Coffee Shops in Pattaya

[Jun]

Casa Myka (Again)

At the bottom of Dongtan Beach, next to the View Talay swimming pool.

This place is popular with young Thais, who like to take selfies. Including one handsome young lad on my latest visit.
Nice coffee. Easily the best I've found within a 10 minute walk of the complex.

I'm not sure it's optimised for profit though. About 40% of the indoor part is taken up by the counters, leaving limited seating space. Bear in mind that some of the Thai customers like to nurse a drink for a long time. The extensive outdoor seating only offers light shade and isn't popular, except for people taking photos. They're overstaffed.

None of those things matter, as long as there's a suitable seat available when I visit. If there isn't, I keep going.

[Jun]

Our Shot (Pattaya)

On second road, immediately north of the Central mall.

Nice strong Americano with good flavour, 70 baht.
Most of the seats prioritise style over comfort, but I still managed to find one suitable for sitting on.

Another one of these places with a tip box on the counter, despite it being an order and collect at the counter establishment. I suppose that would be like a 7-Eleven having a tip box?

[Jun]

The cute waiter is no longer working at Benjamit. Nevertheless, it's a fine coffee shop. Jomtien Complex could benefit from somewhere serving coffee like this.

My model for a Jomtien coffee shop would:
1 Sell high quality coffee from one of the best Pattaya roasters
2 Have a few pastries for breakfast
3 Have cute all male staff in skimpy tight fitting white clothes

[Jun]

CocoCanelle has opened at the top end of Jomtien Complex. I thought this was brand new, with building work recently completed, or rather just being finished off. However, there are older google reviews. From the photos, I suspect they have changed their location.

Americano 75 baht. Better than that at Delices (60 baht), but not as good as the coffee at Casa Myka, which is also 75 baht.
The CocoCanelle croissant was 60 baht and it tasted good.
They either need to improve the coffee or adjust prices to get regular business off me.

Jomtien doesn't quite have anything to compete with the best coffee shops in Pattaya, some of which are outstanding.

[Jun]

One strange trend I see is having coffee shop menus only in English.

Starbucks do this. I once amusingly watched a young Thai kid ordering coffee in English, under the supervision of his mother. A good way to learn.

Some independents do as well. For example, The Backstreet Cafe.
Even in places like Nakhon Ratchasima, which has few farang, some coffee shops have English menus only. Despite having mainly Thai customers.

I suppose it's all about giving the customers the chance to show they're sophisticated and educated ?
Similar to the pointless use of French on some restaurant menus.

[Gaybutton]

One strange trend I see is having coffee shop menus only in English.

I don't know about coffee shops, but I've seen some places with English-only menus that also have Thai menus, but on request. I wonder if any of the coffee shops do that.

[Jun]

I've seen some places with English-only menus that also have Thai menus, but on request. I wonder if any of the coffee shops do that.

No doubt some might have a menu printed in Thai, but I've not seen it in the shops I'm referring to.
Such coffee shops usually have the menu on the wall, or a large fixed menu on the counter.

There have been numerous instances where I have been waiting behind Thai customers who need to discuss the English menu at length whilst ordering. If they had a Thai menu, that would be the time to bring it out.

I know of one shop that also has a large shelf full of books, in English. Despite 80~90% of the customers being Thai.

[Gaybutton]

80~90% of the customers being Thai.

But the only menus are in English. I suppose that makes sense to somebody, but not to me . . .

[Jun]

But the only menus are in English. I suppose that makes sense to somebody, but not to me . . .

I think it's all about allowing the customers to demonstrate that they are educated.

I was once in another PROPER coffee shop in Nakluea. I ordered a coffee. Which was probably about 50~70 baht. I was then offered a choice of beans, which were mostly about 50 baht extra, menu in English only. I had the standard, 0 baht extra. Very good it was too.
The young Thai lads after me where ordering all the expensive foreign beans "Nicaragua", "Brazil" etc.

Meanwhile, down in Jomtien:

Delices de France have nice croissants, but they continue to sell "Bon Coffee" & I don't like the taste of that. Well, it ranges from tolerable to poor (according to my taste). This place is quite popular, so not everyone has the same expectations.

The coffee shop in the car park across the road also sells Bon Coffee, or it did last time I tried. A tragic waste. I'm not going to drink that when Pattaya is like a Mecca for high quality coffee roasters.

CocoCanelle have opened at the other end of Jomtien Complex. Their coffee is OK, but prices are higher at 135 for a coffee & croissant. Far fewer customers than Delices.

"Harry's Bakery" are further up the hill, near Threprasit. The budget option. I remember a horrific coffee at the Soi Bukhao branch, never to be tried ever again but at this branch, it's just average. Which is fair enough for the price.

The real find is "Max's Beach House Coffee Shop", in the alley behind Bamboo bar. Good coffee, 70 baht. Coffee & croissant, 120 baht. See link.

If I want a good coffee in this part of town, it's either here, or Casa Myka.

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[Gaybutton]

I wish you could be in Pattaya during the annual Coffee Festival. I think you would really enjoy it, but I think it is usually before you arrive.

https://thepattayanews.com/2025/10/30/p ... inability/