Yeast & Yawn
444 Bamrung Mueang Rd, Wat Thep Sirin, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
The pivot from guesthouse to artisan bakery is one of Old Bangkok's more honest origin stories. A 16-hour ferment is not marketing copy you can fake when the crumb is sitting in front of you. Prices this low for this level of process are rare anywhere in the city, not just in Pom Prap. Worth the detour for anyone who takes bread seriously.
You smell the crust before you see the counter. The shophouse interior is spare: clean lines, unfussy furniture, the kind of natural light that makes bread look better than it needs to.\n\nThe space began as an Airbnb in 2019. When tourism stopped, the owners redirected their attention into sourdough. That pivot is now the whole operation. Each loaf uses wild yeast and Japanese flour, put through a 16-hour fermentation that produces a crumb with real chew. Sourdough sells by the slice at B60 or as a full loaf at B120. New York-style sourdough bagels come with cream cheese at B60. The grilled cheese on sourdough runs B160. Shokupan is available as a set at B80 or a full loaf at B180 with your choice of spread. None of this carries the markup you would expect at an artisan bakery in a wealthier district.\n\nCoffee uses beans from Doi Chang and Doi Pangkhon, two of northern Thailand's well-regarded growing regions. The signature drink called "Grab the Yawn" is a dirty malted milk made with espresso and topped with dark chocolate flakes, priced at B80. A double chocolate option combines Ivory Coast cocoa and French dark chocolate at B90.\n\nThe 8AM-4PM window is tight. Plan accordingly.\n\nBamrung Mueang Road puts you within walking distance of Wat Ratchanadda and the Golden Mount, which makes Yeast & Yawn a logical first stop before a morning in the Old City. The Pom Prap location is off the usual expat corridors, but the combination of process-driven bread and sub-B200 pricing makes the trip a reasonable one.