Located in the Hang Dong district of Chiang Mai, about 30-40 mins away by car from the Old Town, is Path. The café is known to be owned by a Korean family who settled down in Chiang Mai and is thus well visited by many Koreans.
I had to rely on Grabcar to take me to the remote area where the café was housed in a large white house. It seemed to be the only café housed amongst the neighbouring residential bungalows with large front and backyards. Even my Grab driver was surprised to see a café there.
The spacious, white and minimalistic café had large windows which overlook the yard/garden where visitors were posing for photos, and which allowed plentiful sunlight to fill the interior.
At the corner was the ordering counter where an array of bakes was displayed on a wooden table – these are mostly the café’s mainstay items, such as cookies, canelés, scones and madeleines. On the side is a glass display cum refrigerator with season limited and rotational cakes, designed cutely and reminiscent of desserts you could find in a Korean café.
For drinks, I ordered the Dalgona Latte (THB100), which was a modified version of the original trending homemade drink. It was essentially an iced latte topped with honeycomb which gradually melted, resulting in a mildly sweetened coffee.
From the cake display, I chose the Mont Blanc and the Apple Lemon Mousse Cake (THB150). There were also cakes with puppy and Christmas tree designs but I found them too cutesy for my taste. While I found the Mont Blanc rather ordinary, the Apple Lemon Mousse Cake stood out with both its visuals and taste. The white lemon mousse layer was shaped like an apple, topped on apple compote and an almond crumble cookie. Upon slicing it, there was more apple compote hidden within the mousse. Though I wished the mousse could be more citrusy and the crumble softer, the mousse and compote paired well.
Before you fit this café into your itinerary, please take note that they have a different opening schedule every month so check their Instagram/Facebook page!
6, Moo7, San Phak Wan, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai 50230 Thailand
10am – 4.30pm (Check IG/Facebook for their specific opening dates)
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