Chiang RaiCafes

Explore the best cafes in Chiang Rai for specialty coffee, brunch, work-friendly seating, aesthetic interiors, and relaxed local coffee spots.

01

Choui Fong Tea Plantation

SPECIALTY:ESTATE-GROWN TEA
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:ICED GREEN TEA LATTE

Choui Fong sits in clean green terraces above Mae Chan’s soft northern hills. The cafe feels calm, open, and precise, with glass, concrete, and rows of tea below. Specialty coffee adds a deeper rhythm, brewed with care beside matcha and oolong.

Signature Coffee:Iced Green Tea Latte
02

Chivit Thamma Da Coffee House

SPECIALTY:LOCAL ARABICA AND HOUSE BAKERY
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:CHIVIT THAMMA DA COFFEE

Chivit Thamma Da sits in a white riverside house beside the Kok River. Shaded gardens, timber rooms, and old family furniture slow the pace immediately. Coffee arrives with the calm of a private Chiang Rai home, not a busy cafe strip.

Signature Coffee:Chivit Thamma Da Coffee
03

Lalitta Cafe

SPECIALTY:HIMMAPAN FOREST GARDEN CAFE
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:HIGH-WAIT
MUST TRY:KHAO SOI

Lalitta Cafe feels like a green retreat built around mist, water, and soft forest shade. Ferns, koi ponds, and a tall waterfall frame the tables with calm precision. The air is cool, slow, and scented with coffee rather than perfume.

Signature Coffee:Khao Soi
04

Café DoiTung Mae Fah Luang Garden

SPECIALTY:DOI TUNG ARABICA
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:MACADAMIA NUT SLUSH

Café DoiTung sits beside Mae Fah Luang Garden, framed by clipped flower beds and cool mountain air. The room feels calm and precise, with polished wood, clean lines, and views that slow the pace. It is a quiet stop where coffee feels tied to the land outside.

Signature Coffee:Macadamia Nut Slush
05

Doi Chaang Coffee House

SPECIALTY:SINGLE-ORIGIN DOI CHANG ARABICA
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:PEABERRY ESPRESSO

Signature Coffee:Peaberry Espresso
06

Melt In Your Mouth Chiang Rai

SPECIALTY:HUNG LAY CURRY
ATMOSPHERE:CASUAL
CUISINE:NORTHERN THAI
SETTING:WATERFRONT

Melt In Your Mouth sits beside the Kok River in a white European style house with garden terraces. The mood is calm, polished, and local, with shaded tables, French windows, coffee aromas, and slow river light.

Signature Coffee:Hung Lay Curry
07

Cat N A Cup Cat Cafe

SPECIALTY:CAT CAFE LOUNGE
ATMOSPHERE:SOCIAL
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:THAI MILK TEA

Signature Coffee:Thai Milk Tea
08

Ryokan Cafe

SPECIALTY:JAPANESE-STYLE CAFE ON RYOKAN GROUNDS
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:RYOKAN LATTE

Ryokan Cafe feels like a quiet Japanese country house set into Chiang Rai greenery. Wood, garden paths, soft seating, and still corners give it a calm, lived-in rhythm. The room suits slow coffee, low voices, and an easy pause from the road.

Signature Coffee:Ryokan Latte
09

Polar Boulangerie and Patisserie

SPECIALTY:EUROPEAN BAKERY AND PATISSERIE
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:CHOUX CREAM

Polar Boulangerie and Patisserie feels like a quiet farmhouse café set back from Chiang Rai. The room is calm, warm, and built for slow coffee. Bread, cakes, and breakfast plates sit beside polished cups of medium roast Brazilian coffee.

Signature Coffee:Choux Cream
10

101 Tea Plantation

SPECIALTY:OOLONG TEA PLANTATION
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:JIN XUAN OOLONG NO. 12

101 Tea Plantation spreads across Mae Salong slopes in neat green terraces. The cafe feels calm, with open views, warm wood, and mountain air. Roasted coffee adds a deeper note to the clean scent of tea leaves.

Signature Coffee:Jin Xuan Oolong No. 12
11

Wang Put Tan Tea Plantation

SPECIALTY:HIGH MOUNTAIN OOLONG TEA
ATMOSPHERE:GARDEN
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:OOLONG NO. 12 TEA

Signature Coffee:Oolong No. 12 tea