CAFE DE MUSKETEER

One of Bangkok's oldest animal cafes, out on Sala Thammasop. Free to walk in, pay only if you want to feed something, and the capybaras wander where they like.

Plan your visit

Type
cafe
Hours
  • Dailyuntil 20:00

Closes at 20:00. Out in the western suburbs rather than central Bangkok — this is a taxi, not a BTS stop.

Cost
Free entry. You pay for drinks and for animal feed, and nothing else.
Best time
Cool season, November to February

Double-check Some details (price, hours) came from secondary sources. Confirm on the official site before you plan around them.

The only capybara venue in this directory you can walk into for nothing.

The free-entry model

Every other capybara venue on this site sells you a ticket or a session. Cafe De Musketeer sells you a coffee and a bag of vegetables and lets you wander. It is described locally as one of the oldest of Bangkok's animal cafes and runs closer to a children's amusement park than a curated encounter.

That means no timer, no queue slot, and no guaranteed contact either. The animals move around, and you take what the afternoon gives you.

What visitors actually say

Pulled from Google Maps, trimmed, and left alone otherwise — including the complaints. We do not take the ratings as gospel and neither should you.

4.5 512 Google reviews
  • Meant to be here for those lovely calm capybaras.

    via Google

The location is the cost

Sala Thammasop is out in Thawi Watthana, on the western edge of Bangkok, well away from the BTS network. The entry is free but the taxi is not, and on a bad traffic day that is the real price of admission.

If you are staying central and only doing one capybara cafe, Capybara Coffee Silom or Little Zoo Garden on the Sukhumvit line are the practical choices. This one is for people who want the unhurried version.

Good to know

  • Free entry. You only pay for drinks and animal feed.
  • Out in western Bangkok, off the BTS network. Budget for the taxi.
  • Free-roaming rather than a booked session, so contact is not guaranteed.
  • Closes at 20:00.

FAQ

Is it really free to get in?
Yes. You pay for what you drink and for the feed you buy. It is the only venue in this directory with no entry charge at all.
Where is it?
444 Thanon Sala Thammasop, in western Bangkok. It is not near a BTS station — plan on a taxi.
Will I definitely get to touch a capybara?
No promises. This is a free-roam setup rather than a booked session, which is the trade you make for not paying to get in.

Details change – always confirm hours, prices, and booking on the official site before you travel. Animal encounters are subject to each venue's welfare rules.

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