Northern Thailand Restaurants

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  • 1. 7he Vow

    $

    This trendy riverside café has an extensive menu of Thai and international foods, homemade baked goods, and the best local coffee. They also sell house-made and locally sourced items including tall bottles of wild honey and bags of lightly roasted Thai coffee beans.

    10/8 Moo 8, Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai, 57140, Thailand
    088-600--0599

    Known For

    • All-day breakfast
    • Its sister hostel Sleeping Well
    • Fresh-baked bagels
  • 2. Cabbages & Condoms

    $$ | City Center

    Most of the modest price of your meal at this quirkily named restaurant, one of three in Thailand, goes toward the country's leading nongovernmental organization that specializes in HIV/AIDS education. The food is Thai, geared somewhat to Western tastes. There's usually live music at lunchtime and in the evenings.

    620/1 Thanalai Rd., Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57000, Thailand
    053-719167

    Known For

    • Condoms as parting gifts
    • Lightly applied chilies
    • Fairly priced Thai food
  • 3. Chivit Thamma Da

    $$

    Classically trained baker Nattamon Holmberg puts an emphasis on slow and sustainable food at this cozy café on the Kok River that serves a mix of Western favorites like avocado toasts, along with Thai food. The prices are a little higher than other restaurants in Chiang Rai, but the quality of its locally sourced ingredients more than make up for it.

    179 Moo 2, Rim Kok, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
    053-166967

    Known For

    • Draft beer of the month
    • A serious tea selection and expansive menu of Thai and Western food
    • Art exhibitions and books you can borrow
  • 4. Give Green Farm House Restaurant

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    Although it's located right down the street from a major attraction (Thawan Duchanee's "Black House" museum), this family-run business keeps its prices low and its traditional dishes noticeably fresh and delicious. Much of what they make is straight off the Give Green Farm, and operates as a master class in sustainable comfort food.

    300 Moo 13, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
    081-090--1805

    Known For

    • Organic without the sticker shock
    • Farm-to-table fare that tastes like it
    • Vegetarian options
  • 5. Leelawadee

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    The name of this attractive open-sided restaurant signifies the strongly perfumed frangipani trees that frame its riverside setting. The gargantuan menu embraces Chinese, Thai, and Japanese cuisine, but the specialty is northern Thai food, including fresh fish from the Kok and Mae Kong rivers.

    58 Moo 19 Kaew Wai Rd., Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57000, Thailand
    053-600--0000

    Known For

    • Frog legs and jellyfish for adventurous eaters
    • Its prime location
    • Big crowds
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  • 6. Mekong Pizza

    $$

    This laid-back pizza spot where the tables are laid with checkered tablecloths is a welcome break from all the fancy resort dining options in the Sop Ruak area. The crispy, thin-crust pies are topped with traditional and Thai ingredients ranging from pepperoni and Parma ham to a tom yum–tinged seafood and northern-style sausage.

    301/5 Rt. 1290, Ban Sop Ruak, Chiang Rai, 57150, Thailand
    083-915–4750

    Known For

    • Baked-to-order cookies for dessert
    • Inventive flavor combos and custom pies
    • A prime location near both opium museums

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 7. Moommai

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    A garden panorama of ceramic dolls and other tiny figurines greets you at this enchanting restaurant, where the tables are distributed among the shrubs and ornamental trees. The locals love the place for its excellent lineup of northern Thai specialties and Chinese-influenced dishes.

    64 Sankhongluang Rd. Moo 16, Tambon Robwiang, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57000, Thailand
    053-716416

    Known For

    • Nightly folk music
    • Laid-back vibes
    • Fantastic Lanna food
  • 8. Sala Mae Nam

    $$$

    The Anantara resort's main breakfast buffet room turns into a reputable Thai restaurant during the lunch and dinner hour, offering northern specialities like khao soi, geang ho (dry curry pork with glass noodles and vegetables), and a duo of dips made with minced pork and green chilies.

    229 Moo 1 Weng, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai, 57150, Thailand
    053-784084

    Known For

    • Surreal elephant spottings
    • Open-air dining
    • Full-bodied flavors
  • 9. Toke Tong

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    Chinese and northern Thai dishes dominate the extensive menu at this timber-built traditional restaurant in a lovely garden. They're known for khantoke dinners (northern Thai set meals, served on a tray) and their delicious khao soy noodles. A Thai traditional ensemble plays nightly.

    45/12 Phaholyothin Rd., Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
    088-260–2069

    Known For

    • Spicy curries
    • Intimate garden
    • Set meals

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