Nara Sushi

What a gem! Unassuming small restaurant. Popped in on a random weekday for their happy hour hand rolls. They were carefully made and composed, very culinary and thoughtful flavor combinations. Fresh ingredients and delicious. So happy to have found this! Staff was very attentive and kind. Come! You won’t regret it. Can’t wait to go back.

There has only been a few places that their fish has been phenomenal and superb, separate from Japan, this is one of the places. There selection of raw fish is one of the best I have seen in San Francisco. I had the Sashimi Omakase (chef choice of premium fish), Ikura (my must have at any sushi place), and my second time having Uni (saltwater goodness). This will now be my go to place when I am in The City for sushi. The Staff was wonderful and the atmosphere was great not to loud but vibrant.

Nice vibe in the place. We went on a Monday night and it was busy anyway. It is open until 23.00 although on Google said it closed before. Service was great, our waitress was very nice and recommended us dishes to try. We were four people and we had a bottle of wine, a small sake, a miso soup, 2 edamames, 2 big sushi of 5 pieces each, and 2 or 3 sushis of 8 pieces, plus a starter and all came out for around 190$ taxes included. We recommend the Hamachi Truffle which was a good starter. As for sushi, we ordered the Big Boss (in the picture), it comes in 5 pieces that are huge with 4 different kind of fish in the same roll. The Jessica Alba roll (in the picture) was also very good with the shrimps tempura in it. The waitress recommended the Sake Bomb which was really good and comes in 8 pieces. The Florian train was good if you like truffles but the fish itself was not very tasty.

An exceptional place to enjoy sushi in San Francisco. The service was excellent and the staff were friendly. The food was excellent and well put together. Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere is comfortable. Parking is hit or miss, but that's the city for you... The Sake Bomb and Big Boss rolls were outstanding. I highly recommend!

Imaginative sushi rolls, nigiri, and other specials that will amaze your palate. The best we’ve had in SF and certainly in our top 5 anywhere all time. Try the Sake Bomb Roll, it’s our new favorite. The Hamachi Truffle is so good we ended up getting a second order. This hidden gem is not to be missed.

Fresh sushi! The auto sphere is nice place to chill or go on dates at. We had the hamachi truffle mmmmm, you can taste the best of both worlds. Shrek is interesting, nice balance taste of avocado and tuna, if you like avocado rolls - this is for you. Uni is fresh! Would come back next time I’m in town.

Nara is a really reliable sushi spot located on Polk, with another location in lower Haight. They have a really great fish selection as well as a daily selection of fish from Toyosu fish market in Japan. There are also different types of uni, but by the time I dined in only Hokkaido was available. We went on a Tuesday night, and we were able to be seated promptly. Service was super nice and helpful, and we ordered several appetisers as well as some nigiri and sashimi. The shrek was very interesting, and we just ordered it out of curiosity - but it is not something I would order again. Fish quality was good, and we were able to get some of the specials from Toyosu market. The Hokkaido uni was just okay, but I think for me uni is a little too much for nigiri. Overall great experience, and I would definitely return to both of the Nara locations!