{"id":"c58de04a-4f95-4494-adb9-c40c314b7caf","slug":"kobe-tonteki-phrom-phong","name":"Kobe Tonteki Phrom Phong","bgm_category":"restaurants","category":"Japanese Western Restaurant","subcategories":["Japanized western restaurant","Japanese restaurant","Restaurant","Tonkatsu restaurant"],"district":"Watthana","sub_district":"Khlong Tan Nuea","neighborhood":"Watthana","address":"595, 3-4 Soi Sukhumvit 33/1, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110","postal_code":"10110","latitude":13.7326301,"longitude":100.5684864,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":false,"updated_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:30.337Z","last_checked_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:30.337Z","google_rating":4.6,"google_review_count":"1846","price_range":"$$","phone":"+66 96 862 1110","website":"https://m.facebook.com/kobetonteki.th","cover_image":null,"opening_hours":{"Friday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Monday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Sunday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Tuesday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Saturday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Thursday":["11AM-9:30PM"],"Wednesday":["11AM-9:30PM"]},"description":"Cross from EMSPHERE to the Phrom Phong side, take Soi Sukhumvit 33/1 a short way in, and Kobe Tonteki sits along the row of small restaurants that line the lane. The room is compact, single-counter forward, and built around one dish: tonteki, the Japanese-Western pork steak that became its own genre in Mie Prefecture.\n\nThe pork is cooked sous vide first and finished hot, which is why the texture lands tender rather than chewy. The standard set arrives as a thick cut of pork on an iron plate alongside steamed rice, miso soup, pickled vegetables, and a generous mound of finely shredded raw cabbage. Rice and cabbage are bottomless. So is the miso on request.\n\nPrices sit in the 260 to 300 baht range per set, which lands the meal squarely in the casual lunch bracket despite the technique-led cooking. There are a handful of upgrade options: bigger cuts, garlic variants, set additions, but the entry tonteki is the dish to order first.\n\nYou sit close to the kitchen. The space comfortably seats around 14 at counter and small tables combined, which is why the line forms quickly at peak hours. Walk-in is the standard arrival; reservations are not the model here.\n\nThe Phrom Phong location is around a four-minute walk from Phrom Phong BTS. Coming from the EMSPHERE side, the entrance to Soi 33/1 is just past the mall corner.","our_take":"Order the standard tonteki set on the first visit and resist the temptation to upgrade portion size before you know the cabbage refill behaviour. The shredded cabbage and rice come back as many times as you ask, which means the base set fills more than you would expect. Get there before 12:30 for lunch or come closer to 8 for dinner if you want a seat without a wait.","custom_description":null,"hook":"Single-dish Japanese pork-steak specialist on Soi Sukhumvit 33/1, directly across from EMSPHERE. The tonteki is sous-vide pork cooked to a tender finish, served as a set with rice, miso, pickles, and shredded cabbage, all refillable. 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