Sao Cafe in Bangkok

If you enjoy eating buns as we do, Sao Cafe in Bang Sue, Bangkok should be on your cafe-to-visit list.

The cafe is snug and features an old Chinese teahouse theme. It offers affordable toast and buns from ฿30 (~USD0.86).

An old Chinese-style cafe with toast & buns


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Despite being a mini cafe, this place gets a lot of customers daily and even ha branches outside of Bangkok.

The cafe itself looks outstanding, adorned with beautiful green mosaic tiles.


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Checking out the inside, you’ll spot a few small round wooden tables placed next to the concrete wall, with a neon Chinese sign. It gives off a very Chinese teahouse ambience.


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The highlight is their mouth-watering desserts which include buns, steamed toast topped with custard cream, rotis, and shaved ice and an assortment of bread starting from ฿30 (~USD0.86) to ฿70 (~USD2.02).


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Plus, you get a large choice of flavour-packed drinks to pick from to quench your thirst and cool off in the Bangkok heat.

Other nice branches to explore


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Apart from its popular branch in Bangkok, you can also visit some of its branches in other provinces, for example, the one in Rayong. This branch offers a distinctive ambience as it’s surrounded by nature, so you can expect a more peaceful atmosphere.


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Or, if you’re living in Phuket, you can visit this Phuket branch, which is a minimalist shop with only a few seats available. Please note the menu might be different in each location.

Enjoy your buns at Sao Cafe

Once you find yourself in Bang Sue and start to feel the stirrings of hunger, head to this Sao Cafe to get yourself some buns covered with sweet and aromatic custard cream. Complete your experience by pairing them with a cup of refreshing bubble tea.

As it’s located near the MRT Bang Pho, it takes about a 10-minute walk to get here.

For more places to explore, go ahead and read Puritan – a quaint European-style cafe in Ari, Charoen Saeng Silom serves ฿50 braised pork leg, and Gu Long Bao has sold artisan handmade buns for over four generations.

Address: Soi Pradu, Bang Sue, Bangkok 10800
Opening hours: 7am-8pm, Daily
Nearest train station: MRT Bang Pho
Contact: +66 9 6278 1776 | Sao Cafe’s Facebook | Google Maps

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