Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters @ Rain Hill, Bangkok - ร้านกาแฟพาคามาร่า @ เรนฮิลล์ กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: Coffee Shop

Map: Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters @ Rain Hill, Bangkok - ร้านกาแฟพาคามาร่า @ เรนฮิลล์ กรุงเทพฯ

Price: THB100 per person without alcohol (what we paid for)

Visited: 10 August 2014

Coffee: 7/10

Atmosphere: 6/10

Value for money: 8/10

Services: 5/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

Boutique coffee shops are sure to be spreading all over the place in Bangkok nowadays. Some seem to come and go pretty fast. Pacamara is another boutique coffee shop that has not long been established in Bangkok. In fact, it is originally from Chiang Mai. I have not been to the one in Chiang Mai personally but have heard about Pacamara in Chiang Mai from time to time. When I had heard about its establishment at Rain Hill, I thought I might opt for a try.

Pacamara is on the 2nd floor of Rain Hill. If you are not sure where Rain Hill is, it is right at the entrance to Soi Sukhumvit 47. Hence, taking BTS to Phrom Phong Station or Thonglor Station may be the easiest routes and you can reach Rain Hill on foot within a few minutes. The place is rather small, tiny actually. Just a small room with a few tables. I am not really sure whether this is really a place opened to do commercial or just to let people aware of its name. They do serve some nice coffee beverage. But such a small place like this, not really sure about its customer turnover and takeaway order. However, Pacamara is not just a coffee corner, it is as well a coffee bean roaster and seller (both retail and wholesale level). Personally, I did buy back some coffee beans back to try: House Blend and Roaster Blend. They both are not bad and of some decent quality.

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters @ Rain Hill

small coffee corner

We did pop by for a really quick shot of coffee. If you are an expert, you might as well go for espresso shot to taste. But we cannot really take that though. We instead went for Caffe Latte and Piccolo Latte. At the price of THB85 a cup, I think it is rather good for these days. Caffe Latte is usually smooth and creamy and this one was as well rather well made and smooth. For Piccolo Latte, it is not much different from Caffe Latte but with reduced milk portion which gives a more intense coffee flavour and aroma. I do like both type of latte, just the former one that is easier to consume.

Though Pacamara does brew good cup of coffee, it is still not a destination that you might want to specifically drop by for just a cup of coffee. In case you are already at Rain Hill, this is not a bad place to stop by.

smooth vs. intense

Caffe Latte (THB85)

Piccolo Latte (THB85)

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters @ Rain Hill, Bangkok - ร้านกาแฟพาคามาร่า @ เรนฮิลล์ กรุงเทพฯ
Floor 2, Rain Hill Community Mall
777 Sukhumvit 47 Road
Khlong Tan Nuea, Wattana
Bangkok 10110

Thailand

Open Hours: for lunch Thu-Mon 11:30am - 01:30pm and for dinner Wed-Mon 05:30pm - 11:00pm

Tel: +66 (0) 2261 7830
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pacamaracoffee

Casa Lapin X49 @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok

Cuisine: Cafe / Coffee Shop

Map: Casa Lapin X49 @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok

Price: THB190 per person without alcohol (what we paid for)

Visited: 3 November 2013

Food: 6/10

Atmosphere: 7/10

Value for money: 6/10

Services: 5/10

Commercial coffee shops, such as Starbucks, are everywhere nowadays. For us, it can be difficult to find a place where we can sit and relax with good cups of coffee these days. We, a few months back, mentioned about Bar Storia del Caffe at Eight Thonglor which is a relaxing coffee shop in fact. This time we would like to introduce Casa Lain X49 which is becoming talk of the town currently.

There are a few branches of Casa Lapin. All of which represents with the concept of a cafe where anyone can enjoy a cup of coffee and work/relax at the same time. The one at Soi Sukhumvit 49, which is in the small alley just opposite Samitivej Hospital, is pretty cool and relax. It was our first time here and we admittedly like this place. Casa Lapin X49 was somewhat quiet, cosy, and relax. If this place is near you and you are looking for a place for chit chat or changing work atmosphere out of office, here is one for you.

Casa Lapin X49 @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok

here we are, Casa Lapin X49

alfresco can also be relaxing

view of interior

range of goods

more comfy zone on the 1st floor

lapin - bunny

The place of Casa Lapin X49 is put together rather simply but in style. The 1-block building cafe has a few tables outdoor which can be comfortable during non Summer days. Inside, there is one long table laying across the hall. I guess 10 customers can fit in but around 6 people should be comfortable. The rest on the ground floors are a few tiny table with stools. On the first floor, seats are more indeed comfortable with sofa and couch. If you are to be here with friends, we would recommend upper level, else try the alfresco. As for the menu, it is kept simply. There is no long list of choices here. All are on a single brick wall with some food/pastry to be chosen depending of the day. One thing is Casa Lapin is kind of half self-service. Hence, you will order and pay at the counter immediately. Staff may bring some of your orders to your table but some you will have to pick up yourself.

wall menu

barista grinding coffee beans

drip brew from the slow bar

our espresso was dripping out (^^)

This time, we simply went for a cup of cafe latte and drip brew coffee. The cafe latte was surely good: smooth, creamy, and aromatic. The other one we tried was drip brew coffee. For the drip brew coffee, we were asked to choose a choice of coffee beans. Well, we are the expert and the barista recommended us to try coffee beans from Jomthong, Chiang Mai and we did not hesistate to do so. It actually turned out to be great with aromatic fruity flavours with rather low acidity. We kind of like it. To go with coffee, we did also order one Almond Croissant and one Pain au Chocolate. Both were rather nice. Anyway, we did expect to eat here but just the coffee.

All in all, we like Casa Lapin X49 and will sure return. By the way, parking here can be difficult so just walk if you are nearby.

Cafe Latte (THB85)

Drip Brew Coffee (THB140)

selection of coffee beans

Pain au Chocolate (THB75)

Almond Croissant (THB85)

Casa Lapin X49 @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok
Soi Sukhumvit 49 (the alley opposite Samitivej Hospital)

Sukhumvit Road

Wattana

Bangkok 10110

Thailand

Open Hours: Mon-Fri from 07:30am - 08:30pm and Sat-Sun from 10:30am - 08:30pm

Tel: +66 (0) 81 257 7920, +66 (0) 81 261 2040
FB: https://www.facebook.com/CasaLapin