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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.
The awards 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
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Cherrywood-smoked unagi
“Traditional nigiri and sashimi are served alongside cooked dishes, as in cherrywood-smoked unagi brightened with the prickle of sansho pepper, or binchotan-grilled spot prawn with ramp butter.”
Michelin Guide -
Binchotan-grilled spot prawn
“Traditional nigiri and sashimi are served alongside cooked dishes, as in cherrywood-smoked unagi brightened with the prickle of sansho pepper, or binchotan-grilled spot prawn with ramp butter.”
Michelin Guide -
Nori tostada
“A nearly three-hour dinner here is a constant volley of richness, from a decadent nori tostada topped with spiny lobster and caviar to a mind-melting uni hand roll.”
San Francisco Chronicle -
Kentucky Luau
“To drink, try the Kentucky Luau, a $30 cocktail that’s incredibly juicy, spicy and zippy.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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