Travel Reference
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Eating & Drinking
Mae Hong Son's morning market is a fascinating place to have breakfast. Several
vendors at the north end of the market sell unusual dishes such as
tòo·a òon
(a
Burmese noodle dish supplemented with thick chickpea porridge and deep-fried bits
of vegetables, chickpea flour cakes and tofu). Other vendors along the same strip
sell a local version of
ka
̀
·nŏ m jeen na
́
m nge
́
e·o,
often topped with
kahng pòrng
(a
Shan snack of battered and deep-fried vegetables).
The city also has two good night markets; the night market near the airport offers
mostly takeaway northern Thai-style food while the night market at the southern
end of Th Khunlum Praphat has more generic Thai food.
BAN PHLENG $
(no roman-script sign; 108 Th Khunlum Praphat; mains 45-100B; lunch & dinner
Mon-Sat)
This popular open-air restaurant does a handful of very tasty local dishes
- you're safe going with anything that says 'Maehongson style' on the English-lan-
guage menu. Ban Phleng is just south of town - look for the white banners at the
side of the road.
Northern Thai
MAE SI BUA $
(51 Th Singhanat Bamrung; mains 20-30B; lunch)
Like the Shan grandma you
never had, Auntie Bua prepares a huge variety of different Shan curries, soups and
dips on a daily basis. Try her delicious
gaang hang·lair,
an incredibly rich curry of
pork belly with a flavour not unlike American-style barbecue sauce.
Northern Thai
FERN RESTAURANT $$
(Th Khunlum Praphat; mains 70-180B; 10.30am-10pm)
The Fern is almost cer-
tainly Mae Hong Son's most upscale restaurant, but remember, this is Mae Hong
Son. Nonetheless, service is professional and the food is decent. The expansive
menu covers Thai, local and even European dishes. There is live lounge music
some nights.
International Thai
SUNFLOWER CAFÉ
(Th Pradit Jong Kham; 7am-midnight)
This open-air place combines draught
beer, live lounge music and views of the lake. Sunflower also does meals (35B to
180B) and runs tours.
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