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(no roman-script sign; mains 30-180B; 8am-8pm)
This open-air place in the Chinese village of Ban
Santichon serves the traditional dishes of the town's Yunnanese residents. Standouts in-
clude
màntŏ
(steamed buns), here served with pork leg stewed with Chinese herbs. There
are several dishes using unique local crops and other dishes involving exotic ingredients
such as black chicken.
Or you could always go for the excellent noodles, made by hand and topped with a deli-
cious mixture of minced pork, garlic and sesame. The restaurant is in an open-air adobe
building behind the giant rock in Ban Santichon, about 4km west of Pai.
INTERNATIONAL
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Witching Well
(
www.witchingwellrestaurant.com
; Th Wiang Tai; mains 75-140B; 7am-11pm; )
This buzzy
foreigner-run place is where to come if you're looking for authentic sandwiches, pasta,
cakes and pastries. It also does good coffee and the kind of sophisticated breakfasts you're
not going to find elsewhere in Pai.
Ping's Burger Queen
AMERICAN
$
(Th Wiang Tai; mains 60-80B; 2-10pm)
Burgers are huge in Pai, and of the various vendors,
we're certain that Ping does the best job. Everything is homemade, from the soft, slightly
sweet buns to the rich garlic mayo that accompanies the thick-cut fries.
Thai Style BBQ Buffet
(Th Khetkelang; per person 139B; 4-10pm)
As the name suggests, this is
mo
̆
o gàtá
, the DIY bar-
becue so beloved by northern Thais. Yet unlike most places, the meat and veg here are of
good quality and there's live music.
THAI
$
TTK
(The Thai Kebab; Th Raddamrong; mains 70-150B; 8.30am-8.30pm; )
The expansive menu here
spans Israeli dishes from standards to surprises, with breakfast options and Thai vegetari-
an dishes thrown in for good measure.
ISRAELI
$
Good Life
INTERNATIONAL
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