There are lots of amazing places to explore and lots of amazing food to discover in Bangkok. I wrote this entry one month after I came back from Bangkok, just so that only the best are remembered and recommended. Read my previous entry on "Visiting the Stunning Cafes in Bangkok" if you have not.
[Not in any particular ranking, based on sequence of visit.]
Invisible Coffee Room
Invisible Coffee Room is a drinks cafe that goes for a minimalist concept and other pretty drinks. The name "invisible" was given as the owner believes delicious is invisible and can only be discovered after trying, and nor can it be described by just pure words or by touch. Opened by a pair of brothers who discovered their love for coffee during their trip to Korea.
#1: Invisible Coffee Room.
#2: Latte, THB80.
Invisible Coffee Room
25/8 Soi Sukhumvit 16, Khwaeng Khlong Toei, Khet Khlong Toei, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
0730-1700hrs (Mon-Fri), 1000-1800hrs (Sat), Closed on Sundays.
BTS Asok Station.
Cafe Bora
Cafe Bora originated from Korea, specialises in purple sweet potato desserts. The stores in Thailand sell mango themed, matcha themed and strawberry themed desserts as well. I got the Purple Sweet Potato Tiramisu as it was served in a cute dim sum steamed basket!
#3: Cafe Bora.
#4: Purple Sweet Potato Tiramisu, THB189.
#5: Don't these purple desserts look so pretty?
#6: Not quite sure if espresso and sweet potato gonna go well...
#7: These bottles are way too pretty.
Cafe Bora
390/1 Rama 1 Road, Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand.
1000-2200hrs (daily).
BTS Siam Station.
CODE Cafe of Desserts Enthusiasts
CODE Cafe offers a range of photo worthy desserts - lava toast, lava croissant, bingsu, fancy drinks. It was the first to introduce lava toast, combining trendy concepts of Shibuya toast, lava desserts and charcoal. They also offer interesting flavours like Thai milk tea, salted egg and purple sweet potato.
#8: CODE Cafe.
#9: Salted Egg Lava Toast, THB185.
CODE Cafe of Desserts Enthusiasts
Mega Bangna Shopping Mall 2/F, 39 Moo 6 Bangna-Trad Road, Km.8 Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samutprakan, Bangkok, Thailand.
1100-2100hrs (daily).
Free shuttle bus from BTS Udom Suk Station (exit 5).
Rocket Coffeebar S.12
Rocket Coffeebar consists of two types of dining concept. Left half, white, casual cafe concept. Right half, grey/black, bar concept. This is a great place for a cup of morning coffee! Do come early as seats get filled up quickly.
#10: Rocket Coffeebar S.12.
#11: Latte, THB100.
Rocket Coffeebar S.12
147 Soi Sueksa Witthaya 2, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bang Rak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10500, Thailand.
0700-2000hrs (daily).
BTS Chong Nonsi Station.
Osaka Ohsho
This place appeared while I was doing a random research about Bangkok and it must be really good to be a recommended place. It is a traditional Japanese restaurant, great for their gyozas and ramen! I had the Okonomiyaki Gyoza (pork) and Chicken Gyoza, they are indeed really good! I ate 8pcs in a row without stopping! The okonomiyaki version is served topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, scallions, bonito flakes and pickled ginger. I will prefer the pork ones as the filling is slightly more flavourful.
#12: Osaka Ohsho.
#13: [Front] Okonomiyaki Gyoza, THB160. [Top Left] Chicken Gyoza, THB100.
Osaka Ohsho
Thaniya 361/1 Soi Silom 7, Suriyawong, Bangrak Bangkok 10500, Thailand.
1100-2200hrs (daily).
BTS Sala Daeng Station.
Unicorn Cafe
An unicorn and My Little pony themed cafe, all girls favourite place! This place is quite popular and the seats quickly fill up as soon as they open their stores and remains packed. They opened a new store, about two stores down the street, to accommodate more.
#14: Unicorn Cafe.
#15: Unicorn Macaron, THB30. Unicorn Crepe Cake, THB130.
Unicorn Cafe
44/1 Soi Sathorn 8 Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand.
1200-2000hrs (daily).
BTS Chong Nonsi Station.
Heekcaa
Heekcaa is one of those popular boba tea brand in Bangkok. They offer a wide range of drinks and one of their well-received drinks are their cheese drink series.
#16: Milo Cheese, THB105.
Heekcaa
Siam Discovey 2/F, Rama 1 Road, Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand.
1000-2200hrs (daily).
BTS National Station Station.
ATM Tea Bar
ATM Tea Bar is another popular boba tea brand in Bangkok. It offers innovative drinks and a series of photo worthy drinks. I got the Pink Matcha (green matcha and pink strawberry nectar with fresh milk layered) and Blue Coco (blue butterfly pea tea and clear coconut water layered, with a red maraschino cherry).
#17: ATM Tea Bar.
#18: Blue Coco, THB80. Pink Matcha, THB120.
ATM Tea Bar
432/9 Siam Square Soi 9, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
1030-2100hrs (daily).
BTS Siam Station.
After You Dessert Cafe
After You is a popular dessert chain, famous for their kakigori and Shibuya toast. Be prepared to wait for a while, as it took me 20mins to queue and 20mins for the dessert to be served, on a weekday. I had the Thai Milk Tea Kakigori which was so good! It is somewhat in between Korea's bingsu and Taiwan's snowflake shaved ice.
#19: After You Dessert Cafe.
#20: Baby Thai Milk Tea Kakigori, THB175.
After You Dessert Cafe
Siam Square One 1/F, 991 Rama 1 Road, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
1200-0000hrs (daily).
BTS Siam Station.
Baan-Ajarn Thai Restaurant
Baan-Ajarn was featured on CNN Travel. This place has more foreigners than Thais, so it must be really good! So many Thai food to choose from and couldn’t decide what to get! Felt like eating some rice drenched in curry, so in the end went for the Green Curry Chicken, with a side of Thai-style Omelette.
#21: Green Curry Chicken, THB150. Steamed Rice, THB25. Thai-style Omelette, THB80.
Baan-Ajarn Thai Restaurant
107/6 Rang Nam Alley, Khwaeng Thanon Paya Thai, Khet Ratchathewi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10400, Thailand.
1100-2300hrs (daily).
BTS Phaya Thai Station.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Chatuchak is one of the places where you can find Thai street food. However, with increasing tourism rate over the years, this place has now become a tourist spot with steep prices, instead of what used to be a traditional market. Make sure you bring along one of those handy portable fan, or an umbrella, as it can get really warm in here!
#22: Chatuchak Weekend Market.
#23: Coconut ice cream is a must try in Thailand. Look out for this stall! He is the only one that offers blue sticky rice as one of the toppings.
#24: Coconut Ice Cream in Shell, THB60. I've got some blue sticky rice, corn and nata de coco for toppings.
#25: All the toppings to choose for your coconut ice cream!
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Khwaeng Chatuchak, Khet Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
0900-1800hrs (weekends).
MRT Kamphaeng Phet Station.
Audrey Cafe and Bistro
Audrey Cafe group aims to provide a memorable and cozy ambience inspired by French vintage, offering Thai and European fashion dishes. In celebration of their 7th anniversary, they launched a series of unicorn themed food, drinks and desserts.
#26: Audrey Cafe and Bistro.
#27: Squid Ink Spaghetti Seafood Marinara, THB290.
#28: Hydrangea Cake, THB125.
Audrey Cafe and Bistro
163 Thonglor Soi 11, Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
1100-2200hrs (daily).
Shugaa
Shugaa is a dessert cafe that is super pretty and their items are all very pretty, innovative and good! The off-menu cakes are all so lovely, I could not decide which to get! Best of all, this place is a lot less crowded as compared with the cafes that I have been, so it is a lot easier to take photos and enjoy the experience, and with the large entrance glass panels that help bring in plenty of sunlight. This place is also great for those who love to take aesthetic shots.
#29: Shugaa.
#30: Shugaa.
#31: Breeze, THB170 - pineapple, rum, coconut, mint, white chocolate.
A10, THB135 - rose tea, lychee syrup, lemon, soda, rose petal ice cubes, sous vide lychee.
Shugaa
The Residence at 61, Sukhumvit 61 Alley, Khlong Tan Nusa Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
1000-2000hrs (daily).
BTS Ekkamai Station.
Fill in the Blank
A Muji-style cozy cafe with lots of plants. A great place for some warm gatherings!
#32: Fill in the Blank.
#33: Fill in the Blank.
#34: Strawberry Milkshake, THB155.
Fill in the Blank
28/10 Sukhumvit 61 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
0800-1700hrs (Tue-Sun), Closed on Mondays.
BTS Ekkamai Station.
Holy Moly
The Commons is one of the trendiest hipster dining place in Bangkok, every corner of this place is a nice spot for photo-taking! Holy Moly located at the basement sells some really delicious pies, and you cannot miss them! Best pies ever!
#35: The Commons.
#36: The Commons.
#37: Holy Moly.
#38: Holy Yolky, THB60.
#39: Chicken Pot Pie, THB125.
Holy Moly
Unit M10, The Commons, 335 Thong Lo 17 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
0900-2100hrs (daily).
Roast
Another place to visit at The Commons is Roast at the top floor. This is probably the most recommended place at The Commons. The entire floor is catered to Roast only. The food is amazing, great vibes, great coffee. Now I understand why people choose to dine here over Thai food.
I had the Truffle Alfredo that comes with housemade tagliatelle, one of the best housemade pasta I have ever had! Usually I prefer store-bought ones over handmade as they tend to be softer without the bite (al dente) feel, but this pasta was soft yet chewy! The accompanying sauce, truffle cream sauce, was great too!
#40: [Top Left] Cappuccino, THB100. [Bottom Left] Truffle Alfredo, THB220.
Roast
3/F, The Commons, 335 Thong Lo 17 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
1000-2300hrs (Mon-Thu), 0900-2300hrs (Fri, Sat), 1000-2200hrs (Sun).
Chocolate Ville
Chocolate Ville is a large European theme park restaurant. This place is beautiful! The whole ‘theme park’ consists of many buildings, shophouses, lake, real farm animals, lighthouse, windmill, anything that is required to create this small village. It was not as crowed as what says it will be, probably because of the rain, which luckily stopped when I arrived. Many staff were busy cleaning up the rainwater mess. Come early to avoid the crowd and have photos with less people. This place opens at 4pm. 2hrs is more than enough time to go round taking photos and complete your meal, unless you arrive late and so you have to cater in more time for waiting, which started to become crowded at around 6pm onwards.
There are many restaurants to sit in with different concepts, be it indoors or outdoors, by the lake or within the gardens; this whole area serves the same menu. They offer both Western and Thai dishes. I went for the Waikiki Pizza, which consists of salami, ham, cheese, mushrooms, pineapple, onions, on a sweet Thai chilli sauce base.
#41: Chocolate Ville.
#42: Chocolate Ville.
#43: Chocolate Ville.
#44: Waikiki Pizza, THB295.
Chocolate Ville
Soi Kaset-Nawamin, Khwaeng Ram Inthra, Bueng Kum, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10240, Thailand.
1600-0000hrs (daily).
On Lok Yun
On Lok Yun is a popular place that sells Thai-style American breakfast. Menu choice is limited but the kaya is the anchor that brings in so much customers! Trust me, it is not like any other kaya, it makes it all worth it queueing up for. I got the popular Egg Custard Bread, which is the white bread with a side of kaya mixed with coconut milk. As well as a small portion of French toast (also recommended), some soft-boiled eggs and an Iced Thai Milk Tea.
#45: On Lok Yun.
#46: [Top Left Clockwise] Iced Thai Milk Tea, THB25. Kaya for dipping. Soft-boiled Eggs, THB15. Egg Custard (kaya) Bread, THB28. French Toast (small): THB35.
#47: This French toast is so different! Nothing like the usual ones.
On Lok Yun
72 Charoen Krung Road, Khwaeng Wang Burapha Phirom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand.
0500-1600hrs (daily).
Nikko Cafe
A Japanese-inspired cafe with zen interior design, wood, marble and plants. A really nice place to chill out! I love their menu too, which has a watercolour version of the item next to its name. The serving ware were all triangular shaped which makes photos look a little more aesthetic.
#48: Nikko Cafe.
#49: Cappuccino, THB100.
Omelette Okonomiyaki, THB180 - rice topped with a yummy omelette, huge slices of squid, bonito flakes, seaweed, okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, crunchy scallions, and a side of miso soup with onions, potatoes and minced meat.
Nikko Cafe
Soi Pridi Banomyong, 31 Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand.
1000-2000hrs (Mon-Thu), 1000-2200hrs (Fri-Sun).
BTS Ekkamai Station.