1 Day in Chiang Mai: Foodies - Hipsters - Full Table

#Chiang Mai Travel
### 🌟 **Review of a 1-day walking trip in Chiang Mai: Foodies-Hipsters-Full Tables**
Updated information in 2025 from real experiences and local information, along with fixing glitches according to user reviews!

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### ☀️ **Morning (8:00-10:30): Lanna Patongo + Ping River Café**
1. **Ko Neng Patongo, Waroros Market (Kad Luang)**:
- **Highlights**: Lanna-style animal-shaped Patongo (dinosaurs/elephants) served hot with custard or condensed milk, priced at 15–25 baht per stick
- **Tips**: Go before 9:00 to avoid long lines (Some reviews say the service is bad when there are a lot of people) and the shop closes at 1 pm.
- **Location**: Alley next to Thanachart Bank, Wichianon Road (in Waroros Market)

2. **Cafe Wawi, Chiang Mai Post Office Branch**:
- **Atmosphere**: Outdoor area by the Ping River, overlooking Nawarat Bridge and Wat Ketkaram
- **Alternative**: If you can't find this shop, we recommend **Maled Coffee Roasters** (500 m away). You can sit by the river and the coffee tastes smooth and mellow.

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### 🌉 **Morning (10:30–13:00): Historical Bridge + Art District**
1. **Nawarat Bridge & Iron Bridge**:
- **Activity**: Take pictures of the colonial Iron Bridge, see the view of the Ping River, learn about the history of Lanna trade
- **Caution**: There are a lot of cars in this area. Recommended walking on the footpath

2. **Wat Ket Karam + Sikh Building**:
- **Wat Ket**: See the golden bell-shaped pagoda and Lanna wood carvings
- **Sikh Building**: A bright pink religious building, free to enter (dress code: cover shoulders and knees)

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### 🍜 **Lunch (13:00–14:30): Local food at Wat Ket Alley**
- **Bitter Melon Chicken Noodles**: A small shop near Wat Ket, focusing on rich pork bone soup, priced at 50 baht per bowl
- **Khanom Pak Mo**: Buy from a peddling shop in front of the temple or **Khanom Bueang Thai Lung Neh** in Tha Duea Market (Near Saphan Nawarat) Price 30–40 baht

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### 🛍️ **Afternoon to evening (15:00–18:30): Hip style in Nimman area**
1. **Famous street food**:
- **Grandma's Sausage**:
- **One Nimman** branch (convenient) or Soi 5 - Recommended filling "Sour pork + garlic liver" with pickled ginger, 20 baht per stick
- **Father's Grilled Pork (Nimman Soi 11)**:
- Emphasizes soft pork wrapped in banana leaves + black sticky rice **Closes at 13:30!** If you miss it, change to **One Nimman** branch

2. **Artistic cafe**:
- **GRAPH One Nimman**: Order Nitrogen Cold Brew in an industrial space
- **8 Day A Week**: A minimalist cafe with a vertical garden

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### 🍽️ **Dinner (19:00 **Onwards**): Tong Tem Toh, Soi 13 branch**
- **Highlights**: A famous restaurant in the Nimman area. A variety of menus, such as **grilled pork neck on a charcoal stove**, **baked chicken**, and **fried pork sausage**. Reasonable prices.
- **Important tips**:
- **Make a reservation in advance** via the app (even if you make a reservation, you still have to wait about 30 minutes).
- **Parking**: There is limited parking in front of the shop. Recommend parking at nearby parking lot (cost 40–50 baht)
- **Opening hours**: Open until 23:00, suitable for a leisurely dinner

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### ⚠️ **Problems you might encounter and how to deal with them**
| Risk points | Solutions |
|-----------|-------------|
| **Long queue for patongo/tongs full table** | Go for patongo before 9:00 + book a table full of tongs via the app |
| **Moo Ping Khun Pho closes early** | Choose One Nimman branch instead of Soi 11 |
| **Traffic jam in Nimman area** | Rent a bicycle or walk (service available in the alley) |

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### 💰 **Summary of budget per person (Approximate)**
- Patongo + Coffee: 50–100 THB
- Noodles + Khanom Pak Mor: 80–100 THB
- Sausage + Grilled Pork: 60–100 THB
- Tong Tem Toh: 150–300 THB
- **All Day**: 340–600 THB

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### 🎯 **Conclusion: Who is this route suitable for?**
- **Cultural lovers**: Old City + Wat Ket gives a true Lanna feel
- **Eaters**: Eat at 5 famous restaurants in 1 day!
- **Chill atmosphere lovers**: Riverside cafes + Nimman Hipster
- **Things to know**: Waroros Market may not be lively on weekdays → Recommended on Saturdays and Sundays

> This route offers both the "old taste" of the historical district and the "modern" of Nimman... and ends with a spectacular dinner at **Tong Tem Toh**, the newest highlight of the trip! 🍖✨### 🌟 **Review of a 1-day walking trip in Chiang Mai: Foodies-Hipsters-Full Tables**
Updated information in 2025 from real experiences and local information, along with fixing glitches according to user reviews!

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### ☀️ **Morning (8:00-10:30): Lanna Patongo + Ping River Café**
1. **Ko Neng Patongo, Waroros Market (Kad Luang)**:
- **Highlights**: Lanna-style animal-shaped Patongo (dinosaurs/elephants) served hot with custard or condensed milk, priced at 15–25 baht per stick
- **Tips**: Go before 9:00 to avoid long lines (Some reviews say the service is bad when there are a lot of people) and the shop closes at 1 pm.
- **Location**: Alley next to Thanachart Bank, Wichianon Road (in Waroros Market)

2. **Cafe Wawi, Chiang Mai Post Office Branch**:
- **Atmosphere**: Outdoor area by the Ping River, overlooking Nawarat Bridge and Wat Ketkaram
- **Alternative**: If you can't find this shop, we recommend **Maled Coffee Roasters** (500 m away). You can sit by the river and the coffee tastes smooth and mellow.

---

### 🌉 **Morning (10:30–13:00): Historical Bridge + Art District**
1. **Nawarat Bridge & Iron Bridge**:
- **Activity**: Take pictures of the colonial Iron Bridge, see the view of the Ping River, learn about the history of Lanna trade
- **Caution**: There are a lot of cars in this area. Recommended walking on the footpath

2. **Wat Ket Karam + Sikh Building**:
- **Wat Ket**: See the golden bell-shaped pagoda and Lanna wood carvings
- **Sikh Building**: A bright pink religious building, free to enter (dress code: cover shoulders and knees)

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### 🍜 **Lunch (13:00–14:30): Local food at Wat Ket Alley**
- **Bitter Melon Chicken Noodles**: A small shop near Wat Ket, focusing on rich pork bone soup, priced at 50 baht per bowl
- **Khanom Pak Mo**: Buy from a peddling shop in front of the temple or **Khanom Bueang Thai Lung Neh** in Tha Duea Market (Near Saphan Nawarat) Price 30–40 baht

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### 🛍️ **Afternoon to evening (15:00–18:30): Hip style in Nimman area**
1. **Famous street food**:
- **Grandma's Sausage**:
- **One Nimman** branch (convenient) or Soi 5 - Recommended filling "Sour pork + garlic liver" with pickled ginger, 20 baht per stick
- **Father's Grilled Pork (Nimman Soi 11)**:
- Emphasizes soft pork wrapped in banana leaves + black sticky rice **Closes at 13:30!** If you miss it, change to **One Nimman** branch

2. **Artistic cafe**:
- **GRAPH One Nimman**: Order Nitrogen Cold Brew in an industrial space
- **8 Day A Week**: A minimalist cafe with a vertical garden

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### 🍽️ **Dinner (19:00 **Onwards**: Tong Tem Toh, Soi 13 branch**
- **Highlights**: A famous restaurant in the Nimman area. A variety of menus, such as **grilled pork neck on a charcoal stove**, **baked chicken**, and **fried pork sausage**