Where is the best coffee place in CM (not Starbucks or chains)

[elgordo38]

Try Lee's coffee. If you Google it you should find the location

[mylk]

Personally can recommend Ristr8to and Ristr8to lab . Both in Nimman area and Graph in the old city ( Ratvithi Lane 2 Road). They have a restaurant and cafe pretty much around the cnr from each other.

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[Rockhopper]

Try P&B Coffee Shop! She uses a blend of 2 different hill tribe coffees and it is the best I have found in Chiang Mai in 5 years of living here.

It's just off the moat near Chiang Mai Gate at 18/4 soi 1 Ratchiangsaen Road.

[Jeffkp]

Coffee Club is an Australian chain. Not the cheapest place, but food is good and coffee is great. My favorite coffee place in Chiang Mai. Great deck to sit and people watch. 

[balo]

33 minutes ago, Rockhopper said:

Try P&B Coffee Shop! She uses a blend of 2 different hill tribe coffees and it is the best I have found in Chiang Mai in 5 years of living here.

It's just off the moat near Chiang Mai Gate at 18/4 soi 1 Ratchiangsaen Road.

That sounds interesting, will check it out tomorrow. 

[CaliDream]

Try L'Amour, near Pantip Plaza...the best I've had and good prices...

[bazza40]

Rimping just down from the Nawarat bridge has a small ( seats about 10-12 ) coffee shop that makes a very good Americano for 50 baht.

[Trujillo]

By the way, the coffee shop at Payap that I mentioned earlier has a nice outdoor area next to a green lawn and big wooden house, and students coming to school in the mornings...and, most importantly, YOU CAN SMOKE. Happy smoking with coffee!

[ByblosYuNaiSoi]

Hi, in case you need / want to make your own at home, the Thai-grown coffee beans at Kasem Store (two locations: very near Chang Moi road and Wararot Mkt and Wing 41 near Suthep near CMU) are good, inexpensive, and they wiil sell whole or ground. RE coffee/cafés: there are so many, and tastes vary (fancy, grotty, atmospheric, coffee mild or wild?). I would recommend you shop around and find the one(s) you like best. Kasem locations below.

Kasem East: 
https://goo.gl/maps/q2Av6xMpPzQ2

Kasem West:
https://goo.gl/maps/zxKLreaTwY52

[WinnieTheKhwai]

New great coffee place for beautiful people!  Coffee is great, very cold air conditioning, view of Doi Suthep, and did I mention beautiful people?

Also lots of power sockets all over the place and even desks to work on, so it's potentially interesting to the financially successful segment of Chiang Mai's Digital Nomads. (Both of them.  )

(I did check if it was a chain, it looks like it might be a chain but Google doesn't think so.)

(EDIT: Oh wait, I think it may be Korean..  Anyway it's not a big chain I guess.)

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[hugocnx]

What a great pair a shoes

 

[balo]

46 minutes ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

New great coffee place for beautiful people!  Coffee is great, very cold air conditioning, view of Doi Suthep, and did I mention beautiful people?

Also lots of power sockets all over the place and even desks to work on, so it's potentially interesting to the financially successful segment of Chiang Mai's Digital Nomads. (Both of them.  )

(I did check if it was a chain, it looks like it might be a chain but Google doesn't think so.)

(EDIT: Oh wait, I think it may be Korean..  Anyway it's not a big chain I guess.)

What I see is sweet girls drinking sweet ice coffee and eating sweet desserts, doesn't say much about their coffee but I guess there's only one way to find out....   

 

 

 

[AlfonsV]

"All About Coffee" (on the highway to Hang Dong, somewhere opposite to Lotus) and several other places except those which offer "Doi Chang coffee"

[Moontan]

I was just about to say the same thing. "All About Coffee" is in an awkward spot https://goo.gl/maps/oLZfmuAoWhN2 and doesn't look like much but my favourite Americano/Long black. A real kick in the pants cup of joe but delicious too.

 

[jobin]

They may be, in your opinion 'the beautiful people', but i do not see them enjoying a hot, steamy cup o' joe, as per the OP's question.  Sugary gobs may go good on the 20 yr olds, but all that sweet aggravates my diabetes and coronary tubes.

And to the chap who recommends the smoking while drinking coffee: enjoy the stink.  I won't be there.

[metisdead]

A grammar police troll post has been removed. 

[Thailand]

Keep trying, some god awful ones often luke warm,overpriced.

 

Always end up back at McCafe that do a hot cappuccino that is exactly the way I like it.

[Sandy Freckle]

I don't mind the coffee at Nes Cafe. Yes it's a genuine name...., it's on the corner of Moon Mueang Rd and Moon Mueang lane 7. Northwards of Tha Phae gate. It's very unprepossessing...., give it a whirl and get back with you opine ? 

[jonwilly]

Hindley serves a good cup of coffee for me.

 

john

[piewarmer]

Awesome quality coffee at Overstand, behind Johns place on Moon Muang road.

[balo]

After searching for the best hot Americano in town for months  I ended up with this place , and believe it or not it's only 25 baht .  

 

Nice, friendly staff knows how to prepare it , you can't go wrong here and money saved as well . The place is called Hom coffee , it's around 500 meters up from Thapae gate , same side as Black Canyon and Burger King. 

I don't know why they are selling it so cheap but I'm not complaining. 

 

If I  want to rate this coffee , I would give it 9 out of 10, same as I would do with the more upscale place in Nimman area called Ristr8to where you pay 90 baht. They are equally good. Go check them out if you're in the area. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

[Sandy Freckle]

A couple of times I have quite enjoyed the coffee at 2 sisters on the Chiang Mai Lumpen Rd.

[stament]

On 23 October 2016 at 8:51 PM, balo said:

After searching for the best hot Americano in town for months  I ended up with this place , and believe it or not it's only 25 baht .  

 

Nice, friendly staff knows how to prepare it , you can't go wrong here and money saved as well . The place is called Hom coffee , it's around 500 meters up from Thapae gate , same side as Black Canyon and Burger King. 

I don't know why they are selling it so cheap but I'm not complaining. 

 

If I  want to rate this coffee , I would give it 9 out of 10, same as I would do with the more upscale place in Nimman area called Ristr8to where you pay 90 baht. They are equally good. Go check them out if you're in the area. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds good Balo I will check it out the next time I am nearby

[stament]

On 24 October 2016 at 1:13 PM, Sandy Freckle said:

A couple of times I have quite enjoyed the coffee at 2 sisters on the Chiang Mai Lumpen Rd.

Yep, been there a couple of times, not bad would return. Convenient if you are there for the market, you can watch the cars and motorbikes go by....

[Sandy Freckle]

12 hours ago, stament said:

Yep, been there a couple of times, not bad would return. Convenient if you are there for the market, you can watch the cars and motorbikes go by....

Actually we had a pretty good Khao Soi at a stall out front of the markets..., cheap as chips too.

[A1Str8]

I totally agree. The coffee is always best at these small family run restaurants. 

Tom Tom and Starbucks are so bad, their coffee is the worst I have ever had in my life. 

But everybody knows that. People don't even go to these places for the coffee that tastes like excrement. That's just a place to be seen. 

[TheFishman1]

Best place to buy coffee Hillkoff city blend www.lannaloft.com.hillkoff.com

[Sandy Freckle]

I am not a coffee nerd or such like...., but I was recommended to go to Ma Chill. Yesterday we went there and supped what I have to say was an exceptional coffee. The quiet and unassuming young couple there really seem to know their beans..., it seemed to me.
So now I say..., do yourselves a favor..., try the coffee at Ma Chill, it's on Sridonchi Rd. not far down(150 mtrs), on the left from S/E corner of the moat/wall. It's a very quiet place...., and I'll say right now that it was the best I've supped in CM and maybe even anywhere..., yes, that's big call.
Please seek them out and get back to me..., I would be interested to hear other peoples views ?
 

Edited November 13, 2016 by Sandy Freckle

[justEnjoy]

A hidden gem on the way too Grand Canyon  " TINTIN Bistro "

They have the best Italian Espresso machine you can find ...

The coffee is just perfect and high class quality ! 

They also have around 80 Belgian beers on the menu,well worth the drive ...

[stament]

last couple of posts what prices are we talking approx? surely not the extortionate starbucks lifestyle prices?