11 yakitori spots, listed.Suggest a restaurant
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1 IppukuBinchotan yakitori in a shoes-off Berkeley izakaya🏆 👶🏻 BerkeleyEast Bay Book on Tock
Berkeley yakitori specialist with tatami-style tables and a deep sake and shochu list. Specialty cuts like thigh oyster, tail and neck, plus breast rolled with shiso and salted plum, come off the binchotan. Michelin Bib Gourmand.
2130 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704Google Maps ↗Recognitions2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand2026 SF Chronicle Top 100 #91Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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2 Izakaya RintaroRedwood-booth izakaya with charcoal chicken skewers🏆 👶🏻 MissionSan Francisco Book on Resy
Mission izakaya with a Hinoki bar and redwood-cask booths. Charcoal-grilled skewers (chicken thigh, tsukune, king trumpet mushroom) anchor the set menu alongside udon and tonkatsu. Michelin Bib Gourmand.
82 14th St, San Francisco, CA 94103Google Maps ↗Chef Sylvan Mishima BrackettRecognitions2026 Michelin Bib GourmandLast reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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3 TBDDry-aged chicken yakitori from a Hina Yakitori veteran👶🏻 Union SquareSan Francisco Book on OpenTable
Modern izakaya where yakitori savant Tommy Cleary, ex-Hina Yakitori and an Ippuku alumnus, serves dry-aged chicken yakitori as skewerless box sets alongside Ray Lee's dry-aged fish. Chronicle named it a best new Japanese restaurant.
431 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108Google Maps ↗Chef Tommy Cleary & Ray LeeLast reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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4 SumikaBinchotan skewer bar in north Los Altos🏆 👶🏻 Los AltosPeninsula Book on OpenTable
Grill-centric pub with a glass-encased binchotan grill at the center of the room. Skewers include chicken breast with sour plum, chicken knee and pork-wrapped enoki; the oyakodon of smoky grilled chicken is the can't-miss dish.
236 Plaza Central, Los Altos, CA 94022Google Maps ↗Recognitions2026 OAD Casual N. America RecommendedLast reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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5 Yakitori EdomasaTokyo yakitori house grilling only chicken in Japantown🛵 🚚 👶🏻 JapantownSan Francisco Book on YelpOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Branch of a Tokyo yakitori restaurant that opened in 1924 and serves chicken only: breast, thigh, wings, heart, skin and a standout meatball, grilled over charcoal. The $30 set menu runs through every skewer. Walk-in only, with a line.
1581 Webster St, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA 94115Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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6 Moku Yakitori-YaSmoky Richmond izakaya built around the binchotan grill👶🏻 Inner RichmondSan Francisco Walk-in only
Tiny, smoke-filled Richmond izakaya where a binchotan grill behind the bar turns out chicken thigh, king oyster mushroom and a much-praised glossy pork belly skewer. Casual, walk-in, with beer, takoyaki and fried mochi alongside.
312 8th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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7 ShokudouRamen shop by day, skewer grill at night🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Bernal HeightsSan Francisco Order onlineOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
By day a ramen shop, after 5 p.m. Shokudou turns into an izakaya whose grill is the draw: negima (chicken thigh and Tokyo negi), kawa (chicken skin) and gyu-enoki, beef wrapped around enoki.
1000 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110Google Maps ↗Chef Stewart ChenLast reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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8 The Public IzakayaSmoky charcoal yakitori at a Nob Hill izakaya🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Lower Nob HillSan Francisco Order onlineOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Modern Japanese gastropub with smoked yakitori skewers on a real charcoal grill that caramelizes the mirin glaze. Skewers are discounted during twice-daily happy hours, 5 to 6 p.m. and 10 to 11 p.m.
700 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94109Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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9 Gaku YakitoriJapanese charcoal skewers in West San Jose🛵 🚚 👶🏻 San JoseSouth Bay Call (408) 973-9144Order on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
West San Jose yakitori bar grilling over Japanese charcoal, with 30-plus skewer types, seasonal small plates, beer and sake. Reservations are by phone after 3 p.m.; closed Sundays.
5152 Moorpark Ave, Suite 40, San Jose, CA 95129Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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10 KokkoCozy San Mateo izakaya for chicken, beef skewers🛵 👶🏻 San MateoPeninsula Call (650) 401-7008Order on DoorDash
Casual San Mateo yakitori spot with chicken and beef skewers, grilled eggplant and ramen, plus house sake in a cozy izakaya room. Dinner only; Google lists it as Kokko - Yakitori & Japanese.
509 2nd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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11 Sumiya YakitoriSanta Clara charcoal yakitori and bento since 2006🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Santa ClaraSouth Bay Book on YelpOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Santa Clara yakitori specialist serving charcoal-grilled skewers, bento boxes and donburi since 2006, with sake and shochu. Dinner runs mostly on a Yelp waitlist, with a few online tables after 7:30 p.m. on weekdays.
2634 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95051Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Nov 5, 2026
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