Bangkok coffee scene

Filter coffee bars in Bangkok

Where Bangkok takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.

20 cafés · Thailand

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickSingle origin
Sukhumvit

Ceresia Coffee Roasters

Founded by two Venezuelan sisters who trained at Monmouth Coffee in London, Ceresia has been roasting small-batch…

EspressoV60Pour overCold brew
Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
Sathorn / Bang Rak

Rocket Coffeebar (Sathorn)

Rocket Coffeebar on Sathorn Soi 12 pioneered Bangkok's Nordic-minimalist cafe aesthetic, sourcing beans in direct…

EspressoAeroPressPour overCold brew
Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
Ari

Roots Coffee (Ari)

The flagship Ari outpost of Bangkok's most celebrated Thai-origin roaster occupies a minimalist shophouse on Phahon…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Hidden gemSingle origin
Sukhumvit / Ekkamai

Hands and Heart Coffee Roasters

Hands and Heart is a hyper-focused hand-brew bar in the quiet Sukhumvit 67 corridor, roasting its own AA-grade…

Pour overAeroPressChemexV60
Hidden gemLaptop-friendly
Phra Khanong

Ministry of Roasters

Co-founded by architecture graduates with a shared obsession with coffee science, Ministry of Roasters at Sukhumvit…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Hidden gemSingle origin
Sukhumvit / Phrom Phong

PAGA Microroastery

Romanian founder Gabriel Carol, a 2018 Romanian Brewers Cup champion and 2018 World Brewers Cup ninth-place finisher,…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Hidden gemSingle origin
Silom / Bang Rak

Pobnar Specialty Coffee and Roastery

Pobnar is tucked down Convent Road alley in Silom and functions more as a coffee laboratory than a conventional cafe,…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Hidden gemPhotogenic
Khlong San / Charoenkrung

Walden Home Cafe

Walden Home Cafe on Charoen Krung Soi 22 in Khlong San takes its name from Thoreau's Walden and inhabits a preserved…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Local favoriteSingle origin
Phra Nakhon / Siam

Gallery Drip Coffee

Housed on the ground floor of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre beside National Stadium BTS, Gallery Drip Coffee was…

Pour overV60Drip
Local favoritePhotogenic
Ekkamai

Ink and Lion Cafe

Ink and Lion, established in 2013 in an Ekkamai alley, occupies a two-floor industrial loft where each bean bag is…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Local favoriteOutdoor seats
Ari

NANA Coffee Roasters (Ari)

NANA Coffee Roasters' Ari flagship at 24/2 Ari Soi 4 is built around a greenhouse-inspired garden structure that…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteSingle origin
Sukhumvit / Thonglor

Phil Coffee Company

Established in 2011, Phil Coffee Company is one of Bangkok's oldest and most respected specialty roasters, pioneering…

EspressoV60Pour overCold brew
Local favoritePhotogenic
Samphanthawong / Chinatown

Song Wat Coffee Roasters (SCR)

Song Wat Coffee Roasters at 578 Song Wat Road is the anchor roaster of Bangkok's most character-rich heritage coffee…

EspressoPour overCold brewDrip
New openingSingle origin
Charoenkrung / Bang Rak

La Cabra Bangkok (Charoenkrung)

Copenhagen's acclaimed La Cabra brought its Nordic light-roast philosophy to Bangkok via this Charoen Krung Road…

EspressoPour overV60
New openingPhotogenic
Samphanthawong / Chinatown

Terroir BKK (Song Wat)

Terroir BKK at 1218 Song Wat Road occupies a raw concrete-and-steel space on the heritage street that has become…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Laptop-friendly
Ekkamai

Kaizen Coffee

Kaizen Coffee on Ekkamai Road has operated since 2015 in a bright all-white industrial interior that has become one…

EspressoPour overCold brewNitro
Sukhumvit / Phrom Phong

Kurasu Bangkok

Kurasu, the Kyoto-based specialty roaster with one of Japan's most respected filter coffee programs, opened its…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Single origin
Silom / Bang Rak

La Cabra Bakery (Silom)

La Cabra's Silom bakery cafe at Silom Soi 3 expands on the Charoenkrung original with a bakery program producing…

EspressoPour overV60
Single origin
Sukhumvit / Thonglor

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters

Pacamara brought premium Chiang Mai single-origins to Bangkok with rare equipment including Slayer espresso machines,…

EspressoPour overAeroPressV60
Outdoor seats
Thonglor

Roots Coffee (Thonglor at theCOMMONS)

The Thonglor branch of Roots sits on the market floor of theCOMMONS, Bangkok's open-air lifestyle destination,…

EspressoPour overCold brew

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