Mango Sticky Rice in Chiang Mai ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง

What it tastes like

• Ripe mango, salty-sweet sticky rice, and coconut cream. The fruit should smell floral.

How to order it

• Thai name: khao niao mamuang (ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง).
• Say: Khor khao niao mamuang, khrap/kha.
• Off-season boxes use pale fruit. Walk away.

Typical price

• 2026 cash: 60 to 120 THB.

Where to try it

• Warorot fruit stalls and Sunday street boxes, Warorot by day; Ratchadamnoen on Sunday. Day market; Sunday from 16:00. 60 to 120 THB. A town shop beats a 200 THB tourist cart.

Spice level and diet

• Heat: None.
• Diet: Coconut milk and sticky rice. Usually no fish sauce.

Next plates

• Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
• Use the Chiang Mai khao soi and markets page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
• Bua Loi is the nearby order if this plate is done.
• Khanom Tuay is the nearby order if this plate is done.
• Sticky Rice is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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Book

• Old City staysWalk to lunch

  Sleep inside the moat if this plate is a lunch walk, not a Grab across town.

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• Chiang Mai cooking classKlook

  Book a half-day wok if you want the paste explained. Morning slots beat the lunch clock.

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Common questions

When is mango in?

Nam dok mai peaks around March to June. Ask before you pay.

Same as Bangkok?

Same dessert. Mae Varee is a Bangkok box. Here, use a market stall.