Those of us from Malaysia & Singapore are so familiar with this local term for coffee that hearing the word '’kopi’ in Thailand brought home a little closer.
A quick google of Trang’s history reveals that many Chinese migrated to Trang from northern Malaysia, which explains the many similarities between Trang & most Malaysian towns.
The coffee drinking culture in Trang is very apparent from the constant flow of customers at all hours of the day in the numerous old coffee shops with marble top tables from the 50’s and new coffee houses with modern coffee making appliances.
In fact, the vast number of rubber plantations, kopitiams, and shop signs with Chinese characters in Trang resemble a Malaysian town than a Thai one.
Don’t forget to have a cup of teh and an order of steamed white bread with pandan kaya too.
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