We use Bangkok as our base for traveling, so have visited countless cafes here. We have decided to start documenting these, partly to help others and partly as a reminder for ourselves. I usually drink hot Americano, so I’ll use that to compare prices between the cafes.

This guide is split into general locations around Bangkok so that you can more easily find what you’re looking for. This page will be updated often, so check back for updates. We have a separate post for the best all-night cafes in Bangkok.

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Cafes Around Sathorn Sois 10 & 12

Sathorn Sois 10 & 12 have become very hip, with a range of high quality cafes, restaurants and cocktail bars. We spend a lot of time in the neighborhood.

[Not Just] Another Cup

[Not Just] Another Cup is one of my favorites for both coffee and food. The coffee there is excellent, as is the food. This cafe is open every day from 07:00 until 19:00. It does healthy breakfasts, cold pressed juices, smoothies and awesome lunches.

This is my favorite meal there, Crispy Salmon with Warm Kale Salad. This costs around 400 baht. Monday to Friday lunchtimes (11:00-14:00) they have a special lunch menu, which includes a main meal and coffee for around 280 baht.

The Avocado Bowl above is my favorite breakfast treat. It is basically a smoothie made from avocado, spinach, soy milk and mango, topped with coconut granola, strawberries and blueberries. Very yummy indeed.

Is this the best coffee shop in Bangkok? It just may be the one.

[Not Just] Another Cup Details

Address: 75/1 Sathorn Soi 10

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 07:00-19:00

Nearest BTS: Chong Nonsi, but will be very close to the new Suksa Witthaya station (opening 2018)

Hot American: 105 baht ($3)

Rocket Coffeebar

Rocket Coffeebar is a very popular cafe on Sathorn Soi 12. It has the same owner as the Lady Brett restaurant next door, and they also have bakery opening on the other side soon.

What makes this cafe a little unusual is that it is done out a bit like a bar. This makes it an ideal place to hang out if you’re on your own. The coffee here is excellent. They also serve a range of food, focusing on in-house freshly baked goods and European-style savories.

Rocket Coffeebar Details

Address: 149 Sathorn Soi 12

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 07:00-20:00

Nearest BTS: Chong Nonsi, but will be very close to the new Suksa Witthaya station (opening 2018)

Hot American: 105 baht ($3)

Facebook: facebook.com/RocketCoffeebar/

Cafes Near Surasak BTS Station

There are a few nice cafes within a few minutes’ walk of Surasak BTS station. These are the ones we’ve been to recently.

Pearl Bakery & Cafe

I love this cafe because it has outside seating overlooking a garden area that has lots of trees. It’s also where I get my Western breakfast fix. The above breakfast and coffee cost just 144 baht ($4). This cafe is near two schools, so it gets packed at school leaving time. As well as tea and coffee, they have a very large selection of cakes and cookies, and also serve a range of hot dishes. There is also a flower shop inside the cafe.

Pearl Bakery & Cafe Details

Address: Soi Sri-Vieng, Silom (Google Maps shows street as Si Wiang)

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 06:00-18:00; Sat-Sun 07:30-16:00

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Leave via exit 1, walk straight ahead passed Mode Hotel, turn left into Soi Pramuan and then left into Soi Sri-Vieng. Pearl is the first shop on the right.)

Hot American: 35 baht ($1) for small, 50 baht for large

Hatta Zakka Cafe

This is a small cafe that serves very good coffee, as well as a range of food. It’s just a few meters away from Pearl Cafe, mentioned above.

Hatta Zakka Cafe Details

Address: 10/1 Soi Sri-Vieng, Silom (Google Maps shows street as Si Wiang)

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 06:30-18:30; Sat 07:00-15:30; Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Leave via exit 1, walk straight ahead passed Mode Hotel, turn left into Soi Pramuan and then left into Soi Sri-Vieng. Hatta Zakka Cafe is about 50 meters away on the right.)

Hot American: 50 baht ($1.50)

Facebook: facebook.com/hattazakkacafe

Bevanda Cafe

I love this cafe because it’s set in a beautiful garden area next to BAM office building. It’s a very pleasant area to just sit and relax for a while.

Bevanda Cafe Details

Address: Corner of Soi Sri-Vieng and Thanon Surasak, Silom

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 06:30-18:00; Sat-Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Leave via exit 1. At bottom of steps, turn and walk in the opposite direction towards Honda showroom, then turn right into Surasak Road and you’ll see Bevanda on the side of the big BAM building, as the junction with Soi Sri-Vieng. It’s opposite the police station.)

Hot American: 35 baht ($1)

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Bevanda-Cafe

The Coffee Club at Mode Sathorn

This is the newest cafe in the area, and only opened this month (May 2017). It’s on the ground floor of Mode Sathorn Hotel and opposite Eastin Grand Hotel. This is right next to Surasak BTS station. As well as coffee and cakes, they sell a large range of food and also alcohol. This is an Australian coffee chain that has a few branches in Bangkok

The Coffee Club at Mode Sathorn Details

Address: Mode Sathorn Hotel, Thanon Sathorn, Silom

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 06:30-22:00

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Leave via exit 3, then walk back the other way for about 10 meters. You’ll see Coffee Club on ground floor of Mode Sathorn Hotel.)

Hot American: 100 baht ($3)

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Coffee-Club-At-Mode-Sathorn

Nob Cafe

The coffee here is excellent, and they also sell high-quality organic loose tea. They have a range of food, including hot dishes, pastries, brownies, muffins, etc. It’s opposite the large Starbuck at Baan Silom. Interesting fact: it used be called Knob Cafe.

Nob Cafe Details

Address: Baan Silom, Silom

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 06:30-20:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Follow the signs to Silom Road, via Surasak Road)

Hot American: 75 baht ($2.15)

Facebook: facebook.com/knobcafe

Rocket X Pop-Up Cafe (CLOSED DOWN)

This new cafe appeared in October 2017. I’m not sure how long it will be here because it’s on the site of a new condo building. It’s a branch of Rocket Coffeebar that’s located on Sathorn Soi 12.

Rocket X Details (CLOSED DOWN)

Address: Corner Sathorn Road & Pramuan Road

Opening Hours: Don’t Know

Nearest BTS: Surasak (Follow signs to Pramuan Road)

Hot American: 75 baht ($2.15)

Cafes Around Saphan Taksin BTS & Charoenkrung Road

Panlee Bakery & Cafe

Panlee has been at this location since 1950, so is one of Bangkok’s oldest bakeries. It is pretty famous, with many food tours stopping there. They usually get to try the Pandan Buns, which is one of the specialities of the bakery. The cafe is upstairs on a mezzanine level that overlooks the bakery on the ground floor.

This area hasn’t changed at all. Just compare the photo of Panlee from 1950, above, with how it is today, in 2018.

Panlee Bakery & Cafe Details

Address: 1335 Charoenkrung Road, Bangrak

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 06:00-20:00

Nearest BTS: Saphan Taksin (Leave the station via exit 3, then turn left into Charoenkrung Road. Keep walking for about 5 minutes and you’ll see Panlee Bakery on your right. It’s close to the junction with Silom Road.)

Hot American: 50 baht ($1.50)

Facebook: facebook.com/PanleeBakery/

House of Phraya Jasaen

House of Phraya Jasaen is a cafe, restaurant and hotel that is very modern, yet a little quirky. Click here for more details on booking a room.

Seven shophouses were turned into a hotel, with co-owner Jatya Wongpaiboon, an interior designer by profession, has created a highly distinctive design. Above is the main door, with a monkey wrench as the handle.

A quirky bench at the cafe.

House of Phraya Jasaen Details

Address: Charoenkrung Road Soi 57 (Around 100 meters on the left)

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 07:00-20:00

Nearest BTS: Saphan Taksin

Hot American: 55 baht ($1.60)

Facebook: facebook.com/houseofphrayajasaen/

Dek Wat Coffee

Dek Wat Coffee is just inside the grounds of a Wat Suthiwararam Temple on Charoenkrung Road. Dek Wat is Thai for Temple Children.

This is just a simple covered outdoor cafe, so don’t expect aircon. They do have fans though. The coffee here is quite strong. It attracts a mixture of locals, tourists and expats.

Dek Wat Coffee Details

Address: 223 Charoenkrung Road (between Soi 65 & 67 – inside Wat Suthiwaram Temple)

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 08:00-19:00

Nearest BTS: Saphan Taksin

Hot American: 35 baht ($1)

Facebook: facebook.com/Watsuthi2424/

Cafes Around Chong Nonsi BTS

Room 111 Cafe & Co-Working Space

Note that the cafe and co-working spaces are separate. The cafe does not have wifi or any power sockets that you can use. The coffee served here is slow drip.

Room 111 Cafe & Co-Working Space Details

Address: 399 Silom Soi 5

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 10:30-19:00 (Co-Working Space open Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00)

Nearest BTS: Chong Nonsi

Hot American: 120 baht ($3.50)

Facebook: facebook.com/Room111Thailand

Unicorn Cafe (The Most Popular Themed Cafe In Bangkok)

The above photo is of the new store that the cafe is about to move into. The current store is just around the corner, but the above space is much larger. This cafe is hugely popular with Asian women and also with small children. I’ve never been and don’t have any plans to visit, but I mention it here just because it’s so popular. To give you some idea how popular, their facebook page has almost 200,000 likes

Unicorn Cafe Details

Address: Sathorn Soi 8 & Silom Soi 3

Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 12:00-20:00; Mon Closed

Nearest BTS: Chong Nonsi

Hot American: Don’t know

Facebook: facebook.com/Unicornbrand/

Cafes Around Sala Daeng BTS & Convent Road

Convent Cafe

This small, minimalist cafe has been open since 2011 and attracts a morning and lunchtime crowd of mainly local office workers. The coffee is excellent and the price very reasonable. An Americano is just 55 baht. What I love most about the cafe are the beautiful wooden tables. It has a nice vibe and is a good place to meet some friends and chat.

Convent Cafe Details

Address: Convent Road, Silom

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-16:00; Sat 08:30-14:30; Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Sala Daeng (Leave the station and follow the signs for Convent Road. Convent Cafe is a few minutes’ walk away. You’ll see it on the right, just after Soi Pipat 2.)

Hot American: 55 baht ($1.60)

Cafes On Pan Road, Silom

Chao Doi

Chao Doi is a Thai cafe chain, with this branch on Pan Road being very popular with local office workers. It’s always packed at lunchtimes. The coffee here is quite strong.

Chao Doi Cafe Details

Address: Pan Road, Silom

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-19:00; Sun 09:00-17:30

Nearest BTS: Surasak (5-10 mins walk)

Hot American: 40 baht ($1.10)

Cafes On Sathorn Soi 11

Cafe De Golfio

This is a simple cafe that’s popular with local office workers. It’s on the ground floor of the Prudential building near St Louis Hospital. It’s close to Surasak BTS station, but there is a new BTS station opening right next to it in 2018. It will be called Suksa Witthaya.

Cafe De Golfio Details

Address: Sathorn Soi 11 (ground floor of Prudential building)

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-16:30; Sat 08:30-16:30; Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Surasak (5-10 mins walk); Suksa Witthaya (opening 2018) station will be right next to it.

Hot American: 40 baht ($1.10)

You @ 9

You @ 9 is just a few minutes walk further down Sathorn Soi 11 from Cafe De Golfio. It’s usually packed with office workers at lunchtime, and school children from Assumption College in the afternoons.

There is also an upstairs seating section that has a nice view overlooking the road. It makes for good people watching at lunchtimes.

You @ 9 Details

Address: Sathorn Soi 11

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 06:00-18:00; Sat 08:00-17:00; Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Surasak (5-10 mins walk); Suksa Witthaya (opening 2018) station will be r2-3 minutes’ walk away.

Hot American: 55 baht ($1.60)

Cafes Around Chan Road

15 House Cafe

This is a cute little cafe that we found while out exploring Sathorn. The above drinks and cakes cost just 160 baht ($4.50), so among the cheapest we’ve come across in Bangkok.

The cafes have been very nicely renovated and seem popular with locals. Well worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Address: Soi Chan 18/7 (around 50 meters from Chan Road on the right-hand side)

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 07:30-18:30

Nearest BTS: Surasak (20 mins walk); Suksa Witthaya (opening 2018) station will be a little closer. 7 baht on a songtaew from Surasak BTS or start of Sathorn Soi 11.

Hot American: 35 baht ($1)

Cafes Around Surawong Road

Zana’s Bean

This cafe is popular with local office workers at lunchtime, and the coffee here is really good. They also sell Thai coffee bean to take away. Close to Neilson Hays Library.

Zana’s Bean Coffee Details

Address: Junction of Surawong Road and Soi Anuman Rajdhon (ground floor of BUI Building)

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00; Sat 09:00-18:00; Sun Closed

Nearest BTS: Chong Nonsi, but about a 15-20 minute walk away

Americano: 75 baht ($2.15)

Cafes Around Talat Phlu BTS

No. 16 Love Cafe

We found this excellent cafe while exploring around Talat Phlu BTS station. It’s a few minutes’ walks further along than The Mall.

As well as coffee, tea, and desserts, this place also sells a variety of Thai & Korean food. It’s quite popular with teenagers.

No. 16 Love Cafe Details

Address: Ratchadaphisek 8, Ratchadaphisek Road, Talat Phlu

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00; Sat-Sat 08:00-19:00

Nearest BTS: Talat Phlu

Americano: 60 baht ($1.70)

Facebook: facebook.com/no16.lovecafe/

Cafes Around Bang Wa BTS

Anglo American Cafe

This cafe is covered in more detail in Bang Wa Cafes and Restaurants.

Anglo American Cafe Details

Address: Phet Kasem Road (near Soi 27)

Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-21:00; Mon Closed

Hot Americano: 40 baht ($1.20)

Cafes Around Ari BTS Station

My Coffee

My coffee is about a 3-5 minute walk from Ari BTS. When we visited there were quite a few people working on their laptops, so would be a good place to get some work done if you’re a digital nomad.

The coffee here is reasonably priced and good quality. They also do some meal and drink specials in the mornings.

The cafe is on Soi Ari 1, which is a very nice tree-lined street that has lots of cafes, restaurants and food courts.

My Coffee Details

Address: 15/1 Soi Ari 1

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 08:00-21:00

Hot Americano: 65 baht ($2)

Facebook: facebook.com/mycoffee1983/

The Coffee Zelection

This is a lrage, and quite popular cafe that also serves a wide selection of Western food. It has seating outdoors as well, and is located on the ground floor of the Baan Yosawadee condo building. From Ari BTS station, walk to Phahon Yothin 7 (also known as Soi Aree or Soi Ari), and you’ll see the cafe on your right, about 100-200 meters away. We’ve visited many times, and service has always been very good.

The Coffee Zelection Details

Address: Baan Yosawadee, Soi Aree (Phahon Yothin Soi 7)

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 10:00-23:00

Hot Americano: 65 baht ($2)

Oh Cafe

This is a small and cosy cafe that specializes in coffee from Laos. We visit this cafe often when we’re in the area.

This is one of the few cafes in Bangkok where your coffee comes with a tea chaser. I love that.

Oh Cafe is decorated with cute little trinkets and knick-knacks, so great for those Instagram photos.

Oh Cafe Details

Address: Soi Ari 1 (very close to My Coffee that is mentioned above)

Opening Hours: Sun-Sat 08:30-18:30

Hot Americano: 45 baht ($1.50)

Cafes Around Wang Lang Pier, Wang Lang Market & Siriraj Hospital

No. 10 Cafe

We often take a boat along the Chao Phraya River, and one of our favorite stops is Wang Lang Pier. From there we can visit the ever popular Wang Lang Market and relax next to the river at the No. 10 Cafe.

This is a cafe at daytime, but in the evenings they open the craft beer bar, Tanee Beer Tap. There is live music 4 nights a week, and upstairs on the first floor is the excellent Tonmakok restaurant. The cafe, beer bar, and restaurant are all part of Baan Wanglang Riverside Hotel.

No. 10 Cafe Details

Address: 342 Soi Wat Rakang (Next to Wang Lang Pier)

Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 09:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-22:00 (Tanee Beer Tap is open until 24:00)

Hot Americano: 75 baht ($2.50)

Facebook: facebook.com/N10cafebangkok/

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