Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

1. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.7
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 444 tips and reviews

Kate C.Kate Carey: Large Asahi, large hot sake, and as much shiromaguro as you can eat! Late night too - sweetest service you could ask for as well.

Fox W.Fox Woods: Take a friend and enjoy the sashimi platter with rice & miso soup, the squid, edamame, and a pitcher of asahi beer, then fragrant plum wine and green tea ice cream for treats!

Juliana A.Juliana Ardila: I loooove this place!! Just don't order the blue moon. Stay with sake and Sapporo.

Hinodeya Ramen Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

2. Hinodeya Ramen Bar

8.4
1737 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 65 tips and reviews

Ken v.Ken verb: All of the ramen options are fantastic. Asahi draft is cold and perfectly poured. Staff is super friendly and the line is now much shorter than Mensho.

MarvinMarvin: I never regret getting the house ramen each time I come here. I do regret getting the delicious Sapporo when my stomach is already full from the broth. And about the broth; not too creamy! 👌

Benjy W.Benjy Weinberger: Awesome service, amazing food. Get some kara-age to munch on while you wait for your soup.

Live Sushi Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

3. Live Sushi Bar

8.4
2001 17th St (Kansas), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Potrero Hill · 77 tips and reviews

Staci B.Staci Baird: The #29 rocks! Get it and a large Sapporo.

Petko M.Petko Minkov: Excellent place. Sushi is great and it's very nice inside.

YenieYenie: Live Uni, blue shrimp and amaebi nigiris are amazing!! Love aji tataki and scallop mini burgers. Chefs special oysters are great too.

Tsunami is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

4. Tsunami

8.3
1306 Fulton St (at Divisadero St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Western Addition · 52 tips and reviews

Octavio P.Octavio Pittaluga: Get the round table in front of the front window is the best. Very good sake and Japanese beer. The service is excellent.

Dionysis Z.Dionysis Zindros: The omakase sashimi may include walu sashimi (escolar) which is great. Combine it with green tea, green tea cheesecake, and miso soup for a full menu, but be prepared to pay a little extra.

Aaron G.Aaron Gowatch: Have some green tea cheesecake.

PABU is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

5. PABU

8.4
101 California St (at Front St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 71 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Messina: HH: Mon-Fri, 3-6pm and Sunday; $5.88 sake, $6.88 22oz Sapporo, $6.88 select wine by the glass, $3.88 pork steam bun, $1.88 oysters, $5.88 hand rolls, and more.

Roxy A.Roxy A: My favorite sushi in the city. Everything from authentic to unique rolls. Don't miss the sea urchin roll. Also the miso soup is unusually good.

naveennaveen: The happy spoon uni roe shooters.

Rintaro is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

6. Rintaro

9.1
82 14th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Mission District · 73 tips and reviews

Amir M.Amir Mirzaee: Grab okonomiyaki, Asahi on tap and enjoy the wait.

Suraj A.Suraj Acharya: The yakitori are the stars here, but don't miss the tamago or the simmered beef shank.

Benjamin C.Benjamin Chaykin: Karaage. Dipping ramen.

Wako is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

7. Wako

8.9
211 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 42 tips and reviews

Khanh N.Khanh Nguyen: Omakase is the way to go. This is what's waiting for you near the end.

Catarina L.Catarina Lai: chirashi bowl is always a good start if you are unable to make up your mind. it is "Oishī" guaranteed

Mary M.Mary Mcbride: Yummy!!!! Best Sushi in town

Ozumo is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

8. Ozumo

8.6
161 Steuart St (btwn Howard & Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 149 tips and reviews

Andrew 👀 W.Andrew 👀 Wong: Hands down my favorite Japanese restaurant in SF. Highly recommend the Sapporo Ramen and Uni Nigiri.

JD M.JD Malone: Amazing Saki collection. Sushi is great but be sure to order options you can't get anywhere else to amaze your taste buds.

Loic L.Loic LeMeur: Best sushi place in San Francisco

Maruya is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

9. Maruya

7.8
2931 16th St (Capp), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mission District · 54 tips and reviews

Sherry L.Sherry Li: Sit at the bar, duh. Must haves: uni, live botan ebi, gindara, toro, shiro ebi.

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: Sit at the bar and do the sushi/sashimi Omakase. I think it now serves the best sushi in town. Also, the oyster stout is nice!

EaterEater: Pristine omakase is the name of the game at this tiny sushi spot, which boasts the talents of longtime local great Masaki Sasaki. Expect a Japanese-style sushi experience at Japanese-style prices.

Shabu House is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

10. Shabu House

8.2
2608 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · 11 tips and reviews

Christopher C.Christopher Chin: Try mixing the miso and ginger broth. Pretty good!

Jennifer B.Jennifer Banh: Like Spicy....REMEMBER to get the Spicy Miso AND also have an early dinner btw 5pm-6pm - get 15% off your bill! ;)

Katrina U.Katrina U: Service here is oober fast! We are wowed!

Tanuki Restaurant 狸壽司 is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

11. Tanuki Restaurant 狸壽司

7.8
4419 California St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 13 tips and reviews

Marissa B.Marissa B.: Sit at the counter and order salmon, hamachi, and the oyster or uni shots! ✨ Delicious :)

Ana Clare S.Ana Clare Smith: The nigiri combo is great but a lot for one person. All of the fish is very high quality, it melts in your mouth the way you want sushi to. Overall great place!

eifeheifeh: Sushi is pretty good and affordable. Service was good too. Dinner bentos came with miso, salad, and rice. I'd come here again.

Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

12. Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi

8.0
3339 Steiner St (btw Lombard & Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Marina District · 36 tips and reviews

Amber R.Amber Rae: seriously some of the best sushi in sf. so underrated. get the 3 amigos, himachi lime, mango lobster, garlic chili edamame... also non sushi soft shell crab salad, ganja awesome.

Rafael M.Rafael Morales: The chili cilantro edamame is amazing! Spicy though, so be careful if you can't take the heat.

Patrick M.Patrick McKain: Good service and GREAT food! Got 3 FREE samples too! (On the house)

Roka Akor is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

13. Roka Akor

8.6
801 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Jackson Square · 70 tips and reviews

DanaDana: Best sushi I have ever eaten!! Everyone should come here!

Jeff R.Jeff Rothenberg: Such a sneaky and awesome bar downstairs! Amazing for dates! Highly recommend the bar as its still undiscovered!

Courtney C.Courtney Chin: The "decadent" omakase was a huge disappointment. While the appetizers were good and portions were generous, the sashimi and wagyu were awful and the service was haphazard.

Pacific Catch is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

14. Pacific Catch

8.2
1200 9th Ave (at Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 150 tips and reviews

danielle s.danielle s: Pro Tip: Eat everything. Drink everything.

TomTom: Happy hour just started, 4:00

Andre S.Andre Sanchez: Calamari. Period.

Hamano Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Japanese Beers in San Francisco.

15. Hamano Sushi

8.0
1332 Castro St (btwn 24th & Jersey St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 36 tips and reviews

Adena B.Adena Brenowitz: Hidden gem! Great quality of fish, interesting sushi rolls and unique appetizers/ small plates.

jantje b.jantje b: Danger: LIGHT JAZZ!

Joe P.Joe Polastre: Sit at the bar. Ask for Jiro. Get omakase.