Le Bateau Ivre Rajadamnern Rd., T. Phrasingh Tel. 053 272 012 www.bateau-ivre-cm.com Open daily 8 am - 10 pm

The restaurant's name comes from the famous French poem by Arthur Rimbaud, "The Drunken Boat" and if you are looking for a tranquil getaway with great French and Thai cuisine, this is the place.

Le Bateau Ivre is a brand new minimalist, three-floored city guesthouse with a classical Chinese flavor. Its one-stop tourist service offers beautiful accommodation and supreme dining with quality wine and drink selections. The restaurant, affording indoor and outdoor dining, boasts a variety of French dishes made from only well-selected quality ingredients from Thailand and overseas. Highly recommended savory French dishes here include the coq au vin, chicken liver salad, chicken cordon bleu, duck confit, and mussels in white wine sauce.

Classical Thai gastronomy is also available and you may want to sample the yellow curry with potato and chicken, stir-fried Thai noodles with shrimps, fried chicken with cashew nuts, and the spicy crispy morning glory salad

Those who love a drop of wine with their meal are urged to have a glass of red or white wine from Australia and Chile, which can also be bought by the bottle. The restaurant is open daily and represents an ideal place to chill-out by the famous walking street market on Sundays. For details in other languages and about accommodations, visit www.bateau-ivre-cm.com.

Radiance Restaurant at The Spa Resort 165 M.4, Huay Sai, Mae Rim Tel. 053 920 888 www.thesparesorts.net

The Spa Resort Chiang Mai is spread over 80,000 sq. meters of sloped hillside in Mae Rim district. This peaceful area is home to beautiful Thai Lanna inspired villas, lush rice paddies, exotic garden landscaping and the Spa's own organic farm.

This health-conscious resort ecourages its guests to feel better and healthier through the use of a simple system of healthy habits called "The Five-Habit System to Longevity". The five-habit system uses cleansing, breathing, food combining, exercising, and meditation techniques. Each cleansing package may take up to one week, but if you don't have that long, one of the basic ways to keep you healthy is to get the right nutrition. Radiance Restaurant specializes in vegetarian, vegan, and raw foods. They use fresh, chemical-free fruits and vegetables from local markets and the on-site organic farm, and the menu features a variety of healthy, delicious, colorful dishes. Additionally, Radiance Restaurant's raw food dishes may surprise you with an abundance of flavor, texture, and heartiness.

Why raw food? Avoid heating your food to help preserve the enzymes and vitamins the body needs. Eliminating animal-based foods, processed grains/sugars, and many trans-fatty acids from the diet can help reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. You can even mitigate annoyances such as allergies, headaches, bad skin, constipation or low energy. Experience the amazing taste of raw food by trying Raw Rainbow Vegetable Terrine and Raw Vegetable Lasagna, guaranteed to please. Healthy drinks such as Wheatgrass Pina Colada, Strawberry Cream Shake, and Liver Flush (mixed herbs drink) are also amazingly tasty and healthy. A regular menu is also available. The recommended dishes are Grilled Salmon Steak and ‘Toi's Burritos’.