Khao Tom Phatom, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

I spotted Khao Tom Phatom, a 30 year old Chinese-Thai restaurant on Thanon Changpuak to the north of Chiang Mai old town, on Instagram and as both Andy Ricker (longtime Chiang Mai resident, restaurateur and Thai recipe book writer) and Austin Bush (a photographer/writer currently working on a book on Northern Thai cuisine) say it…

Puong Thong, Soi Chang Klan, Chiang Mai.

The source for most of my Chiang Mai recommendations (along with Grantourismo) was the English writer Kay Plunkett Hogge who I have followed for many years on twitter. Kay was bought up in Bangkok and has also spent a significant amount of time in Chiang Mai, so when she recommended Puong Thong, saying the cooking…

Best Places For Khao Soi In Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Chiang Mai is especially famous for its Khao Soi, a Thai noodle soup dish, very similar in style to the Burmese Ohno Khao Swe, and I was looking forward to exploring the very best the city had to offer when I visited recently. It is believed that the Khao Soi was introduced to Thailand by Chinese or Burmese Muslim traders, owing…

Huen Phen, Ratchamanka Road, Chiang Mai.

Huen Phen is a traditional Lanna restaurant housed in an old Thai style wooden house right in the heart of Chiang Mai. The restaurant is filled with all sorts of antiques and nick-nacks, giving you the impression that you are dining in someones house which really adds to the experience. They have a wonderful selection…