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🧋Opening a Boba / tea shop in Bangkok: a location research guide

Bangkok — A sprawling tropical megacity where retail activity follows BTS and MRT lines as much as road networks. If you're thinking about opening a boba / tea shop here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a boba / tea shop, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Bangkok on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏫Nearby schools

    High school + university students = core market.

  • 👣Foot-traffic proxy

    Afternoon (3-7pm) is peak window.

  • ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)

    Boba market is hyper-saturated — count exact-same-brand stores.

  • 🤝Complementary businesses

    Cinemas, malls, KTV nearby create destination clusters.

Where to look in Bangkok

Bangkok has several commercial districts where boba / tea shop businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Sukhumvit
  • Silom
  • Siam
  • Thonglor
  • Ari

30 boba / tea shops mapped in Bangkok

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  • CocoUnclaimed
    13.7449, 100.5298
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  • Tom N TomsUnclaimed
    13.7442, 100.5309
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  • Sen Xing FaUnclaimed
    13.7410, 100.5098
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  • LamonteeUnclaimed
    13.7806, 100.5308
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  • Machi machiUnclaimed
    3/5 ถนนพิษณุโลก
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  • Double Dogs Tea RoomUnclaimed
    13.7406, 100.5093
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  • ร้านใบชาจงหัวUnclaimed
    13.7396, 100.5114
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  • Tom N TomsUnclaimed
    13.7403, 100.5577
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  • Floral CafeUnclaimed
    67 Chakkraphet Rd,
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  • Sen Xing Fa TeaUnclaimed
    Plaeng Nam Rd
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  • Peacock AlleyUnclaimed
    151 ถนนราชดำริ Pathum Wan·site
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  • Alice CafeUnclaimed
    125 ถนนเฟื่องนคร
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  • ร่ำรวยUnclaimed
    ถนนอรุณอมรินทร์
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  • Thai Legal ConsultingUnclaimed
    33 ห้อง 160/06 ชั้น G ถนนนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ แขวงสุริยวงศ์
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  • Raku-Tea 楽茶Unclaimed
    124 chakrabongse Rd·site
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a boba / tea shop:

Franchise: ¥30-80万 incl. franchise fee. Independent: ¥15-40万. Foot traffic location is the #1 variable.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time boba / tea shop owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating ingredient cost from franchise headquarters (mandatory supply chain markups)
  • ⚠Picking quiet office buildings hoping for staff — usually fails without student / mall foot traffic

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Ready to scan Bangkok block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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