Restaurant-Dining Critiques

9-11 Charoenrat Road.,
Chiangmai 50000
Tel. 66 5324 3239, 66 5324 6323,
Fax. 66 5324 251
http://www.theriversidechiangmai.com
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Inexpensive – Moderate

I have been in Chiang Mai in the North of Thailand for a few days, and I will be posting a few restaurants today, predominantly Italian, from the area. The old walled city surrounded by moats is quite attractive although the city itself has grown with little or no planning and is not well laid out, on the other hand, the surrounding countryside and mountains are beautiful.

The Riverside is a crowded restaurant and bar located, as the name suggests, just above the river on two floors with a boat tied up below that you may choose to be seated for the dinner cruise. The 75 minute dinner cruise down the Ping River leaves from our pier at 8 p.m. every night, after boarding the boat at 7:15 you may choose from a wide variety from our regular restaurant menu then enjoy drifting past old temples and houses that lie on the river banks.The place has a pleasant view of Doi Suthep and the old city of Chiang Mai and the river and is quite popular with foreigner tourists. I think you are better off to order from the Thai menu although they have a range of European food.

Later in the evening, they have live music either a guitar duo or a pianist depending on the evening.
Light jazz is performed on Sundays only.

To list a few of the Thai items on an immense menu:
“Kao Soi” (egg noodles in curry with chicken leg Northern Style), Chinese Crab and Pork rolls, Spring Rolls, Crab Rolls, Deep Fried Fresh Squids.