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★ #7 · Best Japanese & Izakaya in San Francisco
Showa
SoMa · $$$$ · Japanese & Izakaya · 2 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #7
A twelve-course parade of katsu on wire racks — dry-aged Duroc pork, bluefin, Dungeness crab croquette in dehydrated-rice crumbs — with bottomless cabbage to cut the richness in a 16-seat room.
Backed by 2 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Dry-aged Duroc pork katsuFrom a twelve-course parade, with bottomless cabbage to cut richness
- 02Dungeness crab croquetteFried in dehydrated-rice crumbs on the wire racks
Where it's ranked
“as locked in as a Dalmatian puppy hearing the treat bag open”
“It's not about how much you consume but about the flavor of each bite.”
Good to know
Neighborhood
SoMa
Price
$$$$
Cuisine
Japanese & Izakaya
Consensus rank
#7 of 10
Sources
2 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
443
Consensus score
67 / 100
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