STREET FOOD · CHIANG MAI STREET FOOD TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 street food tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you turn up hungry.
Start with hotel pickup, then follow a guide such as Goal, Jay, Chai, or Mr T through Chiang Mai restaurants and two evening markets. You’ll sample roughly 18 to 20 dishes, learn food phrases in Thai, and ride a shared songthaew. The group is limited to eight, but vegetarian choices are limited.
“Amazing time with our guide! Knowledgeable, efficient and very personable! We tried so many new foods!”
Meet your Thai-English guide, often Jay, Goal, or Chai, at your Chiang Mai hotel and visit two or more evening markets. Learn to order in Thai while tasting noodles, northern dishes, stewed pork leg, coconut dumplings, sweets, and plenty more in a small group of up to 10.
“This tour is a food adventure. Jay looked after us very well. Lots of food to eat, a great variety including desserts, we tasted well over 10 different dishes. Highly recommended”
Spend about three hours eating your way through Chiang Mai with a private local host. Expect 10 food and drink tastings, temple stops, city sights, and a route shaped around your tastes. Guides such as May, Tanya, Eddie, and Mae have tailored dishes for vegetarian and gluten-free diets.
“It was great! I am gluten free and the guide Mai helped me make adjustments to the menu. We got to ask all of our questions and tried some amazing food! Great experience for our first day in Chiang Mai”
Follow an English or Thai-speaking TripGuru guide through Chiang Mai’s food markets, sampling steamed dumplings, pa thong ko, mango sticky rice, and Hakka noodles. Guides such as Koi, Nom, Patty, and Banana are praised for helpful explanations, though afternoon departures may require alternate food stops.
“Tour guide was fantastic and the food spots were epic...a lunchtime/afternoon well spent!”
Join Natt or another local English-speaking guide for three Michelin Guide selected dishes in Chiang Mai. The lunch route visits Warorot Market and includes Hakka pink noodles, fried dough, and steamed rice skin dumplings. Dinner offers khao soi, roast chicken, and papaya salad.
“Superb guide (the owner of the company), has a Master's Degree & has in depth knowledge of Thailand's history & food culture. He comes from a famous restaurant family in Bangkok & attended graduate school in CHiang Mai. Special experience. Don't miss it.”
Meet at the Three Kings Monument at 9am or Warorot Market at 4pm for a four-hour food walk with local guides such as PT, Sky, or Pondtip. Expect Kao Man Gai, Khao Soi, Northern Thai sausage, mango sticky rice, market snacks, temples, and private transport between stops.
“Excellent tour! Our guide, PT, was friendly and fun. We ate so much delicious food and enjoyed learning more about the Northern Thai culture. Highly recommend this tour!”
Ride a private tuk tuk through Chiang Mai after dark, stopping at Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phra Singh, the Three Kings Monument, and Mueang Mai or Warorot Market. The driver speaks Thai and English, and guides such as Oy may provide extra help, though a separate guide is not included.
“It was a fantastic tour And just right for our first night in !! Oy was our guide & Chai was our second guide! ( we have a family of four, so they brought to tuk-tuk- we were able to actually fit in the one bigger one all together, which was fun!) Oy was so sweet and accommodating, and able to communicate English well; and chai was so intuitive and helpful to us ! We were able to get a brief overview and feel for Chiang Mai See two Temple’s (would have been three, but we started very late, so the other one was closed) And went to the food…”
Join an English-speaking guide such as Rain, Bim, Kiti, or James for an evening of Chiang Mai street food, Khao Soi, temples, markets, red-truck rides, and a riverside drink. The small-group or private format gives you a friendly way to learn local food customs and see the old city after dark.
“Had a fantastic food and city tour. All the dishes we tried were delicious.”
See Chiang Mai after dark from a private tuk-tuk, with temple visits at Wat Suan Dok and Wat Lok Moli, market stops, and help choosing local foods. English and Thai guides such as Cookie, Pim, Lily, and Leo lead the tour, which suits a small group of up to four.
“Fantastic tour. Our guide Leo was great, very knowledgeable and took us to the best place to eat. Great way to see what is a charming city. Would highly recommend this tour.”
Meet your local guide at Wat Saen Fang for a two-hour food walk through Warorot Market. Try Hakka-style pink noodles, steamed rice skin dumplings, and Thai fried dough, with selected dinner options including Khao Soi and Teochew yam paste. Guide Natt is one possible host.
“We had a great tour with Natt! We booked the private dinner option, though Get Your Guide, given our later arrival in Chiang Mai and had some delicious food and great conversation. I highly recommend this activity especially on your first Read more”
Ride to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep for temple stories and sunset views, then follow guides such as Sunny, Coco, or T through Chang Phuak Gate and Chiang Mai Gate markets. Private transport, temple entry, water, and roughly 11 to 15 local dishes are included.
“We had a great evening with our guide Sunny starting with hotel pick up in a new clean SUV and smooth ride to sunset at Doi Suthep. Views of the city and temple at night are spectacular. We were then treated to numerous tasty street food dishes back at Old Town Chiang Mai markets. Sunny took great care of us and we highly recommend this tour.”
Follow an English- and Thai-speaking guide from Chansom Memorial Bridge to Warorot Market and Thana Ocha Noodle. Taste pa tong go, mango sticky rice, Hakka noodles, and more, while paying food costs separately. Morning departures offer the best chance of following the full route.
“We visited a place that made deep fried dough and a place that made sticky rice. That was it. Otherwise we walked through a market selling cheap knockoff goods, pots and pans and used clothing. Worst tour I've taken in the last 10 countries I've visited.”
Let a local guide such as Minty, May, or Mei lead you by car through Chiang Mai’s food scene. In about 3.5 hours, you’ll sample around 10 dishes, snacks, and drinks at five to seven hand-picked stops, including Michelin-recommended street food stalls and local favorites.
“Everything was very tasty and the tour guide was very nice. She can alter the tour to your tastes so just tell them if there is anything you want to try or if there is anything you want to avoid”
Start with hotel pickup at 4:30 pm and ride a private tuk tuk through Chiang Mai. Visit Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Singh, sample two or three market foods plus dessert, then enjoy a rooftop drink and night views toward Doi Suthep.
“Me and my wife are on our honeymoon. We didnt have mich time in chiang mai so we thought this was a good option for us to experience the city. It was one of the best decisions we made on our trip. Our guide was Minoi, she was so profRead more”
Start at 3:30 pm with guide Ray and a private driver, Buun, then trace Chiang Mai’s old city gates and corners before tasting local food at Chiang Mai Gate Market. The four-to-five-hour route mixes history, walking, short drives, and an evening market stop.
“Ray was great! He and our driver Buun (sp?) were extremely accommodating and took us all around old town Chiang Mai, starting at the main gate to the ancient city and to all four corners of the ancient wall around the city. We also went Read more”
Keep browsing
Pick a market, a night street or a way to get between them.
