SURFBEAN Coffee Roaster

bangkok's specialty coffee scene has grown into something genuinely interesting over the last decade, with roasters pushing well past the tourist-facing cafes on khao san road and into neighborhoods where locals actually live. surfbean coffee roaster, sitting on ekkachai road in bang bon, is one of those places. the area isn't central bangkok, which means the people who end up here tend to mean it. this isn't a spot you stumble across on your way somewhere else. if you're making the trip out to khlong bang bon, you're probably already the kind of person who cares where your beans come from. the regulars here are consistent and vocal about it, which says more than any single visit could. start with filter on ekkachai road, mid-morning, before the heat gets serious.