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An ambitious new Japanese fine dining restaurant is opening in San Francisco, with no sushi in sight
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1of2Pumpkin chawanmushi with Dungeness crab and tobiko from a fall 2020 Nisei pop-up by chef David Yoshimura.Tina Y. / @TinasTastyTravelsShow MoreShow Less
2of2David Yoshimura grills American unagi for final course to go with rice during a Nisei pop-up. He ll open Nisei as a brick-and-mortar fine dining restaurant in the former La Folie space in San Francisco.Tina Y. / @TinasTastyTravelsShow MoreShow Less
For many Bay Area diners, the pinnacle of Japanese fine dining is omakase. But a new restaurant opening in San Francisco this summer wants to show a different side to high-end Japanese cuisine one that’s ambitious and modern, with wine pairings instead of sake and no sushi at all.