Chiang Mai’s finest dining venue – lush leather chairs, dripping chandeliers, exquisite wood carving, collectable oil paintings, haute French cuisine and sweeping views of the plush Mandarin Oriental – has now not only reopened but repositioned itself to be much more affordable. The restaurant, while maintaining some of its special dishes such as surf and turf, fresh Canadian lobster and other exotic imports, now offers a bistro-priced range of dishes such as white truffle butter risotto, pan-fried sea bass and braised wagyu Burgundy style. A great opportunity to dine in one of the city’s finest restaurants at now-affordable prices. Don’t forget the 17% ubiquitous plus charge (though Dine in Style members get whopping discounts). And why not stop off for a nightcap at the sexy Horn Bar before heading home?