Bangkok: Coffee so hot right now.
I have been traveling to Bangkok for work several times a year for more than a decade now. In the last year I’ve noticed an explosion of coffee culture, with many a roaster and specialty coffee cafe opening up. Though many of them are milk and mixer (eg tonic, juice) and matcha focused, there are those that do pourover coffees (they prefer to call it drip coffee for some reason).
Many roasters here also have Thai grown beans, from the cooler north in Chiangmai/chiangrai.
I realised coffee got big here when I found a Kurasu stand (Kyoto) near my hotel, inside a bank!
Coffee beans are actually comparable in price with Australia. In fact, some of the upper end beans are more expensive than Australia.
But, pourover coffee prices range from all the way from 120baht (AUD5) on average to 360baht (AUD15) for a honey geisha. Ive not bothered to even unpack my travel kit.
So what’s Thai coffee beans like? On the whole, maybe fruitier and less complex than others, but for the price, worth it. Kurasu’s thai beans were pricier compared to others and I would have bought a bag but the roast date was more than a month ago.
So if you’re ever in Bangkok, plenty of coffee places for you to explore.