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Ippuku
Japanese
Across from a college library, this wood-paneled izakaya has tatami nooks where you remove your shoes and low tables that make the outside world evaporate. The yakitori bar at the back glows with binchotan smoke, and the chicken runs deep, from thigh oysters to knee cartilage. The shochu list is one of the longer ones you'll find anywhere in the Bay Area. A Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Four honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle #91 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Berkeley restaurants
One number, weighted & current 82
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Yakitori Michelin Guide
- Korokke Michelin Guide
- Yaki-imo Michelin Guide
- Bacon-wrapped mochi San Francisco Chronicle
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- Tane Vegan Izakaya Eat · 65
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- Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya Japanese Eat · 75
- Las Cabañas Mexican Grill & Taqueria Chiapas-Style Mexican Eat · 62
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