If you are looking for hip, chic, in-trend shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, pubs, discos and whatever else you’d expect a cosmopolitan neighborhood would offer, this is Chiang Mai’s blend of Paris’ Left Bank, New York’s Greenwich Village and L.A.’s Santa Monica Boulevard. But instead of the sea, mountains serve as the backdrop. It’s a great place to promenade and shop for fabrics, fashion, home décor, antiques, art, nick knacks, a good cup of java, a burger, pizza, Thai and international cuisine, and good music, whatever you’re mood. There are also quaint hotels and spas, which have also made Nimmanhaemin Road an attractive place to stay.