Chiang Mai is the home of northern Thai (Lanna) cooking: herby, smoky and less sweet than central Thai food, eaten with sticky rice. The old city and its markets make it easy to eat your way through the classics.<\/p>\n
Egg noodles in a rich coconut curry broth, topped with crispy noodles, pickled mustard greens and lime. Map<\/a><\/p>\n Grilled pork sausage packed with lemongrass, kaffir lime and chilli.<\/p>\n Smoky green-chilli dip with pork cracklings and fresh vegetables.<\/p>\n A mild, tangy pork curry with ginger and tamarind, influenced by Burmese cooking.<\/p>\n Rice noodles in a tomato and pork broth with dried flowers.<\/p>\n A set of northern dishes served on a low tray, often with a cultural show.<\/p>\n Chiang Mai is covered by the MICHELIN Guide Thailand. In the 2027 selection, announced in November 2026, Bel\u00e9n by Paulo Airaudo became the city’s first restaurant with a star. Many local khao soi and northern Thai shops appear as Bib Gourmand or Selected entries; check the current guide, as ratings change every year.<\/p>\n Opening times change often, so check before you go.<\/p>\n Songkran in Chiang Mai brings food stalls around the old city moat. Read Songkran in Chiang Mai<\/a> and our Chiang Mai travel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Khao soi.<\/p>\n Sai ua, nam phrik noom and khaep mu from Warorot Market.<\/p>\n Some dips are very spicy; khao soi and kaeng hang le are milder.<\/p>\n Booking a day ahead is a good idea in high season.<\/p>\n Cover photo: Sai ua.JPG<\/a> \u00b7 Takeaway \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What to eat in Chiang Mai: khao soi, sai ua sausage, nam phrik noom, kaeng hang le, khantoke dinners, night markets and MICHELIN picks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"province":[160],"class_list":["post-6227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-en","province-chiang-mai"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6227","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=6227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6252,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6227\/revisions\/6252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6227"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=6227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sai ua<\/h3>\n
Nam phrik noom and khaep mu<\/h3>\n
Kaeng hang le<\/h3>\n
Khanom jeen nam ngiao<\/h3>\n
Khantoke dinner<\/h3>\n
Markets and where to eat<\/h2>\n
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MICHELIN in Chiang Mai<\/h2>\n
Food at festivals<\/h2>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n
What is the one dish to try?<\/h3>\n
What can I bring home?<\/h3>\n
Is northern food spicy?<\/h3>\n
Do I need to book a khantoke dinner?<\/h3>\n
More to read<\/h2>\n
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