If you want to drink coffee on a budget in Bangkok and you can't stand instant or the prices at Starbucks, then kaafae thung (a local filter coffee) is for you.

It is sold by street vendors and is drunk with condensed milk and sugar or honey.

It can also be drunk iced; the steaming brew is deposited, Thai style, in a plastic bag full of ice tied up with a rubber band. The coffee is then drunk through a straw.

You have to state that it is the kaafae thung you want (pronounced kar-fay tueng) or your vendor will automatically serve up the more expensive western instant. Sometimes served with a savoury, dunking style doughnut.

Available during the day, anywhere there’s a pavement.

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