Where to sit, sip and slow down in Bangkok.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Bangkok lingers in over a cortado.
Roots Coffee in Bangkok's The Commons Thonglor is the city's foundational third-wave roaster cafe, opened 2014 by Varatt Vichit-Vadakan with a multi-origin.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: The single-origin pour-over flight is the way to read the bean program. Closes at 19:00 daily; weekend mornings queue.
One Ounce For Onion in Bangkok's Ekkamai is the hidden-courtyard cafe with rotating Thai and international roasters on the bar, opened 2015 in a converted.
Signature drink: Filter coffee from rotating roasters
Tip: The filter menu changes every couple of weeks; ask the barista what just arrived. Weekend brunch from 09:00.
Rocket Coffeebar in Bangkok's Sathorn is the Scandinavian-design coffee-and-brunch room from 2014, with a sister branch on Soi Methiniwet and Asok.
Signature drink: Cortado and espresso tonic
Tip: All-day brunch menu but mornings are the calmest window. The espresso tonic and the avocado on toast are the canonical orders.
Kaizen Coffee Co at the quiet end of Ekkamai is a sibling-run specialty bar built around an Australian-style program, with pour-over single origins.
Signature drink: Nitro cold brew and single-origin pour-over
Tip: Closed Mondays. The single-origin filter rotates weekly; the matcha lava cheesecake is the bakery cabinet pick.
Luka Cafe in Bangkok's Pan Road is the all-day cafe-bistro from chef Mark Carter, with house-roasted coffee, brunch all afternoon, and a small-plate evening.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso and salt-bomb pastries
Tip: Weekend brunch books out; weekday afternoons are the calmest window for the work-friendly tables in the back room.
Factory Coffee in Bangkok's Phaya Thai is a competition barista cafe from World Brewers Cup competitor Sarisa Kanakam, espresso flights and a custom Probat.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso and brewed flight
Tip: The flight option lines up espresso, milk and brewed coffee from the same bean. BTS Phaya Thai is two minutes away.
Brave Roasters in Bangkok's Ari is Aroon Boonchom's third-wave coffee cafe with a small roaster on-site, the canonical morning stop for Ari neighbourhood.
Signature drink: Pour-over with Thai-roasted beans
Tip: The pour-over menu lists every single origin individually. Weekend mornings the queue forms by 09:00.
Bottomless S33 in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 33 is the Nonthaburi-born roaster's three-storey Bangkok flagship, a red-brick loft cafe pouring its own beans.
Signature drink: House-roasted single-origin pour-over and brunch espresso
Tip: Three floors plus a rooftop; the ground floor counter is the spot for filter coffee, the upstairs zones are the work-friendly tables. Open 07:00-20:00 daily.