Kick-Start the Day at our recommended coffee-shops over this Festive Season
% ARABICA
1st floor – Central Phuket Floresta
The brainchild of Japanese citizen Kenneth Shoji, his life mission has been to create the best coffee possible, so he borrowed money and bought a coffee farm in Hawaii. After trading green beans from around the world he became the sole-exporter of a Japanese roasting machine along with the distributor of one of the best espresso machines in the world. In September 2014, the flagship store of % Arabica was opened in the beautiful historic city of Kyoto, Japan. The company’s mantra is to “see the world through coffee”, which you can now experience at the % Arabica café, in Central Phuket Floresta.
Open daily: 10am to 10pm
+66 (0)65 942 0100
C.P.S. COFFEE
1st floor – Central Phuket Festival
C.P.S. COFFEE is crafted with passion and meticulous attention to every detail, from the creation of the menu to the selection of coffee beans, ingredients, equipment, and the expertise of the baristas. The brand’s highlight product is the Dirty Parade drink set, a standout offering featuring 10 varieties of Dirty Coffee. Consisting of a strong espresso shot combined with chilled milk stored at no more than 2 degrees celsius. The varieties include the straight-up Dirty Coffee, with Caramel, Hazelnut, Chai, Toffee Nut, Thai Style, Bon Bon, Strawberry Dream, Mocha and Matcha Espresso versions to choose from.
Open daily: 10am to 10pm
+66 (0)94 249 0125
COLD STONE CREAMERY
2nd floor – Central Phuket Festival
The Cold Stone Creamery is a vibrant, family-friendly ice cream parlour and coffee shop known for its interactive, customisable ice cream experience. At the heart of CSC’s ethos is its ‘create-your-own’ ice cream ordering, where customers can choose from a variety of rich, creamy ice cream flavours, then select mixins like candy, nuts, fruits and cookies. The staff expertly fold and blend in the mix-ins into the ice cream on the cold stone, right in front of you. If choosing is too much for you, you can go for a signature creation, like “Birthday Cake Remix” or “Chocolate Devotion”.
Open daily: 10am to 10pm
+66(0)80 070 4090
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SUNSHINE DESSERTS CAFÉ
1st floor – Central Phuket Festival
Sunshine Café offers lovingly home-made gelato and desserts using high-quality imported ingredients. The coffee on offer is 100% Thai Arabica coffee beans, resulting in a strong and smooth cup with a robust flavour profile. The speciality is definitely the Italian-style gelato, which is rich and velvety, while being low in fat and sugar, so you can enjoy guilt-free. Don’t miss the signature “Mango COCO Toast”: a decadent concoction of aromatic burnt butter toast topped with a refreshing pandan-coconut gelato and served with fresh, sweet mango.
Open daily: 10am to 10pm
+66 (0)93 441 9390
BAKE
Lagoon Road, Cherngtalay
For over 15 years, Bake has been a social hub and meeting ground for residents, tourists, friends and colleagues, where you can enjoy drinking and dining from dawn to dusk, with breakfast to evening meals. For coffee lovers, Bake collaborates with Bangkok’s ARTIS Coffee, specialising in single-origin 100% Arabica coffee from the Hill Tribes and Golden Triangle. The resident Roast Master roasts all beans on-site, and baristas are highly trained.
Open daily: 7am to 9.30pm
+66 91 532 0015
Bellinee’s Bake & Brew
Surin – Central West Beaches
Bellinee’s Bake & Brew in Surin Beach, Phuket, offers a cosy and inviting space for both locals and tourists looking to enjoy a range of freshly baked goods and expertly brewed coffee. The café is part of a well-known chain in Thailand and provides a mix of European-inspired baked goods, such as croissants, cakes, and pastries, alongside sandwiches and other light meals. Bellinee’s Bake & Brew is praised for its consistent quality, friendly service, and reasonable prices.
Open daily: 7am to 8pm
+66 (0)91 001 9527
COFFEE TALK
Phuket Old Town
A visit to Coffee Talk in Phuket Old Town is a memorable experience. Apart from an excellent range of premium coffee, the decor is amazing. Its walls are covered in antique memorabilia from the 1920’s; there is even a black gangster limousine parked at the entrance. Coffee Talk has an excellent all-day breakfast selection to snack on but it is chiefly all about the coffee. The house standard commercial-grade coffee is a blend of Thai and Brazilian beans, but they also offer a wide selection of specialty-grade coffees, imported from around the world, each of which has been highly scored by the international coffee council. A place for the connoisseur.
Open daily: 7.30am to 5pm
+66 (0)82 806 8385
Bartels
Bang Tao – Central West Beaches
A coffee shop brand on the move to success, with branches in Bangkok and Phuket. Opened in 2022, the keywords under their logo are: “craft bread, coffee & juicery”, and that’s exactly what they excel at. Of course ‘fresh’ can be applied to the coffee and juice, they use organic beans from Ethiopia and Thailand in their house blended coffee, and when it comes to bread they specialise in artisan sourdough sandwiches.
Open daily: 7am to 6pm
+66 (0)95 085 0033