- Address
- 14 Santitham Rd Soi YMCA, Chang Phueak
02 4.9 ★ · 2,996
Pasta Ama
homemade fusion pasta
A small warm-industrial room hidden in Soi Suan Dok, serving homemade Thai-fusion pasta. The highest rating in Nimman.
- Address
- 5 Soi Suan Dok 7, Suthep
03 4.7 ★ · 2,521
JEAB Cafe & Thai Food
Thai contemporary
Café by day, restaurant by night on Nimman Soi 13, with outdoor seating under the trees.
- Address
- 12/2 Soi Nimmanhaemin 13, Suthep
04 4.5 ★ · 3,744
Guu Fusion Roti & Tea
Fusion roti · desserts
A modern roti shop in the middle of Nimman Soi 3, high ceilings and warm tones. The after-dinner dessert landmark.
- Address
- 15/4 Soi Nimmanhaemin 3, Suthep
05 4.6 ★ · 3,778
It's Good Kitchen
Thai homestyle
On Ratchadamnoen Road in the Old City near Wat Phra Singh. A plain Thai house serving home cooking since 2009.
- Address
- 175/6 Ratchadamnoen Rd, Phra Sing
03 · 3
The Old City
Inside the moat. Long-standing kitchens, without the tourist markup.
01 4.6 ★ · 2,853
Khao Soi Khun Yai
Khao soi · northern Thai
The khao soi most people in Chiang Mai name first. Lunch only, and it sells out.
- Address
- Soi Si Phum 8, Si Phum (behind Wat Chiang Man)
02 4.7 ★ · 2,337
Mr. KAI Restaurant
Thai authentic
Old City Thai cooking without the tourist markup, in a room that has not changed in years.
- Address
- 11/5 Chaban Rd, Si Phum
03 4.6 ★ · 2,490
Thaan Aoan
Lanna · brunch
Charcoal-fired northern cooking in the Old City, a step above the usual.
- Address
- 154/5 Phra Pokklao Rd, Phra Sing
04 · 4
Along the Ping
Come for the setting as much as the cooking.
01 4.7 ★ · 5,223
Samsen Villa
Thai contemporary
A riverside villa on the Ping. Come for the setting as much as the food.
- Address
- 201 Charoen Rat Rd, Wat Ket
02 4.8 ★ · 4,549
Mee An Ja Kin
Thai-Lanna contemporary
Riverside Thai in an old wooden house, quiet and unhurried.
- Address
- 1/3 Pa Daet Rd, Pa Daet
03 4.7 ★ · 2,312
Anantara Chiang Mai · Riverside Dining
fine-dining · afternoon tea
Hotel dining on the Ping, the most formal option in this guide.
- Address
- 123/1 Charoen Prathet Rd, Chang Khlan
04 4.8 ★ · 4,358
Hummus Garden Chiang Mai
Mediterranean · garden
Middle Eastern in a garden by the river, and the one non-Thai kitchen here.
- Address
- 11/1 Soi Charoen Prathet 12, Chang Khlan