Best Restaurants in Chiang Rai – Thailand eatingthaifood.com

Chiang Rai is an incredible city in northern Thailand, with some amazing places to eat. Here are some of the best Chiang Rai restaurants.

Chiang Rai is an extremely pleasant city in the very northern part of Thailand.

It’s much smaller than Chiang Mai, and I really love Chiang Rai for its laid back feel, beautiful surrounding mountains, fantastic coffee (Doi Chang), extremely nice people and culture, wonderful fresh food markets, and plenty of delicious northern Thai food, Chinese food, and even northern tribal food available.

In northern Thailand the staple starch is glutinous sticky rice, which should be available at just about every local restaurant you eat at in Chiang Rai.

Along with the restaurants listed below, one of the best places to get a taste of authentic local food in Chiang Rai is by going to the evening market at the old clock tower. There’s an array of northern Thai food, snacks, and interesting dishes to keep you happily eating for a long time!