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Sukhumvit is Bangkok's hippest area for dining and going out. Consequently, many of the restaurants here have more style than substance, but there's good food to be had, and the area of Thong Lor has evolved into a food-lover's paradise.
Bangkok has hundreds of Japanese restaurants, but only Isao has a line out the door almost every night, thanks to the most creative maki rolls west of California. The owner studied under the chef at the revered Green Tea in Chicago, and the repeat clientele attests to the widespread enthusiasm for his culinary flights of fancy in sleek modern surrounds.
