Chiang Mai travel guide

Best Street Food in Chiang Mai: Where & What to Eat

Chiang Mai is famous for khao soi — a coconut-curry noodle soup topped with crispy noodles, widely called Thailand’s best regional dish. Other northern specialities include sai ua herb sausage, nam prik ong tomato-pork dip, and the street-food stalls of the Sunday Walking Street market.

Best street food in Chiang Mai — Lanna temple and mountains at golden hour, northern Thailand
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Eating in Chiang Mai: what you need to know

Northern Thai food is its own cuisine — herbaceous, porky and Burmese-influenced, nothing like the pad thai canon. Khao soi, the city’s coconut-curry noodle soup, alone justifies the flight.

Must-try dishes in Chiang Mai

DishWhat it isWhere to try itPrice
Khao soi Coconut-curry noodle soup with crispy noodle topping, Chiang Mai’s signature Khao Soi Khun Yai or Khao Soi Mae Manee ฿50–90
Sai ua Grilled northern herb sausage packed with lemongrass and chilli Warorot Market grills ฿40–80
Nam prik ong Pork and tomato chilli dip with fresh vegetables Northern-Thai restaurants around the Old City ฿80–120

The best food spots in Chiang Mai

  1. Khao Soi Khun Yai · Old City (north)

    Cuisine: Khao soi · Expect to pay: ฿60

    Must order: Khao soi gai (chicken)

    Sri Poom Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai

  2. SP Chicken · Old City (west)

    Cuisine: Isaan grilled chicken · Expect to pay: ฿120

    Must order: Half gai yang with sticky rice and som tam

    9/1 Samlan Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai

  3. Sunday Walking Street stalls · Ratchadamnoen Rd

    Cuisine: Market street food · Expect to pay: ฿150

    Must order: Kanom krok coconut pancakes

    Ratchadamnoen Rd, Old City, Chiang Mai

Destinations in Chiang Mai

best street food in Chiang Mai — FAQs

What food is Chiang Mai famous for?

Chiang Mai is famous for khao soi — a coconut-curry noodle soup topped with crispy noodles, widely called Thailand’s best regional dish. Other northern specialities include sai ua herb sausage, nam prik ong tomato-pork dip, and the street-food stalls of the Sunday Walking Street market.

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