Mae Hong Son - Bank Managers’ Choice

Mae Hong Son - Bank Managers' Choice

In winter most people talk about Pai, the small city in the valley covered with mist throughout the year. If you are one of those planning to visit Pai, Khun Somkiat Sadudipong, Manager of Pai Branch, would like to recommend you some of the most popular restaurants serving delicious food in town.

Krua Rabiang Pai
This restaurant serves both Thai and Chinese food prepared by Chef Surin Mankhong, a 20 year veteran chef in 5 star hotels and restaurants. The management of this restaurant focuses on speed, great taste, reasonable price and good service mind.

Recommended dishes:

• Yunnan style roast pork leg (kha mu op Yunnan)


• Chinese steamed bun (manthou)


• deep fried fish topped with sauce (pla long doi)


• house salad (yam sam mok)

Nong Beer
This spacious restaurant is all wood and offers various local dishes, but the most famous is Northern curry noodle (khao soi). Heavy eaters need not worry since the food here is moderately priced.

Recommended dishes:

• northern curry noodle with chicken or beef (khao soi)


• pork satay (mu sate)

Nong Bes
Try a variety of fish dishes where fresh catch from Pai River are cooked in different styles, e.g., stir fry, boil or tom yam soup.

Recommended dishes:

• boiled fish with dipping sauce (luak chim pla maenam Pai)


• fish tomyam (tomyam pla maenam Pai)


• fried shiitake mushroom with soy sauce (het hom thot si-io)

Pai Lanna
This restaurant is in a resort by the same name, serving tasty food cooked in Pai Lanna’s original style amid the Pai landscape and the pleasant surroundings.

Recommended dishes:

• Lanna style grilled pork (mu yang Lanna)


• deep fried fish with herb (pla thot samunphrai


• fried chicken with salt (kai thot kluea)


• seaweed salad (yam sarai sen kaeo)

Ban Bencharong
Considered the most renowned authentic Thai restaurant in Pai, the owner is a chef with 30 year-plus experience working in famous hotels. The place has a splendid decoration in a well laid out setting, with large windows opening for maximum air circulation.

Recommended dishes:

• stir fried pork cartilage (kraduk on phat raboet)


• river snail in curry soup (kaeng khua hoi khom)


• pan fried shrimp in tamarind sauce (kung phat sos makham)

Ban Pai
After a lot of Thai food, let’s try some European dishes. At Ban Pai the selection of pizzas served hot from the oven tops the chart toppings include chicken, pork, cheese, and shiitake mushroom, etc. The great taste attracts both Thai and foreign clientele.

Recommended dishes:

• lasagna


• spaghetti


• mushroom soup


• pizza

“Pai” certainly impresses you with its splendid natural tourist attractions. It could also be memorable as a town of good food amid the romantic misty setting. A visiting to Pai is therefore a time immeasurably well spent.