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Hand & Heart

Handmade from the Heart

Café is becoming the spot to relax for the people and there is virtually countless style of café style to choose
from today. Hand&Heart comes forward as a great choice for coffee lovers who prefer simple, yet charming place
to hangout.
Makawan Kityakanon (View), one of the 3 owners of Hand&Heart who were primary school friends, is a film
director/screenwriter while Wichet Jirabawornwisuth (Chet) owns a automobile business and Fuengfoo Jirathitiwan-
ich (Firm) is a writer, but they all have one thing in common - the love for specialty coffee and filter coffee. “It started
from loving to drink coffee to wanting to learn about it. Then one day we came together and decided to open a café,
and Hand&Heart was born.”

Simple & Homely
The shop sits on Sukhumvit 38 which is mostly resi-
dential and conveniently in the heart of city. The concept
fits perfectly with the area as Hand&Heart aims to provide
the simple and homely feel. “There are 3 key concepts.
The first if ‘Minimal’, meaning we try to do everything as
simple as it can be but with high efficiency. We embrace
simple style that feels cozy and we don’t overwork the
detail. The second is ‘Feel Like Home’ which means what it
says. We have bean bag zone where you can relax as if it is
your home. The third is ‘Zen’ which focuses on tranquility
and privacy.”
Hand&Heart types hand brewed specialty coffees.
Depending on the type of coffee, the brewing methods
include Aeropress, French press, Chemex, and Drip, and
there are only 2 coffee options - black and white.
“We serve Nordic style coffee that has an easy to
drink nature like tea, but packs distinctive coffee flavours.
And to get these flavours, we search and taste variety of
coffees, both homegrown and imported, as well as ask for
sample batches from roasters.”
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