Doi Chang
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Process
- Washed
Stone fruit, cocoa nib, a long dry finish.
Chiang Rai · 1,150 m
Doi Hin
A mountaintop coffee house by day, a northern Thai kitchen after the fog lifts.
From the stone, to the cup, to the table.
Doi Hin means stone mountain. The ridge gives us the view, the mineral soil gives the coffee its spine, and the kitchen answers with the food this province has cooked for six hundred years.
08:00 – 16:00
The cafe
Single origin from three Chiang Rai estates, roasted weekly. Sit inside the cloud until it burns off.
Coffee menu
16:00 – 22:00
The restaurant
Northern Thai cooking over longan charcoal, served as the valley goes dark. Khantoke sets for the table.
Dinner menu
Three ridges, three cups
Everything we brew is grown within ninety minutes of this terrace.
Doi Tung
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
- Process
- Honey
Longan, brown sugar, soft acidity.
Mae Salong
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Process
- Natural
Ripe plum, black tea, wine-like body.
From the north
Khao Soi Doi Hin
Beef shin braised four hours in our own curry paste, crisp egg noodle, pickled mustard green, lime.
Gaeng Hang Lay
Pork belly, tamarind, ginger and a Burmese-leaning spice blend, cooked down until the fat gives way.
Sai Ua
Northern herb sausage, made in house, grilled over longan charcoal and served with kaeb moo.
Built the way the north builds
Teak posts on a dark river-stone plinth, terracotta tile, and the crossed กาแล finials that mark a Lanna roof. The glass is the only modern thing here, and it is there for the valley.
One ridge, four hours
08:00
Fog
The ridge is inside the cloud. Filter coffee and quiet.
11:00
Clearing
The valley appears. The terrace fills.
16:00
Gold
The kitchen lights the charcoal. Service changes register.
19:00
Ember
Lanterns, khantoke trays, the valley gone dark below.
We came for the view and stayed four hours for the food. The khao soi is the best I have had anywhere in the north.
Drive up slowly and arrive before the fog lifts. The first hour on the terrace is the whole point.
A rare thing — a place with a view this good that still takes the cooking seriously.
Getting up here
Ninety minutes from Chiang Rai city. The last six kilometres are sealed but steep, with switchbacks and no barrier on the valley side. Comfortable in any car in the dry season; take it slowly after rain. Not suitable for coaches.
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