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★ #4 · Best Japanese & Izakaya in San Francisco
Yakitori Edomasa
Japantown · $$ · Japanese & Izakaya · 3 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #4
The grilled tsukune is soft enough to cut with a chopstick, anchoring a $30 charcoal set of thigh, wing, heart and skin from a 1924 Tokyo yakitori house.
Backed by 3 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Chicken yakitori set menu$30 charcoal set of thigh, wing, heart and skin
- 02TsukuneSoft enough to cut with a chopstick, zippy with fresh wasabi— The Infatuation
Where it's ranked
Featured on Eater's guide to the city's best.
“soft enough to cut through with a chopstick and gets an extra zippy bite from a smear of fresh wasabi”
“We brought the chef and the restaurant itself from Tokyo, Japan, to San Francisco.”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Japantown
Price
$$
Cuisine
Japanese & Izakaya
Consensus rank
#4 of 10
Sources
3 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
414
Consensus score
83 / 100
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