Sakesan - Japanese Sushi in San Francisco

For years, the small storefront at 626 Clement has drawn neighbors in for one reason: sushi made the way it should be - quiet hands, fresh fish, and a deep respect for what the rice already wants to do.

Our chefs follow the long traditions of Edomae sushi while still leaving room for the playful - a salmon-and-lemon nod to the 49ers, a cherry-blossom pink that arrives with a flourish of tobiko, a Dragon roll that earns its name. Each piece is built to be eaten in two bites, balanced between the cool snap of cucumber and the warm density of just-pressed rice.

Beyond the sushi counter we serve grilled robata, hot donburi, and homemade gyoza - the kind of food that tastes best when shared across a small table on a foggy San Francisco evening. Whether you stop in for a quick maki or settle in for an unhurried chirashi, we hope you leave with the feeling of having been somewhere considered.