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439 Balboa (at Sixth Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94118

415-386-8332

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Cuisine(s): Asian Fusion, California, Korean

Hours: Sun-Tue 5:30pm-10:30pm, Wed-Sat 5:30pm-12am

Price: $$, $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Catering, Delivery, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Meters, Street

Description

Dark, urbane, and minimalist, Namu serves elegant Korean-Californian cuisine on an otherwise quiet stretch of Balboa. Chef Dennis Lee and his brothers make their own kimchi and ramen noodles, wrap grilled short ribs in toasted nori (Namu's famous Korean "taco"), and braise oxtail with daikon, all using sustainably sourced, local products. Try one of the signature fresh fruit and tea-infused sojus, or choose from a large selection of sakes, sojus, and wines by the glass.

Fresh Eats

By SF Weekly Staff | Wed, January 26, 2011

Namu's Braised Oxtail and Daikon By Jonathan Kauffman Oxtail braised with daikon and garlic sounds like a loud, blunt dish, a blaring assembly of strong flavors. But at Namu, Dennis Lee's take on a traditional Korean dish, kkori jjim, incorporat... More »
A Peek Inside the Mystery Box from Namu and County Line Harvest

By Tamara Palmer | Tue, September 28, 2010

We're quite pleased with our mystery box from Marin farm County Line Harvest's Rogue Market, which is now served up alongside the fetching brunch at Namu (439 Balboa at Sixth Ave.) every Sunday from n... More »
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By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, June 30, 2010

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Who Serves This Salad?

By Tamara Palmer | Mon, June 21, 2010

What kind of salad is this, and what restaurant serves it? Try your luck with a guess in our comments section below. Congratulations to SFoodie reader Nofoodie for correctly pointing out that last we... More »
Reports on the Death of Fusion Are Greatly Exaggerated: A Response to Michael Bauer

By Jonathan Kauffman | Fri, June 11, 2010

My first response on reading Michael Bauer's post today, "What happened to fusion cuisine?" was a pleasant, if slightly embarrassed, sigh of nostalgia, the kind that escapes when you're rustling throu... More »
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Dinner Menu

Soup / Salad

$2.00
Add Shimeji And Enoki Mushrooms $2.00

Miso Soup, Wakame, Tofu

$5.00

Housemade Pickles Assortment

$9.00

Cold Soba Noodles
chopped romaine, kimchee, walnuts, tofu, cucumber w/kimchee sesame dressing

$10.00

Wild Arugula
napa, kaiware, radishes, soy sesame dressing

Raw

6pc $17.00
12pc $33.00
24pc $56.00

Hog Island Oysters
yuzu ponzu, wasabi, chojang korean chili sauce

Crispy

$10.00

Tempura Of Market Veggies Ideal For A Light Batter

$10.00

Rice Powder Crusted Tofu, Garlic Ginger Dashi, Pickled Red Onions

$10.00

Calamari Fried In A Light Batter, Kimchee Tartar Sauce

Plates

Kimchee Remoulade, And Kalbi Demi Glace (2pcs) $8.00

Shiitake Dumplings In A Dashi Mushroom Broth
korean beef short rib “tacos, ” on a bed of rice, nori and kim topped with daikon&kimchee salsa,

$12.00

Kimchee Remoulade, And Kalbi Demi Glace

$12.00

Gai Lan
housemade guanciale, maitake mushrooms, tofu sesame puree

$12.00

Collard Green Rolls
sauerkraut, soba, bread crumbs, fried walnuts, maitake, yuzu yogurt sauce

Sizzling

$16.00

Grilled Garlic Marinated Squid
yellow&green onions, jalapenos, fried garlic, chogochujang

$18.00

Okonomiyaki
kimchee, ground beef, cabbage, scallion, yolk, kewpie, bonito flakes

$20.00
Add Egg $2.00

Pork Sisig
assorted chiles, vegetables&pickles, soy calamansi sauce

Grill

$10.00

Portobello Mushroom
garlic, kurosu reduction

$24.00

Kobe Style Skirt Steak
galbi marinade, fingerling potato, bonito butter

$24.00

Pork Chop
scarlet turnips, snap peas, kumquat, nouc cham

Comfort

(serves 2) $32.00

Korean Fried Chicken
w/spicy slaw and pickled daik

(6 Orders Available Daily) $16.00

Handmade Ramen Noodles,
pork miso broth, pork shoulder, panko crusted fried egg, daily green vegetable, bean sprouts, kimchee

$15.00
Add Kobe Steak $4.00

Stonepot W/rice
free range egg, daily vegetables, tofufree range egg, daily vegetables, tofu

Choice Of Market Salad Or French Fries $14.00
Portobello Mushroom Burger $11.00
Add Kimchee Relish $1.00

Beef Burger
kaiware, pickled daikon, soy glazed onions, dijon mustard, aioli, on a pain de mie bun,

(serves 4) $38.00

Seasonal Korean Style Hot Pot

Sides

$6.00

Market Vegetable Daily Preparation

$4.00

Housemade Kimchee
or banchan)

$4.00

Pickles
single variety

$2.00

Koshihikari
premium short grain rice

$4.00

Mixed Wild Rice

Desserts

$8.00

Yuzu French Toast
brioche, fresh fruit compote and caramel sauce

$8.00

Namu Ice Cream Sandwich
korean chilli flake, rice cereal, chocolate chip cookies, with your choice of any of one our daily assorted gelatos

$4.00

Ice Cream
your choice of any one of our daily assorted buenos aires gelat

Dessert Sake

Gl $9.50
Btl (500ml) $45.00

Kamoizumi Komekome
hiroshima: : delicate & mildly sweet, hints of lychee

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Namu - CLOSED

439 Balboa (at Sixth Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94118

415-386-8332

Description

By SF Weekly Staff | Wed, January 26, 2011

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