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The pan-Asian restaurant at the Anantara Resort & Spa is straight out of a spy movie, with waitstaff in 1920s garb, menus delivered in 'top secret' envelopes and interior decor resembling the offices of MI6. It's appropriate, considering that the gorgeous teak villa housing the restaurant used to be the British Consulate. Ask to see the secret room behind the false bookcase.

The food's top-notch, though some dishes have the spice dialled down to appeal to international palates. The hotel also has an international restaurant in a similarly romantic location overlooking the river.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

    5.63 MILES

    Overlooking the city from its mountain throne, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is one of northern Thailand's most sacred temples, and its founding legend is…

  • Ancient Slide / Wat Chedi Luang / Chiang Mai

    Wat Chedi Luang

    1.21 MILES

    Wat Chedi Luang isn't as grand as Wat Phra Singh, but its towering, ruined Lanna-style chedi (built in 1441) is much taller and the sprawling compound…

  • Dragon's head at Wat Phra Sing.

    Wat Phra Singh

    1.52 MILES

    Chiang Mai's most revered temple, Wat Phra Singh is dominated by an enormous, mosaic-inlaid wí·hăhn (sanctuary). Its prosperity is plain to see from the…

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    Talat Warorot

    0.65 MILES

    Chiang Mai's oldest public market, Warorot (also spelt Waroros) is a great place to connect with the city's Thai soul. Alongside souvenir vendors you'll…

  • Principal image at Wat Pan Tao in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Wat Phan Tao

    1.14 MILES

    Without doubt the most atmospheric wát in the old city, this teak marvel sits in the shadow of Wat Chedi Luang. Set in a compound full of fluttering…

  • Nam Tok Bua Tong (Sticky Waterfall)

    Nam Tok Bua Tong (Sticky Waterfall)

    20.38 MILES

    Ever walked up a waterfall? An increasingly popular day trip from Chiang Mai to Si Lanna National Park's 'Sticky Waterfall' allows visitors (with no magic…

  • Wat Pha Lat

    Wat Pha Lat

    4.74 MILES

    A hidden jungle temple tucked into the mountain along the way to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Old stone structures, intricate carvings, naga-flanked…

  • The Death Railway, bridge over the River Kwai

    Lanna Folklife Museum

    1.2 MILES

    Set inside the former Provincial Court, dating from 1935, this imaginative museum re-creates Lanna village life in a series of life-size dioramas that…

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Nearby Chiang Mai attractions

1. Iron Bridge

0.16 MILES

This picturesque steel bridge looks old but is actually a modern creation, built as a homage to the old Nawarat Bridge, which was demolished in the 1970s…

3. Matsayit Ban Haw

0.38 MILES

A remnant from when Chiang Mai was a detour on the Silk Road, the largest Thai-Muslim mosque in the city is attended by a small, prosperous community of…

4. First Church

0.4 MILES

The weatherboard First Church was built in classic American style in 1868 by the Laos Mission from North Carolina.

5. Nawarat Bridge

0.41 MILES

One of the main bridges across Mae Ping, which was first constructed in 1906 and has since been rebuilt (twice).

7. Wat Upakhut

0.45 MILES

A large and colourful wát that comes alive for Dhevo Rohana, a merit-making ceremony during Auk Phansa (Buddhist Lent).

8. Art in Paradise

0.48 MILES

Just a whole lot of fun, this museum has a range of 3D optical-illusion art displays, from cliff faces and movie sets to a levitation room and a magic…