Top Coffee Roasters in Thailand

Roots Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8 · Bangkok

335 Soi Thonglor 17, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110

Roots Coffee in Bangkok's Thonglor 17 is the foundational 2014 Thai third-wave roaster from Varatt Vichit-Vadakan, supplying many of the city's specialty.

Tip: The pour-over flight is the way to read the bean program. Weekend mornings queue from 09:00.

PAGA Microroastery ★ 4.6 · Bangkok

45/1 Soi Sukhumvit 31, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110

PAGA Microroastery in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 31 is the all-white double-height micro-roastery from World Aeropress finalist Gabriel Carol, single-origin lots.

Tip: The signature creative drink list (coffee plus seasonal infusions) is the move beyond standard espresso; the Geisha pour-over is the splurge.

Akha Ama Coffee ★ 4.6 · Chiang Mai

old-city · 175/1 Ratchadamnoen Road, Phra Singh, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

A social-enterprise roaster founded by an Akha hill-tribe son in 2010, roasting single-origin northern beans grown by his village co-op near Mae Chan.

Ceresia Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4 · Bangkok

593/30 Ramkhamhaeng Soi 39, Wangthonglang, Bangkok 10310

Ceresia Coffee Roasters in Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng is a Costa Rican-Thai roaster from Cesar and Karuna Munoz, on-site cupping room and small-batch.

Tip: Cupping sessions on Saturday mornings; book in advance via Line. Single-origin Geisha bags are the splurge.

Roast8ry Lab ★ 4.4 · Chiang Mai

nimman · 14 Nimmanhaemin Road Lane 3, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

The brutalist concrete lab of world latte-art champion Arnon, roasting competition-grade beans and running one of Nimman's most serious espresso programmes.

Graph Ground ★ 4.4 · Chiang Mai

nimman · 41/1 Sirimangkalajarn Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

Graph's warehouse roastery and green-tiled flagship, an airy Sirimangkalajarn space where the group roasts its beans and pours its more experimental menu.

Ristr8to Bangkok ★ 4.2 · Bangkok

Soi 16, 12-15 Sukhumvit, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110

Ristr8to in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 16 is the Bangkok branch of Chiang Mai's competition-barista cafe from Arnon Thitiprasert, six-time Thailand Latte Art.

Tip: The latte art is the headline; ask for the rosetta or the multi-stage tulip. Single-origin espresso is rotated weekly.

Nine One Coffee ★ 4.2 · Chiang Mai

nimman · Nimmanhaemin Road Soi 11, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

A traceable farm-to-cup roaster off Nimman working directly with northern growers, roasting organic beans in-house in a calm, minimalist tasting room.

Doi Chaang Coffee Roastery ★ 4.1 · Chiang Mai

chang-khlan · 53 Kampangdin Road Soi 2, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100

The roasting arm of the pioneering Doi Chang estate in Chiang Rai, whose highland arabica helped prove Thai beans could stand with the world's best.

Brave Roasters ★ 4.0 · Bangkok

76/1 Soi Ari 4, Sam Sen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400

Brave Roasters in Bangkok's Ari is Aroon Boonchom's small-batch third-wave roaster with an on-site Probat, the morning institution for Ari neighbourhood.

Tip: The pour-over menu lists every single origin individually. Weekend mornings queue forms by 09:00.