Chiang Mai Restaurants

  1. AUM Vegetarian Food

    AUM at first appears to be a second-hand book shop. Go inside though and the all-veggie menu features a varied list of traditional Thai and Chinese dishes prepared without meat or eggs. There is an upstairs eating area with cushions on the floor and low tables.

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  2. Central Airport Plaza

    The food centre at Central Airport Plaza has vendors selling Thai and Chinese dishes at reasonable prices.

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  3. Chinatown

    Chiang Mai's small Chinatown is located on Th Ratchawong, north of Th Chang Moi. Here you'll find a whole string of inexpensive Chinese rice and noodle shops, most of them offering variations on Tae Jiu (Chao Zhou) and Yunnanese cooking. Recommended is Aomngurn, next to the New Mitrapap Hotel. This funky looking place with blackboard signs outside serves fantastic grilled chicken and various Chinese/Thai dishes. There are English menus.

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  4. Kad Suan Kaew Shopping Centre

    The food centre at Kad Suan Kaew Shopping Centre has vendors selling Thai and Chinese dishes at reasonable prices.

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  5. Kuaytiaw Kai Tun Coke

    A small food stall directly opposite the main entrance to the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel prepares a simpler version of kǔaytǐaw kài tǔn yaa jiin but substitutes Coca-Cola for the Chinese herbs. Here the chicken is marinated in cola and spices overnight, then steamed and served with rice noodles. It's actually quite good and has become famous as far away as Bangkok.

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  7. Mitmai Restaurant

    A clean, simple and spacious Yunnanese place specialising in delicious vegetable soups made with pumpkin, taro, snowpeas, mushrooms or other vegetables. Try the tôm sôm plaa yâwt máphráo (hot-and-sour fish soup with coconut shoots). The bilingual menu also includes yam (tangy, Thai-style salad) made with Chinese vegetables, as well as Yunnanese steamed ham, and many vegetarian dishes. No MSG is used in the cooking.

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  8. Sila-aat

    This is a good place to re-fuel after temple exploring. Sila-aat offers generous portions of Thai and Chinese dishes. Their pad thai (rice noodle dish) is particularly delicious and has lots of salad on the side.

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