The Best Sushi in Berkeley, by the Record
Berkeley has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya, honored by Esquire.
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Rank 1. Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya
Japanese
The blue-painted building with a red neon sign on Shattuck Avenue does not undersell what's inside. This is a sousaku izakaya, meaning the menu leans into New Japanese cooking, the kind you'd find in Tokyo or Osaka right now: hot pot, skewers, fried fish cakes, seasonal sashimi added only because regulars kept asking. The menu rotates constantly, which makes repeat visits feel less like loyalty and more like good sense.
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