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Top food to try in Chiang Mai

6 dishes to eat in Chiang Mai, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Khao soi

Khao soi
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The northern curry noodle soup — coconut broth, boiled and crisped egg noodles, pickled mustard greens, lime. This is its home.

2. Sai ua

Sai ua
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Northern herb sausage with lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime, grilled over charcoal.

3. Nam prik ong and nam prik noom

Nam prik ong and nam prik noom
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Two northern chilli dips — one tomato and pork, one roasted green chilli — eaten with sticky rice and crisp pork.

4. Khanom jeen nam ngiao

Khanom jeen nam ngiao
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Fermented rice noodles in a tomato and pork-blood broth with dried flowers. Very local, rarely on English menus.

5. Northern-style grilled chicken

Northern-style grilled chicken
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Gai yang with sticky rice and som tam, from roadside charcoal grills.

6. Coffee from the northern hills

Coffee from the northern hills
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Doi Chang and Doi Tung arabica, grown as crop-substitution projects and now genuinely good.

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