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1825 Post (at Webster), in Japan Center San Francisco, CA 94115

415-921-5215 

 

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  • Japanese, Sushi
    Sun,Sat 11:30am-1:45pm, Sun 5pm-9pm, Tue-Sat 6pm-8:45pm
    $$, $$$
  • MasterCard, Visa, cash
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted
    Garage, Street
Description

Tiny, elegant Japanese restaurant serves excellent sushi and sashimi, but specializes in steamed dishes, including a sublime chawan mushi appetizer (steamed egg custard with dashi stock) and wappa meshi dinners - vegetables, seafood, or meat steamed with rice in a wood basket. For dessert, try the ogura shiratama - chewy rice cakes with sweet red bean paste. Extensive list of imported sakes.







  • 2002 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    The thing about eating Japanese food in San Francisco is that you can't say you're serious about it until you've been to Japantown's Maki. The place serves sushi (including the best unagi roll we've ever had), but the specialty is steamed dishes: chawan mushi (steamed egg custard) and wappa meshi (salmon, eel, beef, or vegetables steamed in a wood basket over rice). With barely more than a dozen seats, Maki is all about attention to detail. The dashi stock is a bit cleaner and more delicate... More »

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  • Maki

    Maki

    | Wed, June 13, 2001

    The dining area at Maki is about the size of a studio apartment, if you exclude the three pseudo-outdoor tables (they're not in Maki proper, but still in Japan Center's Kinokuniya Building). Peek inside, and you'll see large, conical drop fixtures... More »

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