8 Best Specialty Hot Tea Spots in Bangkok for Slow Sipping

Tired of matcha? Here are 8 specialty tea rooms in Bangkok for the tea geeks.

Given Bangkok’s intense heat, iced tea is the natural choice; such sweltering weather hardly feels right for a hot brew… but is that really true? There is a distinct pleasure in drinking hot tea, stemming not just from sipping, but from the ritual of preparation and learning about the craft and various tea leaves.

For the discerning tea enthusiast, here are eight hot tea spots for your next tea crawl. Tea is so much more than just matcha: it encompasses diverse varieties, brewing techniques and a wide spectrum of flavour. It is never a matter of sip and go. These are spots designed for you to slow down, settle in and linger a while.

Araksa Tea Room

A rustic Thai tea room decked out in wicker, serving 20+ organic teas from its Mae Taeng farm, from floral greens to smoky roasted brews

What makes Araksa Tea Room so cool is that it isn’t trying to be some minimalist European café; it’s truly Thai. You get that rustic vibe right away from the name and the wicker accenting everything from the tables to the walls. They bring in more than 20 organic teas right from their farm in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai. Whether you want a refreshingly floral green tea like Thida, a smoky charcoal-roasted Preserve, or fun blends mixed with calamansi, champaca blossoms and roasted rice, there’s a brew for every mood.

12 Charoen Krung 38 Alley, Bang Rak, Bangkok. Tel: +66 64 126 7978. Open Tue-Sun from 10am-10pm.

Chaya Teahouse

An atelier for organic Japanese tea and teaware, going beyond matcha with gyokuro, kabusecha, and hands-on classes covering sencha and matcha whisking

We’re shifting gears to Japan with Chaya Teahouse, an atelier stocking organic Japanese teas and teaware. While matcha shines here, the menu dives much deeper. Try their hot Gyokuro – a rich brew designed to awaken all five senses – or the hot kabusecha. Made from organic saemidori leaves in Kagoshima, Kyushu, this tea is shaded for two weeks pre-harvest, then medium-steamed for a vibrant green pour. You can also sign up for their Sencha 101 course or join The Art of Matcha to hone your whisking skills.

7 Soi Pradipat 14, Pradipat Road, Phaya Thai, Bangkok. Tel: +66 62 198 2294. Open Tue-Sun from 10am-6pm.

Double Dogs

When a dog-day afternoon hits Yaowarat, this spot keeps things calm with Chinese and Japanese teas, detailed by origin, year and tasting notes

On a dog-day afternoon, Double Dogs is one of the few places serving hot tea guaranteed to calm your chaos rather than hyper-charge you. Settled right in the bustling heart of Yaowarat, this spot fully embraces its surroundings. Owner Jongrak “Tee” Kittiworakarn keeps ancient Chinese tea traditions fresh, organising the menu like high-end wine with exact origins, years and notes. This sounds cool and all, but it’s not all what they have to offer; the place also serves brews in both Chinese and Japanese styles, so you can geek out comparing which cup is smoother, richer or carries that delicious roasted aroma.

406 Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok. Tel: +66 86 329 3075. Open Tue-Thu from 1pm-9pm and Fri-Sun from 1pm-10pm.

Gacha Tea House & Café

A laid-back Chinatown tea stop with hot single-origin teas, guided tastings, surprise pours, and a welcoming room made for slowly working through a pot

Gacha Tea House & Café brings a hands-on approach to hot tea in Bangkok’s Chinatown. The draw here is the owner’s hospitality, complete with guided tastings of hot single-origin leaves and surprise sample pours right at your table. Their hot selection features clean, aromatic steepings of pure leaves from local and regional growers. Their welcoming room is where you can comfortably linger over a steaming pot on a leisurely day.

625 Vanit 1 Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok. Tel: +66 91 796 2446. Open Tue from 9am-4pm and Wed-Sat from 9am-5pm.

Gimbocha

Come for the grandma-level comfort: traditional Chinese teas, single-origin pots, and Grandma’s 8 Flowers, a mellow herbal blend sweetened with honey and stevia

Craving your grandmother’s hot tea or just in need of some nostalgic comfort? Gimbocha delivers that same warmth from its home on Kasem San 1 Alley, just steps from the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre. Marked by a sweet cartoon granny logo, the teahouse serves traditional Chinese pots in both single-origin varieties and house blends. Make sure to try their signature Grandma’s 8 Flowers, a house-blended herbal infusion naturally sweetened with honey and stevia. It is cosy, incredibly welcoming and poured a rich amber yellow – everything you could want from a soothing hot brew.

36 Kasem San 1 Alley, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok. Tel: +66 99 082 1691. Open Fri-Wed from 11.30am-9pm.

Lom Lom

A soul-soothing hideaway with moody lighting, fresh flowers and bodywork, serving hot longjing with toasted chestnut notes, snacks and free refills

If you are looking to decompress, Lom Lom makes good on its ‘sanctuary of the soul’ status. Mood lighting, fresh florals and bodywork services turn the location into a certified haven. Tea-wise, the team pours refreshing herbal teas. Order the hot longjing for its toasted chestnut aroma, served alongside small snacks and free pot top-ups. The physical space serves as a sort of visual therapy: a crumbling heritage structure patched up with cement, exposed bricks and teak beams. It’s a strangely charming place.

317 Soi Sukhumvit 31, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok. Tel: +66 82 496 2494. Open daily from 9am-6pm.

Shersanctuary Tea Bar

When life gets completely mental, disappear here for Japanese, Chinese and blended teas, from honeyed mi lan xiang to comforting roasted houjicha

Sometimes life gets completely mental, so you desperately need a brutalist concrete hideout like Shersanctuary Tea Bar to cure your daily burnout through their three tea categories: Japanese, Chinese and blend. Trying to maintain spiritual balance in modern society looks like enjoying Mi Lan Xiang, a Chinese oolong overflowing with sweet orchid and honey notes, or savouring the Shizuoka Houjicha Stem, delivering a comforting roasted profile. Find your inner peace, one sip at a time.

127/2 Phahonyothin Road, Anusawari, Bang Khen, Bangkok. Tel: +66 64 419 3249. Open daily from 10am-6pm.

众 Zhòng

Tea, but interpreted: rare leaves from China, Taiwan and beyond, clay teapots, clever pouring techniques and the kind of expertise that changes how you taste

If you are proper obsessed with tea, I 众 Zhòng is basically the holy grail of specialised tea bars. It is all about next-level craftsmanship here, from clay teapots and pouring tricks to showcasing leaves brought in from China, Taiwan, and other places. Think of it like fine dining, but for tea – perhaps fine sipping? It is like getting esoteric knowledge on tea from one of the best producers in town who knows what they are talking about. It is a tea bar by tea interpreters; that is their tagline. Tea, like any other form of art appreciation, needs interpretation; a good interpreter always knows which aspect to bring out.