Ginger Farm Kitchen

What is it: Chiang Mai has a number of farm-to-table restaurants that are of big-name, and Ginger is probably the most colourful. Known for home-style veg-forward food, it has spent decades gaining a loyal following in the north before seeking new audiences in the capital. 

Why we love it: Serving up a generous range of northern and Thai-adjacent dishes (alongside some Western favourites) that take heavily from their own farm supplies in Saraphi, the menu is bursting with flavour and some healthy goodness besides. Popping up in malls across the city, it’s one you can take the whole family to and keep everyone happy, while also fulfilling your need for some northern favourites without the expensive air fare. Fresh veggies are obviously abundant, with pages of stir-fry and soups to choose from. Although if you want your taste buds tingled, go for the salty crab paste or young jackfruit ‘soups’ for a proper punch of nostalgia. 

Time Out tip: While their menu serves a lot of the usual fare you’d expect, some of their more off-piste dishes are actually worth the risk. Take the chicken taco for example – not something you’d expect from a northern farm restaurant, but it dances around Mexican and Thai flavours in a (good) way that’s hard to explain. 

Eight outlets across Bangkok. Usually open 10am to 10pm