Thailand's northernmost province, in the Golden Triangle, is home to the named highland coffees Doi Tung and Doi Chang.
Chiang Rai is Thailand's northernmost province, bordering Myanmar's Shan State to the north and Laos to the east as part of the Golden Triangle. It was once notorious for opium. Princess Srinagarindra's initiatives reforested the hills and hill-tribe communities shifted to crops including coffee, bananas, coconuts and pineapples. Doi Tung, a mountain in Mae Fa Luang district, and Doi Chang, near Mae Suai, are the two named coffees grown here.
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Both Doi Tung and Doi Chaang coffee are entered in Japan's geographical indication register.
Elsewhere in Thailand
Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Chiang Rai province · Wikipedia
- Doi Tung · Wikipedia
- A great sip of Doi Chang · The Nation Thailand
- Thailand Coffee: Everything You Need to Know · Coffeeness
- Geographical Indication register no. 138: DoiTung Coffee · Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
- Geographical Indication register no. 139: Doi Chaang Coffee · Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan