Phrom Phong earns its place as one of Bangkok’s most liveable neighbourhoods partly because of the malls. EmQuartier and the Emporium are both connected directly to the BTS exit, which makes the neighbourhood easy to reach and easy to stay in. But the more interesting part of the Phrom Phong cafe scene is on the […]
There are cafes in Bangkok with river views, and there are cafes with antiques. Hong Sieng Kong (ฮงเซียงกง) is one of the few with both at the same address, plus a 200-year history built into the walls, a gallery full of Chinese antiques, and a carrot cake that sells out early. The cafe opened in […]
Walk into almost any Bangkok street market, shopping mall, food court, or neighbourhood cafe, and you will see it: a tall plastic cup of brilliant orange tea, layered with creamy condensed milk and beads of ice. That is cha yen (ชาเย็น), Thai iced tea, and it is as much a part of the city’s drinking […]