RISE COFFEE - Thonglor

As someone who loves lighter roasted beans, I’m genuinely obsessed with Rise. Their default “Good Day” beans — already medium roast — make an excellent iced Americano. Clean, balanced, and surprisingly good for the price (around 95 THB). It’s honestly one of the best-value Americanos in the area. For a period of time, even though it’s only 200 meters from my place, I was ordering their iced Americano every single morning — sometimes once or twice a day. Occasionally I walk down myself, but delivery is just too convenient. The staff are friendly, service at the counter is efficient, and the overall vibe is relaxed and easy. I haven’t tried their latte yet, but based on the espresso quality, I’m confident it would be solid too. Strongly recommended. This branch alone has made me a fan of the brand.

a month ago

I dropped by for a coffee as I was sightseeing around the area. I saw the high reviews, so I decided to give this place a try. They serve unique and creative coffees -- I felt like trying something out of the ordinary, went for the dirty cereal killer! Definitely not my go to flavor for coffee, but worth a try 😁☕ A decent coffee shop with relaxing vibes, I do recommend if you're in the area and looking for quality coffee. A bit pricey for BKK, but worth the money.

2 months ago

Edited : Our 2nd time here & today we ordered a Matchazuki Iced matcha with coconut milk, an Iced Coconut milk latte. We also got an almond croissant, a cookie, a pistachio roll and a cinnamon bun. 1st we decided to try the Iced matcha based on last day's success, but I didn't like it and the very 1st sip of it put quite a bad taste in my mouth and I was offered a bite of the cookie and its yumminess helped to get rid of the unpleasantness created/left by matcha. Once I coated my mouth with the cookies, I took the 1st sip of my iced coconut milk latte, I had specifically asked for less ice and less milk so that I can actually feel the taste of coffee and not have an overpowering milk drink with hardly any coffee feel. The 1st sip itself turned me a believer, converted me from a hot double espresso person to a cold espresso person. It was phenomenal. It was sort of a religious experience to have such tingling sensations with coffee in a cold way. I have never experienced anything like this, not till now, not with coffee. I asked for a few ice cubes and it hurt me so much that the barista said no to a few ice cubes despite the fact that I had bought a lot of things, she could be kind, but instead chose not to be kind , chose to stick to protocols and rules , over kindness. In the midst of all that I was experiencing positively and beautifully, this little gesture or lack thereof hurt my soul and I wonder what I did to merit that treatment. Original review : So this was the café for our day which I had finalized based on certain reviews that stood out and what a treasure in terms of the quality of the coffee, the baked goods and overall experience. Although I'm a dark roast leaning person and prefer it in espresso form, and Bangkok has an absolutely great coffee scene, especially in the thong lo region of sukhumvit, I was told that the best available bean currently is the medium roast, named "Good day" with after taste of Orange, caramel and smooth chocolate. Along with this, we ordered 2 chocolate chip chunky cookies, 2 pain au chocolat, a pistachio escargot and a single shot of the Good Day bean for myself. I have been having really good cookies for a long time now, the cookies here was exceptionally, very chewy on the outside, but literally melt in the mouth in the center, full of rich chocolate, full of flavor. The pain au chocolat was nothing short of unreal, very rich in chocolate, I was kinda disappointed with my first bite, but the 2nd bite was so so good, biting into it made the chocolate burst in my mouth, and the crunchy outside texture of the croissant with the softness inside of the laminated dough, so very well done. The pistachio escargot is not something I have ever had, although visually it looked like a deconstructed and reconstructed pain au raisins with some pistachio paste, but this felt and tasted very different, very good layers with rich pistachio paste. Real good stuff. Finally for my single shot of espresso, very beautiful and grounded taste, no slight burnt/bitterness (although I like bitterness) which tasted really well given my normal inclination for dark roast and burnt. Absolutely enjoyed the espresso. My only issue was that they hardly have a comfortable seating within the cafe, they just have a few tables and chairs outside the café within the mall, Marché Thong Lor, but not something as cozy as bean bags or cushioned arm chairs.

3 months ago