Okonomiyaki Seiryu Japanese Restaurant Bangkok

Seiryu Japanese Restaurant on Soi 24/1 Sukhumvit Bangkok is 2 restaurants in one. On level 1 it is Seiryu Ramen Restaurant and on the 2nd level it is Okonomiyaki Seiryu, with tables with built in hot plates for the okonomiyaki to be cooked in front of you and stay warm as you are eating it.

I went in to try their Okonomiyaki and was a little disappointed. I didn’t realise that the Okonomiyaki tables were located upstairs, so I just sat at a table downstairs on Level 1. Even when I ordered the Okinomiyaki, the staff did not suggest I move upstairs, they just delivered my Okonomiyaki on a hot plate, but I did go upstairs after the meal and it is much nicer upstairs.

The Okonomiyaki was just OK. I’ve eaten Okonomiyaki a few times in Japan (in Osaka and Hiroshima) and I really enjoy it there. Here are Seiryu, it didn’t have a whole lot of flavour. I could taste the Okonomuaki sauce on the top, but everything else was very bland. I had ordered my Okonmiyaki with pork. The first few bites I could not taste or see any pork in it. When I lifted up the top layer, I found all the pork was over to the other side. Even when I ate that side, I could feel the pork but there was no real flavour. A big disappointment as I was looking forward to a delicious meal. The highlight for me was the Asahi tap beer!

Seiryu is located on a small laneway called Soi 24/1 which has the entrance on Sukhumvit Road, a few minutes walk from Phrom Phong and the exit of the laneway comes out onto Soi 26. This small laneway is lined with dodgy massage parlours so if you are sitting downstairs you’ll see plenty of Chinese, Korean and Japanese men cruising the laneway! It is definitely an interesting area but one i’ll probably avoid in future!

Check out both their Okonomiyaki and Ramen menu. You can order the Okonomiyaki in either Kyoto Style (thin) or Osaka Style (thick), with squid or pork.