Charcoal Grilled Chicken in Chiang Mai ไก่ย่าง
Gai yang is a whole chicken stuffed with garlic and turned over charcoal until the skin crackles, served with a sweet-hot dip and sticky rice. SP Chicken on Sam Lan Soi 1 cooks that bird daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
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Thaiไก่ย่าง · gai yang
Price105 THB half; 190 THB whole
RoomSP Chicken, Sam Lan
Clock10:00 to 17:00
What it tastes like
- Charcoal skin, garlic in the cavity, and a sweet chili dip plus a herb dip. The meat stays juicy because the bird turns slowly.
How to order it
- Thai name: gai yang (ไก่ย่าง).
- Say: Khor gai yang, khrueng tua, khrap/kha.
- A half bird is 105 THB. A whole bird is 190 THB. Sticky rice is 15 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 105 THB half; 190 THB whole.
Where to try it
- SP Chicken, 9/1 Sam Lan Soi 1, Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200. 10:00 to 17:00 daily. 105 THB half; 190 THB whole. Skip this, go here: skip a Nimman cafe roast if you want this charcoal bird. The grill is beside Wat Phra Singh, and it shuts at 17:00.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild chicken. The herb dip is the heat.
- Diet: Chicken. Sticky rice on the side.
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.
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- Sticky Rice is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- What time does SP Chicken close?
- SP Chicken grills chicken daily from 10:00 until 17:00, so this is a lunch bird, not a late dinner.
- How much is the chicken?
- The menu board sells a half chicken for 105 THB and a whole bird for 190 THB.