The Best Thai Restaurants In Chiang Mai ‘Enjoy the true Thai taste.’

• The Galae restaurant

The Galae restaurant is located on top of the hills in the West of Chiang Mai. To get there, just follow Suthep road, pass Chiang Mai university, and drive into the hills until the end. This is an open air dining place, beautifully situated in a wonderful flower garden, overlooking a water reservoir. After your meal, make sure you grab the opportunity to walk to the other side of the lake to enjoy some real stunning views of Chiang Mai city. This restaurant takes open air dining to a whole new level.

Galae mainly serves Thai and Northern Thai food. Their large menu is presented in Thai only, but like many other eating venues, the available dishes are accompanied by pictures, so it is not that difficult to order.  Prices are surprisingly – because of the more exotic surroundings – quite affordable. This also counts for the drinks. Because of its popularity among Thai locals, the place can be crowded, so service can be a bit slow sometimes. But the food tastes delicious.

Address:  65 Suthep Rd Su Thep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Thailand , 50200

Tel:  066 53 328 455

The service hour starts from 10:00 until 22:00 hrs.

• The Windmill Restaurant Chiang Mai

The Windmill Restaurant Chiang Mai is surrounded by beautiful environment and atmosphere, especially at night. It’s a bit out of town but easy to spot. You’ll know you’ve found it when you see the massive windmill. Sitting on a spacious plot of about 35 rai with a capacity of over one thousand people, the Windmill is a lovely place for a night out, set against a stunning mountainous backdrop with bubbling streams separating its various buildings.
Inside there is a wide range A bar and air Ideal Catering Whether as a family or couples I know. The menu has a wide variety of genres. Notoriously delicious and good value for money. The atmosphere is very good with it.
Using the concept of a luxury hotel with an ample staff, the Windmill has begun expanding its horizons to include catering, banquets and event receptions.

Address: 433 Moo 4, Chiang Mai 700years Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50100

Tel: 053 274 800

The service hour starts from 10:00 to 23:00 hrs. Daily.

• Khaomao-Khaofang Restaurant

Khaomao-Khaofang Restaurant, situated in Chiang Mai and Mae Sot, Tak, are best-known for their exquisite scenery of a rainforest creating an unparalleled atmosphere of an “imaginary jungle”. Beautifully decorated with various kinds of flowers and shrubs along with an enormous roaring waterfall, the restaurants perfectly combine green trees with blooming flowers and welcome customers with shady and refreshing surroundings in the daytime as well as harmonious music at nighttime. It’s a man made jungle close to the city. Customers can enjoy a wide selection of Thai, regional, and seasonal dishes elaborately prepared with fresh vegetables, served alongside the staff’s excellent service and hospitality.

Experience the atmosphere and try the gourmet food every day

Address:  181Moo 7, Ratchapruek Rd., Nong Khwai, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai 50230 Thailand

Tel:  06653838444, 06653020322

The service everyday : Lunch: 11.00am – 3.00pm, Dinner: 5.00pm – 10.00pm

• The Good View Village Restaurant & Karaoke

The Good View Village Restaurant & Karaoke  is one of the most famous restaurants in Chiang Mai

It’s a popular place for locals to have dinner or drinks and karaoke in one of the many private rooms. Or sit in the large and beautiful outdoor seating area and listen to live music. The shrimp and peanut pancakes are particularly delicious.

Address: 404 Soi Mu Ban Yuphin Khrongkan 4 Soi 2 Mu 12, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50100

Tel: 053 904 406

The service hour starts from 17:00 to 24:00 hrs. Daily.

• Rak Tha Nam Restaurant

The most outstanding appearance of this restaurant is that it was decorated in traditional style. As soon as you arrive, you will see beautiful wooden Lanna-style houses and a leisure-looking garden. You can sit both indoor or outdoor. The outdoor area is near a water source, therefore you can enjoy a cool breeze and nice scenery. Or, even if you choose to sit indoor, you can move up to the 2nd floor to watch the lower scenery too.

The food there may be a little bit expensive, for instances, Red Curry With Famous Northern Mushroom at 150 Baht, or Soft Shell Crab And Betal Leaves Red Curry at 180 Baht. But the premium quality is guaranteed.

Enjoy your lunch and dinner there. Don’t forget to bring friends or your family. Eating in the middle of atmosphere like this will be more fun with people you love than being alone.

Address:  168, Area 3, Pa Daed District, Muang County, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Tel:  091 575 5166

The service everyday : Lunch: 11.00 am. – 11.00 pm.

• Cafe De Nimman
  

  This restaurant is called Cafe de Nimman. “Nimman” is actually short for Nimmanhaemin Road which is the name of one of the most popular streets in Chaingmai. Nimmanhaemin road has gradually become the street for chic lifestyle of Chiang Mai. You will find many great restaurants there. The welcoming husband and wife duo have maintained their popular and inexpensive menu of mainly Thai food with a few fusiony dishes thrown in. Check out the creamy green curry with shrimp stuffed squid, the bursting in flavour fried seafood som tam, the aromatic grilled marinated mushrooms, the Thai flavoured pastas, the herb-cream grilled prawn salad…the list goes on. Prices are so right it’s a steal and you are guaranteed a fantastic feast.

Address: 13 Siri Mangkalajarn Rd Lane 13, Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200

Tel: 053 218 405

The service hour starts from 11:00 to 23:00 hrs. Daily.

• Pongyang Angdoi

Pongyang Angdoi  is another wonderful restaurant for great Thai & Northern Thai food. Dine on a deck overlooking the jungle and waterfall. The restaurant is in the Pongyang Ang Doi Resort, on the Mae Rim- Samoeng Road, close to attractions such as the Mae Sa Elephant Park and Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens (approx 30mins from the city). If you go at lunch time, you’ll be able to take a stroll and look around the lovely resort and walk to the waterfall.

This is one of the places that we always bring family and friends when they visit Chiang Ma .This tropical paradise which is located amidst a thickly – forested breathe fresh mountain air,  mingle with the sweet Thai floral fragrance, and watch the morning mist, as it swirls around the plush green slopes of Pongyang mountain, and, at the same time, listening to the rhythm of water from the nearby waterfall and babbling brook.

Address:  49/3 Moo 2 Km. 14 Mae Rim-Samoeng Road, Tambon Pong Yaeng, Amphoe Mae Rim, Chiang Mai

Tel:  05387 9151-2

The service everyday : 10.00 – 21.00 hrs. Daily.

• Huen Phen

  Huen Phen restaurant serves a comprehensive, and usually quite delicious, selection of Northern Thai food in a antique bric-a-brac, plant-filled house that feels more like a garden. It’s phenomenally popular, so come early or face a long wait for a table.

  The restaurant is famous for its Khao Soi noodle soup dish. During lunch times this is the main dish that Huen Phen serves, but they also have a range of other traditional snacks and Northern dishes

Address: Located right in the center of Chiang Mai, within the old city walls, and just south of Wat Chedi Luang.

Tel: 053 814 548

The service hour starts from 8:30 – 16:00 and 17:00 – 22:00 Daily.

• Tong Tem Toh

If you’re looking for authentic Northern Thai cuisine while in Chiang Mai, Tong Tem Toh is your go-to place. Set in a unpretentious garden of a teak house, this trendy cafe serves deliciously authentic Northern Thai cuisine. The menu at Tong Tem Toh is extensive and packed full of an array of typical northern Thai dishes. The menu roams beyond the usual to specialities such as nám prík ong (chilli paste with vegetables for dipping), gaang hang lay (Burmese-style pork curry with peanut and tamarind) plus a few more adventurous dishes using snake heads and ant eggs. Just to warn you, the food at Tong Tem Toh is quite spicy, so if you’re sensitive to chili heat be careful.

Located west of the old city’s walls in the Nimmanhaemin Shopping area. Walk down Soi 13, and you’ll see the restaurant on your right hand side about 100 meters off the main Nimman road. It’s a trendy restaurant that’s popular with both locals and tourists.

Address:  11 Nimman Haeminda Soi 13, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200

Tel:  053 854 701

The service everyday : 07.00 – 21.00 hrs. Daily.