Izakaya with a chic and luxurious atmosphere in a hotel

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Ki Izakaya - This izakaya restaurant on the 9th floor of Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok is not only a place suitable for hanging out in the evening in the typical Izakaya style, but during lunch, there is also a Lunch Set that is priced similarly to restaurants in shopping malls, but with added details and meticulousness that are worthy of the hotel's chefs. The atmosphere here is elegant like a contemporary Japanese restaurant, with a beautiful panoramic view almost all around, inviting you to sit and chill for a long time.

✅ Ki Lunch Set ✅

This lunch set menu is available every day from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with 2 types of food sets to choose from: Niku Set and Sakana Set. Every set includes a salad + soup + main dish (choose 1 item) + rice + 1 pot of hot green tea or 1 glass of cold green tea (non-refillable).

🍖 [Niku Set]

The salad in this set is seaweed salad with Japanese sesame salad dressing. Served with miso soup with mushrooms. For the main course, you can choose between beef / pork / chicken. We ordered 2 sets and chose these 2.

➡️ Beef Kushi
➡️ Pork Shogayaki

Grilled beef skewers or Beef Kushi use Australian Wagyu beef from the rump, which is a secondary cut with less fat. The softness is moderate. It's a bit hard to chew, but not melting in your mouth. It's worth the price. It goes well with grated daikon and ponzu sauce. As for Pork Shogayaki, it's thinly sliced pork stir-fried with ginger and onions. The pork in this dish is very tender. The taste is exquisite and well-rounded. I like it.

🐟 [Sakana Set]

This set has Kaisen salad, which is salad with raw fish, shrimp eggs, and Yuzu salad dressing. It is served with Fisherman's Soup (miso soup with mussels and large fresh shrimps) and a main dish with a choice of salmon / saba / fried food. We chose these 2 items.

➡️ Salmon Harasu Yaki
➡️ Mix Fry (Crab Cream Croquette / Prawn / Shiromi)

The thick salmon is grilled to perfection, not too dry. It is topped with salmon eggs, which helps to enhance the taste. The fried food is also well-done, with crispy batter that is not oily. The dipping sauce here is tartar sauce mixed with tonkatsu sauce in the same cup. However, there is also a slice of lemon to help cut the richness.

✅ A la carte menu ✅

➡️ Assorted Sashimi

The sashimi menu here is a Chef's selection, which changes every day. For this meal, the chef prepared salmon, saba, and lean tuna. The fish was fresh and delicious.

➡️ Hotate Kani Negitoro Don

This is a rice bowl topped with huge scallops, finely ground toro, shredded snow crab meat, and fresh salmon roe. Although the bowl is small, it is packed with deliciousness.

➡️ Chicken Yakitori
➡️ Okura

The grilled skewers here are outstanding, as expected from an izakaya. They are served on a warm Hida charcoal grill. Every bite is filled with the grilling aroma. The chicken is soft thigh marinated in refreshing yuzu. The okra is crispy and sweet, easy to eat. It's really delicious, I tell you.

✅ Dessert ✅

➡️ Orange Cheesecake

This is a Japanese-style no-bake cheesecake that is so delicious that you can't help but get a full cream cheese flavor. The texture is light and soft, and the base is crumble. Topped with sweet candied orange slices, so good!

➡️ Purin (Japanese Custard Pudding/Berry Compote)

I like it as much as cheesecake, so I have to eat both. The custard is delicious, and it is topped with fresh berries, giving a sour taste that contrasts the sweetness of the dessert perfectly. So refreshing!

➡️ Japanese Rice Pudding (Risotto Rice & Vanilla / Mango Sorbet / Mango Meringue)

This menu is probably inspired by Thai sticky rice with mango, but the sticky rice is changed to risotto, served with mango sorbet ice cream and crispy, sweet mango meringue sheets.

➡️ Matcha & Red Beans

Green tea ice cream with sweet red beans is a classic dessert that almost every Japanese restaurant must have. The one here is okay.