Chiang Mai
Every Thai Times item for Chiang Mai, with sources.
Café
Ristr8to Original, Nimman
Ristr8to opened on Nimmanhaemin Road in 2011. Its founder, Arnon Thitiprasert, won the 2017 World Latte Art Championship. You can order espresso, V60, Chemex, AeroPress or siphon, and the front is open to the street with a terrace for people-watching.
Sources: cnxbrew.com
Graph Coffee Co., One Nimman
Graph is a Chiang Mai roaster that started in Sangkhlaburi in 2009 and moved to Chiang Mai in 2012. It roasts beans from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai farms. This branch sits on a cobbled passage inside One Nimman, and drinks arrive on wooden boards with a printed card.
Sources: cnxbrew.com
Nine One Coffee, Nimman Soi 11
A farm-to-cup roaster. The founder grows organic, shade-grown arabica in Doi Saket and roasts it himself. The Nimman café has a glass-roofed terrace and seats beside a stream. Closed Mondays.
Sources: cnxbrew.com
Eat This
Khao soi
Northern Thailand's signature curry noodle soup: soft egg noodles in a coconut curry broth, topped with crispy fried noodles and served with pickled mustard greens, shallots and lime on the side. It's usually traced back to the Yunnanese Muslim caravan traders who came through the north.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Events
Yi Peng in Chiang Mai: Nov 23–25
Chiang Mai Municipality has announced the Yi Peng festival for Nov 23–25, 2026, with the grand krathong procession on Nov 25. Sky lanterns may not be released in the city itself, only at permitted sites outside it. Book rooms early.
Sources: www.visit-thailand.org · www.paidaidmc.com
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