1. Nijiya Market
9.1
1737 Post St (at Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · Japantown · 73 tips and reviews
S C: Great to pick up lunch-choose from delish bento boxes, sushi, musubi or seaweed salad. Fresh and healthy!
Maria Riabtchenko: Craving sashimi? Pop by the market & get the freshest cuts of fish. Buy some rolls, seaweed paper, cook some rice at home, and have a perfect diy sashimi/sushi party. Come early, the best sells out
Stephy Yu: A good place to buy Japanese groceries for a DIY sushi and sashimi dinner at home! Much cheaper than eating out!
2. PABU
8.4
101 California St (at Front St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 71 tips and reviews
Patrick Wong: get the chicken karaage and seaweed salad
Ms Helene: Sashimi platter with 10 pieces, nigiri platter with 6 pieces & shishito peppers. Skip plain seaweed salad.
Dov D: Everything was good. Salmon, black cod, seaweed salad, mackerel sashimi. The lychee shaved ice dessert was refreshing and delicious.
5. Liholiho Yacht Club
9.2
871 Sutter St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Hawaiian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 161 tips and reviews
Ms Helene: Tuna poke on battered fries seaweed chip, octopus with green olives, yogurt coriander sauce, raisins and crispy potatoes, Manila clams in light curry and Bombe Hawaiian.
Noah Weiss: One of my favorite restaurants in SF. Airy and open, vibe great for a date or group of friends. Tuna poke on crispy seaweed and beef tongue poppy seed buns were outstanding. Impressive draft beers.
Shirley Tsang: Must get: Beef tongue steamed buns, fried rice (with house made spam), tuna tartare on nori crackers , and of course, baked Hawaii !
7. Basa Seafood Express
8.8
3064 24th St (Treat Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Fish Market · Mission District · 59 tips and reviews
Jonathan W: Incredible. Salmon roe is really good as is the salmon poke. The sushi is some of the best in SF. I like the caterpillar roll. Seaweed salad is the best in the city. Super friendly service to boot.
Rafael: Very fresh & yummy seafood (e.g., oysters, crab, ahi, more). Great tuna poke too!
Goh Nakamura: Salmon burger! Poke! Owner is a nice dude.
8. Saru Sushi Bar
9.0
3856 24th St (at Vicksburg St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 126 tips and reviews
Nycole: don't miss red monkey!seaweed salad and mochi (green tea is a good choice) for finale!!
Sabina B.: Cozy, romantic, and the best sushi place I've found in SF. There's always a wait, and it's worth it. Put your name down and go have a drink at the Dubliner while you wait.
Chris Messina: The White Out and Watermelon rolls are my go-tos. Every time. Delish.
9. Onigilly
7.6
343 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 65 tips and reviews
Isabelle Ambler: Pressed brown rice and a savory filling wrapped up in seaweed. Pronounced oh-knee-ghee-lee. Another diner (advised by his co-workers at a Japanese TV station) swore by the mentaiko.
Maggie Sheldon: I like getting 3 onigiris -- the shrimp tempura, chicken teriyaki and the carrot and seaweed. Good food, relatively cheap. They have a lemonade tea that's super tasty, too!
Terry Sok: Eggplant is my favorite onigiri and pork belly is the best rice bowl topping. Try their house green tea lemonade, its to die for (i do not say such things lightly)
10. Tsunami
8.3
1306 Fulton St (at Divisadero St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Western Addition · 52 tips and reviews
Tantek Çelik: go before 7pm (happy hour!) and order some half-off rolls. be sure to chew well and eat slowly. don't overeat or else the seaweed will likely give you a tummyache.
Dionysis Zindros: The omakase sashimi may include walu sashimi (escolar) which is great. Combine it with green tea, green tea cheesecake, and miso soup for a full menu, but be prepared to pay a little extra.
Aaron Gowatch: Have some green tea cheesecake.
11. Isa Restaurant
8.3
3324 Steiner St (at Chestnut St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Marina District · 47 tips and reviews
Reserve: At Isa, luscious yellowfin tuna is seasoned with spicy Sriracha and finished with toasted sesame, seaweed, avocado and nori (edible seaweed). Read more.
Corrie Davidson: Amazingly friendly, knowledgeable staff + French-inspired family style tapas on a heated patio = a win every time at this Cow Hollow gem.
Volary: Jared is an excellent server and the food here is fantastic
12. Domo Sushi
8.7
511 Laguna St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 167 tips and reviews
Jennifer Elizabeth: Into this place! Amazing fresh sushi!! Great seaweed salad and the firecracker balls were so yummy!!
Mike Winston: This minuscule, relaxed spot serves up some seriously excellent sushi. Don't miss the Uni Crudo or Castro Roll & make sure to check out the specials board. Read all about it on WinstonWanders below!! Read more.
Liliana Volkart: This is a really small restaurant. If you have finished your meal and you see people waiting out in the cold, please be courteous ans take your after dinner conversation to a local bar.
14. State Bird Provisions
8.9
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Dhruv B: Must try: Ricotta dumplings w pumpkin soubise, duck liver mousse w almond biscuit, & hamachi avocado seaweed crostini.
Simon Tan: Buttermilk fried quail, macaron ice cream sandwiches, guinea hen dumpling, hamachi sashimi nori cracker, pancakes, pomegranate granita. New American food/tapas served DIM SUM style on carts and trays.
Ben: Bon Appetit's 2012 winner 'Best New Restaurant in America' - Congrats! Well deserved!
Sharecare: Try the Wakame-Su. It contains seaweed, a serious anti-aging power food. Seaweed has long been considered to possess powers to prolong life, prevent disease and impart beauty. Read more.
Billy Jacobson: I went on Wednesday at 6:30 and it was pretty busy, by 8 there was a huge line. I got edamame, a seaweed salad and mackerel to start which were all good, but the best part was the jumping tuna roll.
Marcela Sapone: It's always good - get the sushi specials and skip the rolls. Oysters are insane here (like Maison premiere in NYC). Their miso and seaweed set the bar- go for the esoteric over sake and tuna