High magnetic fields increase the sensitivity and spectral dispersion in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). In contrast, spectral peaks are broadened in vivo at higher field strength due to stronger susceptibility-induced effects. Strategies to minimize the spectral linewidth are therefore of critical importance. In the present study, 1H 2D chemical shift imaging (CSI) at short echo times was performed in the macaque monkey brain at 7 T. Large brain coverage was obtained at high spatial resolution with voxel sizes down to 50 ?L being able to quantify up to nine metabolites in vivo with good reliability. Dependencies of the spectral linewidth on the CSI voxel size were determined by data reconstruction at different spatial resolution. An overall linewidth narrowing at increased spatial resolution and regional differences were found.