{"id":"1af76c98-3d03-4f87-addc-a13720069492","slug":"sushi-yorokobu","name":"Sushi Yorokobu","bgm_category":"restaurants","category":"restaurants","subcategories":["Japanese restaurant","Sushi restaurant"],"district":"Watthana","sub_district":"Khlong Tan Nuea","neighborhood":"Watthana","address":"10 Thong Lo, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110","postal_code":"10110","latitude":13.7323402,"longitude":100.5826309,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":false,"updated_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:51.133Z","last_checked_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:51.133Z","google_rating":4.8,"google_review_count":"1580","price_range":null,"phone":"+66 98 899 8740","website":"https://www.sushi-yorokobu-bkk.com","cover_image":null,"opening_hours":{"Friday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Monday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Sunday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Tuesday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Saturday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Thursday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"],"Wednesday":["12-2PM","4-10PM"]},"description":"You sit at a counter that holds twelve people. Chef Tango Lai and his team work directly across the cypress bar, and the room is built so every seat watches the same hands shape each nigiri. The format is classic Edomae omakase, the Tokyo-rooted style that Yorokobu has carried from Hong Kong into Thong Lo.\n\nThe menu changes monthly, anchored to whatever the season is delivering from Japan.\n\nChef Tango brings more than two decades of omakase experience and the Hong Kong Best of the Best Master Chef award from 2022 and 2023, so the technique on the counter is settled rather than experimental. Signature work appears across the courses: female snow crab when the season permits, botan ebi, Saga A5 wagyu beef as a single luxury touch inside a fish-led progression. The progression is long; an 18-course lunch sets at 6,900 baht.\n\nThis is a quiet room. The counter format means conversation runs low so the chefs can pace the courses, and the seating cap of 12 keeps the energy intimate rather than restaurant-loud.\n\nReserve at least a week ahead for weekend seatings; the Thong Lo address is easy to reach but the counter is small and the lunch slot in particular books out. Arrive on time so the kaiseki-style pacing starts clean, and order the sake pairing if you want the rice work and the fish work to land the way the chef intends.","our_take":"Book the counter, not a date you cannot move. A 12-seat omakase room rewards diners who can commit to a fixed time, sit close to the chef, and watch each course built in front of them. If you have one omakase budget for the month and want Edomae rather than modern fusion, Yorokobu is the Thong Lo answer.","custom_description":null,"hook":"Sushi Yorokobu is a 12-seat Edomae omakase counter on Thong Lo, run by Hong Kong master chef Tango Lai with seasonal fish flown from Japan. 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