Chiang Mai Cottage

Walk into Chiang Mai Cottage and you're stepping into something genuinely different from what usually lines Hemel's High Street. The kitchen takes its brief seriously: you're getting real Thai flavours here, the kind that come from knowing what they're doing rather than playing it safe for nervous palates. The room itself is understated—no fussy décor trying too hard—which means all the attention lands on what matters: the food. Whether you're after proper larb that actually tastes alive or a massaman that's been allowed to develop proper depth, this is the place on the High Street where they're not cutting corners.