Originally Posted by
dsquared37
While that might have been true 5 years ago it's not these days. There are bakeries all over and high end patisseries in trendy areas and spreading fast. I can't speak for the quality of the goods, but they certainly exist. Ice cream shops are still generally limited to malls though.
By "like in Europe and the US" I meant many small street bakeries, not that there weren't any at all. In Prague, for example, you have walk-up bakeries and small store-fronts with these incredible breads and pastries. Sometimes, you get something at one only to find something better you wish you had known about while walking back to the hotel. Yes, bakeries exist in Thailand, but not like they exist in Europe or larger US cities.