Chiang Mai Restaurants

Chiang Mai is now dominating the tourist traffic of the world. It is a place of natural beauty and home to many cuisines of the world. A restaurant in Chiang Mai is the most popular hang out for the world tourist. You can find almost any cuisine of the world in Chiang Mai. From Western foods like American, French, German and Italian; to the Asian categories of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Indian, the different Chiang Mai restaurants have it all.

The Gia Tong Heng is the oldest and the most popular restaurant serving Chinese food in Chiang Mai. It has an air-conditioned section as well. You will find all the classical Chinese as well certain Thai dishes here. The food is delicious and the prices are reasonable.

For a leisurely and peaceful meal, try the Whole Earth Restaurant situated near the Night Bazaar. It has a Thai style wooden structure built amongst well landscaped gardens. The restaurant serves some very delicious health food. The menu includes Thai, Indian and vegetarian dishes served by an excellent service-oriented staff. Bottled wine, coffee and smoothies are the beverages served.

The Good View Restaurant on the Charoenrat Road, as the name suggests, offers a commanding view of the city and the mountains, and is situated by the Ping River. Outdoor dining is popular here, and indoors you will be entertained by a live band. A variety of more than 150 dishes of Thai, Western and Chinese cuisines are served here. The special northern Khantoke dish is quite popular. A full bar is also attached to this restaurant.

It is surprising to find a very elegant French restaurant called the Le Coq d’or, on the Koh Klang road in Chiang Mai. The structure is a huge sprawling villa built among well-manicured lawns. The interior of the villa is divided into many cozy rooms where you can enjoy your meals. Since 1960, this establishment is serving the best French cuisine in Chiang Mai.

The Jerusalem Falafel restaurant in the old city, serves Mediterranean, mid-eastern and North-African dishes. A favorite hang out of expatriates and back packers, the restaurant serves very filling food at a very reasonable rate, by their friendly and hospitable owners. Whole wheat Pita bread and an array of different salads is their specialty.

The Huen Phen is a popular restaurant for authentic Thai cuisine. Tucked away in the old city, on Ratchamangkha Road, this restaurant has two floors, decorated with all kinds of Thai arts and crafts. A spicy papaya salad and a crispy pork paste dip are its specialties. It is a popular hang out for the locals, and guests can have a good Lanna meal served in the shortest possible time.

For plenty of vegetarian dishes and Northern Thai food, the Home Restaurant on the Chaiyapoom Road is quite popular with the locals and expatriates. It is well-hidden behind the Amora hotel and might take some time to find. It is an old Thai teak house surrounded by a garden. The different red curries are delicious and you can wash it all down with the popular Singha beer.