#1Khao Soi Maesai
4.5 (6,006)·Chiang Mai
Price level$$$$Budget
The locals' champion in Chang Phueak — Michelin-listed, fragrant rather than heavy, and sold out most days by mid-afternoon. Plan a morning around it.
Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's essential khao soi — the storied Fa Ham houses, the locals' champion that sells out by afternoon, the halal original and the Nimman sit-down specialist.
6 places$ to $$ price levelAvg 4.3 on GoogleUpdated Sep 2026
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#2Khao Soi Khun Yai
4.6 (2,931)·Chiang MaiThe garden shop near the old city's north moat — beloved bowls under the trees, lunch hours only, gone when the pots empty.
#3Khao Soi Lamduan Fa Ham
4.2 (1,532)·Chiang MaiPrice level$$$$BudgetThe storied Fa Ham original — generations of curry noodles on the riverside strip where the dish's modern fame was built.
#4Khao Soi Islam
4.4 (1,848)·Chiang MaiPrice level$$$$BudgetThe halal original in the Ban Haw Muslim quarter — beef khao soi from the community that brought the dish to Chiang Mai, plus goat biryani.
#5Kao Soy Nimman
4.2 (5,659)·Chiang MaiPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe comfortable one — full menu, evening hours and every variation, in a wooden house off Nimman. The perfect first bowl.
#6Huen Phen
4.0 (3,882)·Chiang MaiThe famous Lanna kitchen in the old city — khao soi at lunch amid a museum's worth of northern antiques, northern classics at dinner.
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