Cookie Therapy Thailand

The cookie of Thailand

What is the best and the worst cookie of Thailand..? Travel with me to find out. My hunt for Thai cookies started in October 2024. I arrived in Bangkok. Then travelled to the island Koh Samui. From there I went to Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, Koh Phi Phi and Ao Nang in Krabi. Ready for Cookie Therapy Thailand.

DISTANCE

9015 km

ESTIMATED TIME

11 hr 20 min

ELEVATION GAIN

300 m

DIFFICULTY

Easy

Cookies of Thailand

To find typical Thai cookies wasn’t easy. I mean, there are plenty of pastry shops. But most of them are owned by foreign investors. Thus foreign bakers or pastry chefs. Croissants, Brioches, Danish, Paris-Brest, and even macarons. Not many, but still. The quality I found was fantastic. But like I said, they were not traditional Thai bakeries.

7-Eleven is everywhere

You can find 7-Eleven everywhere in Thailand. They are popular by travellers. Because besides supermarket products you can get easy hot meals and drinks. But they have pastry too. Not all shops have the same selection. But if you’re lucky their shelves offer plenty to choose from. Cheese cake, chocolate cake, lava cake. Some even have macarons. The quality of their pastry is actually pretty good. And it’s really cheap.

If you go to 7-Eleven you have to try their Cheese cake. I like it the most. The Chocolate- and lava cake I liked too. I wasn’t a big fan of their Crepes cake. But their macarons weren’t even that bad.

Thai French Pastry Koh Phangan

I met a French pastry chef on Koh Phangan island. He was a true traditional French pastry chef. He had a small but cosy shop. When I entered his shop, his vitrine was almost empty. But the chef assured me it would be filled tomorrow again. He told me to come back tomorrow.

He did have macarons though. Three flavours. When I told him that I’m a pastry chef too specialised in French macarons, he immediately gave me one to try. A yellow lemon one.

To be honest, the macaron was a bit dry. To me it was an old macaron. So I asked the chef tactically when these were made. Tactically he answered with many words, without telling me the date.

He also had Paris Brest in his vitrine. I had to try it. It was delicious. Altho to my taste there was a bit too much cream compared to the pastry. But hey, that’s me.

The next day I went back. To try his freshly baked products. I tried his strawberry tartelet and a chocolate one. They were quite simple but very delicious!

Thai French Market Koh Tao

On the island of Koh Tao I met a French pastry chef owning two shops. One was The French Market. Which had several shops combined. The other was Croissant&Ko. I visited them both.

If you are in one of the shops you forget that you are in Thailand. They look so modern and great. I tried several different things. All of them were delicious. Definitely a place to check out if you’re on Koh Tao. One tip: go after 16:00. Because they have Happy Hour. Meaning you get two pastries for the price of one!

Pastry on Koh Phi Phi

Koh Phi Phi is a mega touristic island. The more touristic the more difficult it is to find local pastry. But hey, local also means the kind of cookies and pastry I find on the spot. So far I’ve only found pastry at the 7-Eleven. There are so many of them here.