Roots

Roots is at the epicenter of the Bangkok coffee renaissance. What started out as the production kitchen for the folks over at Roast (an artisanal coffee and brunch spot) has evolved into a coffee workshop (from home brewing to tasting and latte art) and barista training space, along with being a fine coffee roaster. While weekdays are for coffee education only, weekends sees the quaint cafe open up to the public, where co-founder and master roaster Korn Sanguankeaw chats with customers, invites them to choose their coffee origin and brewing method (pour over, French press, or espresso), and happily shares his coffee obsessions and faith in the Thai coffee future. Many of the gourmet cafes around Bangkok get their beans from Roots, and customers even pay via an honesty box in which one pays what one thinks the coffee and delicious home made pastries are worth!