Chivit Thamma Da Coffee House, Bistro & Bar

Chivit Thamma Da is a coffee house, bistro and bar in a restored colonial-style house on the Kok River in Rim Kok, run by a Swedish and Thai couple. A garden and riverside lawn surround the house, and there is seating indoors and out.

Days are about coffee, brunch bowls, cakes and baked goods, while evenings turn more formal with cocktails and wine. The kitchen mixes Thai and Western food, from khao soi and duck with pineapple rice to a truffle burger and spaghetti khee mao. Antiques fill the rooms, and a piano is there for guests who play.

It opens daily from 9am to 10pm. Prices are a little higher than the average town cafe.