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The dry-aging cabinet behind the counter holds fish for up to thirty days, which is either alarming or the whole point, depending on your disposition. Friends Only is a ten-seat omakase in the Tenderloin with cocktails built around black truffle amaro and a staff that can explain the science while you eat. The chef behind Akiko's runs it, and the room feels like a dinner party where the invitation cost several hundred dollars.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle #16 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Sushi Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Uni hand roll San Francisco Chronicle
- Bluefin tuna belly nigiri San Francisco Chronicle
- Cherrywood-smoked unagi Michelin Guide
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- Bob's Donuts Eat · 81
- Sorella Northern Italian Eat · 69
- Sato Omakase Sushi Eat · 69
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