10 Best Cafes
in Phrom Phong

If you're talking about legendary brunch spots in Bangkok, the name Roast has to be on the list. The shop has been open since 2011 under the concept "Simple Things, Done Better" — making simple things, but making them tastier than you'd expect. The EmQuartier branch is on the 1st floor in The Helix zone (Building A side), an easy walk straight in from BTS Phrom Phong via the connecting bridge. It suits anyone who wants to sit and eat comfortably all day, whether you're alone over a coffee, on a date, or with a group settling in for a long chat from late breakfast through to evening.

The must-order is the Strawberry Waffle — the waffle here is known for being crisp outside and soft inside, served with fresh strawberries, homemade whipped cream and house-made vanilla ice cream. Most reviews crown it the signature dessert you can't miss. If you love chocolate there's the Chocolate Lava Cake, chewy with lava flowing just right, and for savory there's Eggs Benedict with soft-yolk eggs, Truffle Alfredo creamy with truffle aroma, or Seafood Risotto. And don't forget the coffee, because Roast roasts its own beans, in the same group as Roots — the hit is the Iced Espresso Latte, served with a frozen espresso cube that gets bolder as it melts.

On taste, reviews lean fairly unanimous that the coffee is genuinely good, the food is neatly made, the flavors not bold but well-rounded comfort food that's easy to eat. The space is airy with plenty of tables, decorated in warm cafe tones that are comfortable to sit in. Per dish runs around 250–400 baht, and a full meal with a drink comes to roughly 500 baht and up per person — typical for a mall cafe in the Phrom Phong area.

Worth knowing: Saturday-Sunday and holidays get very crowded, and even though the shop is large you may have to wait. If you'd rather not risk it, come on a weekday late morning or book ahead (the shop takes bookings Sunday through Thursday). Open daily 10:00–22:00, last order around 21:15, with parking in the mall and Wi-Fi for working.

If you walk up to the G floor of EmQuartier and spot a sleek black-toned shop with an outdoor zone facing the mall's waterfall court, that's D'ARK, an All-Day Dining spot Phrom Phong locals know well as a specialty house-roasting coffee cafe paired with a Western comfort-food kitchen. It suits anyone who wants to settle in for a long working session over coffee, meet friends for brunch, or bring the family for a relaxed meal in the heart of Sukhumvit. Most customers are foreigners, the staff speak fluent English and look after you well, so it's become a meeting spot both Thais and tourists like.

The dish people mention most is the Tiramisu, especially the dark espresso version, which a real review gave 9/10, calling it "smooth cream, fragrant cocoa, not too sweet" — perfect alongside an iced coffee. The coffee uses several house-roasted single origins at around 150 baht, and the staff can recommend a bean profile. For the brunch crowd there's Banana Pancake, Acai Bowl and the signature Avocado Sourdough (sourdough with mashed avocado and feta, sprinkled with pomegranate seeds). On the heavier side there's everything from French-style Mussels and salmon salad to a ribeye steak that many reviews praise as well done.

On atmosphere, almost no one complains — the black-toned design photographs clean and expensive, and the outdoor zone is ringed with greenery, very comfortable to sit on a day that isn't too hot or in light rain. The thing to know before you go is price: a number of reviews say plainly that "the flavor is 4 stars but the price takes it to 2 stars," with many mains climbing into the several hundreds. If you focus on coffee, dessert and a light brunch it's easier to keep the budget in check, and at peak times, especially Saturday-Sunday, it's crowded and fairly loud.

With its spot right by BTS Phrom Phong, walkable straight from the station into the mall, plus quality house-roasted coffee, desserts that are genuinely pretty and tasty, and a setting that photographs well from every angle, it's no surprise Google Maps gives it 4.4 from thousands of reviews. If you're shopping around Em and want a pause over good coffee, or a brunch in comfortable seating, this shop is a well-balanced choice. Open daily 09:00–22:00 (Friday-Saturday close a little later).

If you're talking about specialty-coffee brunch cafes in Phrom Phong that people never stop mentioning, Sarnies Sukhumvit is a name that always comes up. The shop is a branch in the Sarnies group, the Aussie cafe brand that started in the Charoen Krung area back in 2018 and then opened a Sukhumvit 37 branch in its own standalone building, minimalist with a Japanese feel — pale wood, big windows letting in natural light, a calm, quiet atmosphere that suits a long sit, working, or meeting friends for a relaxed brunch. Most reviews agree it's one of the best late-morning meals in Bangkok, with a varied menu and coffee among the top in the city.

The standout to order is the Bacon & Egg Roll — crisp free-range bacon, soft scrambled eggs, sweet caramelized onion, in a toasted English muffin, served with Japanese pickles and sweet-potato fries. Another much-talked-about plate is the Japanese Curry Omelette, an omelette over well-rounded Japanese curry, and for the sweet crowd the Sourdough Pancake is a must — lightly tangy sourdough pancake topped with apple-miso caramel. If you love eggs Benedict there's the Miso Kombu Eggs Benedict tuned the Japanese way. The coffee uses beans roasted in-house at the Sarnies Roastery, which reviews crown as much a hero as the food, and the bakery — bagels and sourdough — is made in-house and draws plenty of praise too.

On price you have to accept it's on the premium side, with mains around ฿360–430 a dish, most meals coming to about ฿500–600 per person. Many reviews say it's a touch pricey but the atmosphere and coffee make it worth it. The common note is that at peak Saturday-Sunday service is slow and the shop is packed, and a few reviews have occasionally hit less-than-fresh ingredients — better to come on a weekday or before noon. The location is about a 3-minute walk from BTS Phrom Phong, with 2 hours of free parking at EmQuartier. Open daily 7:00–22:30 (the lunch menu runs to around 17:00, last order 16:45, then the dinner menu follows). The main crowd is foreigners and the work-from-cafe set; the English menu is complete and easy to order from even for visitors.

If you're a cafe-hopper around Phrom Phong, this shop has to be on the list. Bottomless Sukhumvit 33 is a three-storey red building in a loft style of bare brick cut with black, standing on its own in Sukhumvit Soi 33 — a brand in the Bottomless Coffee Roasters group that roasts its own beans, so it suits both serious coffee people who want to taste single-origin beans and the photo crowd after a pretty corner. Floors 1-2 are the main seating with black furniture and amphitheater-style steps, while the top floor is an open-air rooftop ringed with greenery and good breeze.

The drink people mention most is the single-origin drip coffee, rotating through Ethiopia, Brazil and Colombia at around 150 baht, available hot or iced. If you like sweet with a hidden tartness, try the Orange Espresso or Dirty Coffee, and for a full-on sweet hit there's Fat Mountain (150 baht), a smooth milk slushie layered with homemade caramel. The hit snack is the Grilled Banana & Ice Cream (180 baht), caramel-burnt banana with vanilla ice cream. For a heavier meal there's brunch and open sandwiches like the Caprese and the H.O.C. Most reviews praise the coffee as clean and well-balanced, not too bitter, the milk fragrant and rich, the Americano clean with a medium body.

Per person runs around 101–250 baht, accessible for a specialty cafe. The location is about a 7-minute walk from BTS Phrom Phong, near Emporium and Benchasiri Park, with parking out front though fairly limited. Open daily 06:00–20:00 — it opens very early, good for a coffee before work. The Google score sits at 4.4 from hundreds of reviews, with many praising staff who recommend the menu well and quick service. A small note: weekends get crowded and the pretty-light window tables fill fast, so if you want a good photo corner come in the morning for an easier time.

Luka Sukhumvit 31 is the new branch (2 floors, 80+ seats) of the famous brunch brand from Silom, relocated to plant its flag in Sukhumvit Soi 31 in Phrom Phong. The highlight is that it's a true Day-to-Night spot — by day a brunch cafe with cake and coffee, and come evening it switches modes into a dinner with a special menu exclusive to this branch, plus wine and cocktails. It suits anyone who wants a long sit from morning through to evening, coming as a group, or even bringing the dog (the whole shop is pet-friendly).

The food's character is global comfort food with an Asian touch, leaning on local/organic ingredients as far as they can source (vegetables from Chiang Mai, fish from Koh Lanta/Pranburi, chocolate from Kad Kakao), with the kitchen run by chef Praw - Pinpraw Dhanashoti. The dishes reviews mention most are the Gangnam-Style Chicken and Waffle (crispy fried chicken with a kimchi-flavored waffle, ~280 baht), Luka Shakshuka (eggs baked in tomato sauce with chorizo, ~320 baht), Bacon & Butter French Toast (~270 baht) and an open-faced Salmon Benedict (~340 baht). For dessert the hit is the Carrot Cake (~135 baht), which many reviews praise as moist and packed with nuts and dried fruit, with a bold, lightly tangy cream cheese just right.

Real reviews lean positive, calling the food creative, the ingredients good, the flavor tasty without being bold (lightly spiced, suiting the many foreign customers). The space is decorated in industrial-loft style, bare concrete cut with wood and warm light, comfortable to sit in. The note that comes up is that some dishes run premium and the portions aren't huge, so anyone on a budget may need to choose carefully — but overall it's worth it for the quality and a space quieter than the main road.

The location is at no. 29, Sukhumvit Soi 31, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana district. The easiest way is to get off at BTS Phrom Phong and walk back into the soi, or get off at BTS Asok and continue by car. Out front there's parking for about 5-6 cars; if it's full, park at the building at the mouth of the soi and walk in. Open daily from midday to late (roughly 08:00-23:00). If you want a relaxed brunch at midday, or a spot to sip a little wine in the evening in Phrom Phong, this shop answers both modes under one roof.

If you walk out of EmQuartier and want to dodge the bustle of Phrom Phong for a while, try crossing into Sukhumvit Soi 24 and look for the hexagonal honeycomb-shaped glass building in front of the Ariston hotel — that's Honeyful Cafe, a cafe that makes "honey" the hero of every menu. The owner (Khun Yui) deliberately sources several kinds of honey from around the world, from Australian manuka to orange-blossom and apple-blossom honey. The shop suits cafe-goers tired of the same old latte and wanting to try something new, couples looking for a chill corner, or anyone after a quiet spot to work, with outlets, Wi-Fi, and only about 300 meters from the BTS.

The drink people mention most is the Manuka Latte, an iced latte with a deep, sweet aroma from manuka honey — several reviews say it's "genuinely fragrant, sweet just right, not cloying." Another to recommend is Honeyful Honey served with freshly pressed almond milk, light and refreshing to drink. For the dessert crowd, don't miss the Yuzu Cheesecake, soft cheese topped with orange-blossom honey and yuzu sauce, the tartness cutting the sweetness just right, and Orange Blossom Honey pressed with lemon-yuzu, which many order alongside the cheesecake to cut the richness.

On taste, reviews mostly lean positive, praising genuinely premium honey ingredients and staff happy to explain the menu. The space is warm-toned wood with white honeycomb tiles and big windows letting in natural light, pretty for photos — but a note that recurs in reviews is that some dishes don't look quite as exact as the menu photos, the price is a touch high for the portion, and after a renovation the seating shrank fairly noticeably, so weekends get crowded and you should allow extra time.

Most prices sit around 140–200 baht a cup or plate (the 101–250 baht/person range). Open Monday-Thursday 09:00–20:00 and Friday-Sunday 09:00–21:00 (check the shop's page before you go, as hours change at times). The easiest route is BTS Phrom Phong exit 4 and walk into Sukhumvit Soi 24, or if you drive, park at the Ariston hotel. What lands this shop among the area's popular cafes is its honey concept that's hard to find elsewhere, plus pretty photo corners and a location easy to walk to from the mall.

Unbirthday Cafe is a homemade-cake cafe hidden on the 2nd floor of the Mapengseng apartment in Sukhumvit Soi 31. The team behind it is the same one as the old Dandelion Bake Studio in Thong Lo, so it carries the cake recipes that people followed over. The name comes from the idea that you don't have to wait for a birthday to eat good cake. The shop is decorated in white-and-wood tones, a glass room looking onto the swimming pool, giving the feel of a tea party in Wonderland. It suits cafe-goers who love photos, coming as a couple or with a group of friends, and anyone seriously hunting for good cake.

The dish reviews mention most is the Carrot Cake, dense and moist, packed with carrot and pistachio-macadamia nuts, topped with not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting. Another people order a lot is the Pancake Tiramisu, a big soft chocolate pancake with a dark-chocolate filling, a layer of mascarpone cream mixed with Bailey's, dusted with cocoa. For something cold there's Mango Passion Cheesecake, sweet-tart to cut the richness, and the hit drink Yuzu Orange Tea, freshly pressed yuzu with Ceylon tea, nicely refreshing. Many reviews praise the cake here as genuinely good, though some say the coffee and a few breads (such as the bael shio-pan and matcha) are just okay, not wow.

Cakes are 135–230 baht a slice, drinks 95–175 baht, averaging around 200–400 baht per person — middling for cafes in this area. The location is about 600 meters' walk from BTS Phrom Phong exit 1 or 7. Open daily 07:30–19:00 (last order 18:30), with parking and a lift. After a late-2025 renovation the shop is airier, with plenty of outlets, comfortable for working.

Worth knowing: the shop takes cash only, Saturday-Sunday gets crowded and tables fill fast, so if you want a pretty photo corner come in the morning or late afternoon when it's not too packed. The shop changes its decor theme by season (such as Christmas), so each visit feels different.

Ryoku Cafe (Ryoku Cafe) is a Japanese-style cafe that woke up an old house around 50 years old into a white glasshouse set in a shaded garden, hidden at the end of Sukhumvit Soi 35, a few minutes' walk from BTS Phrom Phong and EmQuartier. The selling point is a quiet, calm, oasis-in-the-city atmosphere, with both an indoor zone where the natural light is lovely and a garden zone outside. It suits anyone who wants to escape the bustle of Sukhumvit to sit and chill, take photos and linger over coffee, and it's a pet-friendly shop where you can bring your dog or cat. If you love a Japanese-minimal cafe feel, you'll like it here.

The hero of the shop is the Souffle Pancake, an Osaka recipe made by a Japanese chef — tall, fluffy, soft, melt-in-the-mouth pancake that many reviews unanimously call "soft, fluffy, delicate." The standout to order is the Choc-A-Holic (rich chocolate) and the Strawberry & Mascarpone, where fresh strawberries are topped with mascarpone sauce, the sweet-tart contrast just right. On the savory side there's The Chicken Pancake to choose too. The Japanese-style drinks are no less impressive, with Hot Matcha Latte of real matcha flavor, Hojicha Latte, and signature drinks like Dirty Coffee and a drink with flower petals frozen into the ice cube, so pretty that many reviews crown it the showpiece.

Most prices sit around 100–400 baht, the signature pancake around 339 baht, drinks around 145–175 baht. If you come for a full brunch with pasta and dessert it can climb higher — there are mains like Spaghetti Mentaiko with grilled prawn and Pappardelle Beef Ragu to fill you up properly. A Google score of 4.7 from over 2,500 reviews reflects how much people like the food, the atmosphere and the friendly service.

Worth knowing: the shop opens daily 08:00–20:00, with parking on site, takes credit cards, and has some vegetarian options. On weekends or in the afternoon it gets crowded and the queue can be long, so come in the morning for a pretty corner and a pancake with no long wait. Anyone taking the BTS gets off at Phrom Phong and walks into Soi 35, keeping on until you find the shop deep at the end of the soi.

If you're a true croissant person, this shop is a name you have to have on the list. Tiengna Viennoiserie is the Bangkok branch of "Tiengna Coffee and Bakery Farm," which started in Tak province and then brought its French-bakery character down to Soi Phrom Si 1 (Sukhumvit 39). The shop is a big glass-fronted building, natural light in all day, comfortable to sit in, open and airy — better suited to eating a good croissant in the morning or on a weekend late morning than to a long working session, since it gets crowded and things sell out fast.

The item people mention most is the Plain Croissant, made with French butter, the outer crust thin and crisp, flaking into shards, the inside soft with a clear buttery aroma. Many reviews unanimously say the pastry layers are genuinely well made, some even comparing it on par with ones they've eaten in France. If you like it bright and tart, try the Yuzu Croissant, and for the sweet crowd the Nutella Banana Croissant has a generous banana filling, paired with the Tiengna Signature Iced Coffee, a signature cup with a bold, well-rounded coffee flavor. There are also Ispahan, Matcha and Flan to try, among others.

Per piece runs around 95–190 baht, in line with premium-croissant standards in this area. A Google score of 4.6 from nearly 800 reviews, plus a Wongnai Users' Choice to back it up. Service is another thing people praise, with friendly staff greeting you, easy to order without confusion.

Worth knowing: the hits like Pain au Chocolat or limited-bake items often sell out before noon, some gone as early as 10am, so if you want the full range come a little early. The shop is open 07:00–17:00 daily. You can walk from BTS Phrom Phong, but if you'd rather not walk far, a motorbike taxi or taxi into the soi is more convenient. There's parking and free Wi-Fi, and it takes credit cards.

If you love a cafe with good coffee, fresh-baked goods and a quiet space to sit early before work, Morgen Coffee in Soi Phrom Si 1 (Sukhumvit 39) behind EmQuartier is a shop many people take a liking to. It's a minimal cafe in a not-too-large space, high ceilings, bare concrete walls cut with white tiles and pale wood, big windows pulling in full natural light — in the morning the light is pretty enough that many say it's a delight to photograph. It suits the solo-working set, cafe-hoppers, and anyone after a quiet corner to sip coffee around Phrom Phong without the bustle of Sukhumvit.

The hero of the shop is the Morgen Classic Financier (around 60 baht), a fresh-baked financier, soft, fragrant with butter, sweet just right, which many reviews unanimously call tasty and good value. Another favorite is the Lemon Madeleine (around 65 baht), good texture, refreshing with lemon. The coffee features Brazilian Arabica beans, well-rounded and balanced, not too tart, easy to drink, using beans from PORTS Coffee in the Yaowarat area, with up to 4 blends to choose from, plus non-coffee drinks and sandwiches. If you're a latte person, come a little early, since some reviews say the cream latte sells out fast.

On price it's accessible — most pastries are under 100 baht, coffee around 100–120 baht, in line with specialty-cafe standards in the Sukhumvit area. The location is an easy walk from BTS Phrom Phong, set in the soi so it's fairly quiet, with parking for 1-2 cars beside the shop. Open daily, Monday-Friday around 07:00–18:00 and Saturday-Sunday around 08:00–18:00, with free Wi-Fi, credit cards accepted, and it's a shop you can bring the dog to.

The shop is popular because its concept is straightforward — good coffee, tasty house-baked goods, a pretty, calm space. Worth knowing: the shop is small, so on weekends or weekday mornings it's fairly crowded and tables can fill fast. If you want a pretty-light corner, come right at opening, and check the hours on the page again before you go, since at times the shop closes earlier than usual.