Chiang Mai Authentic Food Tradition: Immerse in Unique Culinary and Cultural Experience
4.9
16 Ratings
Si Phum Sub-district
Immerse yourself in Chiang Mai's unique culinary and cultural experience. Discover the authentic food tradition and explore local spots with a passionate guide. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chang Phuak Gate Night Market - Food Stalls - Street food heaven at a vibrant open air night market - from a sausage appetizer, to Pad Thai Omelette, Spicy Papaya Salad, and mango sticky rice close to this landmark!

  • Warorot Market (Kad Luang) - Explore the bustling, authentic market, and try Barbeque Skewers and delicious Khao Soi nearby Warorot Market

  • Nawarat Bridge - Enjoy a cool Thai beer by the Ping river in the evening lights

What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Local transport
  • This tour is carbon neutral
  • 5 tastings
Additional Information

Food and culture go hand in hand in Chiang Mai, and there’s a food tradition in particular that makes the city even more flavorful. Ready to try it?

Get a taste of the food scene that characterizes Chiang Mai and it’s known around the world. Try pad thai omlet, Chang beer, and more in its original recipe - forget about adaptations, this is the real deal!

Your local guide is a food and culture expert and will show you spots in the city to enhance the cultural vibes. Go to Chang Puak Gate, and Warorot night market, and get to know more about where this food tradition comes from and how it relates to Chiang Mai.

Withlocals Food & Culture Tour™ is one of Withlocals’ signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local products and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Location
Mountain View Guesthouse
Host will meet you next to the Mountain View Guest House.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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Duane
Nov 27, 2023
Come hungry! - Our (my wife and I’s) guide was Charin. We had a fantastic experience. He’s easy to talk to, has an interesting background, and was very informative. He was helpful with food selection, catering to our tastes (spiciness), and accommodating anything else we needed. We did alter the trip agenda slightly after we talked to make a better experience and hit the best of the street vendors. Come hungry; there were only two of us and we had to cut back on the amount because we just couldn’t eat any more. We do have a great idea of what to look for when we’re in the markets now (and some things to avoid) - thank you Charin for that! I highly recommend this early on to get your bearings for the rest of your trip. We enjoyed it so much we booked a different trip and requested him again!
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Jonas_h
Aug 5, 2023
The guide was very... - The guide was very flexible and made sure we had the best experience tailored to our preferences. A very good tour to get to know Thai food and night markets.
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Marius_b
Jun 12, 2023
Awesome food tour - Awesome food tour. Highly recommend. Aei was great and showed us all the good spots to try different Thai cuisine.
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Korys203
Apr 27, 2023
Great way to start a trip - Small private tour. The guide was fantastic and you could definitely tell she was passionate about the local community and culture. We learned a few tips about how to navigate the markets how to make the food experience safest.
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Danli_j
Jan 11, 2023
Excellent food tasting - At the beginning, our tour guide was 15 minutes late. She finally got there as we were getting ready to leave. Later on, I found out that she tried to text me on WhatsApp, however, I didn’t have Internet connection at that moment, so I didn’t get her message. Then she started to take us to the closest night market and introduced us to some very famous dishes in Chiang Mai. The food was so delicious, we loved it. If you’re not a big eater, like us, I would recommend ordering just one dish between two persons. There was too much food, we really couldn’t eat anything towards the end. One drink was included, so I asked for coconut juice. It was really good. Then she brought us to the largest night market in Ching’s Mai, and also the flower market. We tasted the famous pork leg, pat Thai omelette, mango, sticky rice, Chiang Mai sausage (soooo delicious), some salad. The food was amazing! We were very full! The walkway is not flat, we had to watch out so that we don’t trip over something on the ground. Other than that, the tour was wonderful, I’m really glad we did that. At the end of the tour, she helped us to get a taxi back to our hotel.
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Christy_c
Dec 28, 2022
Great experience - Namphat was a wonderful guide and very good at explaining history and culture as well as pointing out all the food we should try not on the food tour. Highly recommend!
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Jesse_l
Dec 11, 2022
Great Night Out! - We had the most wonderful time exploring Chiang Mai with our guide, Charin. He has lived an incredible life and we were lucky to spend the evening absorbing all of the knowledge and insight… and delicious food… he had to offer us. Would love to do it again when we return to this amazing city!
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Erwin_r
Nov 13, 2022
Excellent private tour with Naphat! - What a beautiful experience with Naphat, please request for her as your guide if possible! She is extremely kind, caring and has great taste. Her English is excellent and she is wonderful to be around. Looking forward to more tours with Naphat!
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Paul_m
Feb 26, 2023
Was not sure what to expect. It went well - Street food tasting. We didn’t want to go too extreme from our western tastes and our guide helped with that for most of it. Was not sure what to expect. We sampled 4 of the 5 dishes offered in two areas of the city.
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2gman
Nov 19, 2022
A great night out with delicious food - Really enjoyed this tour. Ate delicious food and learned a lot. Meals adjusted for our dietary needs.
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