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★ #2 · Best Japanese & Izakaya in San Francisco
On the Bridge
Japantown · $ · Japanese & Izakaya · 4 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #2
Shinjuku-style curry blankets crispy chicken katsu in a booth ringed by shelves of tattered manga, plushies and sherbet-colored chairs since 1992.
Backed by 4 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Shinjuku-style curry with chicken katsuCurry blankets crispy chicken katsu in a manga-lined booth
- 02Omurice
Where it's ranked
Featured on Eater's guide to the city's best.
“hide from the fact that Mercury is in retrograde, or anytime you don't feel like waiting in line”
“Close your eyes and you're not in San Francisco's Fillmore district, but in a quiet corner of Tokyo.”
“okonomiyaki pizza and 23 types of Japanese pasta”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Japantown
Price
$
Cuisine
Japanese & Izakaya
Consensus rank
#2 of 10
Sources
4 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
529
Consensus score
88 / 100
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