The best
Our shortlist of the best that Chiang Mai has to offer. If you have limited time and want to see the highlights of the city check out this list.Restaurant with a trackrecord
Bierstube (western and thai food)Doesn't look like much but the food has been consistently good for years. When ordering Thai food make sure that you order "not spicy". Their chillies can wreck[...]
Night Bazaar
The Chiang Mai Night Market is considered legendary and certainly one the cheapest places for tourists to shop in Thailand, due its close proximity to the source of products and the lower cost of l[...]Restaurant with view
Palaad Tawanron is the restaurant with the best view in town. Located in the foothills of Suthep Mountain the elevated position provide stunning views over the city especially at night. The waterfa[...]Apple cake
The Mokador has good coffee but we come for the apple cake.Yunnanese food
If after a long, long, long while you are fed up with Thai food, please try Yunnanese restaurant Mitmai. Very different from your usual Chinese food. Don't leave town without trying it.Waterting hole
No 1 Bar is one of the most relaxed bars in Chiang Mai. With off course girls but they do not threaten you with bodily harm if you don't buy them a drink like in some bars.Veg restaurant under a tree
Although not in a pineapple under the sea the location of Pun Pun restaurant is almost as good. Set in the middle of the Wat Suan Dok grounds under a giant Bodhi tree you can enjoy the best organic[...]Jungle lodge
Tharnthong Lodge is only 46 km from Chiang Mai but already in the middle of the mountains of Mae Takhrai National Park. Surrounded by breathtaking scenery, clear mountain streams and waterfalls thi[...]Antique shop
Bilan has a very, very large collection of statues, woodcarvings and ceramics. Check out their collection of canvaspaintings.Open: Daily from 09:00 - 19:00 Sunday till 09:00 - 14:00
Antique furniture shop
The Golden Triangle has a fine and very extensive collection of Thai, Burmese, Chinese and European antiques. Asian British colonial furniture, and selected furnishings and architectural objects fr[...]website by RalphvandenBerg.com