฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
Sarnies Bangkok on Charoen Krung 44 is the Singapore-founded Australian cafe-bakery in a heritage shophouse, with sourdough, viennoiserie and all-day brunch.
OrderSmashed avocado on sourdough with poached egg and chilli sauce
TipWeekend brunch books out from 09:00; weekday afternoons are calm. The sourdough counter sells loaves until they run out.
฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
Issaya Siamese Club in Bangkok's Sathorn runs a Sunday brunch in the 1920s villa garden with Chef Ian Kittichai's heritage Thai sharing menu.
OrderThe Thai-tasting sharing brunch with massaman lamb shank
TipSunday-only brunch from 11:30. Reservations via own site; garden seating is the move on cool-dry-season Sundays.
฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
Broccoli Revolution in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 49 corner is the canonical vegan brunch since 2014, plant-based Thai bowls, smoothies and the namesake broccoli.
OrderThe broccoli quinoa burger with a green smoothie
TipWalk-ins through the day. Multiple branches; the Sukhumvit 49 corner is the flagship. Weekend brunch queues from 11:00.
฿฿฿฿BrunchKataPhuket
Kipo Steakhouse fires a live-grill paella brunch on select Sundays at Fira Phuket, a Spanish-inspired hilltop steakhouse above Kata Noi Beach, Phuket.
OrderPaella from the live grill station, the brunch's signature dish.
TipKipo Steakhouse sits on the second floor of Fira Phuket, above Kata Noi Beach.
฿฿฿฿CafeNimmanChiang Mai
Graph's One Nimman bar pairs cult signature coffees with toasties and light morning plates, a design-led caffeine-first brunch stop in central Nimman.
OrderA Graph signature coffee with a grilled cheese toastie
฿฿฿฿BrunchChalongPhuket
Poached Breakfast Cafe serves pulled-pork eggs Benedict and Australian-size breakfasts on Chao Fa Tawan Tok Road, a Melbourne-style cafe in Chalong, Phuket.
OrderPulled pork eggs Benedict, a house twist on the classic brunch dish.
฿฿฿฿BrunchOld TownPhuket
Cafe Delight serves a Thai-American family's California breakfast menu on Ratsada Road in Phuket Old Town, from smoked salmon eggs Benedict to waffles.
OrderSmoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with homemade hollandaise on a croissant, ฿375.
฿฿฿฿BrunchOld TownPhuket
Coolies Club pours bubbles with its Sparkling Dim Sum Brunch every Sunday on Soi Romanee, a Bill Bensley-designed bar and restaurant in Old Town, Phuket.
OrderSparkling Dim Sum Brunch, a mix of dim sum and bubbles, 1,050 baht per person.
TipCoolies Club is Bill Bensley's Chinese Baroque shophouse on Soi Romanee.
฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
Roast Bangkok in Bangkok's EmQuartier is the all-day brunch room from Roast Coffee Roasters, with Western brunch plates, sourdough toasts and Thai-accented.
OrderEggs benedict with smoked salmon and a flat white
TipWeekend brunch queue from 10:00. Reserve via Chope for weekend mornings; weekday lunch is the value play.
฿฿฿฿BrunchOld TownPhuket
The Neighbours Cafe plates Mushroom Eggs Benedict inside a hostel cafe on Phangnga Road, a small-table brunch stop in Phuket Old Town, Phuket.
OrderMushroom Eggs Benedict with king oyster mushrooms and hollandaise, ฿250.
฿฿฿฿BrunchBang TaoPhuket
Catch Beach Club lays out a Sunday seafood brunch on Bang Tao Beach in Phuket, the island's first beach club and the one that started the trend.
OrderSunday brunch buffet of seafood, appetisers and dessert with half a bottle of wine.
฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
Rocket Coffeebar in Bangkok's Sathorn is the Scandinavian-design cafe-and-brunch room from 2014, with sourdough pastries on-site and all-day brunch plates.
OrderAvocado toast with poached egg and a cortado
TipThree branches; Sathorn Soi 12 is the original. Weekend mornings queue from 09:00; the avocado toast is the canonical order.
฿฿฿฿CafeWat KetChiang Mai
Woo's flower-filled Charoenrat gallery cafe does a pretty riverside brunch of Thai and Western plates, as much a photo backdrop as a genuinely good kitchen.
OrderEggs benedict and butterfly-pea latte
฿฿฿฿CafeNimmanChiang Mai
Chiang Mai's cult dessert cafe does a sweet-leaning brunch of pancakes and towering bingsu shaved ice, a Nimman weekend ritual with a permanent queue.
OrderStrawberry bingsu shaved ice and fluffy pancakes
฿฿฿฿CafeWat KetChiang Mai
The Baristro's white riverside pavilion is a scenic Pa Tan brunch spot, matching espresso with breakfast sets on one of the prettiest terraces in town.
OrderSignature latte and breakfast set
฿฿฿฿BrunchBang TaoPhuket
Kanin Cafe serves an all-day brunch of shakshuka and acai bowls near Boat Avenue in Cherng Talay, Phuket, with an air-conditioned room and outdoor seats.
OrderKanin Shakshuka, baked eggs in a spiced tomato sauce, or one of the acai and smoothie bowls.
฿฿฿฿CafeNimmanChiang Mai
The rustic Nimman barn cafe is a favourite lazy-morning brunch spot, plating Western breakfasts and rice bowls in a wood-and-pond garden off the soi.
OrderThe big breakfast plate and a honey lemon cold brew
฿฿฿฿CafeOld CityChiang Mai
Fern Forest's leafy Old City courtyard is a calm brunch escape for French toast, big breakfasts and Thai tea under the ferns, away from the moat traffic.
OrderFrench toast and Thai tea
฿฿฿฿BrunchNimmanChiang Mai
A vegetarian charity cafe funding a Burmese migrant school, plating vegan khao soi, tea-leaf salad and hearty brunch bowls for a good cause off Nimman.
OrderVegan khao soi and Burmese tea-leaf salad
฿฿฿฿BrunchBangkok
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.
OrderSalted caramel pancake stack with banana and bacon
TipWeekend brunch fills from 10:00; weekday afternoons are the calmest. The salted caramel pancakes are the queue-builder.
฿฿฿฿BrunchPhuket TownPhuket
LUME Bistro serves breakfast-style Sunday brunch sets over the water at Royal Phuket Marina, a slower, quieter marina brunch stop in Koh Kaew, Phuket.
OrderSweet brunch set of croissants and pancakes, or the savoury set with eggs and bacon.