A small backpacker-favourite town, a few hours north of Chiang Mai. There's a night market along the main walking street every night with lots of tasty Thai dishes as well as some international choices to please the tourists. There are also some small budget Thai restaurants where you can get a rice or noodle dish for around 30B.
Below is some of the best food in Pai...
"Fantastic falafel at a road-side stall. Definitely better than the other falafel places I found."
Read the full review..."Really peaceful place to get lunch. The menu is varied and the food was good, but mainly I went there because it was a nice relaxing place with good smoothies."
Read the full review..."Fancy restaurant with some great wine. Such a nice place to spoil yourself."
Read the full review..."If you're craving a Full English breakfast, this is a good place to come. Although it's only a small hut with limited seats, so you may have to wait a while."
Read the full review..."Really delicious fried fish. It gets busy so you may have to wait or share a table."
Read the full review..."Very nice open space and cute design. The long waiting time for my Cuban sandwich was strange given that it was almost empty."
Read the full review..."They've recently moved to a larger restaurant on the same road. The chicken burger is good."
Read the full review..."I've only been once so I can't fully judge it but I had the pumpkin soup special and it was honestly one of the most bland things I've ever eaten. I can't imagine how they managed to produce something with zero flavour."
Read the full review..."I've been twice now and I can't quite understand the amazing reviews. It's nice, but that's all."
Read the full review..."Pretty good sandwiches. I had the mixed mushroom banh mi (70B) and the papaya salad (40B)."
Read the full review..."Craft beer for about 200B each. Great place to sit and watch the walking street!"
Read the full review..."Every night there's a market along walking street with enough food to keep you busy for weeks."
Read the full review..."Fun place with lots of different flavoured mojitos for 100B each (buy 4, get 1 free). Good place for groups of friends."
Read the full review..."Great little cafe in a cool farm. They do coffee, smoothies, Japanese cheesecake and various other bits, all in a little building with A/C or you can sit outside on the decking."
Read the full review..."Popular place for simple Thai dishes. It's a tiny spot though so it fills up quickly and there can be a bit of a wait."
Read the full review..."Really busy and popular bar, especially later on in the night."
Read the full review..."Pai's main (only) late-night club. There's a fire pit and it can get pretty busy, but it seems to vary."
Read the full review..."Good menu, tasty khao soi (including vegetarian version) and curries. Cheap too!"
Read the full review..."Very average falafel. Go to the Falafel Queen near Edible Jazz instead."
Read the full review..."Really cheap simple Thai food and smoothies. Be prepared for quite a long wait during busy periods."
Read the full review..."Apparently it's a good place and people seem to like the khao soi but when I went there at 6pm for an early dinner, I wasn't greeted and had to ask for a menu and the reply was "we only have three menus" and he pointed to a table of six people. The place wasn't even half full so I have no idea how they cope when it's full."
More details..."Newly built bar with a pool. Apparently they are generous with the amount of alcohol in their free-pour drinks."
More details..."Popular place and half-price pizza between 4pm and 6pm."
More details..."New addition to walking street. It looks nice but I have yet to try it."
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