Carlo Mantuano
Senior Editor, Expansion
Carlo lives in New York, but often travels to and works with writers in Nashville, New Orleans, Boston, Rome, and beyond.
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There are lots of cafes and restaurants like this in Chiang Mai, but Chom Cafe has better food (and a bigger koi pond) than most. The outdoor space is huge and features a waterfall and greenery everywhere you look. It all makes for a lovely lunch with very solid khao soi that comes with broth you pour yourself, grilled pork neck salad, and a double-layered mango sticky rice with pandan and coconut short grain.
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Chom Cafe
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