Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Follow the spice route into the future with Istanbul-inspired, San Francisco-invented sensations: satiny lamb belly with smoked yoghurt, nutty confit…
Must-see restaurants in Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Like an unexpected first-class upgrade, Sasa delights with exceptional attention to detail. Here katsu is made with kurobuta pork, silken organic…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Even before winning multiple James Beard Awards, State Bird attracted lines for 5:30pm seatings not seen since the Dead played neighboring Fillmore…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Since 1906, family-owned Benkyodo has survived earthquakes, world wars, even Japanese American internment – and still the Okamura family keeps making life…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
No Silicon Valley technology excites as much local geekery as a bowl of Marufuku ramen. Its advantages are much discussed: tonkotsu broth cooked for 20…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
The sister bistro of State Bird Provisions seems laid-back – the wabi-sabi wooden decor resembles a weatherbeaten boat and Stuart Brioza and Nicole…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Once even Pacific Heights gourmands weren't sure how to pronounce kouign amann (it's 'queen-ah-man') – until James Beard–winning pastry chef Belinda Leong…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Wait: broccoli rabe on pizza with no sauce? Believe it – Pizzeria Delfina proves the Italian/Californian theory that a few farm-fresh ingredients, well…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
"Thou shalt boil thy bagels before baking," proclaimed Jewish grandmas everywhere – and who are Wise Sons to disobey? Fillmore was once the hub of SF's…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
A casual offshoot of the famous Slanted Door, home cooking gets an upgrade: brunch brings silken scrambled eggs with five-spice pork belly and cinnamony…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Picnic under the Peace Pagoda with reliably fresh sushi or teriyaki bento boxes from Nijiya's deli counter, plus Berkeley-brewed Takara Sierra Cold sake…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
The Mad Hatter would feel right at home at this tea shop inside New People - kids feed their dolls teensy cupcakes, bunny-eared cosplayers clink teacups…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Gone in six bites, these little banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches with pickled vegetables) leave lips buzzing. Five-spice chicken packs sweet heat and…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
The Fillmore may be foggy, but your lips will feel tropical heat at Isla Vida. Chef Jay Brown lives up to his soul food reputation with savory, fluffy…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Skip spa treatments and get that Pac Heights glow the natural way at Jane - home to improbably tasty Paleo chicken salads and dragonfruit smoothie bowls…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Cheerful confections in squeal-worthy flavors - think pink champagne cupcakes, churro macarons, chocolate-chip whoopie pies and lemon-curd-filled Lemony…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Rough-hewn recycled wood and a stone fireplace lend a ski-lodge aesthetic to this Fillmore St cafe, where Pacific Heights locals recover from hangovers…
