Looking for "Real Coffee" in Thailand.

[Tarteso]

  On 6/25/2020 at 11:40 AM, doggie1955 said:

Will be in Chiang Mai in two days, so what is Rim Ping?

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It’s a supermarket with organic, fresh and international food
 

208 Moo.6 Faham Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300 (google map)

[teatime101]

I have scoured Hua Hin for decent coffee. The best I found so far is Anjana on Soi Hin Lek Fai (a German owned barista shop), at 800 baht per kilo for medium roast arabica. There is a shop called Coffee Live (near Index Living Mall on Phetkhasem Rd) that sells a nice arabica, but it's quite a bit more expensive.

 

I have an espresso machine back in Oz, but the cheap drip filter I'm using is OK. Miss the crema a bit, though. 

[Logosone]

Just don't order espresso at Ristretto in Chiang Mai.

 

Terrible.

[whaleboneman]

  On 6/25/2020 at 8:39 AM, natway09 said:

I have tried the "civit" coffee in Indonesia many times but cannot taste a great difference.

A lot of all the yabber is just marketing & in my case a good ground coffee made by the drip method 

activates my  my taste buds just fine. Yes reseal & keep in the fridge once opened.

Cannot tell difference between Monday & Friday, so I must be a heathen

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you should keep in freezer - never the fridge.

[n00dle]

  On 6/25/2020 at 10:12 AM, phkauf said:

If you are in BKK, try Rosetta Coffee near the Rama 3 bridge. They roast the beans in the shop and have a great selection of Thai and non-Thai beans. I like the dark roast blend of Thai beans and Bolaven for 125 baht for 200 grams - a great price. But they have a large selection of beans and all very fresh.

If you are in Vietnam, try the Trung Nguyen Culi blend beans (not the pre-packaged stuff in the grocery stores) from their own fancy stores. Chocolate smell and taste - one of my favorites.

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Thanks for that.

 

I checked their website, an impressive absence of information there 

[A512]

I found good coffee in Laos last year, bought 5 kilo of Laos coffee and 2 kilo of Vietnam coffee, the Laos one was much better in taste. 

If you want a good coffee, I recommend the Brazilian and Colombian, producers are selling online, import the raw beans and roast by yourself, the way you like. There is no such a thing as perfect coffee, all you got is a big market out there, don't be fooled. Also you can find reasonably good coffee in Chiang Rai, pay a visit to the farmer.

[SiSePuede419]

You don't know what you are talking about. ????

 

Nangnon Coffee on Jet Yod in Chiang Rai sells a great Dark Roast, 150B for a half kilo.

 

Best in Thailand, equal to any in America.

 

Remember, Starbucks is from AMERICA not whatever herky jerky country you are from. ✓

[bendejo]

The best coffee in the world is the one that tastes best to you, that’s the long and the short of it. Before this whole connoisseur thing started in the 1990s (well, in the US anyway) it was Jamaican Blue Mountain, with many stories about it’s origins that rival the Arab spice traders of yore, the price was as high as that legendary mountain itself. I first heard of civet coffee maybe 20 years ago while watching TV in Indonesia, on a ‘believe it or not’ type of show (with subtitles). I was surprised a few years later when it was mentioned in a Jack Nicholson movie.

I recently came across this fellow’s page, he has a lot to say about the coffee from a certain cafe in Pattaya.

 

 

[bendejo]

  On 6/25/2020 at 7:09 PM, SiSePuede419 said:

Remember, Starbucks is from AMERICA not whatever herky jerky country you are from.

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Ah yes, I hope to someday visit Austria so that I can see where Viennese coffee comes from.

 

 

[A512]

  On 6/25/2020 at 7:09 PM, SiSePuede419 said:

You don't know what you are talking about. ????

 

Nangnon Coffee on Jet Yod in Chiang Rai sells a great Dark Roast, 150B for a half kilo.

 

Best in Thailand, equal to any in America.

 

Remember, Starbucks is from AMERICA not whatever herky jerky country you are from. ✓

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never heard of good coffee growing in American soils.

[HeijoshinCool]

Certainly are an awful lot of folk here who seem obsessed with coprological coffee.

 

I agree wholeheartedly with the OP:

 

When I lived in Mexico, an old lady down the street with a couple of scrawny bushes in her backyard would roast a small pan of beans on Friday afternoon. Next morning she'd bring me a cup. Superior in every way.

 

When I lived in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Roasting Co. received bags of green beans weekly from around the world. They had a half dozen of the big machines. They roasted one day, and sold/served it the next. No comparison to store bought or places like Starbucks. 

 

If I ever get settled in life, a few coffee bushes will be my first purchase.

[bluejets]

Amazon coffee with bark tea chaser...yeah!!!!

[checkered flag]

  On 6/25/2020 at 7:43 PM, A512 said:

never heard of good coffee growing in American soils.

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Kona ????????

[phkauf]

  On 6/25/2020 at 5:26 PM, n00dle said:

Thanks for that.

 

I checked their website, an impressive absence of information there 

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Haha, yes very typical. Try their facebook page that is what most small Thai businesses use. 

[bendejo]

Central Chidlom shopping center has a place where they would roast coffee beans to order, while-u-wait.  Don't know if it's still there.

Never tried it myself.

 

 

[doggie1955]

  On 6/25/2020 at 12:07 PM, Peterphuket said:

For long time I searching for good coffee for my espressomachine, but hardly to find in this country.

Even Illy-coffee here is not comparable with the one I can buy in Europe.

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You are so right...

[Peterphuket]

  On 6/26/2020 at 4:31 AM, doggie1955 said:

You are so right...

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Well, I have to tell you last night I order at the shop advised by:

shaemus

Senior Member

I order coffee from Brazil, we will see it is better or not.

From time to time I drive to the south, and passing Kao Po (about 40km north of Chumpon) There is a big parking place and a self service restaurant, but also a coffeecorner, and exactly this serves good espresso coffee. Next time I have to ask where she order this coffeebeans.

[fredwiggy]

Love coffee, but sometimes it doesn't love me. Still want to try what others here are saying are real coffee. I've only had a few, mostly from Starbucks, and some are okay, but I'd like to try some Mandailang and Vietnamese blends. I bookmarked the Mandailang but was wondering if anyone here lives in either Sisaket or Ubon provinces and can recommend a shop that either sells or brews either kind, or anything else good for that matter. And any recommendations on coffee makers

[Speedo1968]

  On 6/25/2020 at 10:37 AM, terminatorchiangmai said:

Nescafe red cup is not real coffee?

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Would you like a Starbucks ?

Would you like an Amazon ?

No thanks, I prefer coffee !

[Speedo1968]

When I was based in Bangkok ( 2001 ) I used to go bowling in Seri Centre.

There was a small coffee stall outside that served a surprisingly very good coffee.
It was the only place I had ever found in Bangkok that provided the correct chaser, cold water for a short black coffee and plain tea for one who drank latte.

Even to day if I am fortunate to be in Bangkok my favourite Lebanese restaurant serves Turkish coffee but does not provide a glass of water with it.
 

[KC 71]

Columbian Arabica, is probably my favourite so far, but i am happy with what we have here anyway.

[OneeyedJohn]

It is very surprising where one finds good coffee, and it usually unexpected.

Our private hospital here in Chiang Rai had a small string of shops that lead up to the entrance, and the last one sold an amazingly good cup of coffee, I always asked for a second one.

[kiteman9]

Real Thai coffee beans from Lazada.  https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i987234688-s2143420470.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1

[doggie1955]

  On 6/26/2020 at 5:34 AM, fredwiggy said:

Love coffee, but sometimes it doesn't love me. Still want to try what others here are saying are real coffee. I've only had a few, mostly from Starbucks, and some are okay, but I'd like to try some Mandailang and Vietnamese blends. I bookmarked the Mandailang but was wondering if anyone here lives in either Sisaket or Ubon provinces and can recommend a shop that either sells or brews either kind, or anything else good for that matter. And any recommendations on coffee makers

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Go on fb and order here, will take one day to get to you... https://www.facebook.com/thailandtrungnguyen/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

[fredwiggy]

  On 6/26/2020 at 8:21 AM, doggie1955 said:

Go on fb and order here, will take one day to get to you... https://www.facebook.com/thailandtrungnguyen/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

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Thanks, I found that while searching earlier!

[rickudon]

I don't drink much coffee, and most in rural Thailand is pretty awful. The most consistently good coffee i have found is made by Buddy Dean ......

 

A British philistine.

[checkered flag]

  On 6/26/2020 at 9:42 AM, rickudon said:

I don't drink much coffee, and most in rural Thailand is pretty awful. The most consistently good coffee i have found is made by Buddy Dean ......

 

A British philistine.

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Best then to stick with toast and baked beans for breakfast.

[lungbing]

With a poached egg on top, yes please.

[sungod]

cat poo, civet poo , bat poo after eating civet poo.

 

And people talk about wet markets in China......... ????

[rickudon]

  On 6/26/2020 at 12:38 PM, checkered flag said:

Best then to stick with toast and baked beans for breakfast.

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Actually bought some beans today from Makro, as on discount. Obviously i was poking a bit of fun at the coffee connoisseurs, but Buddy Dean is the best of the 3 in 1 coffees i have tasted. For one cup a day, not much point in having a coffee machine.

 

Now tea is a different case!