🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Most people pass through Chumphon to catch a boat to Koh Tao or Koh Samui, or to sit in a cafe sipping local coffee, and tend to overlook the desserts — even though the town has bakeries and cake shops that locals genuinely buy from to eat and to take home as gifts. That includes old-school Thai sweets like lod chong, tap tim krob and mango sticky rice, which are getting harder to find in bigger cities.
We've split Chumphon's desserts into three groups: Western-style bakeries and cakes, newer cafes that bake fresh, and veteran traditional Thai sweet shops. We've ordered them from the easiest to reach in the town centre out towards Pak Nam and the suburbs. Prices are rough ranges and may shift depending on the item and the day.
10 Dessert, Bakery & Sweet Cafe Spots in Chumphon
Some shops close on certain days or sell out fast, so check the shop's page before you head out — especially the Thai sweet shops, which make everything the same day and often sell out before noon.
Baan Sabiang Bakery (opposite Chumphon Hospital)
A veteran bakery that's been part of Chumphon for over twenty years, right across from Chumphon Hospital — easy to find, and known across town by locals. Plenty of choice in the cake and bread cases, and they take orders for birthday and wedding cakes too. The strength here is homemade-style desserts at gentle prices, better suited to grabbing something to eat or take home than settling in for a long sit.
MaMa by Good Cafe
A minimalist white-toned dessert cafe next to Papa Chumphon, near Chumphon train station, so it's an easy stop before or after the train. The display case is loaded with cakes, almond croissants and donut balls baked fresh daily. The space is bright and photographs well, and it opens early at 7.30am — good for sweets with a morning coffee.
Baan Khanom Wan Yai Moon (Pak Nam Chumphon)
The one veteran traditional Thai sweet shop in the Pak Nam Chumphon area, in Pak Nam subdistrict, making southern-style Thai sweets the old way. The lod chong has a gentle pandan scent, the tap tim krob is nicely chewy and pairs well with sweet egg, and the mango sticky rice strikes a good balance of sweet and rich. The shop is pleasant to sit in, with artwork on the walls — a good stop after exploring Pak Nam or before catching a boat.
Khanom Thai Sa-nae Chumphon
A Thai sweet shop that's been passing along its flavours for over fifty years — an old name that the parents' generation of Chumphon locals have bought from for ages. Several fresh-made Thai sweets rotate through, good for anyone who wants to try genuinely local sweets that haven't been dialled up to modern-day sweetness. Things sell out fast, so go in the morning for the full selection.
Phak Khanom Thai Chumphon
A Thai sweet shop in the Bang Mak area on Poraminthara Makka Road, making fresh Thai sweets that are nicely presented and gift-worthy. Good for anyone who likes Thai sweets with a slightly elevated presentation, whether to eat yourself or buy as a set of gifts. It's not far from the town centre and an easy stop to swing by on the way.
Baan Kao Cafe (Das alte Kaffeehaus)
An old wooden-house cafe in the Bang Mak area that Chumphon locals rate as the town's standout cake shop. The atmosphere is classic and warm, with several homemade cakes rotating through and decent coffee. Good for an unhurried afternoon of coffee and cake — more a place to sit and eat sweets than to settle in for a long work session.
Mee Khwam Suk Cafe
A Muji-style dessert cafe in soft white, cream and brown tones — warm and easy on the eyes, with plenty of photo corners. The case holds several bakery options including cake, croissants and donuts, paired with tea and coffee. Good for anyone who likes a minimalist setting for light sweets and pretty shots for the feed.
Mon Thong Cafe
A pair of container cafes right on Phetkasem Road in the Auay Chai market area. One building is coffee and bakery, the other is steak. The standout dessert is the blended chocolate with an extra-rich whipped cream. Good for anyone driving past who wants to stop for both dessert and a savoury bite, and the container corners make for cute photos.
Me Bakery & Coffee Shop
A bakery cafe on the left side of the road heading to Thung Wua Laen Beach, strong on desserts and snacks. Frequently ordered items include honey toast, chocolate brownie, fruit crepes and chocolate lava cake. Good for anyone visiting Thung Wua Laen who wants a spot to rest with sweets and coffee. It's not in town but a short drive out.
Khanom Wan Pa Maew
A shop serving old-recipe southern Thai sweets in Chumphon, going on fifteen years. It gathers warm sweet dishes like candied taro, candied sweet potato, bua loy with sweet egg, black bean sticky rice, lod chong and tao suan. Good for anyone craving warm cups of homely sweets that are getting harder to find by the day, at gentle prices.
Straight talk
The shops on this list each have their own lane — don't expect every one to be great at everything. If you're set on cakes and fresh-baked pastries, focus on MaMa by Good Cafe and Baan Kao Cafe. If you want genuinely traditional Thai sweets, go for Baan Khanom Wan Yai Moon in Pak Nam and Khanom Thai Sa-nae Chumphon in town — and bear in mind most Thai sweet shops sell out before noon.
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 desserts by the style you like
Chumphon's desserts come in several styles. Grouping them like this makes it easier to choose what you're in the mood for.
Homemade cakes
Want a soft cake with an afternoon coffee? Try Baan Kao Cafe, which locals rate for cake, or Baan Sabiang Bakery for gentle prices.
Fresh-baked pastries
Into croissants and donuts baked fresh and hot? Head to MaMa by Good Cafe near the train station, or Muji-style Mee Khwam Suk Cafe.
Traditional Thai sweets
Craving lod chong, tap tim krob or mango sticky rice? Go for Baan Khanom Wan Yai Moon in Pak Nam, or Khanom Thai Sa-nae Chumphon.
Warm sweet cups
Like homely warm sweets — candied taro, bua loy with sweet egg, tao suan? Try Khanom Wan Pa Maew's old southern recipes.
What Chumphon desserts are worth trying
Beyond the usual cakes and bakery items, the desserts most tied to Chumphon — the ones locals actually eat — are the southern Thai sweets, built mainly on fresh coconut milk and palm sugar. The flavour leans sweeter and rounder than central-Thai sweets.
- Lod chong & tap tim krob — pandan-scented lod chong noodles and chewy tap tim krob, doused in fresh coconut milk and palm sugar, cool and refreshing in Chumphon's heat.
- Mango sticky rice — sweet, rich coconut-soaked sticky rice paired with seasonal ripe mango, a dessert the veteran Thai sweet shops do well.
- Warm sweet cups — candied taro, candied sweet potato, bua loy with sweet egg, tao suan and black bean sticky rice, the kind that's getting harder to find in bigger cities.
- Homemade cakes & bakery — banoffee, chocolate, croissants and donuts from shops that bake their own in town, at gentler prices than big-city cafes.
A dessert-hunting trip in Chumphon
If you've got a free day in Chumphon, here's a dessert route that starts with morning Thai sweets, moves on to midday bakery, then wraps up with afternoon cake — without driving in big loops. It splits into a town day and a sea day.
Morning Thai sweets + bakery in town
Pak Nam + Thung Wua Laen Beach
Plan a full Chumphon trip — where to stay, eat and explore
See the Chumphon travel guide →