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Porcupine Cafe พอร์คิวไพน์ คาเฟ่
Best for A quiet afternoon with a book, coffee and cake
- Ari
- BTS Ari
About
Porcupine Cafe at 48 Soi Ari 4 north side is one of Ari's older cafes, a small plainly decorated room that Time Out's Thai edition calls the 'porcupine nest', smelling of coffee and cakes from the oven. Reviewers mention the matcha latte, lime tea, a hazelnut milk ice-cube latte and cakes such as red velvet and carrot cake. Google lists it as both a cafe and a bar, and visitor reviews on Wanderlog mention spirits and cocktails later in the day, though Google's current hours end at 19:00. Time Out once recorded hours of 10:00 to 22:00, but Google currently shows Tuesday to Sunday 08:30 to 19:00, closed Mondays; trust the latter and check before an evening visit. No source publishes drink prices, so none are given. For parking on Soi Ari 4 north side, The Standard's guide names the Laan Rot@Ari lot and the Ari Doi Street car park. Google 4.3 from 596 reviews.
What to order
Each pick traces to a source at the end of the page.
- Hazelnut milk ice-cube latte
- Matcha latte
- Carrot cake
- Red velvet cake
Bangkok Foodie Selection 2026
Featured in our guides
Ranked in 2 Bangkok Foodie guides, best placing first.
No. 6 of 8 · Ari Cafes
What the guide says:
One of the older cafes on Soi Ari 4 north side, a small plain room that smells of its own oven. Google files it as a bar too, and reviewers mention spirits and cocktails in the evening; closed Mondays.
No. 9 of 9 · Ari Restaurants
What the guide says:
One of Soi Ari 4's older cafes, homemade cakes from the oven, red velvet and carrot cake, spirits and cocktails on the list per Wanderlog reviewers. Google lists Tuesday to Sunday 08:30 to 19:00.
4 sources · checked 15 October 2026
Google Maps · timeout.com · wanderlog.com · thestandard.co
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