Table talk in Bangkok (May 7–13)

HOMU’s latest seasonal collaboration with crafted pistachio milk café brand Pista& feels aimed squarely at people who want coffee and dessert to quietly merge into the same thing. Everything lands soft, nutty and creamy without tipping into overload. Matcha pistachio cloud layers cold whisked matcha with salted butter notes and a pistachio kinako cloud, while pistachio kinako milk leans deeper into roasted flavours with thick kinako milk and an unexpectedly rich pistachio topping.  Meanwhile, the pistachio soymilk pudding layers silky soymilk pudding with smooth pistachio paste, finished with kinako and pistachio powder. Rich but controlled – exactly the sort of thing Bangkok cafés are fully obsessed with right now.

Now until June 30 or until sold out. HOMU, Sathorn 2. Open daily 9am-6pm

C.P.S. Coffee Roaster goes fully nostalgic with a summer drinks lineup pulling flavours from mango sticky rice, banana snacks and pandan desserts into a dirty coffee series that sounds gimmicky on paper but lands surprisingly well. Mango Sticky Ritual is the obvious centrepiece, layering espresso with rice milk syrup and mango foam in a way that somehow holds together. Banana Bliss swings towards caramelised banana snack territory, while Pandan Custard Cloud softens things with pandan milk and salted coconut cream. The cold brew lineup cuts through the heat with lighter fruit-driven combinations including pomelo and lychee. Altogether it feels very Bangkok at the moment – familiar flavours slightly sharpened for café hopping season.

Now until May 31. DIRTY Series available at selected branches including Sukhumvit 63, ICONSIAM, Terminal 21 Asok and CentralWorld. COLD BREW Series available at most branches

Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park spreads its latest seasonal push across two restaurants built around ingredients that already do most of the convincing themselves. At Pagoda Chinese Restaurant, Kagoshima A5 wagyu lands in Sichuan-style broths, Hong Kong-style clear soup, stir-fries and a wagyu pie with abalone that knows exactly how excessive it sounds. Upstairs at Akira Back Bangkok, Ora King salmon threads through pizzas, tartare, sashimi and robata skewers glazed with citrus miso. It is polished hotel dining, but not in a stiff kind of celebration where someone inevitably orders another bottle.

Now until June 30. Pagoda Chinese Restaurant and Akira Back Bangkok, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park. Pagoda lunch 11.30am-2.30pm, dinner 6pm-10pm. Akira Back lunch Thursday-Sunday 12pm-2.30pm, dinner daily 5.30pm-11pm

Blue Parrot Bangkok’s new Thursday Afterwork series feels less like a wine event and more like someone decided afterwork drinks needed pétanque, DJs and a soft pink dress code. Partnering with Château Sainte Marguerite Rosé, the weekly gathering starts with complimentary pours for early registrations before drifting into mini golf, darts and whatever keeps people lingering long past the first glass. It could easily have gone full gimmick, but the laid back Yen Akat setting keeps things loose enough to work. Wear white or pink if you want to commit properly.

Every Thursday from 6pm. Blue Parrot Bangkok, Yen Akat. Advance registration via Blue Parrot Bangkok instagram.

Song Wat keeps tightening its grip on Bangkok’s dining scene, and KIMI SW3 slides neatly into the neighbourhood’s current love affair with stripped-back spaces and quietly precise cooking. Sitting inside Soul Songwat by the river, the restaurant takes local Thai ingredients and filters them through Japanese technique without turning the whole thing into theatre. Highlights include grilled Thai kuruma ebi and whatever fish of the day lands freshest, but the standout might be the oyakodon built around organic Korat chicken and soft egg sauce that hits exactly where comfort food should. The room still feels a little rough around the edges during soft opening, though honestly that works in its favour.

Open now. KIMI SW3, Soul Songwat. Open daily 11am–10pm