Gateway Coffee Roaster

you're on chang moi road soi 2, which isn't a thoroughfare that pulls tourists off the main drag by accident. the soi runs quieter than the old city's more trafficked lanes, and gateway coffee roaster sits in that relative calm with a local reputation that's held up over time. this is a roaster, not just a cafe, which means what ends up in your cup has been thought about at the source level, not just at the point of extraction. chiang mai has become genuinely serious about specialty coffee over the past decade, and spots like this one are part of why. if you're coming from the chang moi area or cutting across from the old city's eastern edge, it's worth timing your visit around a slow morning pour.