What to order at Nima Cafe: the menu explained — breakfast, Thai dishes, drinks, prices and dietary notes

How is the menu organised?

Food comes in five sections, and the kitchen runs from opening to closing — 10:00 to 19:00, closed every Thursday — so there is no breakfast cut-off and no afternoon gap when only cake is available.

• Breakfast — five plates, all day. Eggs from local farms, sourdough baked each morning.
• Salads — five, 149–389 ฿. Vegetables from Thalang farmers; dressing on the side if you ask.
• Sandwiches & wraps — seven, 179–249 ฿, on bread from our own oven.
• Mains — six: the Thai wok dishes plus fish & chips.
• Desserts — pancakes, plus the bakery counter.

Drinks are longer: black coffee, coffee with milk, Thai-style drinks, four house signatures, a matcha bar of twelve, homemade sodas, shakes, fresh juices and soft drinks. No alcohol at all.

What should you order for breakfast?

• English Breakfast — 279 ฿ (450 g). Two eggs, chicken sausages, beef bacon, baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms, hash brown, toast. The biggest plate here; order it if you skipped a meal.
• Shakshuka — 249 ฿ (380 g). Eggs poached in spiced tomato and pepper sauce with feta and herbs, buttered toast to mop it up. Our second most-ordered breakfast.
• Avocado Toast — 219 ฿ (220 g). Sourdough, smashed avocado, poached egg, lime, chilli flakes. The lightest thing that is still a meal.
• Omelette — 149 ฿ (250 g). Three eggs, side salad, toast. Add-ons: vegetables +20 ฿, mushrooms +25 ฿, cheese +25 ฿, chicken +30 ฿ — a filled omelette with coffee is the cheapest full breakfast here.
• Oatmeal with Berries — 149 ฿ (300 g). Creamy oats, strawberries and mixed berries, banana, honey, toasted nuts.

Which salad should you pick?

• Burrata Salad — 389 ฿ (280 g). Creamy burrata, cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, rocket, balsamic. The most expensive plate here and the one to split as a starter.
• Caesar Salad — 229 ฿ (280 g). Romaine, grilled chicken, parmesan, croutons, soft egg, house dressing.
• Avocado & Chicken Salad — 249 ฿ (300 g). Mixed leaves, grilled chicken, avocado, cherry tomatoes, seeds, citrus dressing — the one for a working afternoon.
• Greek Salad — 199 ฿ (300 g). Tomato, cucumber, pepper, red onion, olives, feta, oregano, olive oil.
• Som Tam — Papaya Salad — 149 ฿. Green papaya with shrimp, cherry tomatoes, peanuts, lime and chilli. Properly Thai and properly spicy — ask for less chilli if you are not used to it.

Sandwiches and wraps — which one?

• NIMA Club Sandwich — 249 ฿ (380 g). Triple-decker on toasted bread: grilled chicken, halal beef bacon, egg, cheddar, tomato, lettuce, mayo. Cut in four, with fries.
• Chicken Sandwich with Pesto — 199 ฿ (280 g). Ciabatta, grilled chicken, pesto, cheese, fresh vegetables. Our best-seller.
• Tuna Sandwich — 249 ฿ (260 g). Toasted bread, tuna, mayo, cucumber, greens.
• Chicken Ham & Cheese Toast — 179 ฿ (200 g). Golden toast, halal chicken ham, melted cheese. The cheapest hot plate here.
• Egg, Chicken Ham & Cheese Croissant — 189 ฿ (190 g). Butter croissant, soft omelette, chicken ham, melted cheddar.
• Chicken Wrap — 199 ฿. Grilled chicken, vegetables and house sauce in a warm tortilla, with fries.
• Spinach Omelette Wrap with Garden Salad — 189 ฿. A green spinach omelette rolled with herbs and vegetables, honey-mustard dressing. Vegetarian.

What are the mains?

This is the Thai half of the kitchen, all halal, plus one British import. If you are new to Thai food, there is a longer explainer in our guide to Thai dishes the halal way.

• Chicken Fried Rice — 169 ฿. Wok rice with chicken, egg and vegetables, fried egg on top. Mild — the safest first order for children.
• Shrimp Fried Rice — 199 ฿. Same wok, with shrimp, cucumber and lime.
• Pineapple Fried Rice Platter — 299 ฿ chicken, 349 ฿ shrimp. Pineapple, cashew nuts, raisins and egg, served inside a whole pineapple. Portioned for two.
• Pad Thai with Shrimp — 219 ฿. Rice noodles with shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and chives; peanuts and chilli on the side, so you set the heat.
• Tom Yum Soup with Rice — 189 ฿ chicken, 239 ฿ shrimp. Hot-and-sour soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, with jasmine rice.
• Fish & Chips — 249 ฿. Crispy breaded fillet, fries, tartar sauce, salad.

Is there dessert?

Pancakes — 149 ฿ classic, 169 ฿ chocolate (260 g). Three fluffy pancakes: classic with berries or banana, maple syrup and butter; chocolate with warm sauce, chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and cocoa dust. Breakfast or pudding, and the dessert most children point at.

Beyond that there is the bakery counter, which changes through the day: almond and chocolate croissants, muffins, cinnamon twists, Basque burnt cheesecake, chocolate cake. Ask what is left rather than planning around it.

What should you drink?

Specialty beans, and two prices where a drink comes hot or iced.

• Black coffee. Espresso 69 ฿ single / 79 ฿ doppio, ristretto 69 ฿, lungo 79 ฿, hot americano 89 ฿, iced americano 99 ฿.
• Coffee with milk. Cappuccino 89 / 109 ฿, latte 99 / 119 ฿, flat white 99 ฿, piccolo 89 ฿, macchiato 79 ฿, mocha 109 / 129 ฿, caramel macchiato 139 ฿, dirty 119 ฿.
• Thai style and milk. Es-yen (Thai iced coffee) 109 ฿, cappu-yen 95 ฿, Thai tea 79 ฿, cocoa 89 ฿, caramel milk 99 ฿, a refillable 400 ml pot of Twinings 99 ฿, iced tea 89 ฿.
• NIMA signature, all iced. Coconut coffee 139 ฿, orange coffee 139 ฿, Sunset 139 ฿, Nima Signature with lychee, pomegranate and pineapple 149 ฿.
• Matcha bar. Twelve drinks, 99–159 ฿: matcha latte 99 ฿, premium 159 ฿, coconut matcha 129 ฿, snowy berry 139 ฿, yuzu honey 129 ฿, orange 129 ฿, butterfly pea 129 ฿, matcha lemon soda 119 ฿, genmaicha latte 129 ฿, houjicha latte 135 ฿, clear matcha and clear genmaicha 99 ฿.
• Cold and fizzy. Homemade sodas 99 ฿, non-alcoholic mojito 119 ฿, soda water 30 ฿; fruit shakes 99 ฿ (mango 119 ฿), fresh juices 119 ฿ with no sugar added; Coke, Fanta and Sprite 45 ฿, San Pellegrino 89 / 129 ฿, still water 25 ฿.
• Extras. Oat milk +35 ฿, extra shot +25 ฿, syrup +15 ฿, whipped cream +15 ฿.

What if you are vegetarian?

Six plates we can point at without a conversation: oatmeal with berries 149 ฿, avocado toast 219 ฿, burrata salad 389 ฿, Greek salad 199 ฿, spinach omelette wrap 189 ฿ and pancakes 149–169 ฿ — plus any milk drink with oat milk for +35 ฿. Most contain egg or cheese, which suits most vegetarians and not everyone, so if you avoid those too, say so when you order and we will go through the plate with you rather than guess. We are a small kitchen and we won't pretend we have a separate vegan line.

Allergens: what should you tell your waiter?

Tell us before you order, not after — the kitchen can change a plate, but only while it is still being made. The things worth naming:

• Nuts. Peanuts in the pad thai and som tam, cashews in the pineapple fried rice, toasted nuts in the oatmeal, nuts in the pesto on the chicken sandwich and the burrata salad.
• Shellfish and fish. Shrimp in pad thai, som tam, shrimp fried rice and tom yum goong; tuna in the sandwich; fish in the fish & chips.
• Egg. All five breakfasts, the Caesar salad, the club sandwich, the croissant, the spinach wrap, the pancakes and the wok dishes.
• Dairy. Feta in the shakshuka and Greek salad, burrata, parmesan in the Caesar, cheddar in the sandwiches.

One honest limit: it is all one small kitchen, so we can leave an ingredient out of your dish but cannot promise a nut-free or shellfish-free room. If an allergy is severe, say exactly how severe.

What works for children?

The reliable list: omelette 149 ฿ (plain, or +25 ฿ cheese), pancakes 149 ฿, chicken ham & cheese toast 179 ฿, chicken fried rice 169 ฿ and the chicken wrap 199 ฿ with fries. To drink: banana shake 99 ฿, cocoa 89 ฿ or fresh orange juice 119 ฿. The Thai dishes are cooked to order, so chilli can be left out — ask, and the heat comes on the side instead of in the bowl.

How do you order for two — or for a table?

For two who want one big thing: the pineapple fried rice platter (299 ฿ with chicken, 349 ฿ with shrimp) plus a Greek salad at 199 ฿ and two coffees comes to roughly 600–700 ฿, and nobody leaves hungry. For four, two sharing platters and a burrata to split beat four separate mains. In a hurry: a sandwich and an iced americano are the two fastest things we make.

A coffee with a plate of food lands at about 250–400 ฿ per person. That is the number worth remembering.

Takeaway: what travels and what doesn't?

Takeaway works, and calling ahead on +66 98 067 2795 is the whole trick — it will be bagged and waiting instead of cooked while you stand there. Delivery is coming soon; it is not running yet.

What travels well: fried rice, pad thai, tom yum (rice packed separately), sandwiches, wraps, the bakery counter. What does not: pancakes go soft, fried eggs stop being fried eggs, and fish & chips loses its coating in ten minutes. Ask for salad dressing on the side; iced drinks survive the five-minute ride to Surin or Bang Tao fine.

What does it all cost?

Prices are in Thai baht and include 7% VAT. Coffee 69–159 ฿ · matcha and signature drinks 99–159 ฿ · shakes and sodas 99–119 ฿ · breakfast 149–279 ฿ · salads 149–389 ฿ · sandwiches and wraps 179–249 ฿ · Thai mains 169–349 ฿. Cards, PromptPay / Thai QR and cash. No reservations — walk in, and the menu with photos is always current.