In the room
The room
Samlarn Road runs along the inside of the Old City's western wall, and number 33 is Khun Pik's bistro, opened in 2025. The slogan is on the front: Food, Drink, Vinyl, in that order, and the order is accurate. The lounge holds Pik's large LP collection with staff who tend the records, and the people eating choose what plays. There is a garden. The burgers are the menu. Nobody hurries you.
It is the only room on these pages where the record is chosen by the table rather than the house, which makes it either the least pure listening room in Chiang Mai or the most democratic, depending on what you put on.
Who made it
The people
Khun Pik, whose collection it is. Time Out quotes the line that does the work of a house rule: bring your own vinyl next time.
Which night
The night
Early, to eat, then east through the walled city to Deaf Shop, twenty minutes on foot or a five-minute Grab. A burger and the record you want to hear with it. Daily, 18:00 to midnight, in the August 2025 listing; no 2026 source has confirmed the hours.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Eat first, pick the record second, and take the owner at his word: bring a record of your own next time.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A bistro that puts vinyl third in its own slogan and still lets the table choose the record. The atlas keeps it as the Old City's eating stop with a collection.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Early in the evening, to eat. Then east to Deaf Shop.
Hours
Daily 18:00 to 00:00 (Time Out Chiang Mai, 18 Aug 2025). No 2026 source has confirmed the hours.
Getting there
33 Samlarn Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, inside the Old City's western wall. About twenty minutes on foot from Deaf Shop, or a five-minute Grab.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is John Lemon?
33 Samlarn Road, inside the western wall of Chiang Mai's Old City. About twenty minutes on foot from Deaf Shop, or a five-minute Grab. Coordinates: 18.787837, 98.979325.
When is John Lemon open?
Daily, 18:00 to midnight, per Time Out Chiang Mai's August 2025 listing. No 2026 source has confirmed it.
Can you choose the record?
Yes. Diners pick what plays from Khun Pik's collection, and the owner's advice is to bring your own vinyl next time.
What is on the menu?
Burgers, with drinks, in a bistro with a garden.
Why is John Lemon in the Sonic Paths atlas?
As the Old City's eating stop with a collection: a bistro where the table chooses the record, twenty minutes from Deaf Shop.
Sources (2)
- Time Out Chiang Mai, John Lemon listing, 18 Aug 2025
- Time Out Chiang Mai, top 11 places to dig for vinyl, 18 Aug 2025
Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on 20 October 2026. Where two disagree, both are shown.
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