Dawon Korean BBQ Restaurant on Thonglor
Da Won is located at the beginning of Thong Lor. Sorry, I do not have the exact address but Da Won is real easy to find: When you enter Thong Lor Road from Sukhumvit you go straight for around 100 meters and you will already see Da Won on the left side. I embedded a google map below.
Da Won serves Korean BBQ in sets. You either choose the cheaper pork set (400 Baht per person) or you choose the beef set (600 Baht per person). If you are in a group (and eating here is really only fun when you come in a group) all people have to take the same set for obvious reasons. We tried the beef set and for 600 Baht you get 4 different kinds of beef plus 6-7 different Korean side dishes that are included with both pork and beef sets. The side dishes include things like Kimchi, mussels, some kind of sesame salad, green salad with Korean chili, and a couple other things. All side dishes and all meat are all-you-can-eat and can be reordered infinitely. You can either sit downstairs at large tables or you can have a private room upstairs that fits 8 people. If you need to reorder something, you have bells at the table that you can ring and then the waitress will come to take your order. This is the system that most restaurants in Korea use so it is fun to see that the Korean owner copied this from his home country. With drinks and everything together we paid about 700 Baht per head which, considering the amount of food we consumed, is very reasonable. Da Won offers great value. One thing I didn't ask for if it is actually possible to also order the pork meat when you pay for the beef set. I would have liked to have some variety and my guess is it is possible but we didn't try. I am sure there is more upscale BBQ places with more choice but Da Won seems a good choice for a middle priced BBQ restaurant. It is definitely a LOT better than BBQ Plaza or any of those cheapo places you see in most shopping malls.
Posted by Takki Shinegra
