Bay Area · Cuisine

Japanese

Mission izakaya cooking, Japantown staples, and Peninsula omakase counters.

Bay Area Japanese dining runs from walkable Japantown and Mission izakaya rooms to destination Peninsula omakase counters and South Bay ramen and sushi plazas. Format matters more than a single trophy street: charcoal yakitori and hand-rolled udon one night, Edomae nigiri the next. Two restaurant pages below mark a Michelin Bib Gourmand izakaya and a San Mateo omakase long covered by Michelin and the Chronicle.

Focus areas: SF Chinatown & Mission, San Mateo, Millbrae & Daly City