Our first dinner in Chiang Mai was at
The Gallery Restaurant located on the eastern bank of the Ping River. Hillary
Clinton dined there before. The building
was built in 1892 and is one of the oldest original wooden structures in Chiang
Mai.
The food was good. We started with Gai Pun Ooy which is minced
chicken on sugar cane sticks. I also
liked the tasty spring rolls. We tried a
green curry dish with chicken, vegetables in an oyster sauce, shrimp with
mushrooms and a squid dish.
They brought
us a beautiful assorted fruit plate for dessert. Overall we had a nice experience at The
Gallery.
Warning: You’ll be
surrounded by lots of tourists. If
you’re going for authentic, might not be the right choice. If you want the charm of riverside dining,
The Gallery is worth a try.
After enjoying a comforting meal, we
were ready for some shopping. Chiang
Mai's Sunday Walking Street Market is located in Old Town,
(the area with the old city wall and the moat). On Sundays around 4pm, the city
closes off the entire street (which stretches for at least a mile), plus other
streets off the main road. This market
is great. The merchandise is all
handcrafted from local village people at low prices. You’ll find lots of locals shopping there as
well. We got some beautiful wooden
items. We had a really fun time walking
around.
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