Chiang Mai is renowned for its vibrant street food scene, offering a wide selection of delicious dishes at every corner. With so many flavors to explore, it’s easy to spend days tasting your way around the city. So, let’s follow the trail of culinary delights at street food restaurants with an award given by the Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 that guarantees good quality food at a reasonable price.
Larb Duang Dee Mee Sook
Northern Thai food is famous for its Larb, a delicious meat salad traditionally made from beef, pork, or chicken. Larb Duang Dee Mee Sook specializes in Northern larb dishes. The owners of Larb Duang Dee Mee Sook have taken larb to the next level. Their Larb comes with a blend of aromatic herbs, spices and a variety of chilies that create a deep, flavorful base and is served with fresh vegetables, often eaten with rice or sticky rice. It is simply delicious as the flavours of the herbs and spices are soaked into the meat, making for a rich bite.
Open: 11am – 10pm. (close on Monday)
GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/72Y9fxhaxEH3qnem6
Kanomjeen Sanpakoi
No visit to Chiang Mai is complete without trying Kanomjeen or rice vermicelli, and Kanomjeen Sanpakoi has been a local favorite since 1977. This Kanomjeen is set in Thongkham market in Sanpakhoi area and has been delighting locals with its local specialty curries. The highlight is Nam Lo, a unique local creation that blends two favorites between Northern Thai curry sauce and coconut chicken curry sauce into one rich, satisfying dish.
Besides Kanomjeen, this food stand also serves a range of delicious curries, including green curry chicken, spicy red curry with pork, beef curry, and Khao Soi. Side vegetables and pickles accompany every order with unlimited.
Open Monday – Friday: 11 am – 11 pm
Tel. 061 301 8000
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QfMfccqrJVjiXauG8
Tue Ka Ko Na Prince
Tue Ka Ko or taro fritters, is a classic Thai snack with the perfect balance between sweet and savory and Tue Ka Ko Na Prince, opposite the Prince Royal College, is one of the best places to try. This long-standing shop has been serving Tue Ka Ko for over 20 years. Their fritters are made by wrapping taro in a thin dough, cutting them into bite sized before deep frying them in a hot pan. So, it offers a perfect texture and is served hot every day. Tue Ka Ko Na Prince also serves deep-fried tofu, which pairs perfectly with their signature sweet and sour peanut dipping sauce. Prices start at 20 baht per set, perfect for a quick and tasty snack on the go.
Open: Monday – Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Tel. 091 072 5891
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cyaVEPrAmbP8NFQj6
Patongo Ko Neng
Located near Warorot market on Wichayanon road, Patongo Ko Neng has been serving deep-fried dough sticks and soy milk for more than three decades. The owner, uncle Neng, usually opens his restaurant at 6 in the morning and starts making Pa Tong Ko or fried dough as orders. His Pa Tong Ko is known for creative snacks that are shaped into many cute creatures like dragons, dinosaurs, crocodiles, and elephants. All are hand-crafted with the texture of crispy on outside and puffy on inside. The price starts at 20 baht while a normal Pa Tong Ko is 3 baht each. What’s more, congee, soft-boiled eggs and fresh milk are also available.
Open daily: 6.20 am – noon, 1.30 pm – 5 pm
Tel. 094 637 6333
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NAjt5CiTu2uv3mXKA
Lung Khajohn Wat Ket
Khao Kriab Pak Moh or steamed rice skin dumplings, is a common Thai street food that has been with Thai people since ancient times. At Lung Khajohn Wat Ket, this timeless snack has been served for over decades and has passed down its recipes from generation to generation. Their distinctive Khao Kriab Pak Moh features a tasty sweet and salty filling wrapped in delicate rice flour sheets infused with coconut milk served alongside rich coconut cream. Sakoo Sai Moo or tapioca balls stuffed with sweet pork, is also offered. Everything is freshly prepared right before your eyes and served hot every day. Just stop by and give it a try. The price is 20 baht per box.
Open: Monday – Saturday: 6 am – 3 pm
Tel. 053 243 157
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oAovmYxnRZ2u2Bp48
Roti Pa Day
Run by a Thai-Pakistani lady and her family for nearly 40 years, Roti Pa Day has become beloved street food stall has earned a strong reputation among both locals and tourists as one of the best in the city. With around 20 different toppings, each roti is perfectly cooked in coconut oil making it a crispy exterior and perfectly chewy texture. You’ll find the stall set up in front of Wat Mahawan on Thapae Road, open from 5 pm until midnight.
Open daily: 5 pm to midnight
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/d8GQZhkVByu7vRZ5A
