Arno’s restaurants in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Pattaya are owned by Mr. Arnaud Carre, a Frenchmen butcher that lives in Thailand. I was recommended the place for its burgers and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Arnaud is a fan of aged beef.
The visit
During my weeks in Chiang Mai at the beginning of 2020, I went to Arno’s restaurant in the Old City twice. (It is the only location in Chiang Mai).
The restaurant has 40 seats on two levels.
The space has an open kitchen downstairs dominated by sizzling grills and a display fridge where you can see the meat available.
The first time I went for their traditional burger with a 200-gram dry aged patty. It was a good burger, but not exceptional, the other ingredients were a bit bland.
In my second visit I had one of their steaks, a Picana cut (200 grams) that I ordered medium. It came with fries. The presentation was depressing, with a small piece of blackened meat alone on the plate… but the meat was good.
I had their mac ‘n’ cheese that was very good.
The check
The burger with a bottle of water ended up costing 250.38 THB (around 7.8 USD). I guess the price was ok.
The steak and the mac were 673.24 THB (a little over 20 USD) and I guess also in this case it was ok.
While overall I was not impressed, I might still consider it for a simple steak dinner since I like dry aged beef.
Where in Chiang Mai:
114/1 Racha Phakhinai Rd., Phra Sing, Muang Chiang Mai.
Website: http://arnosgroup.com/arnos-chiangmai/