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Living The Dream Cafe & Playground
Living The Dream Cafe & Playground is an incredible find that combines great food, coffee, and a kid-friendly environment. The standout feature is its stunning architecture. The cafe boasts a...
Carrot Cafe cnx
The minimalist-industrial design is becoming the new standard in Chiang Mai and I’m into it. Concrete walls, recycled wooden window frames. retro-modern furniture and furnishings, hardwood flooring, and exposed ceiling...
PLUTO
Wow. Pluto is a must visit. It’s one of those cafes where you can’t help wondering to yourself how the heck do they make money? How are they going to get...
Transit #8 by Baristro
A true hidden gem. This cafe is not far but it’s out-of-the-way. You would never find it by just walking around, but it’s only a 5-minute drive from the Suthep/Canal Rd. intersection....
Blue Coffee At Mae Hia
Look, I’ll be honest – I end up here a lot. Living in Hang Dong now, it’s become my go-to spot when I need a change of scenery for work....
Blue Coffee at Agriculture CMU
This place is a stunner. Tall ceilings, glass walls everywhere – it’s like they took the concept of ‘open space’ and cranked it to eleven. The interior design here puts...
Chapterone/cm
The downstairs is set up for casual eating/drinking while the upstairs is used by nomads and students during the day and then by board game groups in the afternoon. I...
The Baristro Asian Style
Probably the best overall cafĂ© in Chiang Mai. Yeah, I said it. Look, I’ve been to more cafes than I care to admit, and this place just nails it. Coffee,...
GRAPH Ground
GRAPH’s tucked away in One Nimman – that big mall with the pretty European plaza look – and these guys know their coffee. They roast their own beans and get...
CRATE Cafe
This place is a gem in our old neighborhood near Wat Umong. The food, desserts, and coffee are all solid, but the real star here is the design. Think natural...
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