🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
A lot of people only stop in Chumphon to catch the boat to Koh Tao or Koh Samui, and miss the town's cafes entirely. This is where Thailand grows the most robusta, so most cafes pour local beans at prices lighter than big-city spots. A black coffee or latte still runs around ฿50–90, and quite a few places roast their own beans too.
We picked places that are genuinely comfortable to sit in, have a good photo corner, and don't coast on name alone. They're ordered from the easiest-to-reach spots in town, working outward toward the seaside and edge-of-town cafes that take a bit more driving but earn it on the view.
10 Chumphon town cafes we like
Prices are rough ranges and may shift with the menu and time of day. Some places close on certain weekdays, so checking the shop's page before you head out is the safer bet.
Comienzo House
A cafe renovated from an old house in the Na Thung area of Chumphon town. The two-storey building is split into several seating nooks, each warmly decorated like sitting in a friend's home, and you can shoot photos at nearly any spot. Quiet enough to open a laptop and work for hours. The house-made cakes are the thing people order again.
Baan Kao Cafe (Das alte Kaffeehaus)
An old wooden-house cafe in the Bang Mak area that locals rate as the town's standout cake spot. The mood is classic and warm, with a rotating lineup of homemade cakes. Coffee is decent, but this is more a place to sit over a sweet in the afternoon than to settle in and work.
Morning Drug Cafe
A clean-lined, white-toned minimalist cafe wrapped in greenery, with both indoor and outdoor zones plus a co-working corner for getting things done. The house-made croissants are what people talk about, and drinks come with an oat-milk option for anyone who skips dairy.
The Glass Cafe & Restaurant
A two-storey, white-toned glass cafe in town — bright and open, with plenty of check-in corners. It runs as both a restaurant and a cafe, so you can sit down for a full meal and carry on with coffee. There's an air-conditioned zone and a garden zone, parking is easy, and it suits groups or families.
BEEN BARISTORY
A specialty cafe in town blending loft and vintage looks in an easy, sea-toned palette. It's strong on matcha — strawberry matcha and yuzu matcha — alongside hand-picked coffee and cocoa. There are beach-chair corners and window-side seats that photograph well.
Rolly Cafe (Coffee and Roaster)
A seaside slow bar in the Pak Nam area of Chumphon, done up surf-club style. The warm timber space has several seafront photo corners, and they roast their own beans for a rounded, not-too-intense cup. Fresh sweets like cheese pie and brownie pair well with the coffee. It's small with limited parking, and closed on Tuesdays.
Home Coffee
A shophouse cafe in the Sukhaphiban area of town, split into a coffee zone up front and a seating zone in back. The retro styling is easy to sit in, prices are friendly, and it suits a morning cup or a rest break between walks around town. Nothing flashy, but it does the basics well.
Montong Cafe
A retro-styled shipping-container cafe near Phetkasem Road on the Ao Urai market side. It's split into a coffee-and-bakery zone and a steak zone, which suits drivers passing through who want coffee and a snack in one stop. The container corners make for cute photos.
48 House Restaurant & Cafe
A stylishly done cafe-restaurant with lots of space, out near the entrance to Wat Khu Khut on the edge of Chumphon town. The menu spans Thai and Western dishes, so it works for settling in over a main meal then carrying on with coffee. The open layout lets kids run around, making it more of a family spot than a solo-work one.
Me Bakery & Coffee Shop
A bakery cafe out by Thung Wua Laen Beach, near Cabana Beach, strong on desserts and house-baked goods. It suits anyone heading to the Thung Wua Laen sea who wants a spot to rest, sip coffee and grab a sweet. It's not in town, but it's a short drive from the center.
Straight talk
Not every spot on this list is a serious coffee place — some shine more for cake or atmosphere than for the bean itself. If you're coming specifically for self-roasted local coffee, focus on Rolly Cafe and BEEN BARISTORY. If you want to settle in and work in quiet, Comienzo House and Morning Drug Cafe do the job better.
Want to taste deeper? Try a Chumphon food tour or cooking class
Half a day with a local who knows the lanes — or cooking a dish yourself — teaches you more than just eating. Book ahead on Klook or GetYourGuide.
Pick a cafe by the vibe you want
Each cafe in Chumphon town is good at something different. Grouping them like this makes the choice easier.
For working
Want plugs, Wi-Fi and quiet seats? Try Comienzo House or Morning Drug Cafe, which has a co-working corner.
For photos
After pretty shots for the feed? Go for seaside Rolly Cafe, or Baan Kao Cafe with its classic mood.
For serious coffee
Want to taste self-roasted local robusta? Head to Rolly Cafe and BEEN BARISTORY, both focused on the bean and the brew.
With family
Want space and proper meals? Try The Glass Cafe or 48 House, where kids can run around.
Why Chumphon coffee is worth a try
Chumphon has grown the most robusta in Thailand for decades. Lately a new generation of farmers has raised the bar on processing — drying, fermenting, sorting the beans — so the local robusta isn't just the dark, bitter cup people once assumed, but carries roasted-nut and chocolate notes that coffee fans enjoy. Many cafes in town have an edge here: a local bean that's hard to find elsewhere.
- Lighter prices than big cities — black coffee or latte mostly runs ฿50–90, cheaper than cafes in Bangkok or Chiang Mai
- Local beans, self-roasted — plenty of places use Chumphon robusta roasted on-site, for a flavor that's genuinely of the place
- Souvenirs on the spot — cafes that roast their own usually sell beans and drip bags to take home
- Not yet crowded — Chumphon's cafes aren't as packed as the big tourist towns, so you can sit easy without fighting for a table
A cafe-hopping trip in Chumphon town
If you have a half-day to a full day in Chumphon town, here's a cafe route that loops through town in the morning and closes out by the sea in the evening, without driving all over the place.
Cafes in town + a seaside finish
Out to the edge of town + the sea
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