🕐 Hours
We-Mo 12:00-15:00; We-Mo 17:00-22:00
About this spot
Akira is one of the standout spots in Japantown & Fillmore, San Francisco. It's the kind of place locals argue about on Reddit and food bloggers can't stop posting about.
💡 Tips before you go
- Tip 20% — it's expected and servers depend on it
- Book ahead for dinner on weekends, especially popular spots
- Portions are large — sharing is common and welcome
Menu176 items
Beer
Asahi - Large
Asahi - Large
Fresh, crisp and clear
$10
Kawaba Snow Wizen
Kawaba Snow Wizen
Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
$9
Kawaba Sunrise Ale
Kawaba Sunrise Ale
Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
$9
Kawaba Twilight Ale
Kawaba Twilight Ale
Refreshing, crisp, and soft bitterness
$9
Sapporo
Sapporo
Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish
Bento Specials
Akira Bento
Akira Bento
Served with salad, miso soup and rice
Choose one item: kalbi, beef ribeye teriyaki, chicken katsu, chicken teriyaki, saba shioyaki, salmon shioyaki or teriyaki, shrimp tempura or tonkatsu.
Choose one roll: California roll, spicy tuna roll or salmon avocado roll
$28
Shokado Bento
Shokado Bento
Traditional Japanese dishes served in a Japanese box includes chef's selection of sashimi, broiled fish, shrimp tempura, nimono, miso soup, pickles, and rice
$30
Sushi Bento
Sushi Bento
Sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, and choice of California roll, spicy tuna roll, or salmon avocado roll. Serve with salad and miso soup
$30
Cold Dish
Ankimo
Ankimo
Monk fish pate, onion, spicy radish, scallion and ponzu sauce
$14
Beef Tataki
Beef Tataki
Grilled medium rare beef ribeye with thinly sliced onion, spicy
radish, scallion and taaki sauce over spring salad
$17
Hamachi Carpaccio
Hamachi Carpaccio
Thinly sliced Hamachi, sliced avocado with ponzu sauce and truffle oil
$24
Hawaiian Poke
Hawaiian Poke
Spicy tuna or tako over spring salad with special Hawaiian sauce
$20
Hiyayakko
Hiyayakko
Cold tofu with soy ginger dipping sauce topped with bonito
$7
Kaiso Salad
Kaiso Salad
Seaweed salad
$7
Kumamoto Oyster
Kumamoto Oyster
Half shell oyster topped with ponzu sauce, scallion and spicy radish
Mixed Green Salad
Mixed Green Salad
Organic salad with homemade miso ginger dressing
$8
Oshitashi
Oshitashi
Boiled spinach, soy broth topped with bonito
$8
Oyster Shooter
Oyster Shooter
Oyster and shot of sake with uni, quail egg in mini Moscow mug
Spoon Special
Spoon Special
Quail egg, scallop, ankimo with ponzu and scallion topped with uni
Sunomo Ebi or Tako
Sunomo Ebi or Tako
Shrimp or octopus, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette
dressing
$11
Wasabi Squid
Wasabi Squid
Thinly sliced fresh squid with yuzu and wasabi chips
$14
Dessert
Daifuku Mochi
Daifuku Mochi
Red bean wrapped in rice flour
$7
Ginger Crème Brûlée
Ginger Crème Brûlée
Rich custard with hint of ginger topped with a layer of caramelized sugar and fresh fruit
$9
Green Tea Cheesecake
Green Tea Cheesecake
Green tea cheesecake
$7
Mochi Ice Cream
Mochi Ice Cream
Choice of 3 flavors
$7
Yuzu Sherbert
Yuzu Sherbert
Citrus flavor, light ice cream
$7
Donburi
Chirashi Don
Chirashi Don
Chef's selection of sashimi over sushi rice
$35
Curry Don
Curry Don
Japanese curry chicken or pork cutlet over rice
$20
Katsu Don
Katsu Don
Pork cutlet, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
$20
Oyako Don
Oyako Don
Chicken, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
$18
Sake Don
Sake Don
Salmon sashimi over sushi rice
$35
Tekka Don
Tekka Don
Big eye tuna sashimi over sushi rice
$35
Ten Don
Ten Don
Tiget prawn and assorted vegetable tempura with special sauce over rice
$21
Unagi Don
Unagi Don
Barbecued eel with special sauce over rice
$25
Honjozo
Oni Koroshi Genbie (Hot or Cold)
Oni Koroshi Genbie (Hot or Cold)
Soft, semi-dry, and semi-sweet
Hot Dish
Agedashi Tofu
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried tofu in dashi sauce topped with bonito
$10
Dobin Mushi Seafood Soup
Dobin Mushi Seafood Soup
Crab, shrimp, organic mushroom dashi broth served in Japanese teapot
Edamame
Edamame
Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt
$6
Gindara Miso
Gindara Miso
Grilled marinated miso black cod
$18
Hamachi Kama
Hamachi Kama
Grilled yellow tail collar with ponzu sauce
$20
Ika Sugataki
Ika Sugataki
Grilled squid with lemon ginger saucе
$12
Kaisen Chawanmushi
Kaisen Chawanmushi
Steam egg custard with seafood simmered in chef's broth
$15
Kakuni Pork Belly
Kakuni Pork Belly
Braised pork belly simmered in sweet soy sauce
$14
Nasu Dengaku
Nasu Dengaku
Grilled eggplant with special miso sauce
$11
Shrimp Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
2 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
$14
Spicy Black Cod Belly or Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
Spicy Black Cod Belly or Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
Tempura-battered black cod belly or soft shell crab fresh chili pepper and fried garlic over spring salad
$20
Stuff Jalapeño
Stuff Jalapeño
Grilled jalapeño stuffed with spicy albacore tuna topped with spicy mayo sauce
$13
Tori Karaage
Tori Karaage
Marinated fried chicken
$10
Yaki Asparagus
Yaki Asparagus
Grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper
$11
Junmai Ginjo
Hakutsuru
Hakutsuru
Smooth, fragrant with floral aroma
Ozeki Karatamba
Ozeki Karatamba
Light, clear, smooth, and sharp dry
Nigori Sake
Dassai Nigori
Dassai Nigori
Dry, light, refreshing, and sweet
Sayuri
Sayuri
Refeshing aroma, natural sweetness and smooth aftertaste
Noodles
Beef Udon or Soba
Beef Udon or Soba
Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth
$17
Chicken Udon or Soba
Chicken Udon or Soba
Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth
$15
Nabeyaki Udon or Soba
Nabeyaki Udon or Soba
Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fish cake, clam, and vegetables
$19
Shrimp Tempura Udon or Soba
Shrimp Tempura Udon or Soba
Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth
$18
Ten Zaru Soba
Ten Zaru Soba
Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura, cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
$18
Vegetable Udon or Soba
Vegetable Udon or Soba
Vegetables in dashi broth
$15
Zaru Soba
Zaru Soba
Cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
$14
Omakase
Omakase
Omakase
Our omakase consists of 7 pre-fixed courses in kaiseki style. We use the best ingredients, including fresh seafood and seasonal vegetables, which may vary occasionally depending on season
$120
Other Beverages
Apple Juice
Apple Juice
None
$5
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
None
$6
Coca Cola
Coca Cola
None
$3
Diet Coca Cola
Diet Coca Cola
None
$3
Green Tea
Green Tea
None
$3
Orange Juice
Orange Juice
None
$5
Perrier Sparkling Water
Perrier Sparkling Water
None
$5
Ramune
Ramune
Japanese carbonated soft drink
$5
Roasted Rice Tea
Roasted Rice Tea
None
$3
Sprite
Sprite
None
$3
Reds
Carmel Road, Carmel
Carmel Road, Carmel
Vibrant blank cherry aromas with layers of vanilla bean
House Cabernet Sauvignon
House Cabernet Sauvignon
None
House Point Noir
House Point Noir
None
Rolls
California
California
Snow crab, avocado, Japanese mayo
$10
Futo
Futo
Omelette, shitake, spinach, gobo and cucumber
$11
Neg Hama
Neg Hama
Hamachi, scallion
$10
Negi Toro
Negi Toro
Blue fin tuna belly, scallion
$13
Philly
Philly
Fresh salmon, avocado, cream cheese
$12
Saba Gari
Saba Gari
Norway mackerel with pickled ginger
$10
Salmon Avocado
Salmon Avocado
Fresh salmon avocado
$10
Salmon Skin
Salmon Skin
Grilled salmon skin, gobo, cucumber, scallion, shiso and kaiware
$10
Shrimp Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, Japanese mayo
$11
Spicy Hamachi
Spicy Hamachi
Chopped hamachi, spicy sauce, scallion, sprout
$10
Spicy Tuna
Spicy Tuna
Tuna, spicy sauce, cucumber, sprout
$10
Tekka
Tekka
Tuna, sesame
$10
Tuna Avocado
Tuna Avocado
Tuna, avocado
$12
Unagi Avocado
Unagi Avocado
Grilled fresh water eel, avocado
$12
Unagi Cucumber
Unagi Cucumber
Grilled fresh water eel, cucumber
$11
Sake
Sake Flight - 3 Shots
Sake Flight - 3 Shots
Sampling of sweet, fragrant and smooth sake
$15
Sashimi and Nigiri
Amaebi
Amaebi
Sweet shrimp
Anago
Anago
Sea eel
Bincho Maguro
Bincho Maguro
Albacore
Bincho Maguro Toro
Bincho Maguro Toro
Albacore tuna belly
Ebi
Ebi
Steam tiger prawn
Engawa
Engawa
Halibut fin
Hamachi
Hamachi
Yellowtail
Hamachi Toro
Hamachi Toro
Yellowtail belly
Hirame
Hirame
Halibut
Hokkaido Hotate
Hokkaido Hotate
Fresh scallop from Hokkaido
Hon Maguro
Hon Maguro
Blue fin tuna
Ika
Ika
Squid
Ikura
Ikura
Cured salmon roe in red wine
Inari
Inari
Sweet tofu skin
Kani
Kani
Steam red crab
Kanpachi
Kanpachi
Young yellowtail
Madai
Madai
Seabream
Maguro
Maguro
Big eye tuna
Otoro
Otoro
Blue fin tuna belly
Saba
Saba
Norway mackerel
Sake
Sake
Salmon
Sake Toro
Sake Toro
Salmon belly
Sashimi Moriawase
Sashimi Moriawase
15 pieces - Chef's choice
$66
Spicy Hotate
Spicy Hotate
Scallop mix with spicy mayo tobiko
Tako
Tako
Octopus
Tobiko
Tobiko
Flying fish roe
Tomago
Tomago
Japanese omelet
Unagi
Unagi
Fresh water barbequed eel
Uni
Uni
Sea urchin
Uni Hokkaido
Uni Hokkaido
Sea urchin, Japan
Wallu
Wallu
Butterfish
Sets
Beef Teriyaki
Beef Teriyaki
Grilled beef ribeye steak with teriyaki sauce
$26
Chicken Katsu
Chicken Katsu
Breaded fried chicken and served with special tonkatsu sauce
$18
Chicken Teriyaki
Chicken Teriyaki
Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce
$18
Kalbi
Kalbi
Grilled marinated beef short ribs
$28
Saba Shioyaki
Saba Shioyaki
Grilled mackerel with sea salt
$19
Salmon Shioyaki or Teriyaki
Salmon Shioyaki or Teriyaki
Grilled salmon with sea salt or teriyaki sauce
$20
Set Combination
Set Combination
Please choose any two items from sets above
$26
Shrimp Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
2 Tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
$20
Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu
Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce
$18
Sides
Fresh Wasabi
Fresh Wasabi
Housemade fresh wasabi
$5
Miso Soup
Miso Soup
Dashi broth with tofu, seaweed and scallion
$4
Steamed Rice
Steamed Rice
Side of fresh rice
$4
Sushi Rice
Sushi Rice
Side of sushi rice
$4
Sparkling Sake
Awayuki
Awayuki
Sofly sweet sparkling sake with notes of peach, cucumber, and watermelon
Hana Awaka
Hana Awaka
Citrus flavor surrounded with tiny, tight bubbles, refreshingly delicious and mildly
Special Rolls
Akira Cucumber
Akira Cucumber
Tuna, hamachi, sake shiso leaf, avocado wrapped with cucumber and ponzu sauce
$19
Atlantic
Atlantic
Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with salmon and sliced lemon
$18
Black Spider Roll
Black Spider Roll
Tempura battered soft shell with unagi, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce
$21
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
Barbecued eel, cucumber, topped with avocado and tobiko
$18
Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom
Fresh salmon, avocado, topped with big eye tuna
$19
Crunch Spicy Tuna
Crunch Spicy Tuna
Spicy tuna, avocado deep-fried in panko topped with spicy mayo, spicy sauce, scallion and sweet sauce
$18
Dragon
Dragon
Shrimp tempura, snow crab, topped with barbecued eel and avocado
$19
Extras
Extras
Additions in roll add $2.00 or more
Kobe Dragon
Kobe Dragon
Asparagus tempura, gobo, kaiware, shiso leaf, topped with Kobe beef garlic, scallion and ponzu sauce
$21
Peacock Roll
Peacock Roll
Tuna, sake, hamachi, unagi, gobo, ikura, cucumber roll in soy paper
$20
Pink Dragon
Pink Dragon
Shrimp tempura, avocado, topped with albacore tuna, garlic chip, scallion, and ponzu
$19
Pumpkin Tempura
Pumpkin Tempura
Japanese pumpkin tempura topped with fresh albacore, fresh garlic, scallion, and sweet soy sauce
$19
Rainbow
Rainbow
Snow crab, avocado with 5 variety of raw fish on top
$19
Seared Salmon Belly
Seared Salmon Belly
Snow crab, avocado topped with seared salmon belly and jalapeño
$19
Spicy Mango
Spicy Mango
Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce, topped with mango
$18
Spider
Spider
Tempura battered soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber avocado, gobo, kaiware, and tobiko
$18
Vegetarian Rolls
Avocado
Avocado
Avocado, seasame seed
$9
Gobo Ume Shiso
Gobo Ume Shiso
Pickled burdock root, pickled plum, shiso leaf
$9
Horenso
Horenso
Boiled spinach, sesame seed
$8
Kappa
Kappa
Cucumber, sesame seed
$8
Natto
Natto
Fermented soy bean
$8
Oshinko
Oshinko
Japanese pickle radish, sesame seed
$8
Shiitake
Shiitake
Mushroom, sesame seed
$8
Vegetable Tempura
Vegetable Tempura
Japanese pumpkin, sweet yam tempura
$10
Whites
Benvolio Prosecco Sparkling, Italy
Benvolio Prosecco Sparkling, Italy
Light and refreshing bubbly with floral aromas and notes of honey and citrus
Details, Sonoma County
Details, Sonoma County
Earthy with notes of melon, and citrus
Hakusutru Plum Wine
Hakusutru Plum Wine
Fresh plum, bright, tangy notes and a pleasing fruity aroma
House Sauvigon Blanc
House Sauvigon Blanc
None
Matanzas Creek, Sonoma County
Matanzas Creek, Sonoma County
Crisp with notes of grapefruit and green grass
Other
250ml
250ml
300ml
300ml
720ml
720ml
Dessert
Dessert
Kobachi - Appetizer
Kobachi - Appetizer
Nigiri
Nigiri
Nigiri - 7 pieces
Nigiri - 7 pieces
Nimono - Warm
Nimono - Warm
Owan - Soup
Owan - Soup
Tsukuri - Appetizer
Tsukuri - Appetizer
Yakimono - Grilled
Yakimono - Grilled