"In the bustling Pike/Pine corridor, Tamari Bar is one of the most playful izakaya restaurants in town, with Studio Ghibli on the TVs and yuzu in the panna cotta. It’s also poppin’ on weekends, and reservations are sternly advised. The menu includes a lot of stuff that isn’t sushi — cilantro pesto ramen, fried chicken bao, inventive desserts and cocktails — and the sushi menu is brief but fabulous, in the form of rolls, bowls, and sashimi in various fish permutations. If you want to be dazzled at Tamari Bar, go for the 7 Kinds Sashimi: seven omakase selections fanned out on a mini spiral staircase. And don’t miss the soft-serve with housemade syrups, imported from sister restaurant Baiten next door." - Harry Cheadle
