Tong Tem Toh

Authentic northern style food with good range of varieties. Quite spicy for the soup for foreigner. The rest of the dishes are stir fried local mushroom quite unique too. Can try if you have not eaten northern style food. 😋

Local good, clean, good taste. The best thing is you can tell them the spice level. I am half northern but my body doesn’t adjust well to spice. Many local places would judge you for that, this place they ask if you wanna go minimum, medium, standard or spicier than standard. I ordered 2 dishes ended up packing home one. Spending around 150 per person with non-alcoholic drink, 1 dish and rice is good.

Stumbled upon this restaurant on my second day in Chiang Mai for lunch, and we were totally mind blown by the food! We loved it so much that we came back again for dinner the same day. The snakehead fish is a must-order, so fresh and flavourful. We also really enjoyed the grilled pork, perfectly charred on the outside and tender inside. Definitely 💯 and worth coming back for!

I really enjoyed the food at Tong Tem Toh. As a Burmese person, I was excited to find tamarind leaf salad – it tasted just like home! The Burmese-style pork curry was also very authentic and comforting. I especially liked the pork ribs with bamboo shoot – very flavorful. All the dishes we ordered were delicious, but I did feel the portions were a bit small. Still, a great spot for Northern Thai food with some familiar flavors from Myanmar!

My favorite restaurant in Chiang Mai. Went there 4 times in 5 days. The grilled pork is good, and the best is the fried chicken. Just order a plate of fried chicken and a glass of beer, then you can spend a cozy evening there.

Truly unique spot that specializes in northern Thai cuisine. The restaurant was very rustic with a really cool vibe. We came in a party of eight and we sat within 20 minutes. There was a mix of locals and tourists there so that was a good sign before we sat. The menu was a little difficult to go through because we were not familiar with Northern Thai cuisine. We chose some things we felt. We were safe with like the barbecue ribs, the chicken wings, and a few other basic items like Thai omelettes with minced pork. It was all very good. My only criticism was that there was not any traditional Thai dishes for someone to choose from in case they were not familiar or comfortable with Northern Thai cuisine. I would say that 20% of the menu had some sort of ant 🐜 egg in the dish. I was too much of a scaredy-cat to try it, but I’m sure it’s pretty good considering the northern Thai people love it. One callout was the northern curry pork roast, it was exceptional and a highlight! I would come back again just for that dish.

The restaurant is spacious and well-ventilated with fans. The menu offers a variety of Northern Thai specialties. I ordered a signature platter with soft-boiled eggs, boiled vegetables, sausage, and crispy pork rinds, served with two dipping sauces: tomato and chili. It was an interesting dish, but not really to my taste. On the other hand, the fried pork was delicious, and the fried snakehead fish was quite good as well. We were a party of two and ordered five dishes, but it was too much, and we couldn’t finish everything. The coconut water was noticeably more expensive than in Vietnam. Overall, still a worthwhile experience!

Enjoyed our dinner here, came without booking around 7.30pm and there are seats available. Liked the soup and the pork dish. For 2 pax total bill around Thb 530.