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★ #8 · Best Japanese & Izakaya in San Francisco
Sora Soba Dining
Japantown · $$ · Japanese & Izakaya · 2 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #8
A theatrical drumbeat greets you at this fourth-generation soba house, where cold, slurpable buckwheat noodles arrive with rosy-seared aigamo duck and airy kushi tempura.
Backed by 2 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01ZarusobaThe tangle of cold noodles is highly slurpable— The Infatuation
- 02Kushi tempuraAiry kushi tempura from a fourth-generation soba house
Where it's ranked
“The tangle of cold noodles is highly slurpable”
“You almost expect to find a soba bouncer at the door.”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Japantown
Price
$$
Cuisine
Japanese & Izakaya
Consensus rank
#8 of 10
Sources
2 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
382
Consensus score
67 / 100
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