Best Coffee in Thailand?

[WineOh]

I am a daily coffee drinker.

However, I struggle to find decent coffee here.

I always end up on the nestle instant c**p.

I'm bored of it now.

I dont currently own a coffee machine, however that may soon change.

 

I'm looking for advice on great coffee (thai or imported please)

Can be beans or processed, though processed would be preferable at the moment as like I said no coffee machine.

I would be very interested in hearing about high quality local brands,.

Price not really a factor.

 

ta very much! 

[BritManToo]

Nestle Red Cup works for me with Carnation condensed milk .......... Viet coffee, Cafe Sua

I bought a filter coffee maker, but just can't be bothered with it.

Edited April 22, 2020 by BritManToo

[CharlieH]

Unfortunately its all a matter of "taste" and that is individual, what I like you may hate and vice versa.

 

The coffee I get from a little cafe near me is amazing (to me) its some arabica bean blend she buys in. I also buy "Trio " moccona from Makro.(green pk)

 

The only real way is you have to try for yourself. You will find a wide choice but "you" need to taste them and decide.

[cornishcarlos]

Buy a small grinder and a stove top coffee brewer... Then experiment with different coffee beans, mail order...

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/bialetti-1-moka-express-bl-0001161-i786770-s906173.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.25.5a2728cddxPcKt&search=1

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/etzel-coffee-grinder-model-sn7820-i837176321-s1707864950.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.73.2e0d6e89MJLCWw&search=1

[WineOh]

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Nestle Red Cup works for me with Carnation condensed milk

sorry mate, but to me that sounds horrible.

But if it works for you then great ???? 

 

I used to drink red cup before and it didn't well with my stomach at all ???? 

[stereolab]

A good bean to cup type machine is a must, if money is not the problem. You then have the option to use beans or pre-ground coffee. Beans is a matter of taste, experiment as others have already said. Minimex have a couple of good machines available in Robinsons with their brand of coffee available via mail order. 

[lopburi3]

Have been drinking Moccona for 50 years and still like it - cheap but good.  The normal red bag if you like a bit of chocolate flavor in your coffee or the gold for straight coffee taste.

[tonray]

In JJ Mall (Chatuchak Market) lower level across from the mini supermarket is a vendor that sells commercial coffee shop equipment of high quality. 

[Logosone]

I'm a coffee freak. In Germany I would only drink coffee that was freshly ground and only if made with a portafilter, like in Italy.

 

Here if a portafilter machine is not pratical you can use a Bialetti instead which achieves a similar espresso effect like a portafilter.

 

After much trial and error I have found that the best coffee in Thailand is Cafe Ronn, dark roast.

 

Unfortunately Thai coffee is not as good as Indonesian coffee so if you can importing Mandailing Estate Coffee from Sumatra will still be the best option. However Cafe Ronn, dark roast, comes close to it.

[2 is 1]

I always bring coffee from Finland, now 1 kilogram but its over. Also bring salami sausage and cheece!

Here i drink Moccona whit out adding milk pounder or sugar. Only but little milk myself when ready. Nestle coffee i don't like.

[Thailand]

McCafe hot Cappuccino.

 

Simply a matter of choice.

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

Aeon MaxValue sells Doi Chaang (yes, two a's; not always in stock) of whole bean Espresso Supreme, SHB 100% Arabica coffee. Expensive at 270 baht for 250g bag. Pre-ground.

 

Pacamara in Rain Hill shopping plaza, across from Philippines Embassy, has some great coffee and does not charge arm and leg. P2 Blend or Napoli. Both 100% Thai Arabica. Good shop, good staff.

 

I use a Vietnamese phin (stainless steel filter cup). Grind setting same as French press or about 12-15 coarse roast.

[WineOh]

 Currently looking at AGF Maxim, Chiang Rai Coffee and Doi chang on Lazada.

 

think i will get a bag of each and see which is best! ????

[tifino]

56 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Nestle Red Cup works for me with Carnation condensed milk .......... Viet coffee, Cafe Sua

I bought a filter coffee maker, but just can't be bothered with it.

 for 40 years, for me it has always been Kopi Tarik... but in LOS I always adopt a nice thai Cafe Bulan... the nearest real equivalent of how the locals really drink it

 

Yes - Never again bother about a silly coffee filter machine, as the result loses all the gritty character... But; one can try another variation - the Plunger pot. This works well with either of Thai, Malay, or Viet coffees from the Provinces

 

I sometimes make the process quite complicated, for better results: 

(firstly because I drink sooo much of it, I have resorted to variation towards reducing the caffeine...

 - Currently I am swilling down up to 8 mugs worth, but using the qty of grounds normally required for one!

1. Throw 2 dessert spoons into bottom of Plunger & Fill with Hot

 

2. Settle (standing) for 10 mins and then grab my Viet Coffee Phin Drip mug

 

3. Viet Mug put on top of a separate Jug, and then pour all the Plungers contents over.

 

4. Do a back'n'forth contents exchange between the Jug and the plunger (effectively a slower version of making a kopi tarik) 

Another outcome of this stage, is that the Viet Drip filter mug is slowly collecting heaps of the spent grounds, for discarding)

 

5. after doing this cycle several times, I now grab my coffee Calico filter

 

6. Do a coupla Kopi Tarik back'n'forth exchanges between the Plunger and the Viet Dripper - and this collects 99% of the remaining spent grounds

 

7. Grab ones drinking mug, and pour in - adding Condensed (Nestle) Milk as reqd 

 

Above qty 2 dessert spoons as a massively reduced from normal amount, and it may seem too diluted for some tastes - so simply Double to 4,  if you want a better Hit  

 

If you do not Filter, it'll be like eating a slice of Turkish Expresso 

 

[fruitman]

I mix 2 packs of the red one with 1 pack of the green....boil it in a bialetti. Very nice.  The blue one is not nice.

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=moccona+espresso&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.pdp.search.go.53b81086vU0xSS

[NightSky]

Nestle instant gold blend is my goto cup

[pineapple01]

Grandson recons the Lady by the Station, who makes it in an Old Sock with Stic Milk is the Best. For me any with a We Drams fine. Blue Mountain fresh grounds my choise , but Arabicas near enough.

[madmitch]

I was bought a small Dolce Gusto machine a while ago and I like it. It takes minimal cleaning and makes a decent cup of coffee in less time than boiling a kettle. Ive recently bought pods from Cafe Caps on Lazada, as my local Villa is outside the area I'm allowed to travel to, and I'm very happy with them.

 

 

[userabcd]

Of course there is good coffee in Thailand.

 

Buy from  Makro the Boncafe brand, mix a 250g packet of their Mocca and a 250g packet of Expresso, and have a delicious cup of morning coffee.

[WineOh]

4 minutes ago, NightSky said:

Nestle instant gold blend is my goto cup

same here.

Well, nestle gold crema to be exact.

I feel it's a very average cup though.

Nothing to really write home about..

[Logosone]

Try to get whole beans and grind it fresh yourself.

 

Much better.

[AlexO]

I use (and recommend) a Vietnamese coffee, Trung Nguyen brand. 100% Tihn Thuc. Make it in the small individual coffee percolators that the Vietnamese and Cambodian coffee shops use. Search Lazada,

• YKS Stainless Steel Vietnam Vietnamese Coffee Simple Drip Filter Maker Infuser . 

[cornishcarlos]

I bought a Delonghi Magnifica back from U.K in a big bag....

Great bean to cup machine.

I use a bean from Khao Kor (Petchabun)

 

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by cornishcarlos

[pineapple01]

1 minute ago, madmitch said:

I was bought a small Dolce Gusto machine a while ago and I like it. It takes minimal cleaning and makes a decent cup of coffee in less time than boiling a kettle. Ive recently bought pods from Cafe Caps on Lazada, as my local Villa is outside the area I'm allowed to travel to, and I'm very happy with them.

 

 

If your old enough to remember that CAMP Essence stuff just after the War anythings  nice that paint stripper..

[petedk]

If price is no issue why not invest in a drip coffee machine (just over 1000 baht) and try some of the Thai coffee beans. 

I always check the actual producers online and some sell directly and cheaper than Lazada.

 

As for instant, well I try not to drink it, but sometimes at the office I may grab a cup. A friend bought some instant coffee from Chumphon and that in my opinion is the best instant coffee. Not sweet and a good taste of coffee. I have never seen it in Bangkok though.

[scubascuba3]

If price isn't a factor just go to the falang section of the supermarkets and select the most expensive coffee there. Thai coffee tends to be bitter, most coffee shops blend it

[seajae]

I have been buying coffee beans(arabica) from Red Cliff Coffee here in Thailand(website) now for around 12 months, I get the medium roast beans and grind them each morning for the drip filter machine, we are very happy with the coffee, we have also used the coffee press  and its great in that as well. I did try a few other thai brands first but was not happy with them at all, I am buying from Red Cliff by the kg(2 x 500g), great price and taste

Edited April 22, 2020 by seajae

[smutcakes]

For a non coffee snob (I will drink any coffee expensive or cheap), i normally take a 1 Khao Shong 3 in 1, of a morning.

[KhaoNiaw]

Duang Dee for me, the orange classic blend. I get it at Tops.

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by KhaoNiaw

[ravip]

What happened to Maxwell House, the US brand of coffee? Have not heard/seen for a long time.

"Good to the last drop"

Edited April 22, 2020 by ravip