Phayao is another province worth visiting in the northern part of Thailand. It’s quiet and charming scenery. There are so many natural attractions and nice hotels. Full of restaurants and cafes, each place has a beautiful view and a good atmosphere.
As for restaurants, there are many great flavors for you to choose from. Be it northern food, Thai food, or northeastern food. Some restaurants are along the river. A million-dollar view with only a few dollars. Let’s explore some of the best restaurants in Phayao together.
Aurora Kwan Phayao
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The first restaurant is Aurora Kwan Phayao (Kwan means lake, swamp), it has a beautiful view, a shady atmosphere, looks very good, and there are seats by the lake. Green grasses make you feel fresh and comfortable. If you come here during the day, the weather is not very hot. In the evening, the atmosphere is romantic.
Recommended food: Grilled fish Miang, Oyster salad, spicy egg salad, aurora salad, Coconut Steamed Shrimp.
Location: Map
Chidlom Chom Kwan
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The next one is a big restaurant with lots of seating. You can come to eat with your whole family or hang out with a group of friends, you don’t need to worry. Around the restaurant, there is a shady atmosphere, and a waterfront zone, shaded by the large coconut trees that are lined up. Helps you enjoy the cool breeze and music.
The recommended menus are betel salad, lime squid, cha-om curry with egg and shrimp, fried fish with garlic, shrimp salad, tom yam pla kang, and stir-fried squid with salted egg.
Location: Map
Chaliang Kwan Restaurant
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Chaliang Kwan Restaurant is a small restaurant with a homely atmosphere, good food, and fresh ingredients. Many menus are low prices. The restaurant is next to the waterfront, with beautiful views, and cool weather.
Recommended menus are tilapia, grilled shrimp, hor mok seafood, mixed salad, shredded shrimp, tom yum, and sour soup made of tamarind paste.
Location: Map
Saengchan Restaurant
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If you’re a drinker who likes the atmosphere of a restaurant that looks lively and has a good view, you must come to Saengchan Restaurant. It’s full of alcoholic beverages and music, delicious food, cool breeze, fresh air, plus a view across the lake.
The recommended menus are three flavors fried fish, fried snapper with fish sauce, tom yum seafood, papaya salad with crab and pickled fish, fried shrimp cakes, and spicy catfish salad.
Location: Map
Papaya Salad @ Phayao
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Let’s add some spiciness at a famous restaurant in Phayao. This restaurant is considered to be a great papaya salad with a lot of seating, packed with customers all day. The restaurant is a wide hall with plenty of seats.
There are many great menus such as pomelo salad, Minced shrimp, grilled lemongrass chicken, Beef Cartilage Soup, papaya salad, and Spicy Grilled Pork Neck Salad.
Location: Map
So Good
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Next is the So Good restaurant, the atmosphere looks lovely and warm. It’s located next to the lake and there is an area in the middle of the garden for walking plus seeing the scenery surrounding the mountains as well.
Recommended menus of this restaurant are Fried Sea Bass with Fish Sauce, Curry streamed seafood in coconut cup, Spicy Catfish Salad, and Shrimp in Fish Sauce, and tom yum.
Location: Map
Tuay Ga Gai and View lover
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Just like other restaurants, this restaurant also has a magnificent view next to the lake. Surrounded by many trees with cool wind blow. It’s outstanding for Thai food and local northern Thai food. If you want to come and have your special event then you should call to make a reservation.
Recommended menus: Nam prik noom (Northern Thai Green Chilli Dip), Kap Moo (pork snack), Kaeng Om (Thai northern style soup), Kaeng Hang Lay, Kaeng Jackfruit, Kaeng Lettuce with Chicken, Cha-om Curry with Grilled Fish and Pork Satay.
Location: Map
Khao Tom Pho Thong Restaurant
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Anyone who is a late-night person should not miss this restaurant. It’s a famous rice porridge restaurant in Phayao province. The atmosphere is homely and lovely. Local customers and tourists stop by constantly. The food is easy to eat, and delicious, and the price is affordable, good for your wallet.
Recommended menus are crispy pork, stir-fried eggplant, minced pork, stuffed pork, Fried Pork with Sauce, and Fried Gourami Salad.
Location: Map
Unruen Phayao
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For this restaurant, it’s a Lanna boat-style restaurant, a Thai atmosphere in the middle of green rice fields, beautiful views, and super fresh air and food prices are affordable.
Fish menus are fresh, delicious, good quality, including Tom Yum Fish Roe, Steamed Sea Bass with Soy Sauce, Fried Fish with Three Flavors, Dinosaur Eggs (that’s really the menu’s name), and Tom Yum Pla Kang.
Location: Map
An Charoen Meatball Noodles
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This is a very famous noodle restaurant in Phayao province and it’s very popular. A lot of Thai celebrities come here to taste it because the meatballs of this restaurant are delicious like no other. Noodles are very good. There is NO other branch so you should use the map I provide below.
Every menu is delicious, both in clear soup and thick soup. Soft and sticky noodles. There are also meatballs sold in packs to buy as souvenirs. It’s a restaurant that should not be missed.
Location: Map
Khao Soi Saengpien
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Visit northern Thai and you have to eat northern Thai food too, and this restaurant is a Khao Soi restaurant that tastes so good. There is also Kanom Jeen Nam Ngiao. Other menu items that should not be missed are Khao Soi Kai, Khao Soi Beef, and Pork Satay Set.
The menu items can add vegetables as you like. It’s a home-style restaurant, but the taste is amazing.
Location: Map
Pak Phing Him Kwan Restaurant
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Update November 5, 2022. The restaurant is permanently closed.
Another restaurant that has a chill vibe, good music, and is next to the waterfront. In winter the weather will be very good. Having a meal while listening to music is great. The menu includes Thai, northern Thai food, and seafood. There are also alcoholic beverages available, a sip of beer, and go see the stars at night.
Recommended menus: shrimp in fish sauce, grilled shrimp, nam prik ong, sausages, tom yum mixed with hot pot, fresh shrimp head salad, and garlic fried squid.
Location: Map
The 1975 Korean Food & Cafe
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The 1975 Korean Food & Cafe is a cute little Korean restaurant in Phayao, located in the heart of the city, convenient to travel, and the front of the restaurant is chic and colorful, and the design of the restaurant is pleasant to sit in. The atmosphere is like a restaurant in Korea. But the downside is that seats may be limited so you must reserve in advance.
Recommended menus: Stir-fried Pork with Kimchi Sliders, Korean Fried Chicken, Kimchi Soup, and Roast Beef Set with Chili Paste.
Location: Map
Jaew Hon View Dee, Phayao
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Arrive at Jaew Hon which is the hottest restaurant in the city. Come to sit and scald some pork, squid, and shrimp and eat them in the cold weather would be satisfying. The restaurant is beautifully designed and elegant. There are both seats inside and outside the restaurant to get some fresh air. The observation point is that the restaurant is on the opposite side of Phayao Ram Hospital.
Jaew-Hon soup tastes good, has a great dipping sauce, and has a lot of fresh food to choose from. Various types of meat, pork, and seafood as well as healthy vegetables. You can enjoy a meal on a budget of not more than 300 THB ($8.02).
Location: Map
Baan Ing Kwan Bar&Cafe
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End the best restaurants in Phayao with Baan Ing Kwan Bar & Cafe, a charming restaurant with a magnificent view. It has both food and beverages. You can choose to sit both in the restaurant and on the waterfront.
Recommended menus are Spaghetti Carbonara, Spicy Grilled Pork Neck Salad, French Fries, and Vegetable Salad, and they also have cakes and brownies.
Location: Map