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1779 Folsom San Francisco CA 94103

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  • Japanese
    Tue-Sat 5:30pm-1:30am
    $$$ $$$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Casual
    Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Late Night
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties
    Street
Description

This cool, glam, retro-dotcom nightspot serves up classy Japanese small plates and cutting-edge sushi, but what the place is really known for are its 400 varieties of single-malt scotch, the biggest selection on the Pacific Coast. That bottle of 50-year-old MacPhail's will set you back $4,000 or so, but for a smaller stipend you can settle for a skillfully concocted Rob Roy, sazerac, or other whisky-licious cocktail. Izakaya snacks like taro fries, hamachi-stuffed shiitake, and seaweed-wrapped Kobe burgers are pretty tasty too. There's a private red-plush hideaway upstairs for the more elite tipplers.








  • 2011 | Best Whisky Collection

    With Scotch whisky and American whiskey enjoying so much adoration, it's getting easier to find more than just Jack, Jim, and Johnny in most Bay Area bars. While an impressive selection might include a few dozen in a handful of categories, Nihon beats them all with a staggering 450 different bottles, about 330 of those being single-malt Scotch in what is certainly the largest whisk(e)y collection on the West Coast. Chances are that Nihon has three or four bottles of your favorite brand that... More »

Dinner Menu
Greens
$3.00
Edamame
$3.00
Pickled Vegetable
tsukemono
$5.00
Seaweed Salad ‘kaiso’
mixed with greens & sesame soy dressing
$5.00
Cucumber Salad ‘sunomono’
japanese cucumber, seaweed & rice vinaigrette
$6.00
Spinach ‘goma Ae’
steamed spinach & cauliflower on a trio of sesame pastes
$8.00
Nihon Salad
somen noodles, greens & tempura fried rice with white miso dressing
$7.00
Walu Salad
diced escolar marinated in sesame soy, served with greens, gobo & cucumber
$14.00
Seared Albacore ‘bincho Tataki’
albacore & onions marinated in garlic ginger soy served with greens
$5.00
Ika Sansai
smoked squid with japanese mountain vegetables
Warm
$8.00
Fried Tofu 'agedashi Dofu’
with mushroom sauce & bonito flakes
$8.00
Fries ‘oimo No Tempura’
choice of mountain potato, taro, sweet potato or mixed
$9.00
Wings ‘teba Karaage’
japanese style buffalo wings
$8.00
Mars Attacks
fried baby octopus
$12.00
Hamachi Shitake
shitake mushroom stuffed with yellow tail, tempura fried, served with sweet chili & sweet soy sauce
$10.00
Steamed Mussel ‘sakamushi’
kelp infused sake steamed mussels with garlic butter & lemon grass
$10.00
Dynamite
baked seafood, sautéed onion & shiitake mushroom in dynamite sauce
$8.00
Magic Mushroom
baked salmon, snow crab, avocado, enoki mushroom & gobo with sweet soy sauce tobiko & scallion
Crudo
$15.00
Seared Kobe Beef ‘washu Gyu No Tataki’
seared us kobe beef (ny) with yuzu sesame dressing
$10.00
Raw Beef ‘yukke
raw us kobe beef (hanger cut) marinated with garlic sesame soy sauce
$4.00
Raw Octopus ‘tako Wasabi'
raw baby octopus in wasabi sauce
$7.00
Uni On The Spoon
sea urchin & quail egg with tobiko, scallion & ponzu
$12.00
Toro Avocado Tartar
chopped fatty tuna & avocado with wasabi tamari; served with shrimp chips
$12.00
Tuna Carpaccio
tenderized tuna with white truffle ponzu
$12.00
Hamachi Ceviche
yellow tail, cucumber, gobo, shiso, kaiware & yuzu ponzu, served with home made tortilla chips
$10.00
Dr. Octopus
sliced octopus, with sesame soy dressing & habañero tobiko
$13.00
Fire On The Ahi
flash fried tuna with spicy sesame crust; served with japanese bbq sauce, aioli & chili sauce
$13.00
Nihon
flash fried breaded walu & tuna with sweet soy sauce & lemon aioli
Sashimi
24 Pcs $48.00
16 Pcs $29.00
8 Pcs $19.00
Chefs Choice
omakase
$14.00
Scallop
hotate
$14.00
Escolar
walu
$15.00
Big Eye Tuna
maguro
$12.00
Salmon
sake
$12.00
Octopus
tako
$12.00
Albacore
bincho
$32.00
Fatty Tuna
toro
$14.00
Yellowtail
hamachi
$14.00
Sea Urchin
uni
Oysters
All Oysters Are Served On The Half Shell With Tobiko, Scallion & Ponzu
6 Pcs $19.00
Per Pc $3.50
Kumamoto
6 Pcs $13.00
Omakase
6 Pcs $11.00
Per Pc $2.00
Hood Canal
washington
12 Pcs $24.00
Omakase
6 Pcs $11.00
Per Pc $2.00
Fanny Bay
canada
With Vodka Or Gin $7.00
Oyster Shooter
From The Grill Robata
$5.00
Eggplant ‘nasu’
with light colored ginger soy, green onions & bonito flakes
$5.00
Shitake Mushroom
served with ponzu sauce
$4.00
Crispy Rice Balls Yaki Onigiri
brushed with garlic ginger soy sauce
$6.00
Chicken ‘tori’
with soy glaze
$8.00
Duck ‘kamo’
with scallions, yuzu sweet soy sauce
$10.00
Beef Asparagus
us kobe beef thigh wrapped in asparagus with yuzu sweet soy sauce & scallion
$15.00
Us Kobe Hanger Steak
served with your choice of teriyaki sauce or ponzu with grated daikon
$6.00
Pork Belly ‘butabara'
skewered with salt & pepper
$11.00
Cod ‘gindara’
saikyo white miso marinated cod
$9.00
Atka Mackerel ‘hokke’
served with grated daikon & ponzu sauce
$7.00
Mackerel ‘saba’
served with grated daikon radish & ponzu
$9.00
Wrapped Prawns ‘ebi Bacon’
jumbo prawns wrapped in bacon
Rolls
$15.00
Nihon Burger
us kobe beef burger with shitake mushrooms, cucumber & gobo, with japanese bbq sauce
$13.00
Shonen Knife
avocado, jalapeño, cucumber, & gobo topped with yellow tail, with truffle with yuzu miso
$9.00
Here Comes The Sun
snow crab, eel & tempura shrimp topped with pepper cream cheese, with tsume & habañero tobiko
$13.00
Heart Of Glass
fried snow crab, avocado, cucumber topped with escalor, slightly seared, with ponzu
$14.00
1974
spicy scallop & asparagus, topped with salmon, lemon slices & black tobiko
$15.00
Yamato
spicy california roll topped with sea bass, jalapeño rings & spicy aioli, slightly seared, with ponzu, tobiko & scallion
$13.00
Samurai
spicy tuna & jalapeño, topped with tuna, avocado & habañero tobiko
$16.00
Thunder Bird
fried soft shell crab & snow crab, topped with unagi & avocado, with tsume, tobiko & scallion
$14.00
Tokyo Dragon
eggplant & asparagus topped with us kobe beef, slightly seared, with ponzu & scallion
$10.00
Flying V
several kinds of veggies topped with eggplant & avocado with tsume & scallion
$10.00
Green Dragon
tempura sweet potatoes, cucumber & gobo topped with avocado, with sweet soy & aioli
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