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Tong Restaurant and Bar, Chiang Mai
Soi 13, Nimmanhaemin Road
Talking about the food of north, Tong Restaurant and
bar is Thai restaurant that’s easy to spot thanks to an
enticing barbeque grill outside the entrance. Tong, also
called Tong Tem Toh, is one of the most popular
restaurants for Thai’s in the Nimman area. From 17:00
when they open there are a lot of customers trying to
beat the queue that forms from opening time until late.
You can’t reserve a table in advance so be prepared to
wait for up to an hour for a table, but the food of Tong
When I arrived Chiang Mai, Tong restaurant is first
restaurant is worth the wait and taste it.
restaurant that I went to eat the food of north. There
were lots of menus about north food, the foods that I
tasted such as nam prik noom (The peppers are char
roasted over fire, then pounded up with some extra
chilies for heat, shallots and garlic, and fish sauce.),
Kaeng hang lay and jeen som mok kai. The food that I
like the most is nam prik noom, I like spicy taste and
nam prik noom is perfect spicy food for me. Tong
restaurant upgraded from normal Thai street food or
classic restaurants with the Pepsi or Maggi tablecloths,
and instead they have dark wooden benches and tables,
mist machines to keep diners cool, and Bruno Mars
playing in the background.
Surely, Tong restaurant is the great quality in terms
of atmosphere and the taste of north food. For Travelers
who prefer north food should not miss. Grasp this
chance when visiting to Chiang Mai.
The restaurant is opened daily at 17:00 - 23:00 p.m., and
for more information: call +66 (0)53 894 701
Written by Nuttira Pankaew 57010121028