Chiang Mai Restaurants

  1. Arabia

    This small restaurant does north Indian-Pakistani-Arab-style cuisine very well, perhaps better than any of the others in terms of the freshness of the flavours. Don't let the fact that it's often empty throw you off the trail; it has a steady and discerning, if small, clientele.

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  2. Indian Restaurant Vegetarian Food

    A very friendly, family-owned place that serves cheap and adequate vegetarian thalis as well as individual Indian dishes. The owners also offer Indian cooking lessons.

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  3. Shere Shiraz

    Serves mostly north Indian food, with a few south Indian dishes. The extensive menu includes many vegetarian options.

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  4. Whole Earth Restaurant

    Set in a teak house, there is the option to sit outside on the 2nd-floor terrace, or inside with air-con. The food here is well presented Thai and Indian (both vegetarian and nonvegetarian). The atmosphere is suitably mellow, as are the toned-down flavours.

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