Kavin Phinichkusolchit grew up in Japan, where he first encountered specialty coffee. He returned to Bangkok and opened a five-storey shophouse on Ekkamai with cousins Namdev and Ravi Sachathep. A Probatone 5 roasts Thai single origins from Pha Tang and Pangkhon in Chiang Rai, including the experimental award-winning Hey 19 from Chiang Mai for espresso.
All operations are 100% plastic-free, from takeaway cups to straws. The Singapore outpost opened in Joo Chiat as a hole-in-the-wall behind Crane Living.