Chiang Dao Restaurants

[DavidFL]

The Mok Loung Coffee Shop Bakery - Restaurant

on the Chiang Dao bypass road

A beautiful funky cafe-restaurant

Good service I thought. Staff who immediately came to take your order.

Loads of space

A GTR brekky

+ the view across the street

On the bypass
800 metres North of the Chiang Dao caves turn off.
GPS: N19 22.993 E98 56.992
My recommended coffee stop stop for Chiang Dao (& I've tried a few.)
Check it out sometime.

 

[DavidFL]

Some entertainment - out on the bypass by the Chiang Dao caves turn off are a couple of pubs.
The best one (Feb 2017) appeared to be the Sud Jai Lai

GPS: N19 22.602 E98 56.781

 

[DavidFL]

Ban Tham by cave

Hug Chiang Dao Coffee & Pub

A nice open air cafe / pub.
Perfectly located beside the road. Stop your bike, get of & take a few steps & you're inside. Too easy.

Closes at 10PM & probably worthy of investigation.
GPS: N19 23.985 E98 55.765

 

[DavidFL]

Cafe Chilepu
Cafe Chilepu - Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, Thailand - Coffee Shop | Facebook
a cool coffee shop - restaurant in the rice fields south of Chiang Dao
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the bamboo bridge over the rice fields seems to be a big fashion now after the Su Tong Pae one in MHS.
Mae Hong Son - the Kung Mai Sak bamboo bridge

Cafe Chilepu has a nice pond & sala to relax by the water
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or you can wonder off into the rice fields sala
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there is also indoor seating

Check it out sometime

GPS: N19 19.515 E98 56.884
Location: 2.7 ms south of the Chiang Dao bypass at the south end of Chiang Dao. On the west side. Follow the signs for the Buraphat Resort & it is 650 metres off R107 & 400 metres before the Buraphat. And if you like some nice accommodation with a pool, check out the Buraphat.

Coffee Blue | Blue Cafe by Coffee Blue

 

[DavidFL]

Mon Kiang Dao

Google Maps

On the bypass & nice cheap restaurant with a view

Lots of seating with a view.
A good spot if you're not in a rush & a good spot for a rendezvous.

 

[Franz]

Some of my favourites in CDAO:

Evening with life music, "The Cojon" our top place, biggest plus they have Beer Lao dark & Lager after me being a pita for some months, go there after 19:00, outside and roofed seating, just behind Lotus's:

The Cojon · Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★★ · Restaurant

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On the same compound "360 Moong Mom Bar", food is much less than at The Cojon:

360 มุมมอง-บาร์ เชียงดาว · 19°21'38.6"N 98°57'54.2"E Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Bar

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There are some more places there like "Walksky" "Pathom 6" and some buffet style Moo Gratha places.

If you are in for Congee (Khao tom) "Noi's" is your place:

Noi Khao Tom Restaurant · Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Restaurant

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Or the "Nang Len Nang Lao":

นั่งเล่น นั่งเล่า Cafe’& bar · 9XPC+H42 1359 Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★★ · Coffee shop

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Nang Len Nang Lao is also opened during daytime.

For lunch:

ก๋วยเตี๋ยวลูกชิ้นปลาร้านเชฟทำเอง 88 · 390 Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Noodle shop

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But quality wise the best one near Busstation CDAO:

ข้าวมันไก่น้องแบมแบม · 46, Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Restaurant

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Or what about Khao Kha Moo:

Pornpen 2498 Braised Pork Legs · 63, Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Restaurant

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Outside of town day and evening just opposite army compound the Moo Hao:

Moohao Restaurant · CXVJ+5MW, Mueang Ngai, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Restaurant

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Steaks/Swiss my personal favourite, on the same compound as The Wes Village Resort:

inter steak&burger Chiang Dao · 499 บ้านทุ่งละคร Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★★ · Restaurant

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Or another one near PTT:

Jerns Chiangdao · 55, 2, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★★ · Hamburger restaurant

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Or on the ring road for excellent Thai food:

The One Restaurant · 9WGW+PHV, Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Restaurant

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I am not posting anything about places near Chiang Dao Cave as much more catering "Farang Kheenok" so I hardly go there, just passing through on my way to Mueang Khong....................... some other places for farang food or craft beer I do not recommend as very negative experiences, be warned...... but then being only 80 kms from the moat in CNX one doesn't really need farang food here every day.

 

[DavidFL]

COJON

An excellent open-air restaurant with live music in the centre of town, opposite the PT gas station.

The Cojon · Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand

★★★★★ · Restaurant

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[Franz]

When it's not raining, The COJON has a big open seating area under 2 huge trees and also a big stage outside. On some weekends it is really packed with local 'better off' folks.