krey Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Anyone have any personal favorites of Tom Yung Kung restaurants here in Chaing Mai, spicy preferred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenterry Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 There is a Thai restaurant (one of a few) just past the Red Lion and nearly opposite the Chinese temple (lower Loh Kroh) which seems to attract many lunchtime visitors, and is recommended on Trip Advisor (for what that's worth). The menu is comprehensive and also caters for vegetarians, plus they sell craft beer. Never tried it, but worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The restaurant next to the Good View Village on the right has a delicious Tom Yam and many other dishes , all good ! Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMBob Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Geez, probably 500-1000+ joints here in Chiangmai serve the spicy shrimp soup and it'd be difficult for me to suggest one place over another. In my experience, there are certain Thai dishes (tom yang goong, pad thai, kao man gai, gai pat met mamuang, penang gai or moo, etc.,etc.) which seem to be well prepared just about anywhere. And, if you like any particular dish more or less spicy, it's extremely easy to simply ask that they spice it up or turn down the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, stephenterry said: There is a Thai restaurant (one of a few) just past the Red Lion and nearly opposite the Chinese temple (lower Loh Kroh) which seems to attract many lunchtime visitors, and is recommended on Trip Advisor (for what that's worth). The menu is comprehensive and also caters for vegetarians, plus they sell craft beer. Never tried it, but worth a look. That place is for Chinese tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 53 minutes ago, CMBob said: Geez, probably 500-1000+ joints here in Chiangmai serve the spicy shrimp soup and it'd be difficult for me to suggest one place over another. In my experience, there are certain Thai dishes (tom yang goong, pad thai, kao man gai, gai pat met mamuang, penang gai or moo, etc.,etc.) which seem to be well prepared just about anywhere. And, if you like any particular dish more or less spicy, it's extremely easy to simply ask that they spice it up or turn down the heat. Are you serious? Personally I've never found anywhere in C.M. that sells good tom yum kung and I gave up on even trying any here about 5 years ago. In Bangkok, that's a different story. Good Penang gai in C.M.??? The good stuff is down South in Hat Yai, Pattani, etc. Edited December 12, 2017 by elektrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Restaurants here also serve PRAWN soup, and there are in excess of 4000 to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenterry Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, elektrified said: That place is for Chinese tourists! And so? Chinese frequent many establishments, but if the food is good as it seems to be, by being full lunchtimes it's still worth trying out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 many versions here as stated, I like the tom yum goong from Gai Yang Ruam Jai next to the 7-11 near CM Ram hospital, ... don't really care for their gai yang but their tom yum is good, big prawns in the half shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, daoyai said: many versions here as stated, I like the tom yum goong from Gai Yang Ruam Jai next to the 7-11 near CM Ram hospital, ... don't really care for their gai yang but their tom yum is good, big prawns in the half shell. We go there all the time and have so for 11 years. I never knew they served tom yum kung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 ...Nat's Bistro at rear of Anusarn Market..wonderful authentic Northern Thai food...choose your own heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krey Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 thanks for some of the suggestions all. As for the poster that said geez there are 5000 restaurants etc. I already know there are many places. All I wanted to know if there were some places I might not be aware of that have a reputation of being exceptional. I already know one can ask for spicy, less spicy etc. I was just referencing that I personally do not want to go to the restaurants that I call more Tourist Thai in which they tone everything down thinking most foreigners can't handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemaker Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 15 hours ago, stephenterry said: There is a Thai restaurant (one of a few) just past the Red Lion and nearly opposite the Chinese temple (lower Loh Kroh) which seems to attract many lunchtime visitors, and is recommended on Trip Advisor (for what that's worth). The menu is comprehensive and also caters for vegetarians, plus they sell craft beer. Never tried it, but worth a look. Who runs the Red Lion now ? it used to be an English maybe Welsh guy about 5/6 years ago, is it still on Loi Crotch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Dick Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 13 hours ago, masuk said: Restaurants here also serve PRAWN soup, and there are in excess of 4000 to choose from. Um, isn't "prawn soup" the same as tom yung goong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 19 hours ago, elektrified said: Are you serious? Personally I've never found anywhere in C.M. that sells good tom yum kung and I gave up on even trying any here about 5 years ago. In Bangkok, that's a different story. Good Penang gai in C.M.??? The good stuff is down South in Hat Yai, Pattani, etc. Interesting. I have never been overly impressed with tom yum kung and wondered what all the hoopla was about. However, never tried it anywhere but Chiang Mai. Anywhere in Bangkok that you particularly recommend? I know that you have been around quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenterry Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 9 hours ago, Acemaker said: Who runs the Red Lion now ? it used to be an English maybe Welsh guy about 5/6 years ago, is it still on Loi Crotch ? Same Kevin from Liverpool, same place, same prices as well. Cheapest Guinness in CM. And they seemed to have upped their food quality - must be a new chef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Restaurant in Moobaan WangTaan (N18 43 59.0 E98 58 26.5). My favorite place for Tom Yam Kung in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 In my experience there are two basic types of TYG, the red broth one made with naam prick pow and the one with clear broth. For the red type, I like Yawt Aroy on Chanklan down past CM Land on the E side of the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krey Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 great guys thanks, will be sure to check these out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptoyoumyfriend Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 lucky bar . on the roof .hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 8:44 AM, stephenterry said: There is a Thai restaurant (one of a few) just past the Red Lion and nearly opposite the Chinese temple (lower Loh Kroh) which seems to attract many lunchtime visitors, and is recommended on Trip Advisor (for what that's worth). The menu is comprehensive and also caters for vegetarians, plus they sell craft beer. Never tried it, but worth a look. "Lemon grass" ? Always busy, hard to get a seat, usually queues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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