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Best Cafés in Bangkok (2026)

Bangkok's café scene mixes grand hotel tea rooms, old-style coffee shops and a generation of specialty roasters. For a classic afternoon tea, The Authors' Lounge in the original wing of the Mandarin Oriental serves tiered stands of sandwiches, scones and pastries under a strict smart dress code, while Erawan Tea Room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan offers a Thai-inspired afternoon tea with views over the Erawan Shrine. In the old town, Kope Hya Tai Kee has served strong, sweet coffee, kaya toast and egg breakfasts opposite the Giant Swing since 1952.

Specialty coffee lovers have plenty of choice. Gallery Drip Coffee inside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre focuses on hand-brewed pour-overs using Thai-grown beans, Ceresia Coffee Roasters on Sukhumvit Soi 41 has roasted single origins weekly since 2013, and Nana Coffee Roasters in Ari is run by a former World Siphonist Champion. Most cafés open early and close by early evening, so plan coffee stops for the morning or mid-afternoon. Seating is limited in the smaller specialty bars, and hotel tea rooms are best booked ahead, especially at weekends.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Bangkok

  1. The Authors’ Lounge Afternoon tea lounge, Bang RakA white-wicker tea lounge in the original wing of the Mandarin Oriental, serving traditional afternoon tea beneath portraits of the writers who stayed there.
  2. Gallery Drip Coffee Specialty drip coffee, SiamA small specialty coffee bar on the ground floor of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, focused on hand drip and cold brew using Thai beans.
  3. Kope Hya Tai Kee Traditional Thai-Chinese coffee shop, Phra NakhonA Thai-Chinese coffee shop founded in 1952 near the Giant Swing, serving old-style iced coffee, kaya toast and egg breakfasts in a vintage setting.

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3. Kope Hya Tai Kee

Traditional Thai-Chinese coffee shop$Phra Nakhon

A Thai-Chinese coffee shop founded in 1952 near the Giant Swing, serving old-style iced coffee, kaya toast and egg breakfasts in a vintage setting.

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4. Erawan Tea Room

Thai tea room and afternoon tea$$$Ratchaprasong

A Thai tea room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan overlooking the Erawan Shrine, known for its Thai-inspired afternoon tea, Thai dishes and teas in a Lanna-style setting.

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