Khao Soi Lamduan Fah Ham
One of the old Fah Ham khao soi shops on the east bank of the Ping River, serving the curry noodle soup for more than 70 years.
ร้านอาหาร Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai (TH)
Khao Soi Lamduan sits on Charoenrat Road in Fah Ham, a riverside strip north of the city centre that is known for a cluster of long-running khao soi shops. Lamduan is among the best known of them.
The family business has been cooking khao soi for over 70 years and has a branch in Bangkok. The owners have even claimed to have invented the dish, a story food writers treat with caution, but the shop's long history is not in doubt.
Inside it is a simple open-fronted shop with stainless tables and quick service. Locals come for an early lunch, and the soup can run out before the official closing time.
What to order
- Khao soi neua: beef khao soi, the bowl most reviewers recommend
- Khao soi gai: chicken drumstick in the same coconut curry broth
- Moo satay: grilled pork skewers as a side
- Pickled mustard greens, shallots and lime on the side to sharpen the broth
Good to know
- Go before 13:00; it can sell out ahead of the 15:30 close.
- It is a few kilometres from the old city, so take a songthaew or ride-hail car to Charoenrat Road.
- Do not confuse it with Lamduan branches elsewhere in town; the original is at 352/22 Charoenrat Road.
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Location
352/22 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50000
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