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Yankii Robatayaki & Bar works on two levels, literally. Upstairs, it is all charcoal-grilled skewers, cold drinks and the kind of loose, lively energy that makes you feel like you have wandered into an izakaya somewhere in Tokyo. Downstairs is where things get louder. Styled like a retro Japanese sweet shop splashed with neon, the bar doubles as an open karaoke space where anyone can grab the mic and join in. There are no private rooms, no bookings and no time limits, just a room full of strangers singing everything from city pop to early 2000s hits. The yuzu sours go down easily, the sake list is solid and the robatayaki menu makes it worth arriving hungry.
12 Sukhumvit Soi 24 (G/F, Skyview Hotel Bangkok), 02-821-6808. Open daily 6pm-1am. BTS Phrom Phong.