The Best Places in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Invisible coffee
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Jack’s Bar
Thai
A rickety shack perched at the edge of the Chao Phraya, with unobstructed river views and no pretense whatsoever. Jack's Bar is the kind of old-school Bangkok drinking spot that makes you wonder how the rest of the city got so serious, serving stiff drinks and kap klaem, the Thai snacks built for sitting around with a beer. The goong cha nam pla, raw shrimp in fish sauce and chiles, has some heat behind it.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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The crispy crepes here are made with mung bean flour, which gives them a shell stiff enough to hold their own against the usual limp street-stall versions. This old-school Bangkok street stall does kanom bueang the traditional way, with sweet fillings of egg floss and candied persimmon or savory ones of dried shrimp and makrut lime. There's a row of chairs for the inevitable wait, which tells you everything about the queue.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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A century-old rice porridge shop in Chinatown that keeps the lights on until the small hours, mostly for Bangkok's after-hours chef crowd. The setup is blunt and practical: whatever came in fresh that day sits out front, you pick it, you say how you want it cooked. Tea-smoked duck is a fixture. It's a hangover cure you take before the hangover arrives.
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Rank 285. Krua Khun Ein
Southern Thai
Southern Thai cooking sits on the spicier, funkier end of an already bold national cuisine, and this casual spot on the northeastern edge of the city leans into that without apology. Gaeng tai pla, the fermented fish organ curry that separates the curious from the committed, anchors a menu of regional specialties that the kitchen keeps fiercely flavored. A long trip from the center of Bangkok, but the food tastes like it couldn't have been made anywhere closer.
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Rank 285. La Cabra Bakery
Nordic
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Leek
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Nai Mong Hoi Thod
Thai Chinese
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The neighborhood around Sam Yan Market was once famous for seafood restaurants run by Thai Chinese cooks who knew how to steam and stir-fry their way through the freshest local catch. Most of those old names decamped for flashier addresses long ago, but this seafood restaurant stayed, still turning out stir-fried curried crab and tom yum for a crowd that never stopped showing up. The fried rice with Chinese olives, chilies, and cashews is the order regulars protect.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Nang Loeng Market
Noodle Shop
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Rank 285. Nataporn Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Rise
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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The laminate tables and fluorescent lighting haven't changed in what feels like forever, and neither has the menu at this no-frills Thai canteen on Witthayu Road. Regulars say a generation of Bangkok's celebrated chefs cut their teeth here, which explains a lot about why the green curry and braised pork belly taste the way they do. Come March through May, the khao chae, a chilled summertime rice dish, draws its own devoted following.
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Rank 285. SAUCE COFFEE - Friend Friend
Modern Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Sri Trat Restaurant and Bar
Trat Thai
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A khao gaeng stall that's been around forever, opening before 7:30 a.m. so office workers can load up on curry rice before the day begins. The menu is tight: a few stir-fries, a handful of curries including the hard-to-find cassia leaf curry, and some chile dips. The flashier dishes turn heads, but regulars keep coming back for the salted pork and sweet pork, which says something about the place's priorities.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 285. Yen Ta Fo JC
Noodle Shop
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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Rank 334. PAGA Microroastery
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok