For many, though, those heavenly pastries, freshly baked bread and divine cakes remain the greatest temptation. As do the homemade ice cream, creamy milkshakes made from strawberries and chocolate, traditional Thai tea and carefully crafted single-origin coffee.
 
Here’s a tip: Don’t miss the Bucket cake, a dreamy chocolate creation, topped by macaron, cream, berries and gold leaf. Pure eye candy and so mouth watering.
 
In addition to the flavorful slow pressed juices, the Café has some great smoothies, including the Anantara ABC (apple, banana and carrot), Body Boost (ginger, watermelon, orange, strawberry and basil seeds) and Detox Green (kale, pear, ginger and apple). Also available is a selection of artisan beers and wines for those looking for a different kind of pick-me-up.

NO doubt about it, Australia’s largest home-grown cafe group, The Coffee Club, has been a runaway success in Thailand. Since opening its flagship branch around two years ago at Major Ekkamai in Bangkok, the chain has gone on to open in key areas all around the kingdom and now operates 14 cafes here. 

Hua Hin’s first branch, which opened just last month, follows the brand’s well-honed formula to a tee, and therefore offers the same range of UTZ certified coffee (beans sourced from farms using sustainable methods in South America, Asia and Africa) and extensive selection of comfort food that you’d find at any The Coffee Club branches in Thailand.

CHILI La Roni restaurant may be best known for serving huge portions of Thai and Italian fusion dishes in a tranquil Balinese garden-style setting, but another reputation is already starting to brew – this one based around coffee.

Early last month the restaurant extended its operations by opening Roni Café, an onsite coffee shop specializing in top quality coffee imported by The Royal Coffee brand. Among its selections, the coveted Kopi Luwak from Indonesia. 

IF The Coffee Club had rules like Chuck Palahniuk’s fictional Fight Club, its first and only rule would be that you can talk about The Coffee Club. Why? Well, like succulent gossip shared over a steaming cup of Joe, this place is definitely worth talking about.

One of Australia’s largest and fastest growing locally owned coffee groups, The Coffee Club first opened in Brisbane 22 years ago and now operates over 288 outlets in Australia, 35 in New Zealand, three in China, two in Egypt, one in New Caledonia and now 12 in Thailand (with a further 20 planned over three years).

The Coffee Club’s rapid rise to success stems from its unwavering approach to quality – its UTZ certified coffee is made by trained baristas using premium beans sourced from the coffee growing regions of South America, Asia and Africa, so a superior cup of coffee is guaranteed. What’s more, coffee isn’t the only highlight on offer.

PUTAHRACSA Hua Hin’s cute little bakery is a veritable treasure trove of European-style baked goods. Wander in at any time of the day and you’ll see the shelves loaded with a variety of breads, cakes, pastries and cookies, all baked fresh on site using the best available ingredients and usually still warm when you select them (translated from Thai, ‘Ob-Oon’ basically means ‘warm baked goods’). Adding to the European selections are illy coffee, a choice of fine teas (English breakfast, Earl grey, Darjeeling, Peppermint, and more), fruit smoothies, and a freezer full of Movenpick ice creams, all of which can either be bought to take away or to enjoy in the comfort of the adjoining cozy coffee shop, a glass-walled conservatory-style room replete with comfy banquettes and sleek wooden tables.       

In charge of all the creations here is the hotel’s Pastry Chef Frederic Paris, a Belgian national with many years’ experience working in the kitchens of top hotels, and his sweet treats are heavenly, especially