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Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
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Best Cooking Classes in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's highest-rated cooking schools — market tours, farm-to-table, and Northern Thai recipes.
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.
Best Muay Thai Gyms in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's best Muay Thai gyms and camps — small technical gyms and countryside training camps in Thailand's north, ranked by guest ratings.
Best Night Markets in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's top night markets and walking streets — Saturday, Sunday, and daily bazaars.
Best Thai Massage in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's highest-rated Thai massage spots — traditional Lanna techniques at great prices.
Best Thai Restaurants in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's top-rated Thai restaurants — Northern Thai classics, khao soi, and Lanna cuisine.
Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's top plant-based dining — vegan cafes, vegetarian Thai, and health-focused restaurants.
Cheapest Hotels in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's best budget hotels and guesthouses — great ratings at wallet-friendly prices.
Hidden Gems in Chiang Mai
The best-kept secrets in Chiang Mai — highly rated local favourites off the tourist trail.
The 10 Best Activities & Tours in Chiang Mai, Ranked
This lot leans heavily on water and forest, with three waterfalls, two hot spring parks and a pair of national parks all sitting outside the city, so you'll want wheels for most of it. Elephant Nature Park is the one I'd name first, a real rescue sanctuary rather than a ride outfit, and it tops the ratings here. The two cooking schools are the only things you can walk to, and Samsen Villa is the sole sit-down meal, at mid-range money.
The 10 Best Hotels in Chiang Mai, Ranked
This lot leans heavily upscale, with a cluster sitting on or near the Ping River and a few more inside the old city walls. Shangri-La takes the top spot mainly on sheer weight of reviews, though the Four Seasons out among the rice paddies at Mae Rim is the one I'd point at for a proper splurge. Mad Monkey is the odd one out, a party hostel holding its own on rating alone.
The 10 Best Markets in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Most of this list is night markets and everyday fresh-produce halls, with the walking streets taking over Wua Lai on Saturdays and Rachadamnoen on Sundays. The Night Bazaar leads on sheer weight of reviews, but Jing Jai is the one I'd single out for crafts and organic produce. Ranked by Google rating, with review count breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Live music runs through most of this list, from jazz rooms near the old city walls to rock and blues bars in the centre, with two rooftops and a couple of big open-air dance venues breaking it up. North Gate Jazz Co-Op takes the top spot on sheer weight of reviews and cheap drinks. Expect the Old City and Nimman to soak up most of your night, and mid-range prices where they're listed at all.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Northern Thai dominates this lot, from teak-house classics off Nimman to home-style kitchens in Hai Ya, with an Indian place and a vegetarian one breaking things up. Khoei Chiang Mai takes the top slot on sheer weight of opinion behind it. Most cluster in the old city or around Nimman, and half are proper cheap eats. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume as the tiebreaker.
The 10 Best Shopping Malls in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Our ranked countdown of the 10 best shopping malls in Chiang Mai, scored by visitor ratings and review volume.
The 10 Best Spas & Wellness Spots in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Nearly all of these sit inside or right against the old city walls, which makes this a walkable list rather than a driving one, with Cozy on Nimman and Makkha's Colonial Gardens the two that pull you out of the moat. Zira Spa takes the top spot on the strength of sheer review volume plus a near perfect score, though Ziri runs it close with a flawless one. Ranked by Google rating, with reviews breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Temples & Cultural Sites in Chiang Mai, Ranked
This is temple-heavy, with four of them clustered inside the Old City walls and three more up on Doi Suthep's slopes, plus a city gate and a mountaintop farm village to break the pattern. Wat Pha Lat is the one I'd single out, the top-rated of the lot and reached by a jungle trail rather than a car park. Ranked on Google ratings, with review counts settling ties.