Chiang Mai coffee: four stops for four kinds of day

An early coffee before the Old City gets going. A small bar to break up a wander. Something interesting after dinner in Nimman. Start with the kind of day you want, then choose the branch. These four stops come from two Chiang Mai coffee makers, Akha Ama and GRAPH, with different settings and opening times.^[1][7]

Pick the stop that fits

Hours and location details checked on 6 November 2026. Akha Ama has also posted a specific November change: branches close at 16:00 on 16 November, then close for 17–18 November for a staff learning trip. Put a different café into those two days of your plan.^[1]

Akha Ama Phrasingh: get the morning started

Choose the Phrasingh branch on Rachadamnoen Road for the 08:00 start. The brand’s Thai site has a branch-specific Directions link, which is the useful one to save. Its other Chiang Mai locations have their own schedules, so this is the branch to name when making the morning plan.^[1][2]

Akha Ama describes its work with Indigenous coffee growers in northern Thailand as central to the business. That makes an origin question a good place to start at the counter: “Which Thai-grown coffee would you recommend today?” Tell the barista whether you like something fruity, chocolatey or a familiar milk coffee.^[1]

For a take-home reference, Akha Ama’s online shop lists its Full City light roast at THB400 for a 500g bag. That is a bag-of-beans price. Ask what is on the shelf and how they suggest brewing it at home; a coffee you enjoyed on holiday makes a useful souvenir.^[3]

GRAPH Cafe: one small stop in the Old City

The branch at 25/1 Rajvithi Lane 1 is the compact option. GRAPH itself describes it as a small space; the published hours are 09:00–17:00. Our pick is to make this one coffee-sized stop between other Old City plans.^[4]

Give yourself a simple game: order something you would normally overlook, then write one sentence about what you liked. It can be as ordinary as “less sweet than I expected” or “I’d order that again”. A useful coffee memory beats a camera roll full of cups.

GRAPH One Nimman: leave this one for later

One Nimman’s branch lists 11:00–22:00, giving it a later window than the other three stops here. Find it at 1/6 One Nimman, units A103–104 on Nimmanhaemin Road. GRAPH describes it as a speed bar serving many of its signature drinks, so this is our choice for a look beyond the usual order.^[5]

Rather than guessing from a drink name, ask what is in the signature that catches your eye. “Is this black coffee or milk-based?” and “Is it sweet?” give you something useful to choose with. Then carry on with the rest of your Nimman evening.

GRAPH Contemporary: make the building part of the plan

For another setting, head to 177 Charoenmueang Road in Wat Ket. GRAPH places this branch in an old building in the neighbourhood’s former trading area, with published hours of 09:00–17:00. Choose it for an afternoon where looking at the building is part of the visit.^[6]

Our suggestion is to choose one area and enjoy it. Old City morning, Nimman later, or a separate Wat Ket afternoon. The table is a set of options to build around; there is no need to turn four coffees into a checklist.

Three coffee words to try

Iced coffee, black coffee, coffee with milk. Tap the pronunciation audio below, say each one back, then try recalling the word before revealing it again. These entries come from My Thai’s curated vocabulary collection.