{"id":"3f40d987-8570-4490-9033-2d6a90f4136e","slug":"sura-korean-bbqby-korean-chef","name":"SURA Korean BBQ by Korean Chef","bgm_category":"restaurants","category":"Korean BBQ Restaurant","subcategories":["Korean barbecue restaurant","Barbecue restaurant","Family restaurant","Korean restaurant","Pub"],"district":"Watthana","sub_district":"Khlong Tan Nuea","neighborhood":"Watthana","address":"32/1 Soi Sukhumvit 39, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110","postal_code":"10110","latitude":13.7346477,"longitude":100.5720937,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":false,"updated_at":"2026-05-23T09:25:38.011Z","last_checked_at":"2026-05-23T09:25:38.011Z","google_rating":4.7,"google_review_count":"2074","price_range":"$$","phone":"+66 2 077 9263","website":"https://www.instagram.com/surakorean_sukhumvit39","cover_image":null,"opening_hours":{"Friday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Monday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Sunday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Tuesday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Saturday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Thursday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"],"Wednesday":["11:30AM-10:30PM"]},"description":"Sukhumvit 39 runs north off the main road between Phrom Phong and Thong Lo, and SURA sits at 32/1 in a quieter stretch of the soi. The room is set up for grill-table service: an extractor over every seating, a side-dish parade that arrives before the meat, and a wine-and-soju list calibrated for long evenings.\n\nThe chef-owner trained under Soenjae, a Buddhist nun who is one of the recognised masters of Korean temple food. That lineage shapes the menu in ways you do not always see at a Sukhumvit BBQ table. The banchan reads more vegetable-forward and seasonal, the fermented elements taste like they actually fermented, and the non-grill dishes hold their own next to the headliners.\n\nThe grill section centres on the Kkotsal Prime flower short ribs, with LA galbi as the second-anchor cut and pork belly and pork blade shoulder rounding out the daily list. The kitchen also runs a kimchi-jjim and a steamed-egg hotpot finished with cheese, both of which sit outside the standard BBQ rotation and reward ordering one of each across a four-person table.\n\nService runs 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM every day. Lunch is the quieter window and the easier table to walk into. The soi is one short turn off the main road; from BTS Phrom Phong exit 5, the walk runs about ten minutes north along Soi 39 and SURA appears on the right.\n\nReservations help on weekend evenings. Call +66 2 077 9263 and confirm the table size when you ring; the room is sized for groups but the grill setups are fixed seating arrangements.","our_take":"Order the Kkotsal short ribs first and the kimchi-jjim second. The temple-food lineage shows up clearly in the banchan and in the steamed-egg hotpot with cheese, which carries more depth than the standard BBQ set. Bring three people minimum so the grill earns its keep, and let the chef-recommended cuts pace the table.","custom_description":null,"hook":"A Korean-chef-run BBQ house on Sukhumvit 39, where the kitchen leans on technique learned from Soenjae, a Buddhist nun and master of Korean temple food. The grill carries Kkotsal Prime flower short ribs, LA galbi, and a kimchi-jjim that runs against the standard Sukhumvit Korean playbook.","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","canonical_url":null,"is_featured":false,"is_verified":true,"amenities":["Toilet","Service options: Delivery","Service options: On-site services","Service options: Takeaway","Service options: Dine-in","Offerings: Alcohol","Offerings: Beer","Offerings: Late-night food","Offerings: Small plates","Offerings: Vegetarian options","Dining options: Lunch","Dining options: Dinner","Dining options: Dessert","Dining options: Table service","Crowd: Groups","Crowd: Tourists","Parking: Free of charge street parking","Parking: Free parking lot","Parking: Paid parking lot","Parking: Parking"],"property_specs":null,"features":{"Crowd":{"Groups":true,"Tourists":true},"Parking":{"Parking":true,"Free parking lot":true,"Paid parking lot":true,"Free of charge street parking":true},"Children":{"Good for kids":true},"Payments":{"Debit cards":true,"Credit cards":true,"NFC mobile payments":true},"Planning":{"Accepts reservations":true},"Amenities":{"Toilet":true},"Offerings":{"Beer":true,"Alcohol":true,"Small plates":true,"Late-night food":true,"Vegetarian options":true},"Atmosphere":{"Cosy":true,"Casual":true,"Trendy":true},"Popular for":{"Lunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Solo dining":true},"Accessibility":{"Wheelchair-accessible car park":true,"Wheelchair-accessible entrance":true},"Dining options":{"Lunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Dessert":true,"Table service":true},"Service options":{"Dine-in":true,"Delivery":true,"Takeaway":true,"On-site services":true}},"attributes":{},"faq_items":[],"ai_generated_image":false,"street_view_image":null,"owner_uploaded_image":null,"has_real_photo":false,"image_source":"removed_pending_placeholder","image_generated_at":null,"menu_link":null,"line_id":null,"google_maps_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/SURA+Korean+BBQ_by+Korean+Chef/@13.7346477,100.5720937,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sSURA+Korean+BBQ_by+Korean+Chef!3m4!1s0x30e29effb3b50a71:0xd689537a44928c37!8m2!3d13.7346477!4d100.5720937","subscription_tier":"free","description_generated_at":null,"content_status":"approved","focus_keyword":null,"wifi_available":null,"created_at":"2026-02-20T13:19:30.782Z","owner_verified_at":null}