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Light Bites
Top 20 Light Bites in Chiang Mai [2025]
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Khao Soi Maesai
5.0
/5
13 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$2.00
Huay Kaew | 2.5 km from downtown
Address: 29, 1 Ratchaphuek Alley, Tambon Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand
Featured in 2025 Asia 100 – Light Bites
Highlights:
Signature Khao Soi
A history of over 30 years
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Khao Soi Mae Sai is located in
29/1, Ratchaphuek Road | Chang Phueak, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand
This is a very famous shop that mainly sells curry chicken noodles. It is located in the Nimman District. There are so many people queuing up. There is no air conditioning and it is a bit hot. You can choose chicken, beef or pork for the curry noodles. The curry soup is spicy, if not It's a bit spicy for those who like spicy food, but it's delicious for those who like it.
Chiang Mai is so delicious😋Food recommendations from friends who have lived in Chiang Mai for a few years
I came to Chiang Mai with my friends. My friend who has lived in Chiang Mai for a few years gave me a comprehensive food recommendation. I can only say: it’s really really delicious! ! And they are all very cheap, with a very high cost performance!
To make a long story short, I will recommend directly:
1️⃣ Chef Den Seafood🦞 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The first meal my friend took us to after landing in Chiang Mai, this is also a restaurant he must go to every time he entertains friends who have just arrived in Chiang Mai! It’s really delicious! The portion is large and the price is cheap. Recommended curry soft shell crab (very delicious), Tom Yum Goong, pineapple fried rice (large quantity, super amazing!), grilled lobster... Just order whatever you want, nothing is unpalatable!
2️⃣ Nature Talk 🌟🌟🌟🌟
The environment of this restaurant is very good, there are very few people, it is a real manor owner, the dishes are beautiful and delicious! Just look at the picture and order what you want to eat. But this restaurant is a little far for tourists living in the old city, but it is not expensive or far to take a taxi.
3️⃣ Maadae Slow Fish Kitchen 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Fish dishes are their specialty. The environment is pretty good. It is more appropriate to make an appointment in advance. The portion is not very large. It is very delicate and delicious! The pen tube, the limited fish of the day, the yellow curry, the pomelo fish cubes, etc. are all delicious and have characteristics.
4️⃣ Khao Soi Maesai 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Eating curry noodles is Michelin, super super super delicious, the soup is rich, the beef is soft and glutinous, and the price is too cheap
5️⃣ Baan Mae Café & Restaurant 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A restaurant with a super super good environment, it can be said to be a garden restaurant, all green plants, very beautiful, and the dishes are super delicious! Thai fried shrimp cakes, green curry, scrambled eggs with green dal (very delicious with a different flavor), everything recommended on the menu is delicious
6️⃣ Talung Southern Thai Food 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
It is also a Michelin restaurant (I only found out when I arrived), southern Thai cuisine! Fried cuttlefish is a specialty, super delicious, curry crab roe shrimp is also super delicious, this restaurant is really delicious, absolutely recommended!
7️⃣ Chiang Mai University Back Door Night Market Da Pao Fan 🌟🌟🌟🌟
At the end of the Back Door Night Market Food Street, there are so many people and it’s delicious! Add a duck egg, the pot is full of steam, and buy a drink on the side, it’s beautiful!
#Chiang Mai Travel #Chiang Mai Food #Thailand Travel Guide
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Kao Soy Nimman
4.3
/5
57 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$9.00
Nimmanhaemin Road Area | 2.9 km from downtown
Address: 22 Nimmana Haeminda Rd Lane 7, Tambon Su Thep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
kay soy(307 people recommended) | Teresa Teng once visited
Saved by 178 users
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Chiang Mai late night restaurant
Michelin-recommended authentic Thai food
Tom Yum Soup is full of spices
The soup is very good
The store’s famous curry noodles
Not much portion, small bowl
Very happy to eat
Restaurants not to be missed by foodies in Chiang Mai
Following Miss Deng's footsteps, I checked in at this restaurant. The store is not big but clean and hygienic. The food is served quickly without delay. The signature dishes are delicious. I also recommend their satay and lemon tea, which taste very good. I also like the fried pork skin. This year, it was also rated on the Michelin Guide - Bib Gourmand list. I hope the boss will continue to do a good job as always.
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Chang Phueak Pork Leg Rice
4.5
/5
554 reviews
Fast Food
From US$3.00
1.4 km from downtown
Address: Manee Nop Parat Sri Poom Subdistrict
Featured in 2025 Asia 100 – Light Bites
Highlights:
The fragrant aroma of Thai-style pork leg on rice
Snack shop in business for over 10 years
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Friends who have been to Chiang Mai must be familiar with Feng Feifei's pork trotter rice. There are actually many such restaurants in Yunnan with super high ratings of pork trotter rice. 🌟The Dai-Thai taste focuses on strong taste, and the side dishes of pork trotter rice are also sour and spicy. The green pepper is first baked with charcoal fire to soften and then pounded. In addition to the pickled vegetables and pickled cucumbers, the chili juice is also poured on the pig's feet. Mix well and eat together. It is full of flavor and not greasy.
Scoop a spoonful of rice covered with pork trotter soup, put a layer of lean leg meat, cover with a piece of soft and elastic pig skin, and top it with some pickled cabbage. Put it in a small spoonful at a time; various flavors spread in the mouth with chewing, and the satisfaction brought by the food rushes straight into the skull, making people happy physically and mentally; after chewing, have some ice cola, and use this ice cold to draw a bar line on the food score being composed~ Eat well and feel the wonderful experience brought by each meal seriously. This is the happiness of dry rice.
The best pork trotter rice in Chiang Mai is located at the Chang Puak Night Market stall at the North Gate of Chiang Mai. The stall is open at night. The beautiful lady boss wears a cowboy hat every day. A plate of pork trotter rice is only 30B. It is tender but not greasy, and the soup is thin but not bland.
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Kuaytiaw 3 Baht
4.3
/5
24 reviews
Snacks
From US$1.00
Nawarat | 2.4 km from downtown
Address: R225+JRM, Rattanakosin Soi 1, Tambon Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000
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Famous 3-Baht Noodle Shop in Chiang Mai
Over 39 years of Sanyuan Noodle history
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Thailand 🇹🇭3 Baht Noodle House, located near Chiang Mai Bus Station, Thailand. In the morning, I chartered a car (songthaew) to travel, and the first stop was the Internet celebrity shop 3 Baht Noodle House.
[Mint] Environment:
It is a roadside shop with a large area
[Service bell] Service:
I went early, there were not many customers in the store, and the waiter was preparing to open the store
[Candy] Value for money:
The price is still relatively affordable, | Pork rice noodles^ set meal 18฿ for 6 bowls, beef and pork meatballs/clear soup and sauce soup/rice noodles are all included. I prefer the thicker ones. The rice noodles are soft, glutinous and smooth, and the thinner ones taste like unsoaked vermicelli, which is a bit plastic and I don’t like it
| Thai milk tea^10฿ a cup, very sweet with a lot of ice cubes.
My companions also ordered other meals, but the people there may not be good at math, so they added a set meal when checking out, and asked my mother to communicate again before the money was returned.
The main attraction of this restaurant is that a bowl of noodles costs only three baht. One person can eat more than ten or twenty bowls, although a bowl of noodles is only enough for one bite. You have to eat many bowls to feel full, but the experience itself is very interesting. There are thin noodles and thick noodles to choose from, and there are thick and clear soups, and there are several types of meat to choose from. The taste is actually not much different, but you can order a few of each to try. The whole process is very interesting. Although the taste is not super delicious, it is not bad. You can try the experience of eating dozens of bowls of noodles.
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Jok Sompet Restaurant
4.7
/5
14 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$2.00
Chiang Mai Ancient City | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: Ratchapakhinai Rd Mueang Chiang Mai
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Highlights:
All-day Chinese and Thai restaurant with unique congee flavors
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It is a 24-hour restaurant near Chiang Mai Old Town.
The menu is diverse, so it was like a Korean kimbap heaven.
The taste of the food was above average.
It is one of my favorite restaurants because the taste and price are reasonable.
Delicious and satisfying. Every time I go to Chiang Mai, I have to go here.
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Its Good Kitchen (ครัวลำดี)
4.4
/5
8 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$4.00
Chiang Mai Ancient City | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 175/6 ratchadamnoen road, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Highlights:
Authentic Thai cuisine, plus cute mango sticky rice
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Its Good Kitchen is located at
175/6 Ratchadamnoen Road | PhraSingh Subdistrict, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
It is cheap and good. It is a bit salty for me. It is very close to Wat Phra Singh. The portion is also good. A simple lunch for two people is about 200 baht! Hahahaha, recommended.
Chiang Mai restaurants are full of surprises. This restaurant called Its Good Kitchen is a place I passed by occasionally and went there with the mentality of giving it a try. I didn’t expect the food to taste so good.
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Khao Soi Khun Yai
4.8
/5
34 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$2.00
Chiang Mai Ancient City | 1.5 km from downtown
Address: QXWM+47J, Sri Poom 8 Alley, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Featured in Must-Visit Restaurants
Highlights:
A restaurant with a strong Northern Thailand flavor and rich, flavorful curry noodles
Saved by 148 users
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While eating barbecue, you can also enjoy the passionate samba dance performance. It is fun and has a good atmosphere. With the Brazilian style design in the store, you feel like you are in the local area. It is delicious and affordable. The average price per person is 78.
Khao Soi Khun Yai in Chiang Mai offers classic northern Thai noodles and is very popular.
The chicken curry noodles are very rich in flavor, and the beef noodles and Tom Yum noodles are very delicious. There are pickled cabbage and green lemons on the side, which make the noodles more refreshing. The price is not expensive, 40B~60B a bowl, and the longan ice drink is also delicious.
It is located opposite the Rama Li Temple and next to the Red Temple, and it is also easy to find.
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Mr. KAI Restaurant
4.4
/5
140 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$4.00
Chiang Mai Ancient City | 970m from downtown
Address: 11 5 Jhaban Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Highlights:
A popular Thai restaurant in the ancient city, the mango sticky rice is very sweet.
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Crispy and non-greasy roasted pork cake, just like its name, it is crispy and non-greasy. The fried pork is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is wrapped with green onions and cucumbers and then rolled in cake skin. Not to mention how fragrant it is.
Krung Thai is located outside the south gate of Chiang Mai Old Town, near the intersection of Saturday Night Market (Ulai Road), next to the blue bank. Unlike other restaurants with gorgeous plating and exquisite small portions, this restaurant has always specialized in popular Thai local dishes. The large portions are no joke. Whether you are traveling alone or with a family, you can be full to your heart's content by ordering a single dish or a few stir-fried dishes. Basically, a dish costs 70 baht, and adding rice costs 80 baht, which is about 15-20 yuan in RMB.
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Grazie thai local food
4.8
/5
10 reviews
Snacks
From US$4.00
Chiang Mai Ancient City | 612m from downtown
Address: 167 MoonMueang Road. | Talat Ming Mueang Market, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Highlights:
Chiang Mai signature curry noodles
A popular Thai restaurant operating for over 10 years
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A famous Chinese restaurant, Grazie Thai local food. Grazie is Italian for thank you. But the owner is Chinese and there are many Chinese dishes.
Grazie Thai local food is located at
167 MoonMueang Road. | Talat Ming Mueang Market, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
The lady boss can speak Chinese. I found out that such a big coconut only costs 30 stalks each, so I sat down to order dishes. The mango rice for 40 stalks and the stir-fried dishes for 50-100 stalks are very suitable for Chinese tastes. The dishes are relatively small. A man can eat a stir-fried dish and a rice bowl, which is just enough to fill him up. I didn’t order the 180 stalks curry crab because they don’t have live crabs. They should be frozen, so I didn’t try it. Overall, it is a small restaurant with a very high cost-effectiveness in the old city of Chiang Mai. It just requires sitting on the roadside and breathing the exhaust gas of cars and motorcycles on the roadside to eat. It is not recommended for sophisticated people.
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Tong Tem Toh
4.5
/5
100 reviews
Southeast Asian
From US$7.00
Nimmanhaemin Road Area | 3 km from downtown
Address: 11 13 Nimmanahaeminda Road, Suthep, อำเภอเ มือง, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
No.20 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Chiang Mai
Highlights:
Authentic Northern Thailand cuisine with irresistible grilled meats
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This roast chicken is also delicious, the meat inside is tender and juicy, the skin is crispy, and there is a special dipping sauce. I'm not saying that this is better than many restaurants specializing in roast chicken! ! ! !
We set off for Maetaman Elephant Camp in the morning. It was the first time for me to be so close to these honest, cute and smart big guys. I was really excited. At noon, we went to Nimman Road for lunch. The driver introduced TongTemToh. My friends praised it. Every time I eat delicious Thai food, it is not only delicious but also much cheaper than in China! It really enriched the connotation of Chiang Mai trip~
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