Australian cafés, chefs and footy bars in Bangkok

Short answer: Bangkok doesn't do the classic Aussie pub any more, but it does Australian brunch, Australian chefs cooking Thai food at Michelin level, and at least one sports bar that shows every AFL and NRL round.

The short version

Sarnies, led by Australian founder Ben Lee, runs Australian-style brunch cafés across Bangkok, including the original on Charoen Krung and a Sukhumvit 37 café [4][5].
The Coffee Club, which started in Brisbane in 1989, had 22 Bangkok stores in early 2025 [6].
Two Australian chefs hold Michelin stars in the 2026 Thailand guide: David Thompson at Aksorn and Dylan Jones, co-founder of Bo.lan [7][8][9].
The Upper Deck on Sukhumvit Soi 20 listed AFL, NRL and State of Origin on its June 2026 schedule [3].
The AustCham and Thailand Tigers Grand Final Family Day at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park is the year's big footy day [1][2].

How we chose

Every venue below was confirmed as trading in 2026, from official websites, 2026 events or the 2026 Michelin Guide. Names link to each venue's own site. We dropped six places from older lists that we couldn't confirm for 2026, including The Australian Pub on Soi 11, Down Under Bar & Grill on Soi 7/1 and The Lost Aussie on Soi 6.

For the footy club, the cricket and Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass, read our guide to Aussie life in Bangkok.

Brunch and cafés

Sarnies Bangkok

Area: Charoen Krung, Bang Rak (near BTS Saphan Taksin)

Sarnies began in Singapore and is led by Australian founder Ben Lee [5]. The original Bangkok café sits in a restored 150-year-old boat repair shop in the Creative District, near Saphan Taksin and Sathorn Pier, and describes its food as an "Australian-Thai kitchen" [4]. The group now has several Bangkok outlets, including a roastery on Soi Ton Son that supplies the cafés [4][5].

Why Australians go: this is the closest Bangkok gets to a Melbourne laneway brunch, in one of the city's best old buildings.

What to order: start with a flat white, then whatever the Australian-Thai brunch menu is doing that week.

Sarnies Sukhumvit

Area: Sukhumvit Soi 37, Phrom Phong

The Sukhumvit café calls itself "Japanese-inspired café meets Australian-style brunch," three minutes' walk from BTS Phrom Phong [4]. Coffee is roasted at the group's roastery on Soi Ton Son.

Why Australians go: it's handy for the Sukhumvit condo crowd, and it does a weekend brunch that feels like home with a Japanese twist.

What to order: the menu lists miso kombu eggs Benedict, a Japanese curry omelette and a mabo shakshuka.

The Coffee Club

Area: Across Bangkok

The Coffee Club was founded in Brisbane in 1989 and is now owned by Bangkok-based Minor Food [6]. In early 2025 it had 42 stores in Thailand, 22 of them in Bangkok [6], and its Thai site still sells it as "Australia's favourite all-day café".

Why Australians go: it's everywhere, it's reliable, and it does an all-day breakfast when you just want eggs and a coffee without thinking about it.

What to order: the big breakfast-and-brunch menu. It also has Thai favourites if your mates want something local.

Australian chefs, Thai food

Two of the best Thai restaurants in Bangkok have Australian chefs behind them. Neither serves Australian food, but both are a reason to be quietly proud.

Aksorn

Area: Central: The Original Store, Charoen Krung, Bang Rak

Aksorn is the restaurant of David Thompson, the Australian chef who opened Nahm in London and Bangkok [8]. It sits on the top floor of Central: The Original Store and revives Thai dishes from old recipes. Aksorn holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026 [7].

Why Australians go: few people have done more to show the world what Thai food can be, and he's one of ours.

What to order: the set menu, with an open mind.

Bo.lan

Area: Sukhumvit Soi 53, near Thong Lo

Bo.lan was founded in 2008 by chef Duangporn "Bo" Songvisava and her Australian-born husband, chef Dylan Jones, who met at Nahm in London [9]. It cooks Thai food using only ingredients and seasonings sourced within Thailand. Bo.lan closed during COVID-19, fully reopened in December 2023 [9], and came back into the MICHELIN Guide with one star in the 2026 edition [7].

Why Australians go: a husband-and-wife team with an Aussie half, slow food values and serious Thai cooking.

What to order: the tasting menu. Bring an appetite.

Bars for the footy

The Upper Deck Sports Bar

Area: Sukhumvit Soi 20, Khlong Toei

The Upper Deck publishes a weekly broadcast schedule. Its listing for 15 to 21 June 2026 included four days of AFL, three days of NRL and State of Origin Game 2 alongside the FIFA World Cup [3].

Why Australians go: it puts the AFL and NRL on its published schedule, so you're not begging the bartender to change the channel.

What to order: pub grub and a cold beer. Check the schedule for the round before you go.

Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park (Grand Final Day)

Area: Sukhumvit Soi 22

Once a year this hotel becomes the biggest Aussie pub in Thailand. On 26 September 2026, AustCham Thailand and the Thailand Tigers ran the AFL Grand Final Family Day at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park, with big screens, footy sweeps, a kids' handball run and a charity raffle [2]. The menu included Lady Pie meat pies, with beer, Australian wine and soft drinks included in the ticket [2]. Adult tickets were 3,800 baht in 2026, and walk-ins weren't accepted [2]. The AFL also listed it as Bangkok's official watch party, starting 11:30am local time [1].

Why Australians go: it's the one day a year the whole community is in one room.

What to order: a pie at the bounce. It's tradition.

All venues at a glance

Venue	Type	Area
Sarnies Bangkok	Brunch café, Australian founder	Charoen Krung, Bang Rak
Sarnies Sukhumvit	Brunch café, Australian founder	Sukhumvit Soi 37
The Coffee Club	Australian café chain	Across Bangkok
Aksorn	Thai fine dining, Australian chef	Charoen Krung, Bang Rak
Bo.lan	Thai fine dining, Australian co-founder	Sukhumvit Soi 53
The Upper Deck Sports Bar	Sports bar	Sukhumvit Soi 20
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park	Hotel (Grand Final Day)	Sukhumvit Soi 22

Where to watch the big games

Check The Upper Deck's weekly schedule for AFL and NRL rounds [3]. Bangkok is three to four hours behind the east coast, so afternoon games land around lunchtime.
Book Grand Final Day early. The 2026 Family Day needed advance registration [2].
For State of Origin, arrive early. The Upper Deck had Game 2 on its 2026 schedule [3], and Origin nights fill up.
Ask the group. Join Cooee Thailand, our Facebook group for Australians in Thailand (join here), and you'll find out where the cricket is on this summer.

Australian food and products

There's no Australian grocer in Bangkok we could verify, but Australian products are easy to find:

Pies: Lady Pie is run by Australian Susan Usher out of Phuket, making meat pies, sausage rolls, pasties and lamingtons [10]. Its pies were on the 2026 Grand Final Day menu [2]. Ask at the bigger international supermarkets.
Beef, wine and cheese: Bangkok's international supermarkets stock Australian staples, at imported prices. Our cost of living guide has the numbers.
Vegemite and Tim Tams: stock comes and goes. Pack a jar in the suitcase.

Australian restaurants, cafés and bars in Bangkok: brunch, Aussie chefs and the footy