Sudsanan Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Chiang Mai Province

Had heard of this off the beaten track bar and music venue. So glad we managed to track it down. It is away from tourist ville and felt very very local and authentic. We were so warmly welcomed by the owner and his staff. Lovely live guitar music and local singers. Incredible ambience, felt like we'd stumbled onto a hidden, independent gem - which these days in the light of ultra commercialisation, mass marketing and globalisation, feels difficult to do. Felt like a throwback to discovering local gems when I first started travelling 20+ years ago. No Internet, no social media, no vanity checks for the gram etc... just good vibes, good drinks, great food, great ambience and no westerners lol. I almost don't want to tell you about it so that it keeps its lovely innocent spirit and doesn't become a victim of capitalism. However I do want to support local businesses hence the review. Wish I had longer in Chiang Mai, would go...

We loved this place. Looking for somewhere open late, we stumbled in and took a seat close to the talented live musicians. They were great and we enjoyed listening to and watching them. We came around 9:00 and it was mostly empty. There was plenty of seating, both for small parties and for groups, and it was comfortable at night in the middle of August. There are fans but it's basically open-air.

The service was friendly. We ordered drinks and received a small bucket of purified ice as well. The food was fantastic and simple. The menu was massive and the English easy to understand. There were lots of pictures.

Highly recommend this place, especially for groups. It would be a good izakaya-style spot for groups to order lots of different dishes and share. Everything was prepared to order and brought out hot. We were still hungry after a couple plates and re-ordered the fried pork on the snack menu; it...

Though I never went Inside I drive by it every night going home. It appeared to be extremely crowded the other day as u think I now know why. It appears to have been it's final night as seems to be closed for good as they gave started to tear the nice wooden building down. Not sure what will replace it but it seemed a pretty popular place back in the day but times...