The city’s hottest coffee shop, Ristr8to on Nimmanhaemin, is already packed to the rafters every single day. But fear not, just a hundred or so metres away between sois 3 and 5, they have opened up this super cool new soi-side coffee lab. Morning to night, this uber trendy joint has Chiang Mai’s beautiful people milling around enjoying the spectacular latte art (the owner came sixth in the world for his skills two years in a row), sampling new gourmet blends and as night falls, sipping some of the great coffee liqueur the lab brews up. Bring your lap top, meet some new people, and make this your coffee destination. Want to get arty? Why not draw something up and ask the barista to turn it into your own bespoke latte art?