Uomasa

87 Soi Akkapat (Thonglor Soi 13)



Oh wow, we think we've just found our favourite restaurant in Bangkok and to our enduring shame, it's not Thai but... Japanese. Oh dear!

We stumbled into Japan Town one Saturday lunchtime after yet another trip to Samitevej Hospital. A lot of Japanese people were going into this particular restaurant so we decided to follow them. Oh boy are we glad we did. We liked the restaurant so much we went back for dinner the next day!

So what's to like? Well the atmosphere is buzzing as it's busy but not overcrowded. There are seating areas but also you can sit by the sushi bar which is more fun as you watch the slabs of fresh fish before you. The service is very pleasant. The menu is extensive to say the least - perhaps even a little confusing at first. The food though! The sushi and sashimi is divine: fresh, succulent, melt in the mouth ...



The tempura is crisp without being smothered in batter. The salads are tasty (we had salmon skin salad). The agadashi dofu comes with salmon and umm aubergine I think. Anyhow, v. yummy. They have a big range of ox tongue for some reason and their best seller is apparently the grilled beef tongue skewer - which was surprisingly tender and tasty. We also had a lightly cooked burdock dish - though I still don't quite know what burdock is exactly. Also, at dinner time you get little freebie dishes - we had an eel one last time - v. good! And there are lunch set menus.

Needless to say, it's not cheap - probably looking at around a tenner a head, which is still a bargain compared to London.

Anyhow, we now know where to go if the Fatt is feeling down.