Best tea cafés in Bangkok

Tea merchant Nedim Behar has fun curating omakase-inspired tea-drinking experiences for visitors at this beautifully styled shop in Talad Noi. 

Each cup is made with the shop’s own branded organic tea, which are grown by local farmers in Chiang Rai. Chaidim teas are retailed at major department stores (and even imported abroad), but you can also get them here. Right after sampling a bevy of options.

📍 Talad Noi
⏰ Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00 & Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00
☎️ 0 2126 6567

Presented as a teahouse within a shophouse, this chic little shop sells a range of aromatic teas brewed from quality leaves and with no added flavor. These brewed beverages are poured from painted ceramic pots into beautifully crafted glass cups. 

The shop also specializes in traditional Thai milk tea, which means it’s overly sweet but refreshing. Unsurprisingly, it’s a customer favorite. 

📍 Soi Wanit 2, Talad Noi
⏰ 10:00-17:00 (Closed on Wednesdays)
☎️ 09 5119 6592

This space provides a multi-course experience to tea connoisseurs, wherein the brewer will put together a set of teas, each one made using a different brewing technique that gives the drink a unique taste and aroma.

Sitting at the counter and witnessing this delicate process already make a visit to this teahouse worthwhile, but you can get more out of your Koko Tea Space experience by attending one of its tea workshops.

📍 Silom
⏰ Thu-Sat 12:00-17:00
☎️ 08 0792 5862

Hardcore tea drinkers would love the menu at this Chinese-style teahouse, which includes over 20 types of Chinese tea, from simple oolong to the usual red tea (called black tea outside of China). Enjoy these brews with traditional Thai sweets in a homey setting that would remind you of your grandparents house.

Hardcore tea drinkers would love the menu at this Chinese-style teahouse, which includes over 20 types of Chinese tea, from simple oolong to the usual red tea (called black tea outside of China). Enjoy these brews with traditional Thai sweets in a homey setting that would remind you of your grandparents house.

📍 Thanon Phra Athit
⏰ 14:00-21:00
☎️ 0 2126 6567

Probably one of Bangkok’s coolest teahouses, this tea café-slash-record shop in Ekkamai  attracts hip urbanites who want to unwind with a cup of tea while enjoying cutesy City Pop music in the background or a live DJ set on some afternoons. 

workteapeople turns into a bar come nightfall, so expect some tipples infused with tea.

📍 Ekkamai
⏰ 11:00-19:00 (Closed on Wednesdays)
☎️ 09 4909 4549

Formerly a Chinese pharmacy, Zhennan Tea House was reborn as a traditional teahouse that focuses on high-quality imported tea leaves. The Tibetan tea and oolong infused with ginseng come highly recommended. Each one is brewed using a different method and you can see how each cup is prepared from the shop’s bar seats.

📍 Soi Charoenkrung 12
⏰ 10:00-18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
☎️ 08 9899 9424