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Chiang Mai Food Tour: Taste 15+ Northern Thai Dishes
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Embark on a mouthwatering food tour in Chiang Mai’s Lanna Kingdom. Discover the rich flavors of Northern Thai cuisine with over 15 delectable tastings and expert guidance.
Embark on a mouthwatering food tour in Chiang Mai’s Lanna Kingdom. Discover the rich flavors of Northern Thai cuisine with over 15 delectable tastings and expert guidance.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chiang Mai - Embark on a delightful culinary journey with our feasting tour, featuring over 15 tastings, guided by our expert foodie guides. This award-winning tour has delighted more than 2,000 food enthusiasts, with groups limited to just 8 exclusive guests. Please note, due to the nature of local cuisine and street food vendor limitations, we…
- Chiang Mai - Embark on a delightful culinary journey with our feasting tour, featuring over 15 tastings, guided by our expert foodie guides. This award-winning tour has delighted more than 2,000 food enthusiasts, with groups limited to just 8 exclusive guests. Please note, due to the nature of local cuisine and street food vendor limitations, we cannot accommodate all dietary restrictions. Here’s a candid overview to ensure expectations are met: ✘ Not suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, and no-pork diets ✘ Not suitable for those with shellfish, peanut, and severe allergies ✘ Not suitable for severe gluten intolerances, as soy sauce contains traces of gluten. ✔ Suitable for lactose intolerances. ✔ Suitable for no beef diets. If you’re ready for an adventurous culinary journey, continue reading!
- Chiang Mai - Many are unaware that Thai cuisine varies greatly by region. The mountainous North offers less green curry and pad Thai, focusing instead on jungle herbs and barbecued meats. Hop aboard our private songthaew truck and be whisked away to some of the city’s finest street eats and markets. Without giving too much away, anticipate savoring creamy khao soi curry with crispy noodles, chili jam, and pickled greens, spatchcocked chickens sizzling over hot charcoal paired with zesty som tum papaya salads and sticky rice, and lemongrass-stuffed sai oua sausages, among more than a dozen tastings you might not discover on your own.
- Chiang Mai - The tour wraps up in the fashionable Nimmanhaemin district, conveniently located near central hotels. Experience local hospitality and forge new friendships along the way. Conclude the tour equipped with the knowledge to continue enjoying street food throughout Thailand.
What's Included
- Led by professional foodie guides on board our private songtheaw truck
- 4 hours of feasting around the streets and fresh markets of Chiang Mai
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Chiang Mai food tour
- Awarded Tripadvisor’s Badge of Excellence with over 2000 happy guests
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
- Led by professional foodie guides on board our private songtheaw truck
- 4 hours of feasting around the streets and fresh markets of Chiang Mai
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Chiang Mai food tour
- Awarded Tripadvisor’s Badge of Excellence with over 2000 happy guests
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Additional Information
The vast array of edibles and meals in Northern Thai food can be overwhelming, especially with the added difficulty of language differences. This is why many foreigners often resort to ordering pad Thai at tourist-friendly spots.\n\nHowever, there’s no need to worry. This culinary journey will feature over 15 distinct dishes, munchies, and beverages,…
The vast array of edibles and meals in Northern Thai food can be overwhelming, especially with the added difficulty of language differences. This is why many foreigners often resort to ordering pad Thai at tourist-friendly spots.\n\nHowever, there’s no need to worry. This culinary journey will feature over 15 distinct dishes, munchies, and beverages, providing a genuine insight into the local fare. An experienced and certified gastronomic tour guide will be with you every step of the way to enhance your culinary adventure.
- This tour isn’t suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians or no pork diets due to street vendors’ limited menus. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included
- The tour isn’t suitable for shellfish, peanut or severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed
Location
Wat Lok Moli
Manee Nopparat Road
Meet your guide at Wat Lok Moli temple located along the northern part of Chiang Mai's central moat close to most hotels. Walk into the ground's entrance and you will find your guide waiting with A Chef's Tour t-shirt.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(88 Ratings)
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Linda_w
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend this tour! - Great food tour! We got to try a lot of different food and you won’t be left hungry. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable about the dishes we tried. Highly recommend this!
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Carolinecw905qs
Jan 1, 2026
AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR DISCOVERING CHIANG MAI FOOD - This was such an amazing tour of the culinary treasures of Chiang Mai. We were brought to restaurants and food stalls that tourists would never have gone to or known about. The tour guide also was great and very knowledgeable. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
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913tylert
Jan 1, 2026
Authentic, local, tasty and informative. - This was one of the best food tours we have been on. It was well organized and featured authentic, local, well established restaurants featuring foods unique to Northern Thailand. Our guide was helpful, informative and spoke fluent English. This is our second tour with this company and we greatly enjoyed them both.
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Lindawx3419vk
Dec 30, 2025
Great food tour - The tour was very well organized and we got to try a lot of different foods! There was a lot to eat, so you won’t be left hungry. Our guide was great and gave us information about the crusine all throughout the tour. Definitely recommend this!
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Hannahvictoria_k
Dec 29, 2025
Fantastic tour with Aim - so much amazing food! - We did the tour with Aim. She took us to so many amazing spots, there was so much food. Lots of different specialties that we haven’t had before. Going around in the red truck with a driver means you get to try loads of spots. Aim was really knowledgable and taught us about the history of the area and also lots about the food itself. We had some of the best food we’d had all trip! Highly recommend!
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W
Dec 24, 2025
Highly recommended - Tasty and definitely worth the money! I recommend booking this early on during your stay in Chiang Mai, so you get to learn about the Northern cuisine. You get to try so many things you otherwise wouldn’t buy and learn more about the popular dishes like Khao Soi. Our guide explained the history and traditions around the dishes very well. We were transported from place to place by a private driver and tasted a well curated set of both savory and sweet foods. Come hungry!
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John
Dec 23, 2025
Great tour of the food of northern Thailand - Great food tour. Our guide, Maoi, was very informative and gave our group a very interesting food history of Northern Thailand. We had 15 tastings of different foods and visited some amazing restaurants. I highly recommend this food tour.
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Jane
Dec 22, 2025
A great way to experience Northern Thai food. - We met Moui at the temple as agreed. There were 6 in our group and she introduced us to each other. This gave the morning a great friendly vibe.
I had been expecting very small tasting bites. On this tour we had lots of food, with full portions including khao soi, sai oua, larb, crispy pork and other delicacies.
Moui was such an interesting guide. She was knowledgeable about the food producers and their restaurants. She blended the history of Northern Thai food with Thai history in a very engaging way.
Absolutely recommend this tour
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Niko_l
Dec 13, 2025
Great food tour off the beaten track - Nice little shops and authentic food. The guide was super friendly and she took the time to explain everything exactly!
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Mark_j
Dec 11, 2025
A great tour with interesting and unusual foods. - Our tour guide took us to so many interesting places. So many local foods were tried, and the highlight was the market at the end of the tour. Our guide picked and chose a large number of local delicacies that we would never have tried on our own. Some required mixing three ingredients which she had picked up in little plastic bags from the various vendors. There was just one item that we didn’t like (the dried crickets and dried silk worms), but all the rest were really good . So many unusual fruits, vegetables and other foods throughout the tour that I have never seen in the States. As long as you go in with an open mind on different foods, you’ll have a great time and be quite full at the end of the tour. Again, our guide was both knowledgeable and also quite humorous. We would recommend.
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