{"id":5815,"date":"2026-11-14T12:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/phayao-food-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T12:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:09:14","slug":"phayao-food-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phayao-food-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Phayao Food Guide: Lake Fish, Khao Soi and Tai Lue Dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phayao&#8217;s food combines northern Thai cooking with fresh fish from Kwan Phayao and Tai Lue dishes from Chiang Kham. Lakeside restaurants are the place to eat at sunset. Pair this with our <a href=\"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phayao-things-to-do\/\">things to do in Phayao<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Dishes to try<\/h2>\n<h3>Lake fish<\/h3>\n<p>Fish from Kwan Phayao, grilled with salt, fried with herbs or in sour curries, at lakeside restaurants.<\/p>\n<h3>Khao soi<\/h3>\n<p>Northern curry noodle soup with crispy noodles.<\/p>\n<h3>Khanom jeen nam ngiao<\/h3>\n<p>Rice noodles in a tomato-pork broth.<\/p>\n<h3>Sai ua<\/h3>\n<p>Herb-packed northern sausage.<\/p>\n<h3>Nam phrik ong and nam phrik num<\/h3>\n<p>Northern chilli dips with vegetables and crispy pork skin.<\/p>\n<h3>Tai Lue dishes<\/h3>\n<p>The Tai Lue communities of Chiang Kham keep their own recipes, often served at cultural events and markets.<\/p>\n<h3>Larb Lanna<\/h3>\n<p>Spiced northern minced meat salad.<\/p>\n<h3>Khao niao<\/h3>\n<p>Sticky rice, the staple of every meal.<\/p>\n<h2>Markets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kwan Phayao walking street:<\/strong> food and crafts along the lake on market evenings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Kwan%20Phayao%20walking%20street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phayao fresh market:<\/strong> northern ingredients and breakfast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Phayao%20fresh%20market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chiang Kham market:<\/strong> Tai Lue food and textiles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Chiang%20Kham%20market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lakeside restaurants:<\/strong> fish dishes at sunset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Kwan%20Phayao%20restaurant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to eat<\/h2>\n<p>Phayao is not covered by the MICHELIN Guide. Lakeside fish restaurants and khao soi shops in town are the best options. Use map searches for current places and check opening hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Festival food<\/h2>\n<p>During the Phra Chao Ton Luang festival and Songkran, stalls sell northern snacks and sweets around the temples and lake. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phayao-things-to-do\/\">Phayao travel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakeside restaurants are busiest at sunset; arrive early.<\/li>\n<li>Ask fish prices by weight.<\/li>\n<li>Carry cash for markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>What is Phayao known for food-wise?<\/h3>\n<p>Fish from Kwan Phayao and northern dishes.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there MICHELIN restaurants?<\/h3>\n<p>No, Phayao is not in the MICHELIN Guide.<\/p>\n<h3>Where should I eat at sunset?<\/h3>\n<p>At the restaurants along Kwan Phayao.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I try Tai Lue food?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in Chiang Kham, especially at markets and cultural events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sk-photo-credit\"><small>Cover photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Khao_Soi_02.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khao Soi 02.jpg<\/a> \u00b7 Douglas Perkins \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to eat in Phayao: fish from Kwan Phayao, khao soi, nam ngiao, sai ua, northern chilli dips and Tai Lue food in Chiang Kham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"province":[248],"class_list":["post-5815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-en","province-phayao-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5822,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5815\/revisions\/5822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5815"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=5815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}