Tong Tem Toh

My experience here was not so bad, but also not very good. I ate at night, and there were a lot of mosquitoes around, even though we sat inside with a fan. The staff were quick, and the food was delivered fast, but they didn’t ask us about our preferred spice level. After eating last night, we both had stomachaches, since we didn’t eat anything else afterward. I liked the Burmese Pork here, but I wouldn’t recommend the appetizer tray. It looked fine, but the taste was not very good. We also ordered the grilled fish, which tasted good to us. The soup with red ant eggs tasted normal, but it was very spicy. In the end, I rated this place 4 stars. I think maybe this is also part of the signature style of Northern Thai cuisine, so that’s why we tried it. However, I wouldn’t highly recommend it, since I’ve tasted some local restaurants around here that are better than this experience.

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.

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!

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!

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.

I shouldn’t have underestimated this place before as a Bangkokian who trusts his Chiang Mai friends, the taste is absolutely not like a local and local Chiang Mai people wouldn’t come here but it is super good for what we have ordered! I keep coming back here because the food here tastes so good!!