Ksana Central Park

A matcha temple inside a mall sounds like a contradiction. It isn't. Ksana's Central Park branch keeps the same all-white, cave-like design as its other locations and the effect is immediate – one step inside and the shopping centre noise quite literally and completely disappears. The ritual of watching the matcha whisked by hand is slow and careful in a way the rest of your day probably isn't and the matcha itself is proper – rich, smooth and never the sweet watered-down version. A deliberate pause in the middle of an otherwise loud afternoon. Weekdays are quietest – on weekends, expect a short wait.

Ksana Central Park. 4/F Central Park, Silom. 10am-10pm