Isao has drawn lunch queues for years on the strength of its creative maki, the signature Jackie roll chief among them. It is fusion rather than purist, generous and fun, and the room buzzes.
Get there early or expect to wait. Worth it for the rolls and the easy, cheerful energy.
The Jackie roll and whatever maki the next table is raving about.
More restaurants on the soi
Restaurants
Progressive Indian tasting menu
The restaurant repeatedly named the best in Asia, on Soi 31.
Restaurants
Japanese omakase
A one-star omakase counter that books out weeks ahead.
Restaurants
Neo-Indian, sustainable fine dining
A Michelin-starred tasting menu grown partly in its own garden.
Stay on the soi
Most of Soi 31 is a taxi ride from where visitors usually sleep. Public House is the one design hotel right on the street, so the coffee, the dinners and the bars on this list are already on your doorstep.
