Chiang Mai restaurants are numerous with a good selection of restaurants serving Thai food and Northern specialties. Due to the many visitors there is also a good selection of different cuisines at some very good restaurants.

Coffee shops have also sprung up all over Chiang Mai and offer reasonable lunch and snack dishes. Most guesthouses and hotels serve western breakfasts along with Thai fruit. Another option for fast inexpensive eating are the Food Courts where a number of small stalls service one common area. Tickets are bought first and exchanged with the stall holder. Unused tickets can be cashed back on the same day only. They are found in the two main shopping malls at the Central Airport Plaza and at Kad Suan Kaew shopping complex.

Thai curries are well known and are green (geng pet kiau), red (geng pet deng) or mussaman which is a Malay curry. The hot spicy soup is Tom Yam and comes with either prawns or chicken. Try the steaming pla jian (whole fish poached in ginger, onions and soy sauce), or the mild kai phat met ma muang (chicken fried with vegetables and cashew nuts), or the Thai lunch favourite, somtam - a spicy papaya salad. Northern favourites include sai ua (spicy sausage), khao soy (Shan-Yunnanese influenced curry noodles), Kaeng hang lae (pork curry casserole with ginger and peanuts) and kaen yuak (banana palm curry). Rice comes either as plain (kau sooay) or fried (kau pat). Thai salads are spicy and referred to as Yam. There is normally a full range of noodle dishes, including noodle soup (kuai tio nam), dry noodles (kuai tio haeng) and crispy noodles (mi krop). Some of those chosen are inexpensive and others at the top end.

Eguide selected Restaurants
At Eguide our policy is to select one restaurant for each appropriate type. This we feel is helpful to our readers looking for specific cuisines and locations. Sadly it means that in very popular categories such as Chiang Mai Thai Restaurants it is very hard to pick just one. So please try others as well, there are many excellent restaurants in Chiangmai.

We do need your help evolving the list, please do contact us with your choice and views on our chosen restaurant. We can, and do, change our choices.

Enjoy your evenings in Chiang Mai and one of the attractions of visiting.

Chiang Mai Belgium Restaurant
Thaibel
A Belgian style pub and restaurant with plenty of atmosphere and good Belgian food. 8 Moon Muang Road, Soi 2, Chiangmai (09 264 8917)

Chiang Mai Buffet Restaurant
River Terrace
Of the many buffet style restaurants the Sheraton Hotel is probably the most extensive offering a real mix of styles. Sheraton Hotel, 318/1 Chiang Mai - Lamphun Road (053 275 300).

Chiang Mai Chinese Restaurant
Jasmine Chinese Restaurant
Chosen because of the excellent dim sums and other good dishes. Royal Princess Hotel, Chang Klan Road, (053 281 033)

Chiang Mai Dinner Show
Old Chiangmai Cultural Centre
A well established location to dine and watch traditional folk dances every night. This is the original Khantoke centre.
185/3 Wualai Road, Chiang Mai (053 884 4621).

Chiang Mai Fast Food
Mikes
Mikes is a local Thai franchise operation that offers Burgers as you imagine they should be cooked and open until 3am. Niimmanhaeemin Road (just along from the Amari Rincome).

Chiang Mai French Restaurant
Le Coq d'Or Restaurant
A very well established and classy French restaurant with extensive wines and gourmet dishes. One of the more expensive restaurants in Chiangmai. 11 Koh Klang Rd, Chiangmai (053 801 501).

Farang Ses
Renowned for its fine French cuisine and resplendent décor. The menu features traditional French countryside fare, created with a lightness that perfectly suits the restaurant's Lanna contemproary setting. Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai. 51/4 Chiang Mai - Sankampaeng Road Moo 1 T. Tasala A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand |  053 888 888.

Chiang Mai German Restaurant
Haus Munchen
Traditional German Cuisine and some Thai dishes well located in the Might market. 115/3 Loi Kroh Road, Night Bazaar, Chiangmai (053 274 207)

Chiang Mai Greek Restaurant
Zorbas
Authentic Greek food. 29/7 Moon Muang Road, Chiangmai (08 6673 3495)

Chiang Mai Halal Restaurants
Arabia Cafe
A Middle Eastern style of cooking. Anusarn Market (053 818 850)

Chiang Mai Health Restaurant
The Salad House
Hydroponics vegetables, free of toxins served in a landscaped garden. 61 Moo 3 Mahidol Road, Chiangmai (053 201 690)

Chiang Mai Indian Restaurant
Royal India Restaurant
A typical Indian restaurant with good food and service.
Charoen Prathet Road (close to the Porn Ping Hotel
(053 275 738)

Chiang Mai Italian Restaurant
Giorgio Italian Restaurant
Service and good food have made this a consistent favourite for Italian cuisine. 2/6 Prachasamphan Road, Changklan, Chiangmai (053 818 236)

Chiang Mai Japanese Restaurant
Kitchen Hush
Well presented authentic Japanese food, with easy to use picture menus. Kaew Nawarat Road, Soi 3, Chiangmai (053 246 432).

Chiang Mai Korean Restaurants
Ta Ta but Ta
Charoen Prathet, (053 204 500)

Chiang Mai Mexican Restaurants
El Toro
A roadside restaurant with tables lit by candles and serving traditional Mexican fare of burritos, nachos and quesadillas.
25/4 Loi Kroh Road, Chiangmai (053 273 574).

Chiang Mai Middle Eastern Restaurant
Jerusalem Falafel
Middle Eastern style cuisine with homemade cheeses, yogurts,pita, falafel, hummus, kebabs and Middle East style desserts. 35/3 Moon Muang Road, Muang, Chiang Mai (053 270 208)

Chiang Mai Pub
Red Lion Pub & Restaurant
A friendly pub with atmosphere. Click on the title to read more. 123 Loi Kroh Road, Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai Seafood Restaurant
Nang Nuai
A well established restaurant on the river front where seafood is cooked in both Thai and Western styles. Lunchtime is a non seafood buffet and so best at night. 22 Koh Klan Road, Chiangmai (053 281 961).

Chiang Mai Spanish Restaurant
Sofia Bar
Tapas, drinks and music in this Spanish bar. 9/1 Moon Muang Road, Chiangmai (06 190 0679)

Chiang Mai Steakhouse Restaurant
The Filmore East
Imported steaks and large portions at reasonable price. Also known as a place for breakfast. 15/7 Loi Kroh Road, Chiangmai (053 904 016)

Chiang Mai Swiss Restaurant
Kurt's
Swiss favourites of rosti, raclette, fondue along with some Thai and German dishes. 149/23 Anusarn Market, Chiangmai (053 274 402).

Chiang Mai Swedish Restaurant
Mr Chan and Miss Pauline
Set in both garden and indoors serving traditional Swedish food along with some other choices in particular Italian. 16/1 Huay Kaew Road, Chiangmai (053 400 018).

Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant
River Ping Palace
By the river a traditional Thai restaurant. Click on the title to learn more. 385/2 Charoenprathet Rd, Changklan, Chiang Mai (053 274932)

Chiang Mai Vietnamese Restaurant
Ha Long Bay
An authentic Vietnamese restaurant with things like cane shrimp, steamed cassava and other Vietnamese specialists. A buffet is also offered. 257/12 Suthep Road, Chiangmai (053 904 622).

Chiang Mai Waterfront Restaurants
The Good View
Thai and international cuisine by the river. 13 Charoen Road, Chiang Mai. (053 241 866)

Chiang Mai Vegetarian Restaurant
(Many are marked by a yellow sign)
Khun Churn
Food is served in courtyards setting with greenery with a range of vegetarian dishes. Nimmanhemin Road, Soi 7, (053 224 124)

Chiang Mai Wine Bar
Darling Wine Bar
A pleasant place to enjoy good quality wines. 49/21 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai (053 227 427)