Nan
This charming, retro-themed cafe and restaurant has a generous menu of Western-style breakfast dishes – including the eponymous and delicious homemade…
Must-see restaurants in Northern Thailand
Chiang Rai Province
Every Saturday a section of Th Rimkhong is closed off to vehicles and this food-heavy market unfolds. There are lots of barbecue options, as well as rice…
Lampang
Self-caterers or those interested in local eats will want to check out Lampang’s evening market, where steaming baskets of sticky rice and dozens of sides…
Mae Sot
Come here for the authentic Burmese teashop experience if you're not crossing the border to Myanmar. Biryanis, Burmese curries and salads and lots of…
Lampang
Long Jim serves top-notch New York–style pizza, as well as calzone, pasta dishes, salads and soups, all overseen by an authentic American and his Thai…
Nan Province
This is probably the best of the few small restaurants serving basic dishes in Ban Bo Luang; there's no Roman-script sign, but it's located at the foot of…
Chiang Rai Province
With its shaded outside area and a menu of simple but tasty rice and noodle dishes, as well as coffee, smoothies and ice cream, this place makes a decent…
Northern Thailand
Long-standing Dao Kanong has a big selection of Northern Thai dishes. It’s 1.5km east of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai on Th Charoen Rat (Th Chiang Mai…
Sukhothai
A wise choice for cheap eats is New Sukhothai’s tiny night market. Most vendors here are accustomed to accommodating foreigners and provide bilingual…
Mae Hong Son Province
If you’re in Mae Sariang on a Sunday, don’t miss this tiny but worthwhile market, where you’ll find an impressive selection of local-style dishes.
Chiang Rai Province
Restaurant Ting Ting, practically the only eatery open at night in Ban Thoet Thai, has a thick English-language menu of tasty Chinese dishes.
Northern Thailand
For cheap Thai eats, there's a big, busy night market that sets up every evening near the river just north of the Navarat Heritage Hotel.
Tak Province
On Friday and Saturday evenings from November to February there’s a small but good evening market serving noodle dishes and barbecue.
Northern Thailand
This small but fun night market convenes around the Pratu Chai (Victory Gate) intersection every evening.
Mae Hong Son
Popular among locals, this night market is the place to go for takeaway Shan and Northern Thai dishes.
Pai
For take-home, local-style eats, try the market that unfolds here every day from about 3pm to sunset.
Chiang Khong
A simple riverside shack with an outdoor terrace that's popular with the locals for its big menu of tasty fish-based dishes. It's located at the end of…
Pai
The expansive menu here ranges from Israeli dishes to standards to surprises – there are kebabs, falafels and shakshuka (eggs poached in a veggie stew),…
Sukhothai
No English is spoken and there's no Roman-script sign, but there is a friendly welcome and an English-language menu at this nicely air-condtioned place…
Northern Thailand
Decent eats – fish is a speciality – draught beer and live music can be found here on the western bank of the Mae Nam Ping. There are a few other similar…
Sukhothai
If you're looking for sustenance before touring the Sukhothai ruins, or for lunch afterwards, Coffee Corner offers many different breakfast sets, as well…
Mae Sot
This rustic restaurant has a huge range of homemade Italian pasta dishes, including veggie options, all very reasonably priced. It also offers pizza,…
Mae Hong Son
Like the Shan grandma you never had, Auntie Bua prepares a generous spread of local-style curries, soups and dips on a daily basis. There's a small…
Phitsanulok
This simple place serves a choice of vegetarian dishes paired with husky brown rice. There are at least three other meat-free places along the same strip…
Chiang Rai Province
During the dry months, these riverside vendors sell rustic food such as fish or chicken barbecued inside thick joints of bamboo, along with sticky rice…
Mae Hong Son
This cosy place has been serving homemade pasta, pizza and calzone for as long as we can remember and is one of the few places in town to do relatively…
Phitsanulok
Located just south of the train station, this market features mostly takeaway items, including kôw nĕe·o hòr (tiny banana-leaf parcels of sticky rice with…
Sukhothai Province
This hole-in-the-wall restaurant serves a mix of Thai and Western food, including rice and noodle dishes, pizza, pasta and burgers. Find it to the side of…
Chiang Rai Province
Every evening a small knot of food vendors selling the usual array of noodle and barbecue options sets up shop near Chiang Saen's main market.
Tak Province
Simple rice and noodle dishes, including a decent kà·nŏm jeen (rice noodles topped with curry). The owners speak some English.
Mae Sot
Mae Sot’s night market features mostly Thai-Chinese-style dishes. To find it, look for the arch labelled 'Happy New Year'.
Northern Thailand
There is a string of decent noodle and rice shops on Lamphun’s main street, just south of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai.
Phitsanulok
Lining either side of Th Phra Ong Dam north of Th Authong, this market has the usual selection of Thai street foods.
Chiang Rai Province
A night market unfolds every evening along Th Phahonyothin and offers barbecue and simple rice and noodle dishes.
Pai
Thai takeaway food and fresh fruit are available from this market. There are also a couple of noodle stalls.
Mae Hong Son Province
A row of outdoor restaurants outside the Tham Lot park entrance offers simple rice and noodle dishes.
Phayao
This small, largely food-based night market sets up every evening near the King Ngam Muang monument.
Mae Hong Son
During high season (November to February), several stalls here sell tourist-oriented Thai dishes.
Northern Thailand
A small night market unfolds every night around two sides of Kamphaeng Phet's football field.
Phayao
An extensive night market convenes along the north side of Th Rob Wiang every evening.
