Step inside Daimasu Izakaya and travel to Tokyo without having to leave Bangkok! This tiny Japanese restaurant just off Surawong Road, not far from Silom, is exactly what an Izakaya looks like in Japan. A warm and lively little place serving a large choice of grilled meats, fish and veggies along with salads, snacks and lots of drinks.
If you are familiar with real Izakayas, the restaurant facade with large Kanji written signs and those typical paper lanterns is an invitation hard to resist. The ground floor is informal and fun with tables and seats made of empty bottle crates. Walls are decorated with old toys and posters of Japanese cartoon and TV characters from the sixties. One corner is a dining counter as well as an open kitchen, just the way Yakitori bars are in Japan and the whole place is simple and surprisingly welcoming.
Upstairs, six small cozy cubicles can ACCOMMODATE four guests each. This room layout is also very typical, the Japanese being masters at the art of utilizing space while respecting privacy.
But beyond the fun design, food and drinks remain the real purpose of going there and you won't be disappointed. The menu is vast, very well illustrated and explained in English, Japanese and Thai, so you can let your hungry eyes do the choosing for you. As a Yakiniku (grilled meat restaurant), the venue has a serious choice of beef and pork at affordable prices, but if you really want to treat yourself to something special, imported beef and black pig are recommended, but these of course come with a higher price tag.
For the non-carnivores, the choice of fish, seafood and veggies is no less impressive, and the menu goes on and on with a long list of salads and snacks that only a true Japanese food lover could identify.