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1. Benkyodo Co.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 922-1244
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
Years of fresh mochi goodness forgone...thank you Yelpers for pointing me in the direction of these Benkyodo mochi.
Many years ago my friend and I were in Japantown looking for a place to grab lunch. We looked in the window of Benkyodo. The menu of…More »
2. Fuji Bakery
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 623-4050
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: International District
The Japanese bakers at this fabulous Japanese bakery know what they are doing and they've achieved Japanese pastry excellence. It's one of those places where everything looks good...and you want everything (buns, Danish, bread, loaf cake, epi,…More »
3. Ramen Dojo
This is spicy ramen worth waiting in line for...Ramen Dojo takes over the old Santa Ramen spot (with 24 seats). When you get there, put your name on the clipboard right away.
The menu is posted outside (it's short), so you can choose what you want…More »
4. Minamoto Kitchoan
I'm definitely charmed by this fancy shop with imported, including seasonal, Japanese sweets. It's similar to Nippon Ya in Japantown, with fancy treats ready for gift giving and plastic food models, but the selection differs. Minamoto Kitchoan has…More »
5. Sanrio
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 495-3056
Categories:
Cards & Stationery,
Toy Stores,
Luggage
Neighbourhoods: Union Square, SOMA
Sure it's not as good as the old downtown SF Sanrio (the one with three floors) but the Westfield Sanrio is still one of the better Sanrio locations in the Bay Area. The better locations like this one carry the fancier, harder to find Sanrio items…More »
6. Royal/T
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 559-6300
Categories:
Art Galleries,
Venues & Event Spaces
Neighbourhood: Culver City
Japanese maid inspired café meets Japanese art gallery meets retail shop = brilliant.
The café takes up most of the space. The menu includes brunch served all day, sandwiches, salads, rice bowls and pasta. They have their own tea blends. The eating…More »
7. Nippon Ya
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-0332
Category:
Candy Stores
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
A truly unique Japanese treats shop, shopping here makes me think of being in a Japanese department store's food department. They carry fancy Japanese mochi, cakes, cookies, candy and tea in pretty containers, perfect for gift giving. The mochi is…More »
8. Uwajimaya
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 624-6248
Categories:
Grocery,
Seafood Markets,
Ethnic Food
Neighbourhood: International District
It's much more than your average grocery store...Uwajimaya is a destination with a food court (9 stalls, including Beard Papa, Yummy House Bakery, Utopia Frozen Yogurt), bank, beauty salon, cellular store, and cosmetics kiosk. Kinokuniya Bookstore is…More »
9. Clover Bakery & Cafe
Clover Bakery keeps getting better. I can't go there without walking out with an armload of fresh petite Japanese pastries and a feeling of bliss.
* Strawberry sandwich: seemed odd but it's surprisingly good, soft, tender slightly sweet white bread…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/25/2007
I'm a red bean (azuki) addict and Clover is my favorite bakery in the world. They have red bean… Read more »
10. Beard Papa's Cream Puffs
You know how some places are so good that you think about them all the time, but know that you shouldn't go all the time? Beard Papa is one of those places. In a perfect world, we could eat cream puffs every day. In reality, no one should.
Beard…More »
11. Ichiban Kan
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 409-0472
Categories:
Cards & Stationery,
Ethnic Food,
Kitchen & Bath
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
I love Ichiban Kan, the Japanese discount store. You never know what random, cute Japanese things you'll find there and they have a better inventory than Daiso, even though Daiso is much larger. They have great snacks, candy and drinks - good stuff…More »
12. Giant Robot Store
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 478-1819
Categories:
Toy Stores,
Comic Books
Neighbourhood: West Los Angeles
Giant Robot has two stores in close proximity. GR1 is the cuter and more interesting one (GR2 has lots of books). GR1 has cases filled with vinyl figurines including vintage Japanese monster toys. It's a tiny store but crammed with Japanese cuteness…More »
13. Tokyo Japanese Outlet
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 914-5320
Categories:
Toy Stores,
Discount Store,
Outlet Stores
Neighbourhood: West Los Angeles
Love this tiny Japanese discount store - it's crammed full of cute merchandise, including Japanese food erasers (wide selection), bath & body items, cosmetics, containers, candy, socks, barrettes, incense, bowls, things for the house, snacks (candy,…More »
14. J.sweets
We're lucky to have JSweets in the Bay Area. It brings together Satura Cakes (some offerings, not all) and Minamoto Kitchoan inside Mitsuwa. The result? Tiny Japanese sweets, including seasonal items, adorably wrapped and perfect for gift giving.…More »
15. Kinokuniya Bookstore
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-7625
Categories:
Bookstores,
Comic Books,
Music & DVDs
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
I can't read Japanese but I still love Kinokuniya. Where else can you spend $30 on a magazine? But it feels somewhat justified because the Japanese fashion magazines come with free gifts, often tote bags from Marc Jacobs, BAPE, and others. I like…More »
16. Takashimaya - CLOSED
New York, NY 10022
(212) 350-0100
Category:
Department Stores
Neighbourhoods: Midtown West, Midtown East
You will surely find something tasteful, unique, and serene here and it will be packaged in a triangular gift bag.
While I was a bit disappointed that this Japanese boutique department store didn't conceal a teeming food court with red bean buns,…More »
17. Muracci's Japanese Curry & Grill
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 773-1101
Category:
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Financial District
I've tried making Japanese curry at home with various powders and mixes (e.g., Golden Curry) and Muracci's curry is SO much better. It's got this rich, slightly sweet, deep flavor that you can't get from a box. It's dark brown with flecks of…More »
18. Mitsuwa Marketplace
It's the largest Japanese supermarket in the Bay Area, so of course I love it. I usually pick up buns at Clover Bakery (in the same complex) and look at Japanese stationery at Kinokuniya while I'm there.
They carry more than groceries. You can…More »
19. Beard Papa's Cream Puffs - CLOSED
I love the cream puff flavor of the week deal. I tried the tiramisu cream puff and it was delish. It tasted more like coffee than tiramisu but I like the coffee flavor. The shell was so crispy and thin and the cream was nice and cool. I love how…More »
20. Suruki Supermarket
It's not as large as Nijiya and the selection of frozen croquettes seems awfully small for a Japanese market. They also close early (at 7 PM on most days, 6 PM on Sundays).
However, they earn five stars for:
* Carrying Clover Bakery products. I…More »
21. Nijiya Market
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 563-1901
Categories:
Specialty Food,
Grocery
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
This is my favorite Japanese supermarket in SF. The deli churns out delicious sushi, rice bowls (e.g., chicken teriyaki, curry, unagi), salads (try the kabocha & egg salad), and to die for croquettes (several varieties and they're all good though…More »
22. Konbiniya Japan Centre
Vancouver, BC V6E 1C1
Canada
(604) 682-3634
Look for the giant larger than life Pocky boxes they have on the outside of the store. The storefront is so cute that I couldn't resist going inside. Billed as a Japanese convenience store, they had a bit of everything from housewares of the 100…More »
23. Santa Ramen - CLOSED
A bowl of Santa Ramen reminds me of why I love ramen as much as I do. I didn't even get the kind I wanted because after my long wait, they asked me what I wanted as soon as I sat down and I didn't have time to look over the menu. For some reason…More »
24. Daiso Japan
Doing the dishes is such drudgery that I like to cheer myself up with cute kitchen sponges. Years ago, I found some fish shaped sponges at Ichiban Kan (SF) that I absolutely loved but alas, they stopped carrying those sponges. For the last few…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/5/2008
Daiso carries the very best selection of sauce containers, paper cups, plastic separators, molds,… Read more »
25. Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 655-5600
Categories:
Jazz & Blues,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Western Addition/NOPA
I walked into the gorgeous restaurant area with its high ceilings, dark wood, and clean, minimalist look. It took me a few minutes to find the will call area though, as they didn't have clear signs. The club entrance is in the back. The stage is…More »
26. Sanrio
Best selection of Hello Kitty/Sanrio in Orange County. The better Sanrio locations get better merchandise. This is one of those better (larger) locations (and I've been to many of them). It has limited edition jewelry and Hello Kitty and Bad Badtz…More »
27. Mitsuwa Marketplace
Their Pocky and candy selection is decent but by no means extensive. The baked goods and deli areas are small. Deli items include sushi, croquettes (yum), deli salads, full sized rice bowls and also the mini $1.99 rice bowls with different toppings…More »
28. Daiso Japan
Cheap and Japanese? What's not to love...Hardware, stationery, containers, bags, toys, dishes, slippers, bakeware and most of it is $1.50. It's like Woolworth's was in its heyday, only Japanese, so that means the merchandise skews heavily towards…More »
29. Momofuku Ko
Best bowl of ramen I've ever had...by far. David Chang manages to improve on one of my favorite dishes in the world, ramen, by using better ingredients. I had the Momofuku ramen and I loved the addition of the poached egg. The Berkshire pork was…More »
30. Daiso
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 359-9397
Categories:
Department Stores,
Discount Store
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
The expansion more than doubled the size of this Japantown location. It's not the biggest Daiso but it's so much better than it used to be. They started accepting credit cards too.
My picks:
* Cute mugs, just got the one with donuts $1.50 each
* Hand…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/23/2009
My least favorite of the Daiso locations (because it's smaller and cash only), the new Japantown… Read more »
31. Giant Robot 2
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 445-9276
Categories:
Print Media,
Art Galleries,
Bookstores
Neighbourhood: West Los Angeles
GR2 is basically an art gallery/bookstore with books about urban art (e.g., graffiti artists) and Japanese culture. They also sell stickers, pencil cases, mugs, pins, and jewelry. It's more grown up than GR1 (which is basically a toy store) but still…More »
32. Eiji
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 558-8149
Categories:
Sushi Bars,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Castro
Tiny and rustic looking, Eiji doesn't even have room for a full size kitchen. The menu is limited to daily specials, salads, soups, sushi, appetizers and desserts. You may have to wait (reservations are recommended). They're known for their Japanese…More »
33. Murata's Cafe Hana
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-9133
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Cafes
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
Café Hana offers a wide variety of drinks, fancy looking individual sized cakes, mochi, Dreyer's ice cream, and soft serve ice cream. If you're with a group, this is a good place to find something sweet for everyone.
If you like Japanese baked buns,…More »
34. Japonaise Bakery and Cafe
For a true taste of heaven, get the red bean & cream puff - it could be the best bun ever. The bun is like a crossiant like flaky and buttery and it's filled with red beans and cream. Red beans and cream. Mmm, the perfect combination.
I used to…More »
35. 903
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 678-5759
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Asian Fusion
Neighbourhood: Bernal Heights
Sandbox Bakery's spinoff, 903 offers Asian influenced/fusion rice burgers, sandwiches, burgers, bento boxes and breakfasts. Breakfast is served all day. They also had side salads in the refrigerated case, drinks, wine and cake. The space is very…More »
36. Sunny Blue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 399-9030
Categories:
Japanese,
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Santa Monica
Fro-yo girl here. The first omusubi store in SoCal (and the first I've ever seen), Sunny Blue offers something else that I love, fro-yo. Yes, onigiri (omusubi) and fro-yo in one shop - and that's all that they have.
The rice balls are assembled after…More »
37. Kappou Gomi
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-5353
Category:
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
The elegant, artfully presented food demonstrates the care that goes into their dishes. Savor their creations slowly with someone you want to have a long conversation with. The interior is dark, quiet and serene.
The menu is divided into sections,…More »
38. Saiwaii Ramen
This newish lunch spot with a mushroom character as their mascot offers for a quick ramen lunch. The lunch menu has 6 types of ramen, ($7.95 and up - miso, tonkotsu, shio, or shoyu) and the option to add on toppings (miso duck breast sounded…More »
39. Genki Crepes
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 379-6414
I finally tried a crepe from Genki: Red bean ice cream, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream ($4.95). The crepe was very thin and crispy. I didn't like how it was so brittle. You can see that it is cracked in multiple places. The batter reminded me…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/7/2007
I came with the intention of ordering a crepe but got sidetracked by the unexpected encounter of 6… Read more »
40. Ebi-Ten
Vancouver, BC V6B 2B2
Canada
(604) 689-9938
For under $10, you can satisfy your Japanese comfort food cravings: grab& go sushi rolls, rice bowls with teriyaki chicken, spicy pork, etc., tempura, takoyaki, curry, udon, karaage chicken, etc. I love the free condiments bar with pickled ginger,…More »
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Yelping SinceMay 2007
Things I Lovefro-yo, cupcakes, mochi, tofu, red bean buns, smurfs, Brutus Buckeye, Halloween
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Why You Should Read My ReviewsI've inspired Froyo Boy, Froyo Dude, Froyo Gizmo Geek, Froyo Wanugee, FroyoBeast
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