Just 15 minutes’ drive from Chiang Mai, lush greenery envelopes 324 House Bar Cafe (www.fb.com/324housebarcafecnx).

Open from 8am all the way through to midnight, the restaurant serves a menu that charts khao pad nam prik kapi (shrimp paste fried rice with mackerel, B125), khanom jeen nam ngiaw (rice noodles with spicy northern soup, B95) and succulent barbecue ribs (B240), as well as a huge selection of cocktails, craft beer and wines.

At lunch, sit inside where cool air-con meets red brick walls, polished cement floors, Edison bulbs and wooden furniture. Come sunset, move out to the fairy-lit lawn for occasional live music.