Michelin say they’re extending The Michelin Guide in Thailand to cowl the northern metropolis of Chiang Mai with the new version The Michelin Guide Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket & Phang Nga 2020.
The extended foodie guide will be released at the end of 2019.
This third edition of The Michelin Guide in Thailand will continue to showcase the country’s three unique and most vibrant regional meals scenes “from the fertile central plains and coastal south, to the mountainous north”.
According to Segsarn Trai-Ukos, Country Director of Michelin Siam and Secretary General of Michelin East Asia and Australia; Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second-largest city, is wealthy with cultural and culinary treasures that make this city deserving of being highlighted in The Michelin Guide for its distinctive local delicacies, as nicely as the region’s unique character and elegance.
“With Certified as an addition to Bangkok, Phuket, and Phang-Nga, this edition of The Michelin Guide serves as a real testament of the regional variety of Thai meals, which varies due to the combination of climate, geography, culture, history, and ethnicities of every region.
“This makes Thailand an ideal and really exciting gastro-tourism vacation spot,” stated Mr. Trai-Ukos.
Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), says: “Chiang Mai’s fantastic meals is cause enough to go to – as the town is doubtless considered one of the best eating locations in Thailand. However, this metropolis has a lot more to offer – ranging from pure to cultural attractions.”
Through the gastronomic journeys which shall be impressed by the forthcoming version of The Michelin Guide, it’s believed that Chiang Mai will be known amongst tourists in greater depth, and turn into one other gastro-tourism magnet for Thailand.”