Siwara Cafe · Takua Pa · Phang-nga

Siwara Cafe
Takua Pa

Here, every moment feels like home.

Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00 · Closed Mondays

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Siwara Cafe is a cafe in a wooden house in the old market area of Takua Pa Old Town, Phang-nga, opposite 7-Eleven. Fresh coffee with your choice of roast, matcha, homemade cakes, custom birthday cakes and snack boxes, and board games to play in the shop. About 35 km (30-40 minutes) from Khao Lak.

Hours
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00
Closed Mondays
Where
53 Rat Bamrung Rd., old market area
opposite 7-Eleven · Directions
Parking
Parking in front of the shop
plus street parking in the old town
Contact
097-350-1514
LINE @siwara
Made to order

Birthday cakes, baked in this house

Homemade cakes to order · send us a design you like · rush orders welcome · pick up at the shop or delivery within Takua Pa · snack boxes for meetings and events

เค้กวันเกิดเขียนชื่อ แต่งดอกไม้สด ศิวรา คาเฟ่ ตะกั่วป่า ช็อกโกแลตเรดบีนเค้ก ศิวรา คาเฟ่ ตะกั่วป่า สตรอว์เบอร์รี่ชีสพาย ศิวรา คาเฟ่ ตะกั่วป่า
  • From ฿290 · 4 sizes
  • Order 1-2 days ahead · rush possible
  • Pick up, or delivery within 5 km after 17:00
See cake designs & how to order Order via LINE @siwara
Inside the house

Inside the wooden house

Afternoon light filters through the wooden louvres, an antique clock ticks slowly, and every corner of the house invites you to sit down and let time drift by, unhurried.

บ้านไม้ศิวรา คาเฟ่ ตะกั่วป่า มองจากภายนอก / Siwara Cafe Takua Pa wooden house exterior with mountain backdrop
ภายในศิวรา คาเฟ่ บ้านไม้ นาฬิกาโบราณ โซฟาไม้ / Inside Siwara Cafe, antique clock and wooden sofa
ไฟประดับหน้าบ้านไม้ตอนกลางคืน / String lights on the wooden house at night
กาแฟเย็นบนโต๊ะไม้ ศิวรา คาเฟ่ / An iced coffee on a wooden table at Siwara Cafe

“Warm, like visiting an elder relative's home.”

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Play & chill

Board Games at the Cafe

A cosy board-game cafe in Takua Pa Old Town — bring your friends or family, pick a game, and let an afternoon drift by over coffee.

There are board games to play right here in the wooden house. The quiet, relaxed atmosphere makes Siwara a great spot to hang out with friends — or to sit down with a coffee and get some work done.

  • Board games to play in-store — hang out with friends and family
  • Quiet, work-friendly atmosphere — comfortable for sitting and working
  • Coffee & homemade bakery — choose your roast: light, medium or dark
BOARD GAMESWORK-FRIENDLYFRIENDS & FAMILYSLOW AFTERNOON
มุมนั่งริมหน้าต่างในบ้านไม้ มีชั้นหนังสือและโต๊ะเล็ก ศิวรา คาเฟ่ ตะกั่วป่า / Window seating corner with bookshelf inside the wooden house at Siwara Cafe Takua Pa
Our Story

A house named in the town's own records

Before it became a cafe, this house stood on the site of the home of 'Palat Khao', later known as Khun Kasem Thanasan. His name is still in the history page of the Takua Pa Provincial Court and in the Royal Thai Government Gazette.

We read the records one by one and tell only what they confirm. Where a part of the story comes from memory rather than paper, we say so.

The story of this house in a short film · it plays muted, tap "Tap for sound" to hear the narration
EvidenceTakua Pa Provincial Court

The road to the early courthouse ran past Palat Khao's house

The court's own history page says that in its early years the court sat behind Wat Mai Kamphaeng (Wat Sena Nuchrangsan). To explain how people got there, it describes a road, and uses this house as the landmark.

In an official record, the house was a pin on the map that people used to find their way.

Read the court's history page ↗
Quoted from the court history page

การเดินทางมีถนนสายที่ตั้งต้นจากถนนวัดลุ่ม (วัดคีรีเขต) ผ่านริมบ้านปลัดขาวหรือขุนเกษม (ต่อมาเป็นที่ตั้งของบ้านนายศรีพรม) ทะลุออกถนนตลาดตะกั่วป่า-ย่านยาว

Our translation: the route began at Wat Lum Road (Wat Khiri Khet), passed alongside the house of Palat Khao, or Khun Kasem (later the site of Mr. Sriprom's house), and came out on the Takua Pa market to Yan Yao road.

EvidenceRoyal Thai Government Gazette

Who was Palat Khao? Three names, one man

  • Palat Khao · ปลัดขาวas the court record names him
  • Khao Sukkasem · ขาว ศุขเกษมhis own name, as the Gazette spells it
  • Khun Kasem Thanasan · ขุนเกษมธนสารhis noble title from 1923 (B.E. 2466)
สแกนราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม 44 หน้า 3703 ประวัติรองอำมาตย์ตรี ขุนเกษมธนสาร (ขาว ศุขเกษม) / Scan of the Royal Thai Government Gazette vol. 44 p. 3703, biography of Khun Kasem Thanasan
Royal Thai Government Gazette, vol. 44, p. 3703, 19 February B.E. 2470 (1928 CE) · open the original PDF ↗

Tap a line to see where it is written in the scan.

He was ordained at Wat Mai Kamphaeng, and the early court also stood behind Wat Mai Kamphaeng: two sources, one temple. The Gazette uses the old calendar, in which the year began on 1 April, so December 2470 comes before the February 2470 issue.

The owners' accountThe front fence

The fence reads "สุขเกษม 2498"

B.E. 2498 is 1955, twenty-eight years after Khun Kasem died. So we do not claim that he built this wooden house, and we don't know exactly when it was built. What we can say, from the court record and the owners' account, is simpler: this is the site of Palat Khao's house.

Gazetteศุขเกษม Fenceสุขเกษม

The surname is spelled differently in the two places. Only the spelling differs. The writing on the real fence is hard to read, so this is a redrawn line illustration based on what the owners can read, not a photo.

ภาพลายเส้นรั้วหน้าบ้าน ป้ายเขียนว่า สุขเกษม 2498 / Line drawing of the front fence, sign reading Sukkasem 2498 สุขเกษม 2498
Line drawing, not a photo · text as read by the owners
Community memoryFrom the owners and people in the old market

Who has looked after this house

  1. Palat Khao · Khun KasemThe name in the court recorddocumented
  2. Mr. SripromWell known in the old market · donated land to Ban Sri Schoolname in court record · donation from memory
  3. Auntie SoemWell known in the marketfrom memory
  4. Her heirsThen the house stood empty and uncared for, for a long timefrom memory
  5. 24 Aug 2023The current owners took over the house and began to repair itthe owners

This order of owners is told from the memory of the owners and people in the old market. Apart from the names in the court record, we have not found documents for it yet.

Owners' photos2023 to today

From an empty house to an open door

บ้านหลังซ่อมเสร็จ ผนังไม้สีส้มอ่อน สนามหญ้าและทางกรวด / The house after repair, with lawn and gravel drive
บ้านไม้ก่อนซ่อม ผนังสีแดงเข้ม หลังคาสังกะสี / The wooden house before repair, dark red walls and tin roof

Drag the handle to compare the same house before and after

When we took over the house it had been empty for years. The first plan was to repair it as a guesthouse for travellers.

Then my partner asked for one thing: a built-in white bedroom. Once that room was finished, we ended up living here ourselves, and the house became Siwara Cafe.

  • Part 1When we took over
  • บ้านไม้หลังเดิมก่อนซ่อม มีต้นไม้ขึ้นรก / The old house before repair
    Overgrown and quiet
  • ห้องไม้ด้านในที่ถูกทิ้งร้าง / An abandoned room inside
    Inside, left as it was
  • แมวนั่งบนบันไดไม้ในบ้านร้าง / A cat sitting on the wooden stairs
    The tenant who was here first
  • ทางเดินข้างบ้านไม้สีแดง / Side path along the red wooden house
    The side of the house
  • ชั้นล่างของบ้านเปิดโล่งระหว่างรื้อ / Ground floor opened up
    Opening up the ground floor
  • Part 2Fixing the structure
  • ค้ำยันบ้านระหว่างซ่อมโครงสร้าง / The house propped up during structural repair
    Propped up while the structure was fixed
  • โครงหลังคาด้านในระหว่างซ่อม / Roof frame during repair
    Under the roof
  • โครงหลังคาใหม่ขึ้นบนบ้าน / New roof frame going up
    A new roof frame
  • บ้านระหว่างก่อสร้างยามเย็น / The house under construction at dusk
    Dusk on the building site
  • งานผนังและฝ้าไม้ด้านในระหว่างซ่อม / Wooden walls and ceiling inside during repair
    Woodwork inside
  • Part 3The white bedroom
  • ห้องสีขาวระหว่างติดตั้ง / The white room being fitted
    Being fitted
  • ห้องนอนสีขาวบิวท์อินที่เสร็จแล้ว / The finished built-in white bedroom
    The room that changed the plan
  • Part 4Today
  • หน้าบ้านไม้ที่ซ่อมเสร็จ / The repaired front of the house
    The front, finished
  • บ้านไม้ยามเย็น แสงส้มบนผนัง / The house in evening light
    Evening light
  • ไฟประดับหน้าบ้านตอนกลางคืน / String lights on the house at night
    Lights on
  • กาแฟเย็นของศิวรา คาเฟ่ / An iced coffee at Siwara Cafe
    And the coffee

What we don't know yet

  • When this wooden house was built, and what wood it is
  • How Palat Khao, Mr. Sriprom and Auntie Soem were connected, if at all
  • Old photos of the house from before 2023

If you know something, or have an old photo, we would love to hear from you. We will update this page when we learn more.

The records end here. The rest we are still writing, one cup at a time.

Come and sit in the house for a while.

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Sources for this story
  1. Takua Pa Provincial Court, court history page · tkpc.coj.go.th (quote in chapter 1)
  2. Royal Thai Government Gazette, vol. 44, p. 3703, 19 February B.E. 2470 (1928 CE) · original PDF (chapter 2)
  3. The fence inscription, the order of owners and the repair photos: the current owners and the memory of people in the old market (chapters 3 to 5)
On the old map

This house, on the old town map

Takua Pa Old Town — the ancient port of 'Takola' that flourished on tin mining, lined with Sino-Portuguese shophouses and wooden homes telling a history of over a hundred years.

ผังเมืองตะกั่วป่าวาดมือ ยุคก่อน พ.ศ. 2495 มีชื่อ บ.ขุนเกษม สุขเกษม / Hand-drawn map of Takua Pa before 1952 marking Khun Kasem's house
Map of Takua Pa old town before 1952 — recorded by Mr. Nikorn (Thian) Kanthawanichaphan

The house's name on an old town map

This hand-drawn map of Takua Pa is captioned as the town before B.E. 2495 (1952), recorded by Mr. Nikorn (Thian) Kanthawanichaphan. Next to number 14 it marks 'บ.ขุนเกษม สุขเกษม', Khun Kasem's house, among the temples, shrines and homes of the old town.

It is the same house the Takua Pa Provincial Court's history uses as a landmark on the road to its early courthouse. Siwara Cafe stands on that site today. Read the evidence

Takua Pa — old town, old tales, our home.

Read the full guide to Takua Pa old town · 20 places, 7 traditions and the stories behind them ↗
Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions

Good things to know before visiting Siwara Cafe in Takua Pa Old Town.

Where is Siwara Cafe Takua Pa?
Siwara Cafe is at 53 Rat Bamrung Road, in the old market quarter of Takua Pa Old Town, Phang-nga (opposite the 7-Eleven Old Market branch) — within easy walking distance of the Takua Pa cultural street.
What are the opening hours?
Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00–17:00 (closed Mondays).
What makes this Takua Pa cafe special?
Siwara Cafe is a wooden house in the heart of Takua Pa Old Town, on the site of the house of Palat Khao, or Khun Kasem Thanasan (Khao Sukkasem). The Takua Pa Provincial Court's history page names his house as a landmark on the road to the early courthouse, and the front fence reads "สุขเกษม 2498". Expect a warm old-house atmosphere and plenty of photo spots. Read the house story
How far is it from Khao Lak?
It is about 35 km from Khao Lak (roughly a 30–40 minute drive) — a perfect coffee stop while exploring Takua Pa Old Town, or en route from Phuket or Phang-nga.
Is there parking?
Yes — there is parking in the front yard, and street parking is available in the old-town area.
What are the recommended menu items?
Our recommendations: fresh coffee with your choice of light, medium or dark roast, coconut-blossom nectar Americano, honey-lemon Americano, matcha latte, Thai oliang (old-style black coffee), and cakes in the shop such as tiramisu and chocolate banana.
Are there board games at the cafe?
Yes — Siwara Cafe has board games to play in the shop, so it's a great spot to hang out with friends or family over coffee. The quiet, relaxed atmosphere also makes it a comfortable place to sit and work.
Do you take orders for birthday cakes or snack boxes?
Yes. We make homemade birthday cakes to order and arrange snack boxes for meetings, seminars and events. Birthday cakes start at 290 baht for 0.5 lb up to 790 baht for 3 lb. Please order 1-2 days ahead; sooner is possible when the queue allows, with a 20% rush fee. View cake designs & order here
Can I work from the cafe?
Yes. The wooden house is quiet and comfortable for working or reading. We are open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-17:00. To ask about power outlets or Wi-Fi before you come, message us on LINE @siwara.
What is there to see near the cafe in Takua Pa Old Town?
Close by: Sri Takua Pa Road with its Sino-Portuguese shophouses (about 0.7 km), Lad Yai, the Sunday walking street, 15:30-20:30 (about 0.7 km), Tuangrat taosor pastry shop (about 0.6 km) and Mee Phang Nga noodles at Talad Khwang (about 0.6 km). On Sundays you can stop by the cafe in the afternoon and walk on to Lad Yai. All 13 places with map buttons are in our Takua Pa food & travel guide.
Explore the old town

Around Siwara

Heritage sites and attractions around the cafe. Tap a place, then “Get route from cafe” to see the driving route along real roads.

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Takua Pa Food & Local Eats Guide

Curated local eateries, Hokkien noodles, satay, seafood & verified Google Maps pins.

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🟢 verified · 🟡 approximate · 🔴 needs checking. Distances/times are by car along real roads.

Attractions near Siwara Cafe, Takua Pa Old Town

A guide to heritage sites and attractions around Siwara Cafe in the old town of Takua Pa, Phang-nga — Sino-Portuguese shophouses, Chinese shrines, temples, the tin-mining era iron bridge, Little Amazon, and Khao Lak nearby.

Within walking distance — the old town

  • โรงเรียนเต้าหมิง Tao Ming School

    Heritage site · ~0.3 km from the cafe

    An old Chinese school, one of the 8 stops on the Culture Street · reflects how the tin-mining era Chinese community invested in education

  • บ้านขุนอินทร์ Khun In House

    Heritage site · ~0.3 km from the cafe

    The house and old wall of a wealthy family from the town's boom years · one of the 8 stops on the Culture Street

  • ศาลเจ้าพ่อกวนอู (ซิ่นใช่ตึ๋ง / อ๊ามใต้) Guan Yu Shrine

    Shrine · ~0.5 km from the cafe

    A Chinese shrine about 170 years old that has carried on the Vegetarian Festival for nearly 200 years · heritage of the Hokkien Chinese community

  • ย่านเมืองเก่า · ถนนสายวัฒนธรรมศรีตะกั่วป่า Takua Pa Old Town Culture St.

    Heritage site · ~0.7 km from the cafe

    The spine of the old town, lined with Sino-Portuguese shophouses over 100 years old · the heart of the town's character

  • วัดคงคาภิมุข (วัดหลวงตะกั่วป่า) Wat Kongkhaphimuk

    Temple · ~0.8 km from the cafe

    The town's old royal temple, built in the era of the Takua Pa governors · visited by King Rama V

  • สะพานเหล็กบุญสูง Bun Sung Iron Bridge

    Heritage site · ~2.3 km from the cafe

    A tin-mining era iron bridge on the Takua Pa River · a photo spot and a piece of engineering heritage

  • คลองสังเน่ห์ (Little Amazon) Klong Sangne / Little Amazon

    Nature · ~5.3 km from the cafe

    An ancient banyan forest you explore by boat, often compared to the Amazon · about 5 km north of the old town

  • เขาพระนารายณ์ (เขาเวียง) Khao Phra Narai (Srivijaya)

    Archaeology · ~9.4 km from the cafe

    A Srivijaya-era archaeological site: a Vishnu statue and Inscription No. 26 (7th century CE) · the most important evidence of the area's past · Kapong district

A short drive away

  • หาดบางสัก Hat Bang Sak

    Beach · ~11.9 km from the cafe

    A long, quiet beach with clear water and a local feel

  • อนุสรณ์สึนามิ เรือ ต.813 (บางเนียง) Tsunami Police Boat T813

    Memorial · ~22.0 km from the cafe

    A patrol boat carried more than 2 km inland by the 2004 tsunami · tangible evidence of the disaster

  • อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาหลัก-ลำรู่ Khao Lak-Lam Ru NP

    Nature · ~17.5 km from the cafe

    Rainforest meets the sea · the 2.3 km Lam Ru nature trail · sea viewpoints

  • หาดเขาหลัก (บ้านคึกคัก / นางทอง) Khao Lak Beach

    Beach · ~26.8 km from the cafe

    The hub of Khao Lak tourism: white sand, seafood and the departure point for Similan Islands tours

  • เกาะคอเขา + เมืองโบราณทุ่งตึก Ko Kho Khao + Tung Tuk

    Archaeology · ~17.4 km from the cafe

    A quiet island beach plus Tung Tuk, an ancient trading port (7th-9th century CE) · reached by boat from Ban Nam Khem pier

  • สวนอนุสรณ์สึนามิ บ้านน้ำเค็ม Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial

    Memorial · ~11.1 km from the cafe

    A museum and memorial park telling the story of the fishing village that lost the most

  • น้ำตกตำหนัง (อุทยานศรีพังงา) Tam Nang Waterfall

    Nature · ~21.8 km from the cafe

    A tall waterfall a short walk from the park office · a forest alternative, north toward Khura Buri

  • น้ำตกโตนช่องฟ้า Ton Chong Fa Waterfall

    Nature · ~13.6 km from the cafe

    A multi-tier waterfall with water most of the year, inside Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park

Come say hello

Visit Siwara

Address
53 Rat Bamrung Rd., Takua Pa Subdistrict,
Takua Pa District, Phang-nga 82110
(Old market area, opposite 7-Eleven Old Market branch)
Hours
Tue – Sun · 10:00 – 17:00 · Closed Mon
Phone
097-350-1514
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