Japanese Cuisine: 34 Restaurants Found
Ame
Address: 689 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (Map)
Located a few streets away from the busy Union Square area, Ame provides a relaxing and elegant getaway and a delectable dining experience. Ame is decorated in a chic and intimate Asian style, with a signature red table that seats eight. Ame offers a New American cuisine that is widely influenced by Japanese creations. The menu provides raw treatments from the sashimi bar as well as various appetizers and entrée plates. Creative dishes like Tai Snapper Sashimi “Kombu Jime” with seaweed, crab and cucumber sauce come from the Sashimi bar. For an appealing main course, Grilled Veal T-bone Steak on Herbed Spätzle with crispy sweetbreads and delta crayfish in oyster mushroom sauce shows off Ame’s culinary fusions.
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Kiss Seafood
Address: 1700 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 (Map)
The interior of Kiss Seafood is characterized by clean white walls and delicate floral decorations. Upon entering, diners have the choice of sitting in the dining room or at the bar, where they can watch experienced sushi chefs prepare their meal. While this restaurant has many sushi and sashimi dishes to offer hungry patrons, its name makes it clear even to newcomers that their true specialty is seafood. As an appetizer, diners can try the Mushi-Uni and Japanese Green Shira-Ae, steamed sea urchin and green vegetables, or the Tai and Tofu Kabura-Mushi, a small dish featuring tai-snapper fish and tofu. Guests in search of a variety of dishes can look to a special section of the menu highlighting Chef’s specials. These specials include some of the Chef’s favorite sushi and sashimi rolls. Whether here for the sushi, sashimi, or just fresh seafood, the offerings at this restaurant will make guests want to Kiss the chef.
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Yoshi's
Address: 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 (Map)
Chef Shotaro Kamio has brought the best of his experience as an apprentice to top chefs in Tokyo to his own work here stateside with Yoshi's. Finding the perfect balance between using traditional Japanese cooking methods, seasonal ingredients, and authentic spices, Chef Kamio uses three words to describe his cuisine: Seasonal, Simple, and Surprise. Try the Maple Leap Duck Takaki (with summer vegetables, a Saikyo miso vinaigrette, and Welsh vanilla sea salt) or the Tsukiji Sashimi Selection (five varieties of seasonal fish from Japan’s coastal waters) and you might just understand what Chef Kamio’s talking about with Seasonal and Simple. And with a Sake list that reads like a fine wine menu, you’ll feel one step closer to learning the Surprise.
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Ozumo
Address: 161 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (Map)
Ozumo is nestled into the heart of San Francisco’s Embarcadero District. This restaurant serves modern Japanese cuisine in a serene and sophisticated environment. Guests can choose to to sit in a variety of rooms that each offer a unique dining experience and ambience. The Robata Grill features unique small plates of a variety of meat and vegetables that are cooked over traditional robata charcoal grills. For private dining, Ozumo offers sake tasting in their exclusive, glass-enclosed Sake Tasting Room. Those seeking a more traditional and exotic experience than the golden hued main dining room can be seated on zabuton cusions at lowered granite tables in the Kotatsu room.
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Oyaji
Address: 3123 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 (Map)
Located in the Richmond district of San Francisco, Oyaji is a cozy and traditional Japanese restaurant that serves sushi and sashimi as well as Izakaya-style plates. These dishes are small, and guests can order many from the varied menu so that they may split the plunder amongst themselves in order to try a variety of the Japanese tastings. Many guests have raved about the Butano-Kakuni, or stewed pork belly meat, as well as their Sakanano-Arani, or braised fish of the day. Other specials are available on a daily basis, allowing for a refreshing and slightly different menu with every visit. Their ramen menu is also worth noting, with plenty of toppings to add into the traditional noodle dish. Oyaji has made a name for themselves not just with their food, but also with their Sake offerings, which are extensive and varied. Whether visiting for food or for drink, Oyaji welcomes newcomers into this warm restaurant.
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