Chiang Mai restaurants to gain Michelin ratings
After expanding to cover two Southern provinces of Phuket and Phang Nga for the second edition of Michelin Guide in Thailand, the third edition will see restaurants in the Northern province of Chiang Mai included in the list when it is released at the end of this year.
Chiang Mai is known for its enchanting blend of the old and the modern, as well as for its fantastic culinary scene. The diversity of food and eateries is impressive, ranging from high-end restaurants catering to the fine-dining crowd to small local joints serving Lanna-style dishes full of flavours and aromas.
Chiang Mai is also home to many Royal Project sites which, while helping to preserve the region’s agricultural heritage and traditions and providing better, more sustainable livelihoods for the local people, are a source of the freshest produce and ingredients for the city’s culinary foodscape.
For the millions of tourists who visit Chiang Mai each year, an impressive range of accommodation is on offer to suit all tastes and budgets from quaint hostels and budget guesthouses nestled in side streets, to midrange properties and fivestar addresses located downtown, to amazing boutique hideaways in lush green surroundings. All of these factors combine to make Chiang Mai a gastronomic tourism destination of wonderful diversity and quality.
In the last edition of the little red guide released last year, Thai street food eatery Jay Fai has retained its one Michelin star for the second consecutive year and the legendary Thai restaurant Methavalai Sorndaeng is among the new 10 additions to have been awarded one star.
No restaurant has achieved the coveted highest three-star rating. All three two-starred restaurants in the inaugural edition, namely Gaggan, Le Normandie and Mezzaluna have retained their stars, while Suhring has been upgraded from one to two stars.
Though the second edition of Michelin of Thailand had been extended to cover the best dining venues in the Southern provinces of Phuket and Phang Nga. Pru restaurant in Phuket is the only restaurant in the two Southern cities to have been awarded one star. The other 14 restaurants in both cities such as the famous venues of Raya and Chomchan received Bib Gourmand awards for being good value for money. In addition to Methavalai Sorndaeng and Pru, other new one-starred additions include Le Du, Gaa, Canvas, R.Haan, Saawan, Sorn, Ruen Panya, and Suan Thip.
Dining venues in Bangkok's neighbouring provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon and Samut Prakan were also covered in the second edition.
For details, visit www.Guide.Michelin.com.
