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7 Adams
7 Adams does a fantastic five-course tasting menu that changes seasonally. It’s the best value prix fixe menu in the city.
Yakitori Edomasa
Yakitori Edomasa is a chicken-centric restaurant in Japantown with a great $30 set menu.
Crown & Crumpet Tea Salon
Crown & Crumpet Tea Salon is an afternoon tea spot inside a small shopping center in Japantown.
Jina Bakes
Jina Bakes is a Japanese and Korean bakery in Japantown. You’re here for the kalbijjim croissant.
Yasukochi's Sweet Stop
Incredible coffee crunch cake is the big draw at Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop, a tiny bakery in the back of a Japantown supermarket.
Nari
Nari is a Japantown special occasion restaurant serving phenomenal Thai dishes in a beautiful space.
Waraku
This casual Japantown spot has a variety of excellent ramen, from tsukemen and tonkotsu to a vegetarian version with Impossible meat.
An Japanese Restaurant
An Japanese Restaurant is a tiny high-end sushi spot in the Japan Center with standout omakase.
On The Bridge
On The Bridge is a cafe-style Japan Center restaurant with comforting curry rice, spaghetti, and pizza.
Uji Time
Uji Time in Japantown has great taiyaki, plus soft serve, matcha drinks, and other desserts.
Mochill Mochidonut
Mochill Mochidonut serves colorful ring-shaped mochi donuts out of a Japantown mall kiosk.
Hinodeya Ramen Bar
Hinodeya is our go-to spot for ramen with dashi broth in Japantown. Expect a wait.
Oma San Francisco Station
Oma San Francisco Station is one of the city's more unique omakase experiences—the casual counter is located at the end of a long hallway in the Japantown mall.
Daeho Kalbijjim & Beef Soup
Hot stone bowls of bubbling kalbijjim keep us coming back to this lively Korean restaurant in Japantown.