Let’s take a short break from our Hawaii series to recapture some of my home-away-from-home favorites. I’ve lived in many cities and multiple countries before, but of all places, New…
Kaisen Don: Ingleside Terraces, San Francisco, CA, USA I am a huge sushi fanatic, and it has been really difficult to find amazing sushi or chirashi bowls here in the Bay.…
Izakaya Roku: San Francisco, CA, USA My mum was visiting and we were actually pretty far from my house but got pretty hungry hiking around the city. Thankfully, I found this…
Rintaro: The Mission, San Francisco, CA, USA I actually picked this place on one of my second dates because I saw that it had great ratings and figured if the date…
Tanpopo: Japantown, San Francisco, CA, USA I can’t say that this is the best ramen that I’ve had, but my mom was visiting for the week and we were really hungry…
Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin: Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, USA Tonkatsu is not my favorite Japanese dish, but when I do eat it, it means that it’s ridiculously good. I came here per…
Marukame Udon Waikiki: Honolulu, Oahu, HI, USA I really enjoyed this restaurant that was so conveniently located literally across the street from my hotel the first time I went to Hawaii.…
Domo: Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA, USA My friend took me here after I was craving a good dinner and having a bad day. Thankfully she knows me well because…
Ippudo SF: FiDi, San Francisco, CA, USA I came here with my officemate after we had a small unofficial happy hour next door. Needless to say, after some small plates, we…
Marufuku Ramen: Japantown, San Francisco, CA, USA This place has probably the best ramen in SF, and I live one block above Mensho, also pretty good. My friend actually recommended this…
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