Chiang Mai
Food

"Where to eat and relax"

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The fabulous cuisine of Chiang Mai has been strongly influenced by Burmese cuisine, especially in curries such the spicy kaeng hang lay, made with pork.

And Chiang Mai is also known for its mouthrunning street food. The most popular street food dish is Khao Soi.

Khao Soi is made of flat egg noodles, served in a soup with chicken or beef. And that`s not all -- you get bean sprouts, lime, black chili paste, shallots served with the dish. Probably one of my favorites!

There are several markets with food stalls, serving cheap food:

  • Talat San Pa Khoi

  • Anusarn

    At Anusarn, indulge yourself in Thai, Indian and seafood at the open diners. They even have Western restaurants where they serve a classic steak and roast dinner.

Most of my time in Chiang Mai, I ate at the guesthouses so I don`t have many cafes or restaurants to recommend I`m afraid. But here are the places I tried:

Daret's

Daret`s is a popular cafe packed with travellers. In my opinion they serve some of the best Thai and Western food in town, and the fruit shakes are incredible!

On top of this, you`ll get generous portions for reasonable prices:

I got noddles for around 40 B and a fruit shake for 20 B.

And another thing: Daret's is also a guest house, but I didn`t stay there so I don't have any reviews or prices to give you. It`s located by Tha Pha Gate.

Aum Vegetarian Food

I`m not a vegetarian, in fact, I love meat!

I met some travelers from Sydney who kept talking about this place, so I decided to try their food.

And I didn`t regret at all...

They serve excellent dishes made with organic vegetables. They even have lassies and different types of rice. I tried the tasty Vietnamese spring rolls and went back the following night - it was that good!

Most of the dishes and coffees cost less than 50 B... They also have a large collection of books AND 100 % organic coffee. Worth a visit!

Aum Restaurant is located on Moon Muang Rd.

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