"Whether you live near the Financial District or in the Sunset, The Shota is one of the few FiDi restaurants worth making a special trip for. They serve a 15-course mix of incredible kaiseki and omakase dishes, but the kaiseki dishes take this place over the top. Bites of uni pate are delivered in gold orbs and tender tuna are brought out in glass domes full of smoke. The sushi is simple (most pieces get nothing more than a little freshly grated wasabi and a brush of soy sauce), but is some of the best in the city." - will kamensky