The best value I know of in Bangkok is the Japanese-run Kozo Sushi Bar's buffet in The Mall Bang Kapi (3rd floor) -- 200 Baht for an amazing quality Japanese fair, including sushi and various Japanese dainties. I myself very particular about Japanese food (ater 6 years dedicated to Japanese studies), but it's also every Japanese person who I saw eating there who instantly becomes a big fan of this place.

They also have a branch on Thaniya and a newly opened Siam Square branch, but I've never been to either. I've been to The Mall branch every week since last March (call me crazy but the food is SUPERB and only at mere 200 Baht).

My other fave is Khun Churn's vegetarian restaurant on Sathon Soi 10. It's mostly Northern Thai and the food, unlike in many other veg jonts dealing in TVP food, tastes wonderful. They serve only Thai herbal drinks and natural juices and the setting is in a little garden just off Sathon Road. The prices are more than modest, and they also have a lunch buffet on weekdays at 79 or so Baht (can't remember at the mo).

I tried the Kozo Sushi outlet at Thaniya Road (inside Thaniya Plaza, ground floor) today, and agree that it's very good. They didn't have an all-you-can eat buffet going on at the time (it was either the wrong day or wrong time), but it was good and cheap nonetheless.

You can either order off the menu or take what you want from the conveyor belt. Dishes are priced from 10 to 50 baht, and all the ones I tasted were good. My friend and I feasted like ravening hogs and the bill came to only 570 baht.

I hate "Thai food" at restaurants in hotels because it is usually either so rich or plain and cooked to cater mainly for foreigners, even the one by the river at the Oriental Hotel. But I have got to agree with midwestbttmboy32 that the one at Sukhothai Hotel is exceptional. The food is great (Pamelo salad is my favourite) and the place is impressively romantic at night. Was there a couple times with an English gentleman, had a very romantic dinner followed by a passionate night sleep. Highly recommended.

Thai Guy, I'm really surprised you like the Thai food at the Sukhothai. I get dragged there all the time by business associates, and I think it sucks! The food that is (nothing wrong with the service or atmosphere). I think it is highly farang-ified and over-priced.

OK, I'm probably going to get some flack for this, but I am a big fan of the Oishi Japanese buffet. They have outlets on Phahonyothin 19 (the one closest to my apartment and the only one I haven't been to), Thonglor 10, Discovery (my least favorite), Chong Nonsi (the best one) and Silom Gallaria-forth floor.

The price is 499 baht (more than the one mentioned above) and that includes simple sushi dishes, all kinds of meat, fish, shrimp that can be grilled or steamed any way you like it.

There are also a bunch of other smaller, pre-made dishes that I think they hope you'll gorge on, so that you eat less of the expensive stuff. But it's all you can eat, just eat what you take. Otherwise, you have to pay extra.

It's fast food Japanese, but for the sushi alone, I think it's worth the price.

The Sukhothai used to have an awesome Jazz buffet on Sundays. I'm not sure if they still do it (1,000ish baht and reservations usually needed), but it was well worth the money. Just don't sit right next to the band, it's a bit noisy right up front.

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Genuine thai food is available only where there are no foriegners [normally].

The Japanese food in Oishi are meant for the locals in Thailand. If you compare with the Genuine Japanese Food served in Japan, they are way off the mark.

Totally agree with you, Icon, about overpricing at the Sukhothai’s Thai restaurant. But with the luxurious status of the hotel I cannot imagine its affiliated goods and services to be cheap, or even reasonable. Its "Babana in Coconut Milk" is a typical common Thai pudding but is 10 times more expensive than market price or twice expensive than other independent restaurants. My friend and I tried only a few dishes. Perhaps, we were lucky that we chose the right ones for us. Still would like to go back and try other dishes to see if they are any good.

Thinking about it, perhaps the food might not be out of the world, but the person who sat opposite me was so sweet and gentle that that was enough to make the whole dinner a memorable one...

Cupidman,

Would you please give your website address or perhaps provide a link. I've been meaning to ask this for quite a while but never got around to it.

I also live here in BKK, and often when someone asks 'what restaurants would recommend?', i can't quickly think of a good recommendation. But now all these wonderful details for so many restaurants, what a good reference list.

Thanks

Regards

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Yeah, Oishi is a Thai-run "Japanese and Chinese and seafood restaurant". The Japanese part is decidedly non-authentic while it sure can be found quite scrumptuous by many (the stuff-more-chillies-and-pla-ra-in-my-sushi crowd). Out of 499 Baht you fork out, I would guess, at least 2/3 goes to pay their advertising bills. Working in the advertising business myself, I always feel kind of stupid going to over-advertised places. It sure works fine with aspiring second-generation bourgeois, but we, petals, sure know better, don't we? +GRIN+

On the other hand, I've never seen ANY advertising by Kozo Sushi, yet the place is packed all the time (even with Japanese at such a non-Japanese place as The Mall Bang Kapi). I checked their Thaniya location, they said they only have the buffet on the weeekdays before 2PM. Too bad. (

Come to think of it, Kozo also has various kitchen-made dainties, thought the fare varies HUGELY depending on the time of the day (and maybe on the cooks' mood, I've no idea). They make sake no misoni, nasu no misoni, chawan-mushi, shishamo, saba yaki and other thingies among others that I can think of off-hand.

Btw, Yam Som Oo (pomelo salad) at Khun Churn's is DELISH only at 35 or 40 Baht or something.

For the lovers of African and Arabic food, there's quite a nice if run-down establishment on Soi Nana serving authentic (judging by their clientele) stuff. The name is Al-Hijaz and they are strictly Halal -- no alcohol or pork allowed though some curry-spiced cock-sucking in the loo is (I guess).