Hello everyone. Welcome back to Share Shuan Shim, a guide to restaurants in Bangkok on BTS/MRT lines.
Today I'm going to introduce you to a new shopping mall that just opened last month, named Gateway Ekamai (เกตเวย์ เอกมัย). This mall just had a grand openning on July 18, 2012, or less than a month ago.
For the location, it's right at Ekamai BTS station (see the full interactive maps on Mall Gateway Ekamai page here)
When you get off at Ekamai BTS station, there's a connecting bridge to walk into the mall right there, so convenient :-3.
The look of the mall
Gateway Ekamai is owned by the same owner as Digital Gateway Mall at Siam Square. The concept of Gateway Ekamai is "Remarkable ambience of Japanese lifestyle an extraordinary new experience", which means there're tons of Japanese restaurants here. For those of you who love Japanese food, I think this is a must-visit for you :-D. Not only the famous Japanese restaurant chains in Bangkok, there're also a lot of Japanese restaurants coming straight from Japan that open their first branch in Bangkok here :-3.
For traveling here, BTS is probably the most convenient way. When you get off from the train at Ekamai station, you can see the mall right there.
Another peek from the platform.
Take Exit 4 to get to the connection to the mall.
Mr.Robot and the jumbo kitties are waiting at the entrace for ya all.
Mochi-kun here is the mall's mascot.
An atmosphere in the mall.
The day I got here, they're having a Tanabata festival celebration, which people can write down their wishes and hang on a bamboo tree and it will come true, so you can see that here as well. It looks so vivacious like the real festival in Japan~.
Big folded birds floating above.
The signs in the mall look really cute, using Japanese famous minimalistic approach.
Restaurants in Gateway Ekamai
Once you enter the mall from BTS, The UCC Oriental, the same as UCC Cafe which is a japanese coffee shop chain, is right there.
Shun No Mai A Japanese buffet restaurant with a variety of selections
Chabuton A famous ramen chain from the winner of the famous Japanese TV Show, TV Champion.
Taruto Japanese-style cakes and pies
Tadaima An izakaya-style restaurant. Everything is 88 baht here. This is the 2nd branch. (The 1st is at Eight Thonglor Building).
Sukiya beef bowl
Yakiniku Torakichi A Japanese BBQ restaurant
Nagiya A Japanese grilled chicken/pork on a stick place
Kin Shabu the same chain as Kin Ramen, but this one here is a shabu shabu buffet restaurant, 395 baht per person.
Cute cute cats in front of the restaurant (|-3
Kourakuen Ramen The ramen chain that has the most branches in Japan. This is the first branch that is outside of Japan. Reasonable prices.
Hinaya Japanese food and grilled chicken
Hakone inspired by Hakone, a famouse hot spring city in Japan
Downstair, there's Omuto Tomato An omelette rice restaurant with a variety of topping, from Korea.
Chicken T Agrilled chicken place. With numerous style of grilled chickens to choose. All the chicken here are organic for those who love to eat healthy.
Japanese-style ice shave, Ebisu-an
Dolce A cute colorful dessert shop
Or, if you want something else besides Japanese food, there's Taweechai Pochana, a Chaozhou-Chinese/Thai restaurant.
Upstair, there's Kimju, korean bbq buffet
That's it for the introduction to Gateway Ekamai. If you want to know more info about all the restaurants here, map and direction, and the reviews of the restaurants here, you can check out the Mall Gateway Ekamai page.
If you get a chance to try any restaurant here, plese share your experience on KinnShare.
Until we meet again :-3 !