Why should you go there and how do you do it right?

Mother Roaster is the café in Talat Noi that everyone raves about. It started in 2019 as a small coffee stand with two stools, run by a woman everyone calls Aunt Pim. The shop quickly gained popularity and moved later that year to the upper floor of an old building in Talat Noi. You reach it through a former auto parts store and up a narrow staircase, past the engines. Upstairs, the beans are roasted on-site and brewed using filter coffee. The coffee menu offers a wide selection of roasts, from light to dark.

The iced coffee, served on a large ball of ice, is the drink that gets photographed most often, and you can even take the coffee beans home with you. There are now four branches, but this is the original, and the journey there alone is part of the charm.

The entrance behind the courtyard is easy to miss, so look for the sign at street level. It opens at 9:30 am and closes in the late afternoon. Hua Lamphong MRT station is a short walk away, and the street art, So Heng Tai mansion, and Talat Noi waterfront alleyways are all within easy walking distance.