🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Before we get into the list, it helps to know that Ubon's cafés split broadly into two groups. The first is the old town, around Thung Si Mueang and along Ratchabut, Khuean Thani, and Si Narong roads, where old Sino-Portuguese shophouses have been renovated into coffee shops you can walk between. This group is strong on atmosphere and house-roasted coffee. The second is the cafés around the wider city — bigger places with easy parking and lots of room to settle in for a while. We have picked 10 spots that are actually open and that people keep coming back to.
Ranking the 10 Best Cafés in Ubon
This ranking isn't a flat call on which café is best overall — it orders them by which ones come together most completely across all three fronts: the coffee, how comfortable they are to sit in, and how good they look for photos. Under each one, we tell you straight which job it is best suited for.
Secondary Coffee & Roaster
A roaster in the old town on Ratchabut Road, near the Thung Si Mueang night market, and the café that balances everything well. The coffee is roasted in-house and you can talk to the barista about the style you're after. There is seating both indoors and out, and beyond coffee there are cakes and other drinks. It opens early and runs into the evening, which makes it a café that works for almost any plan.
Amarna Coffee Roastery
A small old-town café on the Mun River that coffee people should make a point of visiting, because it roasts everything in-house, from medium to dark, with single-origin beans and a skilled hand at pour-overs. The space leans bare-concrete loft; there isn't a lot of seating but what there is sits comfortably. It is mainly open until the afternoon. If you take your coffee seriously, this is the answer.
115 Bakehouse Old Town
An old building on Khuean Thani Road, renovated so nicely it has become the neighborhood's photo landmark. The look is clean and minimal, and the draw is house-baked goods paired with coffee, with a Japanese restaurant upstairs. There are plenty of corners to shoot and prices are reasonable. It suits a relaxed hang with friends and a photo session more than a long work day, since people are coming and going the whole time.
Long Lux Coffee Roaster
A tucked-away café in an old Sino-Portuguese building on the Warin Chamrap side, on Si Narong Road. The standout is a clear-glass corner set in greenery by the water that photographs really well. The house-roasted coffee is solid, and it opens early at seven. Good for anyone who likes a quiet setting, hunting for a photo angle and sipping coffee without rushing.
Normal Ubon
An old-town café whose name suggests plain, but in reality the space is well done and very comfortable to sit in. The wood-and-concrete tones feel warm, there are power outlets, and you can work or read for hours. The coffee and drinks are consistent. It is a regular haunt for people who work in the area.
Lovio
A minimal café in white, cream, and wood that feels soft and easy. The furniture is simple but arranged so you can settle in for a long stretch. The light inside is good, so photos come out well from any angle. It works whether you come alone or with friends — a café that lands neatly between the work crowd and the photo crowd.
Hokahoka Coffee
A Japanese-style café decorated to feel like you've stepped into an actual Japanese home, with one of Ubon's first purikura (photo-sticker) booths — which is why it is a hit with younger crowds and photo lovers. The coffee and milk-based drinks are done well. Better for hanging out and taking photos with friends than for quiet work.
Kanuengnij Cafe
A white minimal café whose selling point is a lawn right by the water. It photographs beautifully, especially in the soft light of early morning and evening. The space itself is open and airy, good for a relaxed sit-down and some photos. If you like a café with outdoor space to wander, this one will land.
Lang Baan
A glass-house café on Sukha Uppatham Road, built so natural light pours through the glass across the whole room — it definitely photographs well. There is coffee, non-coffee drinks, and cake, and the space is bright and open. Good for a daytime sit, taking photos and sipping something cold.
WAB Cafe & Cocktail
A café-bar hybrid: by day a normal café serving coffee and drinks, and once evening rolls in it switches to cocktail-bar mode. There are several corners to shoot. Good for anyone who wants to work through the afternoon and then carry on into dinner with a change of scene, all in one place.
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Here for Good Coffee — Where to Go
If the job is purely the coffee and nothing else matters, narrow it down to the roasters that roast in-house, let you talk to the barista, and offer pour-over options.
- Amarna Coffee Roastery — single origin and skilled pour-overs; the serious crowd should try it
- Secondary Coffee & Roaster — roasts in-house, tell the barista the style you like, well balanced
- Long Lux Coffee Roaster — roasts in-house on the Warin side, with a riverside setting thrown in
Straight talk
A lot of the real roasters in Ubon close in the afternoon (around four), because they focus on the morning rush. If you're set on a good pour-over at these places, go in the first half of the day — don't show up late afternoon and end up disappointed.
Here to Work All Day — Where to Go
For working, three things matter: are there power outlets, are the tables comfortable to sit at, and is the place one that won't rush you out or get so packed it feels cramped. Out of our picks, these are the ones that work best for the work crowd.
Normal Ubon
Power outlets, a quiet feel, regulars who work in the area — you can sit for hours with no pressure
Lovio
Comfortable tables, good light, easy parking — good for a half-day sit
Secondary Coffee & Roaster
Open late into the evening, with several seating zones — wrap up work and carry on into dinner
Here for Photos — Where to Go
The photo crowd has plenty to play with in Ubon, from renovated old buildings in the old town to glass-walled cafés and riverside corners. Pick by the mood you're after.
- 115 Bakehouse Old Town — minimal-toned old building, the old town's photo landmark
- Lang Baan — glass house with natural light all through, very photogenic
- Kanuengnij — a clean white lawn by the water, lovely in soft light
- Hokahoka Coffee — Japanese-home mood, with a photo-sticker booth to play with
A Half-Day Old-Town Café Crawl
The upside of the old quarter around Thung Si Mueang is that the cafés are within walking distance of each other, so you can easily put together a café-hopping route in a single morning. Here is an order that works.
Old-Town Café Hop
Insider tip
Parking in the old town is limited, so if you're hitting several cafés, park in one spot near Thung Si Mueang and walk — it's far easier than circling for a space at each one.
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