CRAFT

Café📍 Pathum Wan, Bangkok★ 4.6/5 on Google Maps (1,148 reviews)

Lobby café and bar at Kimpton Maa-Lai.

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About CRAFT

CRAFT is the lobby lounge cafe of the Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok hotel at 78 Soi Ton Son, in the Lang Suan area of Lumphini. It is a hybrid cafe and bar with an air-conditioned indoor room and a leafy outdoor garden terrace with water features, set back from the busy streets around Chit Lom and Ploenchit.

Coffee comes from Karo Coffee Roasters, using highland beans from Nan, and the all-day menu mixes Thai and international plates, from French toast and burritos at breakfast to a burrata and avocado sourdough toast. In the evening there are cocktails, a 90-minute free-flow beer (฿550++) or wine (฿990++) deal from 5pm, and DJs on Friday and Saturday. Wongnai rates it ฿฿, with drinks around ฿116-212.

The garden makes it a calm, green spot for a daytime coffee date or an easygoing drink after work, and it is fully pet-friendly, with a dog ice cream happy hour from 6pm to 9pm. Walk-ins only. Go in the morning for quiet, or on a Friday or Saturday evening for music and drinks.

Why it works for a date

Green, peaceful garden terrace in the city centre
Good Thai specialty coffee and pastries
Attentive, friendly staff
Very pet-friendly

Good to be aware of

Dogs everywhere may bother some, one reviewer raised hygiene concerns
Some drinks like the Thai milk tea are only average
Hotel pricing for food

What to order

Pu Muen Cold Brew ฿159Cold brew made with Thai highland beans from CRAFT's partner roaster. A good way to try their local single-origin coffee.

Sourdough Toast with Burrata and AvocadoAn all-day breakfast plate of sourdough topped with burrata and avocado, named as the chef's pick by Gourmet & Cuisine.