Chiang Mai
Best Street Food in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's street food scene is smaller and more focused than Bangkok's — northern Thai specialties dominate, and the weekend walking-street markets are headline events.
Top Picks
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Sunday Walking Street
Old City (Ratchadamnoen)
The week's biggest street food event — entire road closes 4-10 PM with hundreds of food stalls.
40-100 THBEvery Sunday 4-10 PM - 2
Saturday Walking Street
Old City (Wualai Road)
Smaller, more local version of the Sunday market — silver-craft neighbourhood with northern food stalls.
40-100 THBEvery Saturday 4-10 PM - 3
Khao Soi Khun Yai
Old City (north)
Widely considered the city's best bowl of khao soi.
60 THB bowlWalk-in, sells out - 4
Chiang Mai Gate Night Market
Old City (south)
Nightly food market — more local than weekend walking streets, with sai oua sausage, gaeng hang lay curry.
50-80 THBWalk-in, opens 5 PM- Address
- Bumrung Buri Rd Old City Tambon Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Hours
- Mon-Sun Open 24 hours
- Website
- Visit
Details confirmed 2026-08-02
Tips
- Sunday Walking Street on Ratchadamnoen Road and Saturday Walking Street on Wualai Road both run 4-10 PM and charge similar 40-100 THB stall prices — Saturday's is the smaller, more local version built around the silver-craft neighbourhood.
- Chiang Mai Gate Night Market opens nightly from 5 PM, useful on the nights the two walking streets aren't running.
- Khao Soi Khun Yai sells out most days, so treat it as an early stop rather than saving it for last.
- Stall prices sit in a narrow 40-100 THB band across all four picks, so budgeting per stall rather than per meal makes more sense here.
- Ratchadamnoen Road and Wualai Road close to traffic for their respective markets — plan to walk rather than head straight for the stalls by songthaew.
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