Cherng Doi Roast Chicken
A casual grilled chicken restaurant off Nimmanhaemin, known for crisp-skinned gai yang, fried papaya salad and sticky rice.
Restaurants Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai (TH)
Cherng Doi Roast Chicken (Gai Yang Cherng Doi) is an open-air restaurant on Suk Kasame Road, a quiet street just off the Nimmanhaemin area. The name refers to the foothills of Doi Suthep, which rise behind this part of town.
It is popular for charcoal-grilled chicken with very crisp skin, served with dipping sauces and sticky rice. The fried papaya salad, a crunchy twist on som tam, is the other dish people come back for.
It is a casual, busy place where most meals come in at a few hundred baht or less, low prices for the Nimman area.
What to order
- Gai yang: the signature roast chicken with crisp skin, by the half or whole bird
- Som tam tod: deep-fried papaya salad with a spicy dressing on the side
- Khao niao: sticky rice to eat with your hands
- Moo yang: grilled pork as a second meat
- Tam khao pod: spicy corn salad
Good to know
- It is closed on Mondays.
- Ask for mai pet (not spicy) or pet nit noi (a little spicy) if you are sensitive to chilli.
- Reviewers mention free parking next door, handy if you are driving.
Opening Hours
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Location
2/8 Suk Kasame Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200
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