We were supposed to be going towards the mountain area that day but it was raining. Our driver advised us not to travel far in such weather and we agreed.
Instead, we went to the Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre. It was quite a cool place. Ticket can be purchased at the reception at the ground floor and we were directed to the starting point. The sequence of the exhibition was easy to follow and we had fun and gained more understanding on the history of Chiang Mai.
After that, we went to Waroros Market and headed for breakfast at Big Brother Song Noodle Shop. This shop is outside of the market, so we walked for a bit. The lady boss was very welcoming. Menu was simple and we placed our orders.
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| shop interior |
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| menu |
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| condiments |
I opted for the recommended pork noodle soup with narrow kway tiao. Food was served out fairly quickly as the shop was not too busy. Loved the tasty clear broth. But the biggest surprise when I had a bite of the narrow kway tiao. So flavourful! Yums.
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| pork noodle soup |
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| heart shaped |
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| crispy wantons |
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| Yen Ta Fo |
I added abit of the chili (dark coloured) that was on the table and oh my, it was sooo spicy! So add a bit will do to change up the flavours.
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| have you tried this? |
Big Brother Song noodle shop ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเฮียซ้ง
Address: เลขที่ Chang Moi Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand
Business Hours:
Closed on Sun.
Mon - Sat: 8 am–3:30 pm
Next, we did some shopping at Waroros Market.
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| heading towards the market |
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| various shops |
Then, we went upstairs the market for bathroom break as well as some snacks/coffee. There was an ice-cream shop, and saw that they have fried ice-cream, so gave that a try. Think it was around 65 baht if not wrong. Chose coconut ice-cream for that.
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| cutesy fried ice-cream |
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| fried ice-cream |
Then, there was a coffee kiosk right next to the ice-cream stall, so went to take a look. The chap at Kadluang Roaster was friendly and we conversed a bit in English. Asked for a mocha and he informed that there's two coffee blend for customers to choose based on intensity. He would describe the flavour profile for each, and I got myself the lighter one as he mentioned that the other one would be a tad more acidic.
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| two choices for coffee blend |
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| mocha @฿55 |
Loved the way he carefully prepared the drinks. The mocha was nicely done and tasted good.
Waroros Market (ตลาดวโรรส กาดหลวง)
Address: 15 Chang Moi Rd, Tambon Chang Moi, เมือง Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand
Business Hours:
Daily: 6 am–6 pm
Next, we stopped by Wat Phra Singh to walk walk. Here's the
wiki link to learn more about Wat Phra Singh.
Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร
Address: 2 Samlarn Rd, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Opening Hours:
Sun: 6 am–11 pm
Mon - Sat: 6 am–6 pm
Then, it was time for lunch and we went to an instagramable place; The Carp Cafe.
To get to the table, one needs to walk up and down the man-made small bridges and the table is right next to the water body where the carps can be seen swimming around. The carp here are huge! Saw many diners busy taking their OOTD photos at this place.
If you're interested to feed the fishes, then you could purchase the fish food and fish bottle at the shop.
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| fish pellets |
Be careful though as the fishes seemed very eager to be fed and they came splashing!
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| swarming for food |
Now, it was time to feed the humans. Menu-wise seemed to be fusion Japanese. We had to be careful not to place the food too near to the pond as we were afraid things might drop into the water or water would come splashing on our food.
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| coconut smoothie |
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| Sun dried pork @฿289 |
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| Udon Tomyum Seafood @฿209 |
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| Okonomiyaki @฿159 |
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| Special Tempura (no meat) @฿239 |
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| Alaskan Salmon Aburi Roll @฿289 |
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| Sashimi Sukimi Don @฿349 |
The udon tomyum was not bad and the sun dried pork was quite good. The tempura was an assortment of vegetables such as enoki mushrooms, potato, sweet potato, and onion rings.
Carp Café
Address: 118 Nong Kwai, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai 50230, Thailand
Business Hours:
Daily: Tuesday, 9:30 am–9 pm
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