Griddle Panini & Smoothie

What is it: A newly opened panini cafe inside President Tower Arcade on Phloen Chit Road – convenient for the Ploenchit BTS crowd and the gym-goers from Cubic next door – built around a griddle press and a short, considered menu. 

Why we love it: Melting tuna is the signature: tuna mousse, melted cheddar, jalapeños and homemade pesto pressed into a crispy panini. The press does what open grilling can't – even contact heat across the full face of the bread, a crust that caramelises consistently edge to edge and a cheese pull that doesn't pool in the middle. The jalapeños and pesto do the heavy lifting on flavour: the heat builds without overwhelming the tuna mousse and the pesto ties it together rather than competing with it. East meet west panini has its own following if you want to work through the rest of the menu.

Time Out tip: Pistachio matcha latte alongside is the call – something of a house pairing among the regulars.

Griddle Panini & Smoothie. Melting Tuna B330. Unit G99-1, President Tower Arcade, 973 Phloen Chit Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan. Daily 8am-6pm.