Chiang Mai Breakfast Restaurant (Saneha)

What is it? A tourist and local favourite that does its own spin on traditional Thai breakfast with more range than most. Congee is the anchor – topped with anything from minced pork to seafood – but the menu sprawls comfortably into westernised territory with American fried rice, grilled sausages and fried chicken. For the uninitiated, American fried rice has nothing to do with America – it's fried rice stir-fried in ketchup, which sounds alarming but tastes better than you’d expect. The perfect balance of savoury and sweet. Chinese-inspired dishes round out the menu, a nod to Chiang Mai's deeply rooted Chinese community and the Yunnan influence that runs through the city's food culture.

Why we love it: The variety alone is reason enough to visit but it's the boldness of the flavours that keeps people coming back. Comforting in the way that only food cooked with confidence can be – the kind of breakfast that makes you want to order lunch before you've finished. The clay pot rice with pork belly and the congee with grilled pork are both worth the trip on their own.

Time Out tip: If it's your first visit, order the American fried rice alongside a bowl of congee – it's the best way to experience both sides of the menu in one sitting and the contrast between the two is what makes Saneha so distinctly Chiang Mai.

208 Prapokklao Road. Open 8.30am-1pm