#1
NANA Coffee Roasters Ari
4.4 (3,116)·Ari
Price level$$$$Mid-range
Ari's glass-fronted flagship roaster, with a garden, more than 30 single origins and a full brunch menu, about 10 minutes from BTS Ari.
Best Cafés in Bangkok
Twenty-three cafés in Bangkok, from the specialty roasters of Ari and Chinatown to brunch in Silom, a flower café, a Little Prince art space and a cat café, ranked with hours and what to order.
23 places$ to $$ price levelAvg 4.5 on GoogleUpdated Oct 2026
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Bangkok's café scene splits four ways. There are the specialty roasters, many of them working with beans grown in northern Thailand. There are the brunch cafés, the beautiful rooms built for photographs in old shophouses and warehouses, and the themed cafés, from a Little Prince art space to a room full of cats. This list ranks the best of all four in one run, and each card says which neighborhood it is in, because in a city this size the café you can reach is the one you'll go to.
Two things to know before you go. Specialty cafés here open early, often at 07:00 or 08:00, and many close by 16:00 or 17:00, so they are a morning plan rather than an evening one. And a good latte costs about ฿110 to ฿150, two or three times the price of a street-cart coffee.
Which Bangkok café is right for you?
| If you want | Go to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| The best specialty coffee | NANA Coffee Roasters, Factory Coffee, Song Wat Coffee Roasters | Ari, Phaya Thai, Chinatown |
| Brunch | Sarnies, Luka, NANA Coffee Roasters | Charoen Krung, Silom, Ari |
| A beautiful room | Piccolo Vicolo, Wallflowers, The Mustang Blu | Ratchathewi, Chinatown |
| A themed café | The Little Prince Café, Caturday, After You | Sathon, Ratchathewi, Siam |
| Somewhere to work | Artis Coffee, Gallery Drip Coffee, Piccolo Vicolo | Asok, National Stadium, Ratchathewi |
| Coffee on a temple day | Craftsman Roastery, Ayatana, Duklong | Old Town and Charoen Krung |
| A river view | Woodbrook, Hiddenwoods | Song Wat, Bang Kachao |
- #2
Factory Coffee
4.4 (4,039)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe champion-barista café at Phaya Thai, steps from the BTS and Airport Rail Link, known for its signature drinks and its morning queue. Closes at 16:00.
- #3
Sarnies Bangkok Charoenkrung
4.4 (3,103)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe original Sarnies, an all-day brunch café and roaster in two joined shophouses on Charoen Krung Soi 44, near Saphan Taksin.
- #4
Mother Roaster Talat Noi
4.4 (1,781)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetAuntie Pim's drip-coffee bar, up a narrow staircase through a car-parts yard in Talat Noi, with its iced latte over one big ball of ice.
- #5
The Little Prince Café Bangkok
4.9 (2,064)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA French artist's Little Prince café and art space on Suan Phlu Road, with pastries, Kusmi teas and a rooftop of sculptures. Closed Mondays.
- #6
Piccolo Vicolo Cafe
4.7 (1,024)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe plant-filled vintage loft inside GalileOasis that appears on every beautiful-café list, known for coconut coffee and cakes. Closed Tuesdays.
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- #7
Song Wat Coffee Roasters
4.5 (940)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetA roastery in two old shophouses off Song Wat Road with a speed bar, a slow bar and canelés, a straight walk from MRT Wat Mangkon.
- #8
RISE COFFEE One Bangkok
4.9 (783)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetA young micro-roaster's flagship at One Bangkok, with an espresso bar, a bakery and a slow bar for rare filter lots, by MRT Lumphini.
- #9
Gallery Drip Coffee
4.6 (958)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetA pour-over-only bar inside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre at BTS National Stadium, and one of the best-value specialty cups in the center. Closed Mondays.
- #10
Luka Cafe
4.5 (2,715)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeSilom's best-known brunch café on Pan Road beside the Hindu temple, with burritos, bowls and Korean-style chicken and waffles from 08:00.
- #11
Roots at Sathon
4.6 (971)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetThe showcase bar of the roaster that serves only Thai-grown coffee, right beside BTS Surasak and open from 07:00.
- #12
Craftsman Roastery at Old Town
4.8 (432)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetA roaster in a century-old shophouse near the Giant Swing, open from 07:30, which makes it the first coffee of a temple day.
- #13
Kaizen Coffee Ekkamai
4.5 (973)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA two-story glass-walled café at the top of Ekkamai Road, coffee first with a proper breakfast menu. Closed Tuesdays.
- #14
Wallflowers Cafe
4.3 (2,371)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA three-floor flower café on Chinatown's Soi Nana with homemade cakes and a rooftop bar, about 400 meters from MRT Hua Lamphong.
- #15
Ayatana Charoen Krung
4.7 (293)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA calm matcha café in a restored old building near Sam Yaek, where every order comes with a coin for the donation box.
- #16
Woodbrook Bangkok
4.3 (689)·BangkokPrice level$$$$BudgetA third-floor café on Song Wat Road with a breezy terrace and beanbags over the Chao Phraya, the place to sit out a hot afternoon.
- #17
Artis Coffee Bangkok
4.4 (1,662)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA roaster café on Sukhumvit Soi 18 near Asok, open 07:00 to 20:00 every day and long popular with people working on laptops.
- #18
After You Dessert Cafe Siam Paragon
4.4 (874)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeThe Siam Paragon branch of Bangkok's famous dessert café, for Shibuya honey toast and Thai-flavored kakigori after a day around Siam.
- #19
Featherstone
4.6 (979)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeAn apothecary-themed bistro on Ekkamai Soi 12 with stained glass and bright flower sodas, better for a long lunch than a quick coffee.
- #20
Caturday Cat Cafe
4.5 (2,184)·BangkokBangkok's best-known cat café by BTS Ratchathewi, with resident cats, desserts and house rules. Closed Mondays.
- #21
The Mustang Blu
4.1 (1,213)·BangkokA café in a 19th-century flatiron building on the edge of Chinatown, full of ferns and taxidermy. Pricey, and the building is the reason to go.
- #22
Duklong Cafe and Eat
4.7 (1,415)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeAn all-day canalside café near Khao San with a flower-lined terrace and Thai and Western food from 08:00 to 21:00.
- #23
Hiddenwoods Cafe
4.5 (1,225)·BangkokPrice level$$$$Mid-rangeA shady riverside garden café in Bang Kachao, the green lung across the river, reached by a short boat ride from Khlong Toei.
Frequently asked questions
What is a must-see café in Bangkok?
For coffee, NANA Coffee Roasters in Ari and Mother Roaster in Talat Noi, which you reach through a car-parts yard and up a narrow staircase. For the room itself, Piccolo Vicolo in Ratchathewi and The Little Prince Café in Sathon, an art space full of a French artist's sculptures. Sarnies on Charoen Krung is the brunch café most visitors know by name.
Which area of Bangkok has the best cafés?
Ari is the neighborhood with the café reputation, two stops north of Victory Monument on the BTS. For a walk, Chinatown's Song Wat Road and Talat Noi have the most cafés close together, with roasters, a flower café and a riverside terrace within 10 minutes of each other. Charoen Krung around Soi 44 is the brunch strip.
How much does coffee cost in Bangkok?
A specialty latte costs about ฿110 to ฿150, and signature drinks run to ฿150 or more. Gallery Drip Coffee's pour-overs are around ฿80 to ฿90, one of the best-value specialty cups in the center. A street-cart iced coffee is about ฿50, and 7-Eleven's start at about ฿35.
What are some hidden cafés in Bangkok?
Mother Roaster is the classic, up a staircase behind a working car-parts yard in Talat Noi, and the entrance is easy to miss from the street. Woodbrook is three floors up above a hostel on Song Wat Road with a terrace over the river, and Hiddenwoods sits under the trees in Bang Kachao, across the Chao Phraya by boat.
What is the best café in Bangkok for working?
Artis Coffee near Asok is open 07:00 to 20:00 every day and has long been a base for laptop workers. Gallery Drip Coffee at BTS National Stadium is bright and quiet, and Piccolo Vicolo in Ratchathewi has power outlets and is calm on weekday mornings. Most specialty cafés close by 17:00, so plan a full working day around the later ones.
Are there themed and animal cafés in Bangkok?
Yes. Caturday near BTS Ratchathewi is the best-known cat café, with shoes off at the door and rules about handling the cats. The Little Prince Café in Sathon is themed on Saint-Exupéry's book and run by a French artist. Unicorn Café on Sathorn Soi 8, which many older lists still include, is marked permanently closed on Google.
What time do cafés open in Bangkok?
Specialty cafés open early, usually 07:00 to 08:00, and many close between 16:00 and 18:00. Factory Coffee closes at 16:00 and Kaizen at 16:30. For a later coffee, Artis and RISE COFFEE at One Bangkok run until 20:00, and Sarnies on Charoen Krung until 21:30. Several close one weekday, Gallery Drip and Caturday on Mondays, Piccolo Vicolo and Kaizen on Tuesdays.
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