PABU is a culinary delight created by Chef Ken Tominaga, of the famed Hana Japanese restaurant, and Chef Michael Mina. This unique take on the classic Japanese izakaya has been modernized by Tominaga and Mina as a celebration of world-class sashimi, sushi, grilled meats from the robata, and a modern, seasonal cocktail menu. PABU features the finest locally and globally sourced jet-fresh seafood flown in daily from Japan’s famed Tsukiji Market accented by its signature selection of A4 and A5 Japanese Wagyu.
A sleek space with a buzzy ambiance, this high-end spot offers classic Japanese cuisine in style. Based on 993 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
101 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 535-0184
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Hours
| Friday |
Closed |
| Saturday |
Closed |
| Sunday |
Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
4–9 PM |
| Thursday |
4–9 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: sevenrooms.com
Reviews
Jimmy Zhu
Pabu is one of the tastiest sushi restaurants in San Francisco. Upon arrival, the atmosphere is more trendy and feels like fine dining compared to other sushi restaurants. Everything was delicious aside from the uni, which had a slightly odd taste. I recommend ordering uni from Santa Barbara if you’re looking for the best uni that also doesn’t break the bank. Service was excellent and servers came to check in on us frequently. If you sit at the bar, the chefs may throw in a complimentary snack! Overall, the price point is on the steeper side but the quality of the ingredients and attention to plating make up for that.
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Edith Ho
: amazing cocktails and freshness of fish
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Ikea Gibson
I loved everything about this meal from beginning to end. For starters we did the house made pork gyoza along with thr wagyu and shrimp skewers. Fantastic! We also ordered a few sushi rolls which were melt in your mouth delicious. Our drinks were also strong and tasty. I highly recommend this place for a date night! It’s on the pricey side but so worth it.
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Joel Imventarza
We had a reservation and the host was very kind and friendly. They escorted us to our table right away.
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Cedric Ferre
It’s Michael Mina’s empire, so you are waiting for something, if not special at least not your daily isakaya.
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shayna malingdan
Very nice solo dining experience. They check in on you to see how you’re doing, but not so much that it interrupts the meal. Had the robatayaki omakase, a5 wagyu nigiri, and sake lees panna
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Daniel Martínez
Good food, service not so good they took time to get our drinks, instead of one guy there were 3-4 and it was sort of a mess.
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albert chan
Went there twice for quick dinner as it is near the hotel. First time ordered fried oysters, and second night ordered ramen and gyoza. The oyster and gyoza were good. Ramen was decent, soup base is dashi based and lacked the richness from pork broth based. They preferred customer to order using their smart phone. Kind of troublesome as I had to enter in credit card info each time. Overall decent quality food.
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Damien Taikahashi
My friends and I booked a table for 6 for dinner to celebrate my friend’s birthday. We checked in with the host and she led us to the seats (shown in the photo). We were shocked that she led us to these seats. It looks like these are for people to enjoy their drinks and not for dinner. The height of the tables were also not even. One is noticeably higher than other two. I went over to ask the host to give us another table as I that there were a lot of open tables. However, she told me that they are fully booked, yet the thing is, we also did make a reservation, so that doesn’t make sense for us. A server saw what was happening and told the manager about it. Later on, the manager came and gave us a proper table.
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Daniela Velásquez Garzón
The experience was very pleasant. The waiter offered to choose the food for us based on a budget my group gave them and they were happy to accommodate around that.
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