ink.inc Tattoo Bangkok
B3, Unit, 26/7 Soi Sukhumvit 11, Bangkok 10110
Walk five minutes north of Banglamphu into this alley. The croffle — crisp, laminated, baked to order — and an iced Coconut Americano is the move. The Bitcoin payment option is real and the owners clearly enjoy being interesting. Arrive by 9 AM on weekdays; weekends open an hour later and the alley fills up fast.
The alley beside Wat Intharawihan does not look like it leads anywhere worth finding. That is the point.
At number 292, tucked against the temple wall on Trok Wat Intharawihan off Samsen Road, a husband-and-wife team set up a specialty coffee counter that has earned a perfect score across nearly 400 visitors. The space is compact — air-conditioned seating inside, a small balcony that catches the morning light, and a cat called Mafia who treats both as his own. The pace here is deliberate. Every cup is pulled or poured with attention. This is what the name means.
The drinks menu runs from clean single-espresso drinks through more Bangkok-specific builds. The O-Cha layers Thai milk tea with a fresh espresso shot — bitter and sweet in the same glass, no blending required. The Coconut Americano is the other order worth knowing: cold, subtly sweet, nothing artificial. For those who prefer Japanese tea over coffee, the houjicha latte is made properly. All prices land well under ฿100 for most drinks. Croffles — a laminated croissant pressed in a waffle iron so the exterior shatters — come out of the kitchen warm and pair with almost anything on the menu.
Beyond the cafe itself, 292 Slowbar runs an events catering arm, bringing espresso machines to weddings, product launches, and seminars across Bangkok at 75 baht per cup for smaller runs. It explains why the equipment here is serious and why the extraction is consistent rather than occasional.
Weekdays the counter opens at 7 AM; Saturday and Sunday at 8 AM. Everything closes at 3 PM, so mid-afternoon arrivals find a locked gate. The alley has no parking worth mentioning — come on foot from Banglamphu or grab a motorbike taxi from Phra Athit pier, ten minutes away.