Good Restaurants in Chiang Rai

[charliebadenhop]

Thanks for the map, etc.

 

cb

 

 

[XJ650]

 

Great place for a coffee and a tasty cake is Grace Bakery just beside Overbrook.

Hot Coffee Americano and a very nice Chocolate cake was 80 baht.

And they have many cakes to choose from.

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/hJsbCoTMjgnsgrf49

[sceadugenga]

I spent many a happy hour there in the last 18 months waiting for blood test results.

[sceadugenga]

Lunch at Heaven Burger in Jed Yod Road with a member today involved a grilled chicken burger on a cheese and onion roll with crisp home cooked wedges for 129B.

Good food, good value.

[XJ650]

Yes Scea, Heaven Burger has the best burger in town.  I have not been at their new place until now last Saturday. 

But from now I will be a regular customer.  Chicken Burger with a small Beer Chang 189 baht! 

 

[Will27]

4 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Lunch at Heaven Burger in Jed Yod Road with a member today involved a grilled chicken burger on a cheese and onion roll with crisp home cooked wedges for 129B.

Good food, good value.

Was it an esteemed member or just a run of the mill one?

[sceadugenga]

I don't think an Eagles supporter would fall into either category....

[sceadugenga]

Made it to a packed out Chivet Thamma Da yesterday, we both had fish and chips that we struggled to finish.

 

With two excellent iced teas and tip the bill was 1000B.

Still the best place in town.

 

 

[villagefarang]

Eight of us were there just the other day.  I stole this shot from my wife's FaceBook page.  Just a portion of what the girls ate and not including what the guys ate.

 

[sceadugenga]

On 12/8/2019 at 2:38 PM, sceadugenga said:

Finally got to Beers and Restaurant for the first time since they moved to their new location at the New Bus Station.

Well worth the trip with big meals at a good price, the stews and goulash sound great for this time of the year.

I took some cheese from his fridge as well, 200gms of imported blue for 120B will not be beaten anywhere else in Chiang Rai. They have Gouda at a similar price.

Very sociable host as well.

 

Lunch here today did not disappoint.

 

I'd like to say full marks to B&R for carrying imported alcohol-free beer at a reasonable price for those that feel like a decent drink and may have to drive or just not drink alcohol for various reasons.

 

[SiSePuede419]

Give Greens Farm Restaurant, Locus, Chivit Tamada, Manorom, The Wanderer, the pad Thai place near King Mengrai monument, Hungry Wolf's, the fish noodle place near clocktower, the 1st floor food court at Central, the yen tah fa pink noodle place on a little road just west of the main road, the Khao Soi shack just across where "Unique Sweet" coffeeshop used to be (different name now), the vendors outside the main market in the evening or the food area in Saturday walk street.

 

I eat everything. ????

[SiSePuede419]

On 8/8/2019 at 9:10 PM, revgreen said:

Went to Isaan 101 recently, near the entrance to CRPAO School. Excellent meal. Best Isaan food I've had since moving here.

Got a link?  Couldn't find it on Google or TA.

[SiSePuede419]

Also highly recommend Him Na, Ban Du left turn @ small sign on road just before Pong prabat Hot springs.  Good food, beautiful location next to huge rice fields.  And very cheap.

[sceadugenga]

Coffee in the treetops at Zion Drip Coffee just off the Western bypass road today.

Good coffee, nice surroundings and view, yes it was a bit smokey.

 

 

A bit hard to find, may be easiest to get the map off their FaceBook page.

 

[sceadugenga]

Been a weekend for new cafes, had a nice cup of coffee in Alexta, who roast their own beans, in the new Bus Station complex today.

[XJ650]

New restaurant, Two Lung. 

This place has been opened less than three months. It is a little bit outside town but absolute worth the drive.

The chef has been working 20 years in restaurants in Sweden and 20 years in restaurants in Thailand. He is Thai and speaks very good English and very good Swedish.
In the menu you can find some very special dishes but also some more common dishes.
The family has a couple of restaurants in Chiang Mai and also a small factory making their own bacon, sauces and other things for their restaurants.

I had Fisherman's Friend, Salmon with Mushroom sauce and Cheese, and I must say that this was the best meal I have ever had in a restaurant in Thailand.

I was sitting talking to the chef after my dinner and then I found out that the owner of Bella Pizza is his brother. 
 
I attach some photos of the menu.

And here is a link in Google Maps so you can the place:  https://goo.gl/maps/bjkeT1fFvHp3dWtd6
Going south on HW 1 passing the trafficlight at the Western Bypass then turn left just after the Caltex gasstation .  Drive 850 m, turn left and follow the signs for  Two Lung.

Two Lung is open Wednesday - Friday 17.00 - 22.00 and Saturday - Sunday 11.30 - 22.00.

 

[XJ650]

Great dinner in Beer&Restaurant at the New Bus-station. 

 

The Schnitzel with Mashed potatoes and Sallad was delicious. 

Scnitzel 150 baht and a Large Beer Chang 75 baht ! ! !

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/cSTfRXoVGtXhuRB96 

 

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by XJ650

[XJ650]

 

We found our favorite Deli-girl in Food Wishes Baan Du the other day.  She was before in the deli behind Da Vinci in the city. 

 

A lot of good stuff in her new Deli. 

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/vHEm9MdF1N2HUbHC7

 

 

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by XJ650

[KC 71]

Nice Friendly Owners And Good Food ????

[sceadugenga]

6 hours ago, XJ650 said:

 

We found our favorite Deli-girl in Food Wishes Baan Du the other day.  She was before in the deli behind Da Vinci in the city. 

 

A lot of good stuff in her new Deli. 

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/vHEm9MdF1N2HUbHC7

 

 

 

I've been told that this is Hans who indeed had the deli near Da Vinci Pizza.

I''ll check it out tomorrow.

[sceadugenga]

A successful trip this morning, had a chat to the lady who is pleased to welcome her old customers from the previous business.

Don't go too early if you want bread, she said "after 11".

 

Got some nice strawberries at the nearby Ban Du market as well.

 

[XJ650]

We were back to Food Wishes to try their Mexican food.  We ordered three dishes as we normally do eating Mexican.

This time we ordered Nasho Platter, Fajitas Chicken steak and Enchiladas Pork Canitas. 

The food was great, very tasty and we could mix and add the many sauces that was served with each dish. 

And of course we could not finish all that food even if we took it easy, eating slowly. But hey, that's what Doggy bags are used for. 

Some photos. 

  

[sceadugenga]

We made our second trip to Style Paidoi Cafe, signposted as Steak and Coffee, today.

Just off the Route 1207 at the end of a bit of rough track, the food is tasty and inexpensive.

We had Fish and Chips at 109B, small but sufficient for lunch. We saw people ordering ribs and they looked good at around 190B for a half rack.

Coffee was excellent.

Views are good, can only get better as the air clears.

 

The bottom right hand corner is the intersection with the Western bypass.

[XJ650]

There is a small, very nice, lake southeast of town. Name is Mae Tak.  And there is a small resort, Baan Mai Praimeka, on the lake with a restaurant and a coffeeshop. We have been there 3-4 times and always got very good coffee, great cakes, very good food and fantastic deserts.  

It is a beautiful area and you can take a ride or a drive around the lake. 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/LedNUDeXuXxQL6r36

 

Some photos: 

 

[sceadugenga]

Lunch at DeLanna today, we ate inside as you could barely see across the river.

We noticed that one Thai family brought their own air purifier and plugged it in next to their table.

 

Calamarie Fritti, Fries and pad thai with 2 coffees was 480B, very enjoyable.

[XJ650]

Today we tried a new restaurant, Ing Chantra Vineyard.  It is out in Tha Sai,  nice quiet area not close to any highway. 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/QfEE61egVcwQipdb9

 

We ordered three dishes, Chicken Salad, Spaghetti Carbonara and a fried fish (my wife called it a "Dolly fish").  

Carbonara came within 10 minutes, Salad 4-5 minutes later and the fish after another 5 minutes. 

 

The service was excellent, the food even better and the bill was 357 bath. 

I have some friends living nearby but no one was at the restaurant. They do not serve alcohol so maybe that was the reason I did not see any friends there(????).

 

Just a photo of the Dolly Fish. It was served with a japanese sauce you see in the wooden cup.  That sauce was just fantastic. 

 

You can see more photos of the place and the food if you go to the link in Google Maps. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lacessit]

This is a great thread, as I'm a Chiang Rai newbie. Living at the Chiang Rai Condotel.

Two inexpensive restaurants close by, on Baanpapragarn Road past the Clock Tower. Soodkhed Steak, free salad bar. Timothy's, just past the curve in the road. A fraction more upmarket. Chicken in pepper sauce, Canadian ham steak. My GF likes Soodkhed Steak, and she is a fierce food critic.

[sceadugenga]

We're indeed fortunate in Chiang Rai, our large expat community means that there's a wide range of restaurants available as well as a number of bakeries and delicatessens to  keep us supplied with all our food needs. 

[charliebadenhop]

Thank you gentlemen!

 

Appreciate your taking the time!

 

Charlie

[XJ650]

No Friday Pizza at Ban Lom Jen because they are closed.  BUT Bella Pizza in town are still open for delivery or Pick Up. 

And you get 20% cheaper when you Pick Up. 

So we stopped there and ordered a Pizza Caprichosa.  We took a little walk and 15 minutes later we could pick it up. 

But you can order on the phone.