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The Best Northern Thai Food in Thailand

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The best Northern Thai food in Thailand, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Maan Muang comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.

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Euang Kam Sai and Gongkham hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.

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  1. Rank 1. Maan Muang

    Northern Thai

    An open-air eatery in suburban Bangkok that takes Northern Thai cooking seriously enough to make the commute feel reasonable. The kitchen holds to recipes from Lampang, so the gang hang lay has the slow, dark depth it should, and the sai oua tastes like it came from somewhere much farther north. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is on record here, and the crowd driving out from the city center makes its own argument.

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    165/6-7 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 112, Ramkhamhaeng Road, Saphan Sung, Bangkok, Bangkok Region 10240, Thailand · Bangkok
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  2. Rank 2. Euang Kam Sai

    Northern Thai

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    185/3 Wua Lai Road, Hai Ya, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50100, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  3. Rank 2. Gongkham

    Northern Thai

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    259/22-23 Mu 1, Rim Tai, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50180, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  4. Rank 2. Huan Soontaree

    Northern Thai

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    208 Pa Tan Road, Pa Tan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50300, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  5. Rank 2. Huen Muan Jai

    Northern Thai

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    24 Ratchaphruek Road, Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50300, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  6. Rank 2. Khao Soi Thai Yai

    Northern Thai

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    331/4 Mu 5, Sinchaithani Road, Mak Khaeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand · Udon Thani
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  7. Rank 2. Lhongkhao Kitchen

    Northern Thai

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    18 Mu 2, Soi Sukhaphiban Mae Rim, Ban Duang Di 1, Rim Tai, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50180, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  8. Rank 2. Meena

    Northern Thai

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    13/5 Mu 2, San Klang, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50130, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  9. Rank 9. Baan Suan Mae Rim

    Northern Thai

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    261 Mu 2, Chiang Mai-Fang Road, San Pong, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50180, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–10 PM

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  10. Rank 9. Busarin Cuisine

    Northern Thai

    The dining room at this Northern Thai restaurant runs to high ceilings, green leather booths, and pink walls lined with fine chinaware, the kind of setup that feels inherited rather than designed. The menu leans on family recipes, with noodles and roti standing in for rice. Streaky pork braised for two days in hang le curry is the thing to order. Michelin Guide listed.

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    133 Rattanakosin Road, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50300, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  11. Rank 9. Chum (Saraphi)

    Northern Thai

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    1/1 Mu 7, Tha Wang Tan, Saraphi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50140, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  12. Rank 9. Guay Tiew Pet Tun Saraphi

    Northern Thai

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    80 Mu 3, Liap Thang Rotfai Road, Saraphi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50140, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  13. Rank 9. Huen Jai Yong

    Northern Thai

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    65 Mu 4 Buak Kang, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50130, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  14. Rank 9. Huen Lamphun

    Northern Thai

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    64/233 Mu 5, Suan Phak Road, Chimphli, Taling Chan, Bangkok, Bangkok Region 10170, Thailand · Bangkok
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  15. Rank 9. KAO SOY PRIN

    Northern Thai Noodle Shop

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    5F, Dusit Central Park, Rama 4 Road, Si Lom, Bang Rak, Bangkok, Bangkok Region 10500, Thailand · Bangkok
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  16. Rank 9. Khao

    Northern Thai

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    Four Seasons Resort, 502 Mu 1, Mae Rim-Samoeng Old Road, Rim Tai, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50180, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  17. Rank 9. Kinlum Kindee

    Traditional Northern Thai

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    172 Mu 3, Mueang Len, San Sai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50210, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  18. Rank 9. Kiti Panit

    Traditional Northern Thai

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    19 Tha Phae Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50100, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  19. Rank 9. Krua Phech Doi Ngam

    Northern Thai

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    267/1 Mu 2, Mahidol Road, Pa Daet, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50100, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  20. Rank 9. Laab Ton Yang (San Phi Suea)

    Northern Thai

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    199/330 Mu 9, San Phi Suea, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50300, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  21. Rank 9. Larb Duang Dee Mee Sook

    Northern Thai

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    74 Soi Ban Huai Sai, Mu 4, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50200, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  22. Rank 9. Lumdee Te Khuadang

    Northern Thai

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    V Community, 345/9 Mu 3, Wongwaen Rop 2 Road, San Phra Net, San Sai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50210, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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  23. Rank 9. North

    Northern Thai

    A green wooden house behind a garden wall, quiet enough that the city outside feels like someone else's problem. North is a Northern Thai restaurant where the kitchen takes a refined, mild approach to the cuisine of the Lanna region, the kind of cooking that rewards slowing down. Lunch runs à la carte; dinner shifts to a seasonal set menu. The Michelin Guide has it selected, which tracks with the room's particular calm.

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    8 Soi Sukhumvit 33, Khlong Tan Nuea, Vadhana, Bangkok, Bangkok Region 10110, Thailand · Bangkok
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  24. Rank 9. Rabieng Tale

    Northern Thai Seafood

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    887 Mu 3, Soi Thetsaban Bang Pu 104, Bang Pu, Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan 10280, Thailand · Samut Prakan
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  25. Rank 9. Withee Laab

    Northern Thai

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    94-120 Charoen Muang Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50000, Thailand · Chiang Mai
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