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Chiang Rai · Rop Wiang

Cafés in Rop Wiang

The ring around the center: roasters on Sanambin and San Khong Luang roads, car-wash cafés and late tables.

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Rop Wiang (รอบเวียง) means "around the town", and the subdistrict wraps central Chiang Rai on its south, east and west sides. It has 48,930 residents, more than four times the population of Wiang, the subdistrict around the clock tower, and only part of it falls inside the city municipality.1

Its cafés follow the main roads out of the center rather than one street. Two of the city's roasters are here, The Roastery by Roj on Sanambin Road and The Roast on San Khong Luang Road, along with cafés built into car washes and a few that stay open late.

Local tip: Plan roaster visits around closing days: The Roastery by Roj is shut on Mondays and The Roast on Sundays, and both close at 17:00.

At a glance

172Cafés listed
12With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: หมีเพลิน MeehPloen Cafe, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–17:00).
  • Closes latest: Kane Car Care & Cafe, until 23:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: ถนน สันโค้งน้อย (5), ถนน พหลโยธิน (4), Pao Khun Rd (3).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (5%), specialty (3%), bakery café (2%).

Alpha pastry&cafe

  • 196/1 Ratyotha Road, Dong Mada, 57100 Chiang Rai
  • Mon 08:00–16:00 · Wed–Fri 08:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00
  • 083 818 0889
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The Roast

  • 124/3 ถนน สันโค้งหลวง
  • Mon 07:30–17:00 · Tue–Sat 07:00–17:00
  • 088 700 0762
  • Specialty
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7th June

  • 222/1 วัดใหม่หน้าค่าย ถนน หนองเหียง ซอย 3
  • +66658586465
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Camp Cafe

  • 39 หมู่ 10 หมู่บ้านปางริมกรณ์ ตำบลแม่กรณ์ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดเชียงราย
  • +66646563642
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Goodcarb กู๊ดคาร์บ คาเฟ่เชียงราย

  • 935 ถนน พหลโยธิน
  • +66956930535
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Hug Cafe Chiangrai

  • 238 หมู่ 9 ซอยวัดพระแม่อุมาเทวี ถนนสนามกีฬา รอวเวียง
  • +66844325959
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Sanambin Road and the third-wave start

The Roastery by Roj is a large wooden shop on Sanambin Road that roasts its own coffee and also buys beans from abroad, with ten or more local coffees, mostly light roasts, for filter and espresso, plus milk drinks, food and bags of beans to take home.2 When the Chiang Rai Times tested it in October 2025, the Wi-Fi ran at 80–150 Mbps, outlets were plentiful and there was no posted time limit.3 It opens at 08:00, Tuesday to Sunday.

22 Grams, also on Sanambin Road in Rop Wiang, is known for punchy espresso made with local coffee that changes with the season.2

San Khong Luang, Ratyotha and Phahonyothin

The Roast, at 124/3 San Khong Luang Road, is the early roaster, opening at 07:00 from Tuesday to Saturday and 07:30 on Mondays, and closing at 17:00. On Ratyotha Road, Alpha pastry & cafe at 196/1 bakes pastries and closes on Tuesdays. James Art Coffee, at 399/1 Na Khai Road, opens at 08:00 on most weekdays.

Palai, a breakfast and brunch café, runs 07:00–14:00 from Tuesday to Sunday. Central Chiang Rai, the shopping mall on Phahonyothin Road, is in Rop Wiang too, with a branch of 1:2 Chiangrai Brew inside.4

Car washes, gardens and late hours

Some cafés out here double as car washes, and the names say so: Kane Car Care & Cafe, open 08:00–23:00 daily, and Loft Loft coffee & car wash in the Ladawan housing estate. 270 Grad Cafe is the other late option, open 10:00–22:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, and Café de Mow runs 08:00–20:00.

MeehPloen Cafe (หมีเพลิน), at 952/7 Ruamjit Thawai Road, has outdoor seating and is open 07:00–17:00 every day. Greenhouse Cafe & Bistro and One Café both keep 09:00–18:00, seven days a week.

Sundays and getting around

On Sundays, San Khong Noi Road, just south-west of the center, hosts the Sankhongnoi walking street, known for its performances and cultural activities.5

Distances out here are longer than in the center. Grab is cheap and convenient, and tuk-tuks and songthaews, shared pickup taxis, cover the main routes.5 The new bus station is 7 km south of the center, and the White Temple, Wat Rong Khun, about 13 km out; public buses to the temple leave from the bus station. A songthaew links the new bus station with the old one in about 15 minutes.5

Sources

  1. Mueang Chiang Rai district, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Chiang Rai, Thailand, Sprudge (November 3, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. Best Coffee Shops in Chiang Rai for Digital Nomads: Wi-Fi Speeds, Outlets, Quiet Hours, Chiang Rai Times (updated August 22, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. 1:2 Chiangrai Brew, Central Chiang Rai, Wongnai, accessed October 2026
  5. Chiang Rai, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
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Where are the coffee roasters in Rop Wiang, Chiang Rai?

Mostly along the main roads out of the center. The Roastery by Roj and 22 Grams are on Sanambin Road, and The Roast is at 124/3 San Khong Luang Road. The Roastery by Roj roasts its own beans, offers ten or more local coffees for filter and espresso, and is closed on Mondays.

Which cafés in Rop Wiang, Chiang Rai, are open in the evening?

Kane Car Care & Cafe, a café with a car wash, is open 08:00–23:00 every day. 270 Grad Cafe runs 10:00–22:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, and Café de Mow stays open until 20:00. Most other cafés in Rop Wiang close by 18:00.

What is Rop Wiang in Chiang Rai?

Rop Wiang, meaning around the town, is the subdistrict that wraps central Chiang Rai on its south, east and west sides. It has 48,930 residents, more than four times as many as Wiang around the clock tower, and only part of it lies inside the city municipality.

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