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Kaiseki sashimi presentation on a navy dining table
Kyoto-inspired · Est. since 2014

水の屋

Mizunoya · Taste of Japan

Seasonal kaiseki, omakase sushi, binchotan-grilled yakitori — crafted with the stillness of water and the patience of tradition.

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Omakase Counter✦Handmade Ramen✦Binchotan Yakitori✦Seasonal Kaiseki✦Premium Sake & Whisky✦Fresh Sashimi Daily✦4.9★ on Google✦Chef Imada Kenji✦Omakase Counter✦Handmade Ramen✦Binchotan Yakitori✦Seasonal Kaiseki✦Premium Sake & Whisky✦Fresh Sashimi Daily✦4.9★ on Google✦Chef Imada Kenji✦
Chef hand-slicing fresh tuna sashimi
Traditional izakaya interior with lanterns and sake bottles
10+
Years of Craft
Our Story

From Kyoto's quiet streets to your table.

Mizunoya — "the house of water" — was founded on a single belief: that great cuisine, like still water, reveals everything beneath its surface. Our kitchen honors decades of tradition while celebrating each season's quiet arrival.

Fish flown from Toyosu. Vegetables hand-picked at dawn. Rice polished by artisans we've worked with for years. Every detail, deliberate.

4.9★
Google Rating
800+
Reviews
120K
Guests Served
Signature Menu

A quiet symphony of flavor & form.

Omakase Sushi

Omakase Sushi

おまかせ

Chef's selection of seasonal nigiri, served piece by piece across the counter.

Tonkotsu Ramen

Tonkotsu Ramen

豚骨ラーメン

18-hour pork bone broth, handmade noodles, slow-braised chashu, ajitama egg.

Binchotan Yakitori

Binchotan Yakitori

焼き鳥

Wagyu, free-range chicken, seasonal vegetables — grilled over white charcoal.

Edomae Tempura

Edomae Tempura

天ぷら

Black tiger prawn and seasonal vegetables, light as a whisper of steam.

Premium Sake Flight

Premium Sake Flight

日本酒

Curated three-cup tasting from boutique breweries across Niigata and Akita.

Matcha Wagashi

Matcha Wagashi

和菓子

House-made seasonal sweets with stone-milled Uji matcha, finished with gold leaf.

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The Experience

More than a meal. A ceremony.

At Mizunoya, dining unfolds in stillness — each course an act of attention, each pour a quiet conversation between guest and chef.

01

Counter Omakase

Watch each piece crafted before you — eight seats, one chef, one evening.

02

Private Tatami

Intimate rooms for celebrations, with shoji screens and seasonal floral arrangements.

03

Sake Pairing

Our sommelier guides you through artisanal sakes paired to each course.

04

Tea Ceremony

Conclude your meal with a quiet matcha service in our tea garden.

Warm-lit Japanese izakaya interior
Your First Visit

A guided journey, step by step.

01

Arrive

Step through our noren curtain and leave the city behind. Our host welcomes you with warm oshibori.

02

Choose Your Path

Counter omakase, tatami kaiseki, or à la carte — every seat tells a different story.

03

Taste the Season

Each course is composed around what arrived that morning — never the same menu twice.

04

Linger

Conclude with matcha and wagashi. There is no rush. Time, here, slows down.

Guest Voices

What our guests say.

★★★★★
"Every piece of sushi was a meditation. The chef's care is visible in every movement. Easily the most thoughtful Japanese dining I've experienced outside of Tokyo."
— Food & Wine
★★★★★
"Mizunoya isn't dinner; it's an evening. The tatami room, the seasonal kaiseki, the sake pairings — all in quiet, unhurried harmony."
— Google Review
★★★★★
"The yakitori alone is worth the trip. Smoky, precise, and impossibly tender. The whisky list is just as impressive."
— Yelp Review
4.9 ★ Google · 820+ reviews4.7 ★ Yelp · 240+ reviewsFeatured in Food & Wine
Mizunoya restaurant exterior at dusk
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Address
218 Cedar Lane
San Francisco, CA 94108
Reservations
+1 (415) 555 0142
hello@mizunoya.co
Dinner
Tue – Sun
5:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Lunch (Omakase)
Fri – Sun
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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