Vespa Cafe Coffee Roaster

good coffee in phra nakhon takes a little intention to find, and vespa cafe coffee roaster on samsen 3 alley is the kind of place that rewards that effort. the address puts you in wat sam phraya, one of the older residential pockets of bangkok, away from the tourist drag of khao san but close enough that you're still in the thick of the city's history. they roast here, which matters, because it means what you're drinking hasn't been sitting in a warehouse somewhere. the regulars feel strongly about this spot, consistently and over time, which says more than any single visit could. if you're in phra nakhon in the morning, samsen 3 is worth the detour.