#1
Khao 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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- #2
Khao 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.
- #3
Khao Soi Lamduan Fa Ham
4.2 (1,532)·Chiang MaiPrice level$$$$BudgetThe storied Fa Ham original — generations of curry noodles on the riverside strip where the dish's modern fame was built.
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Best Hotels in Chiang Mai
My pick at each price level in Chiang Mai, going by Google's hotel class. Hotels from my ranked list of the 10 best come first, then the best-reviewed. Each button opens the hotel on Booking.com with your dates filled in.
#1Luxury · 5-star
Shangri-La Chiang Mai4.6 (4,289 reviews)
Upscale hotel near Chiang Mai's Night Bazaar, offering spacious rooms, a pool, spa, and Szechuan dining.
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#3Mid-range · 4-star
U Chiang Mai Hotel4.8 (2,000 reviews)
Chic boutique hotel on Rachadamnoen Rd offering a fitness center, European bistro, and open-air bar.
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#9Budget · 3-star
Cross Chiang Mai Riverside4.8 (994 reviews)
A boutique riverside resort in Chiang Mai offering stylish rooms, a spa, pool, and upscale dining.
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- #4
Khao Soi Islam
4.4 (1,848)·Chiang MaiPrice level$$$$BudgetThe halal original in the Ban Haw Muslim quarter — beef khao soi from the community that brought the dish to Chiang Mai, plus goat biryani.
- #5
Kao Soy Nimman
4.2 (5,659)·NimmanPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe comfortable one — full menu, evening hours and every variation, in a wooden house off Nimman. The perfect first bowl.
- #6
Huen 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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