What Where to Eat

What Where to Eat

What where to eat in Chiang Mai is one of the main questions that face the travelers as there are plenty of tasty options available. Much credit for the popularity of the cuisine can be given to the astonishing number of the restaurants that range from simple Thai to the fancy French restaurants. The choices for dining in the city are endless as the number of restaurants in the city is just amazing. The major varieties of the restaurants available in Chiang Mai are Lanna, Thai and South East Asian cuisine, French, German, Japanese and British dishes.

The main cuisine of the city includes the Thai as well as Northern Thai dishes. It makes for an important part of what where to eat in Chiang Mai. The dishes are prepared with a mixture of the ingredients from both India and China. Most of the Thai dishes are spicy in taste and the most popular Thai dishes are made with pork, shrimp, or beef; chicken. There are different kinds of curries.

The Kantoke dinner is an important part of what where to eat in Chiang Mai. A major attraction of the restaurants in Chiang Mai offer the 'Kantoke Dinner' that requires the customers to get seated on the floor around a circular tray that has a number of Northern dishes. The people are required to eat the food while watching traditional Thai and Northern dances along with performances by a number of hill tribes. Kantoke dinner is the best time to get to know about both the Northern food as well as the culture.

As the Thai people prefer to have breakfast at home most of the restaurants and hotels remain closed during the early hours. Some of the restaurants that sell the breakfast prefer to keep pastries and a porridge named 'joke'.

During the lunchtime many great choices can be found throughout the restaurants in the city. A tourist can very well select from Western, Chinese and Japanese food items. As the dinner time approaches, almost every restaurant of the city gets prepared to offer the best of facilities and service to the visitors.

Some of the major Chiang Mai eateries can be named as below:
  • Ming Ming Restaurant - Chinese
  • The Pub Restaurant - English
  • Chez Daniel - French
  • Beer House - German
  • Arabia Restaurant - Arabian
  • Art Cafe - Italian
  • Miyuki Restaurant - Japanese
  • Korean Restaurant
  • Jerusalem Falafel - Kosher and Middle Eastern
  • Foccaccio Restaurant - snacks
  • Chez John - Swiss
  • Nong Khai Nam Nuang - Vietnamese
  • Aroon (Rai) Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • JJ Coffee Shop and Bakery, Chiang Mai
  • Le Grand Lanna Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • The Good View Bar and Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Art Cafe Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Kalare Food and Shopping Center, Chiang Mai
  • Mandarin Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai
  • The House Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Chiang Mai Floating Restaurant
  • Khao Soi Lam Duan, Chiang Mai
  • Nakorn Lanna 1296, Chiang Mai
  • The Nam Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Chiang Mai Saloon
  • La Gondola, Chiang Mai
  • Palaad Tawanron Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Whole Earth Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • German Hofbrauhaus Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • La Gritta, Chiang Mai
  • Riverside Bar and Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Heuan Phen, Chiang Mai
  • La Villa Pizzeria Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Thai Grill, Chiang Mai
  • Jasmine Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • Le Coq d'Or Restaurant, Chiang Mai
  • The Gallery Restaurant, Chiang Mai


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