Top 5: Restaurants in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai in northern Thailand has no shortage of excellent choices when it comes to dining out, but a few restaurants are notches above the rest. Here are the five best restaurants in Chiang Mai.

DK David’s Restaurant

DK’s is a favorite among Westerners for its artistic presentations, mouth-watering meals and attentive and professional staff. The prices here are a tad high for Thailand, but the food is to die for.

La Terrasse

La Terrasse provides a welcome relief from the endless rows of Thai restaurants and allows you to dine on some exquisite French cuisine. The duck confit is a popular choice and the place has the cozy feel of a bistro in Paris.

Anchan Vegetarian Restaurant

Meat and rice are staples in the Thai diet, so it’s a welcome reprieve to find a place that serves one without the other. Anchan is easily the best vegan restaurant in Chiang Mai and the flavors are delightful enough to satisfy a carnivore.

Cooking Love

For authentic northern Thai cuisine look no further than this little gem tucked away on a side street across from the main gate in Chiang Mai. The prices are a little higher but it’s worth it for a taste of food that is, as the name implies, obviously cooked with tons of love.

Secret Learning

It’s not hard to find an Italian restaurant in Chiang Mai, but it is hard to find one that does Italian well. It’s more of a hole in the wall than an actual restaurant, with limited seating and most of it at the bar, but the lasagna served is of the kind you rarely find outside of Italy.