10 Most Popular Cafés
in Bang Khen

When people talk about the big, striking cafés along the Ram Inthra expressway, Davin Cafe is almost the first name that comes up for anyone around Khlong Lam Chiak-Nawamin. This place goes big with a Greek-Roman-meets-steampunk-industrial-loft style, with statues of David, Venus, and The Thinker set up around the room, high open ceilings, and so many photo corners you can shoot from nearly any spot. It suits café-hoppers, content creators, people settling in to work for a while, or groups and families — and there's parking for over a hundred cars, which is rare in this area.

The star is the specialty coffee, roasted in-house, with both a slow bar and a speed bar. The drinks people mention often are Black Orange (orange cutting against espresso, tart, fragrant, and refreshing), the Dirty (cold milk meeting bold coffee shots), and a mellow, gently sweet Caramel Latte. Non-coffee drinkers have Matcha Latte, cocoa, and tea to choose from. On the food side there are over 40 dishes, both Thai and European — spaghetti carbonara, AOP pasta, smoked-salmon salad, pork ribs — plus cakes and bakery baked fresh daily, like blueberry cheese pie and banoffee.

Most real reviews give a pass to the coffee flavor and the atmosphere (around 4.3 on Wongnai); many say they weren't disappointed — that it's gorgeous and you can photograph every angle. The note that comes up often is that prices run fairly high, with drinks starting at 140 baht and mains 200-400 baht, averaging around 250-500 baht per head, and some reviews knock the service for being slow or muddled when it's busy, even though there's plenty of staff — worth keeping in mind if you come at peak time.

It's at 108 Khlong Lam Chiak Road, Nawamin, Bueng Kum, right along the Ram Inthra expressway, easy to reach from Lat Phrao, Nawamin, or Watcharaphon. It's open long hours daily, 08:30 to midnight — a café by day, and after 5 or 6pm the Vinsens bar zone opens as a night bar with cold drinks, dinner, and chill music. If you want nice light for photos, come during the day; if you want a long, chill evening, you can stretch it right into the night.

Sunny Bear Coffee Roasters is a small specialty-coffee café on Phahonyothin Road, between Soi 57 and 59 in the Constitution Defense Monument area of Bang Khen, about a hundred meters from BTS Phahonyothin 59. They roast their own beans in the shop; the owners are a couple who set out to learn both coffee and bread-baking before opening. It suits anyone after serious coffee without heading into the city, and people around Bang Khen-Saphan Mai who want a chill spot close to home.

The drinks people order often are the Honolulu Flow (Dirty), a bold espresso blend poured over cold fresh milk, and the Iced Americano, which many reviews call fragrant and rounded — not too sour, not too bitter. On the food side, the standout is the homemade bread: a big slab of Banana Bread made with sourdough starter and drizzled with honey, plus scones and cheesecake. Non-coffee drinkers can choose matcha or fresh-milk cocoa.

The room is a loft-meets-homey style, with wood tones and greenery, and a single big tree growing up through the middle of the shop. Most real reviews praise the coffee and desserts as better than the price, with a warm, easy atmosphere to sit in. Per-head is around 80-160 baht, most drinks under 100 baht and cakes 80-120 baht a slice — good value for house-roasted coffee.

It's open 09:30-18:30, closed Mondays, with parking for about 8 cars in the lane. One thing to know before you go: the shop is small, with only 4-5 tables, so on Saturday-Sunday it's packed and you may have to wait for a seat. If you want a chill corner, come on a weekday morning.

If you want to slip out of the Ram Inthra-Seri Thai buildings and land inside the pages of a storybook, Once Upon A Tree Cafe is where people around here like to go. It's tucked near Seri Thai Road, around Soi 59-61 in Khan Na Yao district, with a striking red wooden door out front and an English-country-cottage interior mixed with a fairy-tale theme, complete with a tower corner and small stairs to climb for photos, plus a two-level back garden that many reviews say photographs beautifully from any angle. It's a great fit for café-goers after atmosphere, chilling with friends, or couples wanting a cute, uncrowded spot.

The dish people mention most is the "young-coconut fresh-cream cake" that many order regularly (around 145 baht), soft with cream that isn't too sweet, alongside a Dark Beer Cake, a dense chocolate cake with a faint beer aroma that Wongnai reviews praise for the tart cream cheese that balances the sweetness. For coffee there are drinks with playful fairy-tale names — Little Red Riding Hood Coffee, Orange Coffee (layered fresh orange juice with an espresso shot), and Ginger Mama Coffee, coffee with ginger that people say is tastier than expected. Beyond desserts there are Vietnamese-style savory items like a Hanoi set and tom-yum roti with shrimp.

On flavor, most reviews lean positive, especially the cakes, coffee, and staff, whom many call lovely with good service. But there's a straight note that seating is fairly limited — it looks spacious from outside but really isn't — that at times there's a strong kitchen-food smell, and that some savory dishes like the pad thai draw complaints of too much garlic and an off flavor. If you're here mainly for photos, coffee, and cake, you'll be happier than if you come hoping for a serious savory meal.

Prices run around 101-250 baht per head, reasonable for the setting. It's open daily 08:00-18:00, with a fair amount of free parking, and easy to reach if you're in the Seri Thai, Ram Inthra, Nuan Chan, or Bang Khen zones — people around here are willing to drive over for the photo corners, tasty desserts, and the feeling of having stepped into a fairy tale. We'd suggest coming from morning to early afternoon before it fills up, so you can pick a nice corner and sit comfortably.

Peter's Coffee Roaster is a hidden specialty-coffee shop tucked inside Sena 88 village, Soi Nuan Chan 17, in the Bang Khen/Bueng Kum area. It's a small single-house shop, but they roast the coffee in-house and offer both a speed bar and a slow bar. If you don't search for it first you'd almost drive right past, since it's deep in the village lane. It suits coffee people who like hunting down hidden shops, sitting quietly over a good cup in the morning, and people around Nuan Chan-Ram Inthra who want a regular café that isn't a big chain.

The drink people talk about most is the "Dirty," bold coffee shots poured over cold milk; real reviews say the milk and medium-roast coffee are fragrant and well-balanced, with a soft aftertaste and no syrup — some days the beans are a touch light so the milk stands out more, but the aroma is good. The "iced chocolate" also gets heavy praise, with one review going as far as "close your eyes and you'd think it was Starbucks." Another you shouldn't miss is the signature Nuan-Chan, bold coffee mixed with fruit/herb juice, tart and refreshing and unusual on the palate. If you like single origin, there are beans from several countries — Ethiopia, Colombia — and the baristas will recommend a favorite.

The room is a dark-toned loft with raw-concrete walls in a world-map pattern, greenery out front, and several photo corners; you can sit inside or out. Most prices are around 90-195 baht a cup, ordinary coffees under 100 baht, chocolate a little higher for the quality — reasonable for house-roasted specialty. Wongnai gives it around 4.2 stars, with reviewers praising the flavor above all, some rating it a full 10 on the coffee.

Good to know: the shop is open around 08:00-18:00 (Mon-Fri from 07:30), closed every Tuesday. Parking in the lane is fairly limited, but there's parking across the way and in the side lanes — watch for the signs. It's easy to reach coming via Ram Inthra-Nuan Chan; it's some distance from the BTS Green Line North, so driving or hailing a ride works better. They sell house-roasted beans to take home, and you can order delivery through Lineman/Robinhood too.

DAISY cafe' is a small specialty café in a white, Korean-minimalist tone on Thep Rak Road near the Saphan Mai junction, in the Sai Mai-Watcharaphon area. The shop isn't big, but every corner is arranged to photograph well. It suits coffee people who want a serious cup, anyone settling in to work quietly (there are outlets and free Wi-Fi), or couples and groups of friends dropping in to chill. The real draw is that it's a slow bar with careful hand-brewing and a choice of several beans, including single-origin Laos from the Bolaven Plateau and Ethiopia G1.

The drink reviews mention most is the Daisy Dirty, which many call "fragrant, rich, and creamy," soft and just right. Another signature is the iced orange coffee, fragrant with coffee but cut with the tart freshness of orange, easy to drink and not repetitive. If you like it unsweetened, try the cold americano or cold latte, and for tea drinkers there's matcha latte, Thai tea, and cocoa — and if you want something special, order a manual brew and let the barista pick the beans. The cakes get praise as tasty and well-balanced, not cloyingly sweet.

On price, straight up: it's not the cheapest café in the area. Coffee starts around 90 baht, specials like the Daisy Dirty around 115 baht, and some single origins reach 145-160 baht. One review calls it "the priciest in the area," but follows with "worth it," because the coffee quality is genuinely there. For people around Thep Rak who find good coffee hard to come by, this has become a pin many rank at the top.

It's on Thep Rak Road near the Saphan Mai intersection, easy to drive to with parking out front. Open daily 08:00-17:00, it's more of a morning-to-afternoon café than an evening one, so come a bit later for a nicely quiet atmosphere. One small note: seating is limited, and some reviews say the window-side tables get fairly hot in strong sun, so if you come as a big group, avoid the peak hours or call to check first.

If you went to Kasetsart or live around Ngamwongwan, you've almost certainly heard of R.E.A.D Cafe (short for Relax. Eat. And. Drink.). It's in Soi Ngamwongwan 54, across from Kasetsart University's Ngamwongwan gate. The real draw is that it's a big 4-story café open 24 hours, with quiet zones for reading, long-table zones for group study sessions, plenty of outlets, cold air-conditioning, and free Wi-Fi — which has made it a base for students around exam time and working people who want a corner to work in for hours without being pushed out.

The dish people order regularly and reviews mention often is the "rice with creamy omelet," affordable, soft omelet over hot rice, an easy light meal between chapters. If you're hungrier there's the "chashu pork rice bowl," a genuinely filling main. For a sweet tooth, don't miss the desserts and milkshakes — many reviews say they're tastier than expected, especially the Oreo Milkshake and the cold blended-milk drinks. The coffee is fine — more for staying awake through a study session than for serious coffee flavor.

The reviews are fairly consistent: people come mainly for the "atmosphere + late hours." The savory food is middling, filling enough, but the real stars are the desserts and the convenience of the place. The note many raise is that prices are a touch higher than an ordinary café, some floors are fairly dim, and the ground floor is noisier — if you want real quiet, go upstairs. Its rating on review platforms sits around 3.9 out of 5, reflecting a spot that's "good to sit in, worth the time" more than a serious restaurant.

Bottom line: if you're in the Bang Khen-Kaset area and want a spot to read, work, or chill for hours without rushing, R.E.A.D Cafe delivers. It's open all day and night, easy to reach from Ngamwongwan Road, with street parking, near Kasetsart University. We'd suggest ordering the creamy-omelet rice with a milkshake and finding your own favorite corner to claim.

Boy Coffee is a small specialty-coffee shop the coffee crowd around Ram Inthra talks about a lot. It used to be at Ram Inthra Km.4 before settling into the "Km.8 Place" community mall at the mouth of Soi Khu Bon, reachable from both Ram Inthra and Khu Bon. The shop is on the ground floor inside, with easy parking in the project's lot — a good fit for people around Bang Khen-Lak Si-Saphan Mai who want serious coffee without driving into the city. The one behind it is "Khun Boy," whom regulars praise for solid, careful work in every cup.

The drink to try is the bold Americano, which many reviews call "as strong as the reputation says," fragrant and rounded without being astringent. If you like it a bit sweeter, try the Orange Latte and the Sunset, the shop's signatures, refreshing and cutting through the richness. Non-coffee drinkers won't be disappointed either, because Khun Boy makes an Iced Matcha with strong, fragrant green tea, not too sweet, with soft fluffy milk foam. Finish with a dessert like the soft coconut chiffon, or a fresh-baked croissant that scents the whole shop.

The room is small but warm, with a sofa and a few tables, airy, and you can watch the barista work from the counter — the coffee aroma greets you the moment you walk in. Prices are great value: drinks start around 70 baht, most under 100 baht, baked goods around 95 baht, averaging under a hundred a head. The real selling point is the quality of the beans, sourced from several places at prices you can reach — enough to earn a Wongnai Users' Choice 2022 award as a guarantee.

Good to know: the shop is small, seating is limited, and on holidays or in the afternoon it gets crowded so you may wait for a table. It focuses on drinks and bakery, not serious savory food. If the project lot fills up, you can move over to Khu Bon Soi 1, but there's a parking fee. The opening hours as posted by the shop are around 09:00-19:00 (some days it closes earlier); we'd suggest checking the shop's page before you set out, in case of a special holiday.

If you're into French pastry and haven't yet stopped by the Saphan Mai-Watcharaphon area, write down the name Le Fawn Pâtisserie. It's in a green building at the mouth of Soi Thep Rak 20, near BTS Sai Yut — a two-story pastry café in green and white tones made by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef. The draw is desserts made fresh daily in the glass case. It suits people who love carefully made bakery, coming to sit and chill over coffee and photos, or to grab something to take home.

The item real reviews mention often is the Osaka Crisp Cream Puff, a cream puff with a crisp caramelized shell, in caramel-vanilla-mascarpone, Uji-Kyoto matcha, and Hokkaido milk — a set of 5 starts around 95 baht (matcha 120 baht); people say it's fragrant, only lightly sweet, with a soft, aromatic cream filling. Another people love is the Shio Pan, salt bread fragrant with butter, along with croissants and scones. As for drinks, the imported coffee and matcha get praise as "rich, lightly sweet," easy to drink and a good balance against the sweetness of the desserts.

The setting is a spot many love — a two-story shop with green window frames and bright-green stairs, plus a book corner and cute decor for photos, especially in the afternoon when the light comes in nicely. Reviews agree the staff are lovely with good service. Per-head is around 101-250 baht, reachable for handmade pastry of this level. The shop takes credit cards, has free Wi-Fi, is pet-friendly, and offers delivery.

Good to know before you go: some desserts sell out fast, so if you have your eye on one, come at opening for the fullest selection, and note that the hours differ between weekdays (09:00-17:00) and Saturday-Sunday/holidays (10:00-18:00) — check before you leave home to be sure. Parking is on the street near the shop, and you may need to circle a bit when it's busy, but overall it's a worthwhile French-pastry café to stop at in this area.

If you're a café-goer who likes small shops with character, Udrink.ido (Coffee & Brunch) in Soi Nuan Chan 22 along the Ram Inthra expressway should be very much your thing. It's a café-art-space mix in a small blue building with about 10 seats, decorated in a retro throwback style with vinyl records and old movie posters, in a bright blue-and-pink palette, with an upstairs photo corner. It's also pet-friendly — bring your dog or cat. It suits anyone after a chill corner to talk with friends, a low-key date, or a quiet work session around Nuan Chan-Ram Inthra.

The items reviews mention often are the "house-made bagels" and the "Banoffee," which many say you have to order — the banoffee has fragrant, just-sweet caramel that works with the cream and banana without being cloying. Come in the morning and there's a breakfast/brunch set to choose from. The coffee is done well, with several beans to pick from; recommended signatures include Salted Caffe Caramel, Honey Darling, Move to Heaven, and Little Bee, while the Dirty and Iced Latte are top sellers. Most reviews praise the rounded coffee and the iced latte, fragrant with roast, not too heavy, easy to sip.

On price it's friendly — most drinks are around 85-100 baht, averaging around 101-250 baht per head. On Wongnai the shop scores around 4.5 out of 5, which is good for a small café. Reviewers often mention the good vibe, staff who recommend the menu in a friendly way, and an easy, chill atmosphere.

It's in Soi Nuan Chan 22 (155/9, blue building, across from the snooker hall), open around 9:00-17:00, opening earlier on Saturday-Sunday, closed Tuesdays. Good to know: the shop is small, seating isn't plentiful, and it can be packed on holidays, so a big group should allow extra time. The easiest way there is MRT Pink Line, get off at Ram Inthra Km.6 exit 4 and hop a motorbike, or drive and park out front.

ORBiT Coffee Roaster, Khu Bon 22 branch, is the real specialty café of the Khu Bon-Ram Inthra area, roasting its own beans in-house. It suits coffee lovers who want a good cup at a fair price, and people around Khan Na Yao-Nuan Chan looking for a photogenic spot to chill. The room is a dark, raw, cool loft tone; many say it "looks ordinary from outside, but better than expected once you're in." There's parking for about 4-5 cars out front, which counts as convenient for this area.

The drinks people order a lot and reviews agree on are the Dirty, fragrant and rounded with a clear layer of coffee and milk; the Marron Iced Latte, with a soft chestnut/hazelnut aroma and a pretty color worth shooting; and the Pisamai, a Thai-flavored signature that plays coffee against a Thai-dessert sweetness, beautifully plated. Black-coffee people have the Iced Americano, which reviews say isn't too sour or too bitter, well-controlled — the baristas are good at recommending, and there are coffee-soda/fruit mixes to try for something refreshing too.

On price it's great value: most drinks are under 100 baht, hot coffee starts around 85 baht, cold around 95 baht, and signatures like the Pisamai climb to around 105-135 baht. Many reviews use the phrase "coffee better than the price" — fragrant beans, nice latte art — and if you're hooked, you can buy house-roasted beans to take home, since they roast and sell their own.

It's at the mouth of Soi Khu Bon 22, Khu Bon Road, Khan Na Yao district, Ram Inthra sub-district. Open daily 08:00-17:00, easy to reach via Ram Inthra-Nuan Chan and for anyone connecting from the BTS Green Line North. One small note: the shop closes fairly early (5pm) and seating isn't extensive, so it's crowded on holidays — come from morning to afternoon for a more relaxed atmosphere.