Marina sushi hotspot combining great rolls with harmless yuppie fun.
- Anzu
- Tenderloin
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Japanese
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Watch master chef Katsuhito Takahashi work his magic on creatures from the deep
- Ebisu
- Sunset District
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Japanese
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Top Pick!
#1 rank in the popularity polls means you’ll probably wait in a line that snakes round the corner.
Fresh, authentic cuts for over 20 years, when sushi was a novelty ‘round these parts.
Young Kirin/Nigori-swilling crowd, chaos-managing chefs, sexy tatted waitresses, roll-you-out-the-door portions.
Chuckle as you pass hungry hordes in front of Ebisu on your way to this sleeper surprise.
Everything Mr. Rogers would want in a neighborhood Japanese restaurant.
Huge selection of nigiri and maki rolls in a sedate anti-Blowfish setting.
- Hotei
- Sunset District
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Japanese
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Traditional Inner Sunset noodle house serving soba, ramen, gyoza, and other Japanese specialties.
Big bowls of piping hot, rich, savory ramen somehow taste better late at night.
Top Pick!
Not a restaurant as much as an aesthetic experience in traditional Japanese cuisine.
Wildly fresh and colorful cuts, creative house specialties and a well-curated sake menu.
Peruvian sushi comes to The Embarcadero.
Actress/model waitresses imported from L.A. serve up overpriced family-style sushi.
Double dates chowing down to Tracy Chapman in laid-back island atmosphere.
Take a date, sip champagne oolong, slurp soba with smoked trout, feel beautiful.
All the usual sushi suspects at this neighborhood favorite, plus some creative combos.
Intimate sushi spot with fresh, vibrant cuts feels tucked away from the city.
- Ozumo
- Union Square
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Japanese
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Business diners and sexy couples feeding on spendy sashimi and Kobe-style morsels from robata.
Not much of a scene but it'll fix that late-night spider-roll craving.
Box lunch special of soup, roll, salad, salmon, etc., is one of the best dining deals downtown.
Petite, pricey, and date-perfect, but good luck finding free parking.
With nightly DJs it's often more about the scene than the sushi.
- Tanpopo
- Pacific Heights
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Japanese
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Japantown’s — and possibly America’s — best Japanese-style ramen joint. Definitely ain’t Cup-A-Noodle.
Sprocket-like sushi lovers beneath bubble-shaped lamps in spacey setting of Pop Art pastels.
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