Popular Post Ulysses G. Posted October 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) "Take Out Coffee" is a little, one story place right on Moon Muang Road a little before Soi 9. It has a "coffee" sign in the window made of LED lights. It is only 20 baht for fresh hot coffee and 25 baht for more fancy stuff - maybe the cheapest in the area? I think that it is 5 baht more, if you want it iced. I am no coffee gourmet, but it tastes as good as the places that I am paying twice as much. There are seats in the shop and out front too. Edited October 3, 2014 by Ulysses G. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Quite popular too. I always see people in there or sitting out front. Two doors down is the restaurant Number 9. Reasonably priced decent food - both Thai and Western - with free wifi. Good fruit shakes too. Edited October 3, 2014 by Diplomatico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 A great find. I like the guy who parks his truck on Nimmanhemin. A huge, flavorful kafe dam yen in a bag for 25 baht. A simple pleasure of Chiang Mai always looked forward to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieM Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The guy on Nimmen actually sells coffee in a plastic bag, which is then in a paper bag, which is then in another plastic bag. Sweet as hell and lots of cream. Another guy on Suthep Road is doing the same thing. All those bags on then just dumped on the street in some cases. I suspect these guys are making pretty good money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcher22 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The guy on Nimmen actually sells coffee in a plastic bag, which is then in a paper bag, which is then in another plastic bag. Sweet as hell and lots of cream. Another guy on Suthep Road is doing the same thing. All those bags on then just dumped on the street in some cases. I suspect these guys are making pretty good money. This does raise some concerns. Plastic bag waste + toxin release from hot plastic. I wonder if the vendor can adopt a more environmentally-friendly approach. Since brick-and-mortar coffee shops that we all patronize also generate a lot of waste, it wouldn't be fair to single him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I order it cream and sugar free from the guy with 100 success. Better than I can say for Wawee. The so called danger from BPA is a scam. Excessive packaging is a concern but if I showed up with my SIGG bottle the guy would think me even the more crazy, madder than drinking coffee with no milk and sugar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konini Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I've developed a real soft spot for Wawee, especially the one between Warorot market and Nawarat bridge, near the post office. Excellent barista in there, which is all good coffee comes down to in the end. You can have all the fancy equipment and the best of Italian beans, but if the barista doesn't know what he or she is doing, it aint gonna taste great and would be a complete waste of money. When paying the prices at Wawee (and the other more expensive international brands) you really should be expecting fantastic not just OK coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I've developed a real soft spot for Wawee, especially the one between Warorot market and Nawarat bridge, near the post office. Excellent barista in there, which is all good coffee comes down to in the end. You can have all the fancy equipment and the best of Italian beans, but if the barista doesn't know what he or she is doing, it aint gonna taste great and would be a complete waste of money. When paying the prices at Wawee (and the other more expensive international brands) you really should be expecting fantastic not just OK coffee. Wawee was good until I found Doi Chaang, they are worth looking for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Agreed on the Doi Chaang. Pricy but good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I order it cream and sugar free from the guy with 100 success. Better than I can say for Wawee. The so called danger from BPA is a scam. Excessive packaging is a concern but if I showed up with my SIGG bottle the guy would think me even the more crazy, madder than drinking coffee with no milk and sugar! so you are more concerned about what he thinks about you than the environment? Agreed on the Doi Chaang. Pricy but good. Just had to laugh at that one on a thread about reasonably priced coffee. Besides as konini said it is not the coffee shop it is the barista that makes the difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Agreed on the Doi Chaang. Pricy but good. Just had to laugh at that one on a thread about reasonably priced coffee. Besides as konini said it is not the coffee shop it is the barista that makes the difference. Yeah, funny that. It's not about the coffee shop. It's about the coffee itself. I don't require a barista to brew a pot of Doi Chaang at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Agreed on the Doi Chaang. Pricy but good. Just had to laugh at that one on a thread about reasonably priced coffee. Besides as konini said it is not the coffee shop it is the barista that makes the difference. "reasonably priced" is a relative and personal term, your view on what is reasonable does not fit all, just you and those like minded Since you know nothing of the training or skill of Doi Chaang baristas, you are again blowing smoke. So have a good laugh, at yourself and join the group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konini Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) But for an espresso, you need a good barista, brewed coffee is a different animal altogether. It's not just the coffee, but the milk that has to be treat properly. Perhaps with Doi Chaang I just haven't found a good barista yet, although I have the fancy machine, the Lavazza beans and I can make a mean cup myself; tried a small pack of Doi Chaang last year and wasn't overly impressed. Many factors at play, including whether the shop had kept them in air conditioned, refrigerated or frozen storage. The beans don't like being too warm, and the weather is quite changeable at times here - I put the winter quilt on the bed yesterday - and they like changes in temperature/humidity even less than they like the warmth. Mine go straight into the freezer and I pull out 2 or 3 days worth at a time. I bought in bulk this time, 6 x 1kg bags from England. Tested it, and 1kg lasted me exactly 30 days. Just as well really given how much it cost, even in bulk, but a fraction of what I would have paid here. EDIT - I forgot to quote Diplomatico Edited October 4, 2014 by Konini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Agreed on the Doi Chaang. Pricy but good. Just had to laugh at that one on a thread about reasonably priced coffee. Besides as konini said it is not the coffee shop it is the barista that makes the difference. "reasonably priced" is a relative and personal term, your view on what is reasonable does not fit all, just you and those like minded Since you know nothing of the training or skill of Doi Chaang baristas, you are again blowing smoke. So have a good laugh, at yourself and join the group. Reasonably priced was outlined in the first post. Besides that I don't drink coffee. If you would bother to read the posts you would note that it was only one barista konini was talking about. Not a brand or a chain. One person. So yes I do get a laugh out of it and the lengths people will go to in order to justify their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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