KaoKaoBom Samgyupsal Mala Tang
Floor 4, Siam Square One Unit SS #4024, 388 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Order both formats in one sitting. Run the samgyupsal grill for the pork belly and Korean side dishes, then build a separate mala tang bowl from the ingredient counter so each format gets its own pacing. The DIY mala counter is where the menu earns its name. Two diners can split both formats comfortably.
You step off the Siam Square One escalator at the fourth floor, walk past the unit SS #4024 signage, and the table grills are already venting at the entrance. KaoKaoBom runs two Asian formats in one room. Korean samgyupsal on the table grill and Chinese mala tang from a DIY ingredient counter.
The samgyupsal side handles the Korean barbecue plate: marinated and unmarinated pork, the standard side rotation, and the table-grill pacing where the staff swap out the pan when it darkens. The mala tang side runs the Chinese hot-pot-broth format where you walk to a refrigerated counter, pick meats and vegetables and noodles by hand, and hand the basket to the kitchen for cooking. You set the spice level. The bowl comes back built to order.
The location is the easiest mala tang in central Bangkok to reach by transit. Siam BTS exit 4 drops you into Siam Square; Siam Square One is the building anchored at the corner, and KaoKaoBom is the fourth-floor tenant inside.
Booking is not strictly required for weekday lunch. Weekends move faster because the floor draws Chulalongkorn students between classes and the queue can build at the host stand around 12:30 and again around 19:00. The unit number SS #4024 is worth memorizing because the fourth floor at Siam Square One runs deep and the signage is dense.
Cash and card both work. Bring at least one diner who wants to share the mala tang counter run with you. The format rewards a small group that can taste each other's ingredient choices, and the samgyupsal grill is built for two people minimum.