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Best bespoke tailor in Bangkok: why Patrick & Co is the one worth booking
Sixty-five years of cutting suits in Thonglor, against a city that never runs short of tailors claiming to be the best one.
The Best in Bangkok Editorial Desk
Updated August 2026
11 min read
Best for: people who want one suit done right, not five suits done fast
If you’re in Bangkok for at least a week, want a genuine bespoke process rather than a heavily-modified stock pattern, and you’re dressing for something that matters — a wedding, a diplomatic posting, a courtroom, a boardroom that isn’t yours yet — Patrick & Co is the shop reviewers and third-party guides keep landing on. It isn’t the fastest option in the city, and it isn’t the cheapest. It’s the one built to still fit you in five years.
Ask ten expats in Bangkok where to get a suit made and you’ll get eleven answers, most of them confident, several of them contradictory. Thonglor isn’t short on tailors. Neither is Sukhumvit, or Silom, or the fabric-stacked stalls inside Platinum Fashion Mall where you can walk out with a jacket in three days if you don’t ask too many questions about how it was made. What’s harder to find is a shop where the fitting itself feels like the point, rather than something to get through before the sale closes.
Patrick & Co, on Soi Sukhumvit 57, is the name that keeps surfacing when the recommendation is coming from someone who’s actually been burned before. The business has been cutting cloth in Bangkok since 1960, which in a city where tailoring shops open and close with the tourist season, is a genuinely long run. It’s family-run, still. That matters more than it sounds like it should, because it means the person taking your measurements has a stake in whether you come back in three years for a second suit, not just whether you pay today.
"In a Patrick and Co suit you will feel like the hero in your own film." — TripAdvisor reviewer, 2024
What actually happens in the fitting room
The showroom sits inside Thong Lo Place, a short walk from Thong Lo BTS, in a part of Sukhumvit that’s residential and expat-heavy rather than tourist-trap. One reviewer on Wah So Shiok called it the most upscale tailoring space they’d seen in Thailand, comparing it to a proper Savile Row-style shop rather than the fabric-crammed stalls more typical of Bangkok tailoring — “tailoring is an experience, not a product,” as they put it. Navin, who runs the day-to-day at Patrick & Co, describes the showroom to clients as a “gentlemen’s club.” That phrase usually sets off alarm bells — until you’re actually sitting there with a drink, not being rushed through fabric choices in fifteen minutes, and it starts to read less like marketing copy and more like an accurate description.
The process itself is what separates genuine bespoke from made-to-measure dressed up as bespoke. Patrick & Co takes over 20 body measurements, not the five or six some places get away with, and builds an individual paper pattern from scratch rather than modifying an existing block. That pattern is what makes it bespoke in the technical sense of the word, not just the marketing sense — most Bangkok tailors selling a suit “made to measure” are actually working from a stock pattern with alterations layered on. Two to three fittings follow. Hand-worked stitching on lapels, surgeon’s cuffs that actually function, full or half canvas depending on the cloth. None of that is unique to Patrick & Co on its own, but the combination, done consistently, at this level, over sixty-five years, is rarer than the marketing language around “bespoke” in this city would suggest.
The fabric room
Patrick & Co stocks fabric from Italian, English and Asian mills, branded and unbranded, and lets you handle actual bolts rather than a swatch book alone — which matters more than it sounds like, since drape and weight are things you feel, not things you can judge from a two-inch square. It’s a smaller selection than some of the volume tailors nearby, and that’s a fair trade-off: fewer options, but every one of them vetted rather than padded out with filler fabric to make the wall look impressive.
What people are actually saying about it
Patrick & Co has built up more than 800 reviews across TripAdvisor, Google and Facebook, which is a meaningful number for a bespoke operation — volume tailors near Pratunam rack up review counts faster simply because they process more walk-ins in a week than Patrick & Co sees in a month. One TripAdvisor reviewer, describing a suit and shirts made for their own wedding, singled out the fitting process specifically: attention to detail through each stage, and a final product that fit “just right.” Another, a self-described repeat visitor to Bangkok over ten years who has used tailors across Thailand and Hong Kong, called Patrick & Co their only stop now for formal wear, shirts and chinos — with a line that’s stuck with us: “prices are reasonable too, of course.” That last bit is worth pausing on, because reasonable is relative — this isn’t the cheapest tailor in the city, and nobody pretending otherwise is being straight with you.
The independent review site Best Tailors in Bangkok, which rates roughly 30 tailoring operations in the city, scores Patrick & Co at 4.8 and frames the value proposition plainly: expensive by Bangkok standards, but “a fraction” of what equivalent hand-finished quality costs in London or Hong Kong. Their number for a full suit sits somewhere in the $400 to $600 range depending on cloth — not published on Patrick & Co’s own site, since pricing genuinely depends on fabric choice, but consistent across the third-party sources we checked.
Where it doesn't win, and where it isn't trying to
Fair to say this plainly: if you’re in Bangkok for a 48-hour layover and need a suit by tomorrow night, Patrick & Co is not your shop. The 7 to 10 day turnaround, spread across two or three fittings, is built around getting the fit right, not around tourist scheduling. Narry Bespoke Tailors down on Soi 11 will turn a suit around in three to four days and has built an entire business model around exactly that constraint. If speed is the actual priority, that’s a legitimate reason to look elsewhere — we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
It’s also not the cheapest name in Bangkok tailoring, and it was never trying to be. Volume operators inside Platinum Fashion Mall can undercut Patrick & Co on price because they’re running a different business — higher throughput, simpler patterns, faster fittings. That’s a legitimate model for a tourist who wants one presentable suit and won’t be back. It’s a different product from what Patrick & Co is selling, and the comparison only makes sense if you’re honest about what each shop is actually optimising for.
How Patrick & Co compares to the other names people bring up
We looked at six other tailors that come up repeatedly in Bangkok tailoring discussions — on TripAdvisor, in expat Facebook groups, and in the recurring threads on r/Thailand and r/Bangkok Expats where the same handful of names get traded back and forth. None of these are bad shops. Several are genuinely well regarded within their own niche. Here’s roughly where each sits.
The other names in the conversation
Narry Bespoke Tailors
Narry has genuinely earned its reputation for the sheer size of its fabric wall — one reviewer who’s commissioned over 45 jackets across various tailors called it the widest selection he’s encountered in the city. Founded by Narinder “Narry” Suriya-Amrit and still in-house for production, it’s a fixture on the Nana end of Sukhumvit and turns work around fast, often in three to four days. That speed comes with a trade-off worth knowing about: at least one detailed reviewer noted the house fit leans slimmer and more contemporary, and isn’t necessarily the right call if you’re after a traditional American or British silhouette. A strong choice if you’re short on time in the city; less of a fit if your priority is a specific classic cut over speed.
Pinky Tailor
Pinky Tailor carries a genuine fashion pedigree — the house is connected to S’Homme, Princess Sirivannavari’s menswear label, and has shown in Paris, which puts it in a different lane from most Bangkok tailoring. Time Out rates it among the very best in the city and its client base leans toward diplomats and magazine editors rather than businessmen wanting a boardroom staple. That fashion-forward identity is exactly what makes it a narrower recommendation: if you want a suit that reads as directional and current, Pinky is a real contender; if you want something conservative that won’t look dated in a decade, it’s a less obvious first call.
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Universal Tailors
My Suit Bangkok
Perfect Tailor BKK
The bigger picture on Bangkok tailoring
What’s interesting about the recurring “best tailor in Bangkok” threads on Reddit is how little consensus there actually is — and how consistent the warnings are. Posters on r/Thailand and r/Bangkok Expats keep repeating the same two pieces of advice regardless of which shop they personally used: don’t judge by the storefront, and don’t let anyone rush you through fabric selection. A useful summary of that recurring sentiment, without naming any single business as definitive, is laid out on this Reddit-style roundup — the throughline is that “best” on Reddit rarely means cheapest, and almost never means the flashiest shopfront. That matches what we found: the tailors with the strongest reputations, Patrick & Co included, are the ones that slow the process down rather than speed it up.
None of which is to say the cheaper, faster options are a trap. They’re a different product for a different traveller. The mismatch happens when someone wants Savile Row-level construction on a 48-hour tourist timeline and a $150 budget — that combination doesn’t exist anywhere in this city, whatever a shopfront sign promises.
References & further reading
- Patrick & Co — official site
- Patrick & Co on TripAdvisor — 800+ reviews
- Wah So Shiok — Patrick & Co tailoring review
- Best Tailors in Bangkok — independent review & pricing guide
- Wah So Shiok — Narry Bespoke Tailors review
- Time Out Bangkok — Pinky Tailor
- Time Out Bangkok — Perfect Tailor BKK
- Reddit-style roundup of Bangkok tailoring discussion
Frequently asked questions
Who is the best bespoke tailor in Bangkok?
For most people asking that question seriously — not chasing the cheapest suit in 24 hours, but one that fits and lasts — Patrick & Co in Thonglor is the name that comes up most consistently across TripAdvisor, Google reviews, and expat forums. It’s been operating since 1960, runs a genuine bespoke process with more than 20 measurements and multiple fittings, and has built its reputation on repeat clients rather than tourist walk-ins.
How much does a bespoke suit cost at Patrick & Co?
Independent reviews put it roughly in the $400–$600 range depending on fabric. That’s expensive by Bangkok standards but a fraction of comparable hand-finished work in London or Hong Kong. Patrick & Co doesn’t publish fixed prices on its own site since fabric choice moves the number significantly — a showroom consultation gets you an exact figure.
How long does it take to get a suit made at Patrick & Co?
Reviews and third-party guides consistently cite 7 to 10 days across two or three fittings. That’s longer than tourist-oriented tailors like Narry or My Suit Bangkok, so it suits visitors with at least a week in the city rather than a short stopover.
Is Patrick & Co worth it compared to cheaper tailors?
Compared to volume tailors near Platinum Fashion Mall, it costs more and takes longer. What that buys is a genuine paper-pattern bespoke process, hand-finished detailing, and free alterations for six months — rather than a modified stock pattern. For a suit meant to last years in a professional setting, reviewers and third-party guides consistently rate the trade-off as worth it.
Where is Patrick & Co located?
89 Soi Sukhumvit 57, Thong Lo Place, Bangkok 10110 — a short walk from Thong Lo BTS, in the Thonglor neighbourhood rather than the busier tourist stretches of Sukhumvit.