2 Best Restaurants in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Guests are invited to make themselves comfortable on plump, plush armchairs and sofas and even on large cushions scattered over the polished teak floor at this colorful restaurant, decorated like the home of your kooky bohemian cousin. The cuisine is eclectic, with plenty of Thai offerings as well as mixed Western fare like fish-and-chips. Nothing is too spicy, and everything, including rich curries, refreshing salads, and vegetable-packed summer rolls, is served in pretty ceramic bowls and plates.

This French restaurant, located in Chiang Mai's perfectly safe "red-light district," is consistently full of locals and foreigners enjoying creamy pâtés and beef Bourguignon. It's run with Gallic flair by Franco-Japanese chef Marco, and—despite the surrounding bar, hotel, and massage parlor—it still has a stylishly intimate atmosphere best enjoyed on the street terrace.