Shichi: Japanese Dining Shaped Around Bangkok Life

Words: Pasuta Phongam Photos: Pasuta Phongam

At Shichi, the starting point is kizuna — the Japanese idea of connection, whether between family, friends or the people gathered around a table.

The restaurant approaches Japanese dining with range rather than strict formality. Seafood is flown in from Japan, joined by organic local produce and carefully sourced meats, while the menu moves between sashimi, sushi rolls, grilled dishes, teppanyaki and more generous sharing plates.

Shichi Japanese Dining in Sathorn

Seasonal dishes keep the offering in motion, giving regulars a reason to return beyond the familiar favourites. The Tsukiji Salad is lighter but no less generous: organic leaves, pea shoots, ikura, tuna, salmon and prawn come together with Shichi’s house dressing, making it an easy shared starter for the table.

The Shichi Roll, where salmon is finished with a creamy mentaiko sauce, bringing a little richness and gentle heat to an otherwise familiar roll.

Ehire, or grilled skate fin, adds a more traditional Japanese drinking-food note — smoky, chewy and best enjoyed slowly with a cold beer or sake.

Sashimi remains one of the restaurant’s clearest strengths. The Top 5 selection includes salmon, tuna, chutoro, hamachi and madai, offering a useful cross-section of richer and cleaner flavours.

For something more substantial, Black Jack with Uni brings squid-ink spaghetti and sea urchin together in a dish that is briny, creamy and unapologetically rich.

The Crispy Golden Chicken arrives whole, with crisp skin and tender meat beneath, designed for sharing between a group rather than ordering alone.

Highlight menu: Wagyu from the grill keeps things simple, letting the marbling and clean char take the lead.

Grilled Wagyu Steak

End with the Yuzu Kakigori, a soft mound of shaved ice topped with yuzu syrup — sharp, fragrant and refreshing after the heavier dishes.

With five branches across Bangkok, Shichi brings its approach to Japanese dining into settings made for everyday lunches, family dinners and longer gatherings. Each location offers a relaxed dining area, with private rooms available for occasions that call for a little more space.

From seafood flown in from Japan to organic local produce and carefully selected meats, the kitchen keeps the focus on good ingredients, served with the ease of a restaurant you can return to often. Shichi Japanese Restaurant Sathorn Hour: 11:00 - 14:00 PM and 17:00 - 22:00 PM Reserve: +66 97 824 4665 Location: Supalai Icon Sathorn LG, S Sathon Rd, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok Socials: https://www.instagram.com/shichibkk/ https://www.facebook.com/shichibkk/