Are Nimmanhaemin and One Nimman the same place?
One Nimman is a separate commercial complex within the Nimmanhaemin neighborhood. Nimmanhaemin itself is a roughly 1 km main road and a network of sois with cafés, galleries and boutiques.
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Chiang Mai · Chiang Mai neighborhood of cafes, boutiques and galleries
Nimmanhaemin is a Chiang Mai neighborhood of cafés, galleries and boutiques along a roughly 1 km main road and its side sois. Small shops sit among homes, giving the main road and the lanes different characters.
On Soi 1, browse scented candles, natural-fibre paper and embroidered bags from the Sanjiang people. Soi 17 is home to artist Torlarp Larpcharoensook’s gallery café SS1254372. For shopping and dining in one complex, you can also visit One Nimman, a separate commercial development.
Location and getting there
The pin marks the place, not necessarily its entrance, ticket office or vehicle drop-off point.
Getting to Nimmanhaemin in Chiang Mai
Nimmanhaemin’s main road and sois span the Suthep area of Chiang Mai. The Tourism Authority of Thailand describes it as about 15 minutes from the city center by vehicle or songthaew. The location varies depending on whether you are heading to a handicraft shop on Soi 1 or the gallery café on Soi 17.
Essential visitor information
- Street length
- Main road about 1 km · surrounding sois included
What can you see?
A neighborhood of sois branching off the main road
Several sois branch off Nimmanhaemin’s roughly 1 km main road. Cafés, galleries and boutiques sit among residential streets, so stepping off the main road brings you to smaller-scale shops.
Soi 1 is known for shops selling scented candles, natural-fibre paper and Sanjiang embroidered bags. Browse the main-road stores and the smaller shops tucked between homes in the sois.
Lanes where galleries and cafés sit side by side
Cafés, galleries and home-goods shops sit among the houses in different sois. You might look at art, choose a gift and then stop at a café in another lane.
There are no shared opening hours for the whole neighborhood. Check the opening days and hours of a particular gallery or restaurant before setting out.
Explore the gallery café and One Nimman
Soi 17 is home to artist Torlarp Larpcharoensook’s gallery café SS1254372. It brings together art, local coffee and tea, and meals made with seasonal produce.
One Nimman gathers shops selling regional Thai products, creative spaces, restaurants and cafés in one place. It is a different kind of commercial destination from the small shops in the sois; pop-ups and art events are available on the dates they take place.
Frequently asked questions
What can I see in the sois?
Soi 1 has shops selling scented candles, natural-fibre paper and Sanjiang embroidered bags. Soi 17 is home to artist Torlarp Larpcharoensook’s gallery café SS1254372.
Do all the shops in the neighborhood share opening hours?
No. Cafés, galleries and boutiques each have their own hours, and One Nimman’s hours do not apply to the whole neighborhood.
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