Just a few steps from Itsaraphap Station, this cafe is where you have tea, coffee, soft drinks, and cake for the prices you can't get in Sukhumvit, starting from B40. Though the F&B offerings are good enough, it’s their zero-waste policy that’s worth a mention—dishes and drinks are served with paper straws and bioplastic utensils. The second floor houses a small yet welcoming hostel.
Ever since the MRT’s Blue Line opened up five new stations, from Wat Mangkon to Tha Phra, that area of Bangkok, which encompasses the historical old town, has been seeing more foot traffic from both locals and tourists. One of them is Itsaraphap Station, located on Itsaraphap Road, on the Thonburi side of Bangkok.
Itsaraphap Road was once called Chao Krungton Road when it was built during the reign of Rama VII. Not long after its construction, however, the King Taksin Monument was built right in the middle of Wongwian Yai, so the name of the road was likewise changed to honor the monarch who declared Siam’s independence from the Burmese. (Itsaraphap means “freedom” in Thai.)
We roam the streets of the area and list down the spots that we think are worth checking out.
