Best Authentic Restaurants in Japantown

When we’re in the Fillmore area, we always dine at Florio. It is such a charming and cozy neighborhood gem. The food is always well prepared and the service spot on. The small bar is quite the hub and always delivers perfect cocktails and wine. Florio is one of our top favorites restaurants anywhere!

Beautiful restaurant. Great service. 4 of us dines. Guacamole had sour taste. Three of us returned main entree. Chiles Rellenos ice cold inside. Our steak fajitas had to also be returned as we ordered rare, were given well done. Were happy to redo and was perfect. Gracious hospitality.

Making a reservation was very easy. The place was crowded at 7:15 but we got our table right away and had outstanding service. Recommendations from the sommelier and our waiter were spot on and the food was fabulous. Definitely a great spot to celebrate special occasions.

This is a lively neighborhood location with excellent food, and the friendliest, most helpful staff in SF!

We returned to HED11 for the new menu, and we agreed that it’s one of the best they’ve ever created. I’m not very familiar with Thai Northeastern cuisine, except for papaya salad, but everything was incredible. The table-side preparation for the papaya salad was really creative, and the final dessert was stunning and creative as they crafted a dessert that looked exactly like the artwork, which made the night even more fun and exciting. Last menu they served 6 main dishes at once, which felt a bit overwhelming but this time they separated the main courses into three smaller courses served with rice, which felt much more balanced. I highly recommend trying this new menu, it’s outstanding! Thank you for making our birthday celebration extra special with the thoughtful gifts