The 14 Best Restaurants In Japantown - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"Dinner at Nari always includes fancy Thai dishes that are heavy on spice, and so good you won’t mind your nose running all night. The squid and pork jowl appetizer is an explosion of sticky-sweet umami. Cubes of fried branzino are dotted with chilis that build lingering heat. For an all-out splurge, the $125 tasting menu is a non-stop parade of the menu’s greatest hits. Save this spot, located inside the Hotel Kabuki, for special nights when you want to bust out something chic from your closet." - julia chen 1, lani conway