Koyi and Uan Ocha are two chicken rice joints in Chiang Mai that happened to be mentioned in the Thailand 2020 Michelin Guide. I had to check them out.
Koyi
Koyi is located at the margins of the fancy Nimman area.
It is a simple diner. I appreciated the metal stools.
They serve chicken either steamed or fried. You can have a platter with both and that’s what I opted for. Like in the tradition of chicken rice there was some cucumber as garnish. And also a piece of coagulated (pork?) blood. The rice was quite bland (not comparable to Hainanese chicken rice) and so the steamed chicken. The fried one on the other side was really good.
I even had an extra portion!
The set came with chili sauces and a seaweed soup (with a very distinct seaweed flavor).
A basic portion was 40 THB (a little over 1 USD).
Where in Chiang Mai:
69/3 Siri Mangkhalajarn Road, Mueang Chiang Mai.
Uan Ocha
Uan Ocha is in the Southern part of Chiang Mai. I could not locate it on Grab Car so I used as a reference a mall called @Curve. The restaurant is immediately before (coming from North).
Like Koyi, itis a classic diner, perhaps a bit more rustic than Koyi.
Also in this joint, they served either fried or steamed chicken or both. I had the mix platter again. While I did not like much the fried version, the steamed chicken was remarkable: very juicy and tasty. So I guess next time I will order the fried chicken from Koyi and the steamed one from this place. Neat.
There were the usual chili sauces, a chicken soup, and some pickles included.
A platter again was 40 THB.
I guess you can say that these are the cheapest Michelin-recommended venues in Chiang Mai, if that matters.
Where in Chiang Mai:
211/1 Chang Khlan Road, Mueang Chiang Mai.