NEO Shakariki432 thonglor
159 Thong Lo, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110
The karaoke setup is the real draw here. Book the medium room if your group hits eight people, and use the food spend to unlock free singing hours. Come for a late dinner around 11 PM when the energy shifts and the rooms fill with regulars who know the Japanese catalog front to back.
You step off the escalator into a two-floor izakaya where the first thing you notice is the hum of private karaoke rooms upstairs and the smell of kushikatsu frying downstairs. NEO Shakariki432 began as an 8-square-meter counter in Noda, Osaka with 30 seats and a single-page menu. The first Bangkok branch opened in Asok in July 2012. Fourteen years later the group operates 33 locations across Thailand.
The Thonglor branch holds the full catalog: over 700 dishes spanning sushi rolls, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, wagyu cuts, and the signature Kasu Udon, an Osaka-style bowl with crispy fried beef settling into the broth. Order moves fast here, table service handles the ground floor, and the kitchen keeps pace with groups working through small plates and highballs until the early morning. The drink list runs fresh beer, sake, cocktails, and mocktails calibrated to the izakaya rhythm of constant refills.
Upstairs the karaoke setup splits into small rooms for 5-7 people, medium rooms for 8-10, and large rooms holding up to 16. The song libraries cover Thai hits and Japanese standards. Reservations go through LINE, and weekend nights fill by Thursday. Walk-ins get waitlisted. The venue accepts VISA, Mastercard, and JCB at the counter.
The walk from BTS Thong Lo takes 10 minutes, not five, so add buffer time if you are coming straight from the station. Free parking at Eight Thonglor covers the first three hours. Operating hours run 11 AM to 6 AM daily, which means the kitchen serves lunch, dinner, and the post-midnight crowd that arrives after other Thonglor spots close. Budget around 500 baht per person before drinks and karaoke spend.