Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

1. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.5
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 444 tips and reviews

Sabina H.Sabina Huq: Everything is good here, from the food to the service to the music! The grilled mackerel is out of this world!

Jon H.Jon Hunter: Happy New Yorker...Extensive travel in east Asia... Traditional Japanese with wonderful specials... uni, mackerel, toro and some American fusion (rolls). Half the price of New York

Logan C.Logan Cautrell: The uni was tasty and they had Spanish Mackerel.

Umi is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

2. Umi

7.6
1328 18th St (at Missouri St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Potrero Hill · 59 tips and reviews

Rachel L.Rachel Levin: Spotted mackerel.

Eduardo C.Eduardo Chavez: Japanese mackerel amazing

Kristen S.Kristen S.: Great nigiri and rolls. Def order the grilled eggplant, too! It was so good we ordered another one right after the first.

Sushi Time is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

3. Sushi Time

8.5
2275 Market St (btwn 15th & 16th St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Castro · 49 tips and reviews

Rachel M.Rachel Mitrano: Everything! The dragon roll is amazing, spicy tuna roll is actually spicy and delicious, mackerel nigiri and the grapefruit green tea to warm your soul.

ChristopherChristopher: Tiny hidden inexpensive sushi delight. Great sushi happy hour, friendly staff.

Seraphina T.Seraphina T: Seems a bit like it wouldn't be out of place in Blade Runner.

Nijiya Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

4. Nijiya Market

9.0
1737 Post St (at Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · Japantown · 73 tips and reviews

Jeff W.Jeff Wang: By far my favorite grocery store in SF. They have a great selection of fresh sashimi for reasonable prices and also delicious pre-marinated miso mackerel that I definitely recommend trying!

AlleyAlley: Great small grocery for Japanese produce and pantry staples as well as fresh fish and meat, and sushi

Claudine C.Claudine Co: buy uber-fresh sushi fish (hamachi, sake, mirugai, maguro, uni), seasoned rice vinegar, sticky cal-rose rice, then go home & make chirashi!

Sushi Zen is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

5. Sushi Zen

7.9
1041 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Parkside · 19 tips and reviews

James A.James Anthony: custom order; spicy tuna with Saba (mackerel) on top, very tasty

Keenan P.Keenan Patterson: One of my favorite sushi places in the city. Affordable, speedy service, and free ice cream. What more could you want?

Justin L.Justin Lim: Combo A is the best deal. For less than $10, you get miso soup, salad, Teriyaki Chicken and tempura (and rice of course). Top it off with a complimentary scoop of ice cream.

PABU is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

6. PABU

8.3
101 California St (at Front St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 71 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: This place is pretty incredible, with a sushi-focused tasting menu to rival what you might find in Japan. For example, there's a course of four different species of mackerel. Read more.

Dov D.Dov D: Everything was good. Salmon, black cod, seaweed salad, mackerel sashimi. The lychee shaved ice dessert was refreshing and delicious.

JoAnne K.JoAnne Kao: Awesome bartender. Good sushi. Try the uni and row tuna sushi.

Saru Sushi Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

7. Saru Sushi Bar

8.9
3856 24th St (at Vicksburg St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 126 tips and reviews

Bobbie M.Bobbie McLellan: Great sushi. Salmon skin salad was a nice bonus surprise and quite sizeable. The grilled mackerel was Smokey and soft. Get it.

Janet Anne P.Janet Anne Panen: The omakase was excellent! Highly recommend the tasting spoons as well (we got kanpachi & torotoro which were A+). I’ll definitely be back again.

Chris M.Chris Messina: The White Out and Watermelon rolls are my go-tos. Every time. Delish.

You See Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

8. You See Sushi

8.4
94 Judah St (btw 5th Ave & 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 11 tips and reviews

nancy t.nancy t.: Great service and great prices for the quality. Easily one of my favorite sushi places in the neighborhood.

Long Duk D.Long Duk Dong: Basic sushi. Nothing fancy or too expensive. Get the spicy scallop is tasty.

James T.James T: Not as much fish selection as the fancier sushi restaurants, but the price and quality are right.

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

9. Lers Ros Thai

7.7
307 Hayes St (btwn Gough & Franklin St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Civic Center · 100 tips and reviews

Alan M.Alan Mimms: I have to say we were disappointed. Service want helpful. Pad Thai was dry and tasteless. Mackerel, vegetables, and shrimp paste was too much for one. We needed more guidance and waitress didn't give.

Tagel S.Tagel Shaked Zinger: I love the Pad see-ew with beef, also the ramen is great (tried the yellow one)

Jenny S.Jenny Seeger: The service is absolutely horrible.

Muguboka Korean BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

10. Muguboka Korean BBQ

8.7
401 Balboa St (at 5th Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 31 tips and reviews

eifeheifeh: Pretty good KoreN food in the city. Order a decent amount and you'll get a free seafood pancake as banchan. Spicy pork (daeji bul go gee) is delicious. Cold noodles are good too.

JuniJuni: Three entrees equals free soondubu

AnnaAnna: Don't order the seafood pancake, they usually give it to you for free! (and it's delicious btw!)

Okoze Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

11. Okoze Sushi

8.6
1207 Union St (at Hyde St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Russian Hill · 42 tips and reviews

Angela T.Angela T: hands down the best omakase I have ever had! the surf clam and giant clam is amazing!

Brad M.Brad Meyers: Don't order. Just tell Jason to make you enough for two. He'll do the rest.

James C.James Cauwelier: The dragon and ninja are awesome! And I think I just had the best sake in my life.

Korean Village Wooden Charcoal BBQ House is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

12. Korean Village Wooden Charcoal BBQ House

8.1
4611 Geary Blvd (at 10th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 20 tips and reviews

ᴡ F.ᴡ Fox: Self barbecue for two is a great deal! Spicy marinated pork is to die for. #marinatedpork #bbq #sides #tea

Neville B.Neville Bendiola: Overpriced!

Theo T.Theo Tarver: The non-marinated short ribs is one of my favorite dishes

Tanuki Restaurant 狸壽司 is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

13. Tanuki Restaurant 狸壽司

7.8
4419 California St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 13 tips and reviews

Pacific UnionPacific Union: This lovely neighborhood spot has been around for years. Highly recommend the sukiyaki. Aki, the owner and one of the sushi chefs, makes delicious sushi!

Ana Clare S.Ana Clare Smith: The nigiri combo is great but a lot for one person. All of the fish is very high quality, it melts in your mouth the way you want sushi to. Overall great place!

eifeheifeh: Sushi is pretty good and affordable. Service was good too. Dinner bentos came with miso, salad, and rice. I'd come here again.

Han Il Kwan is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

14. Han Il Kwan

8.9
1802 Balboa St (at 19th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 75 tips and reviews

Mimi T.Mimi Toyama: Amazing. Get the bulgogi, kalbi, tofu soup, jap chae, and the banchan that comes with it is amazing. Healthy and delicious. 50 stars

EaterEater: Han Il Kwan's meat is the most tender. It's still worth it at $30 for the quality and experience, which make it a definite step above the others on this list. Read more.

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Hamano Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Mackerel in San Francisco.

15. Hamano Sushi

8.1
1332 Castro St (btwn 24th & Jersey St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 36 tips and reviews

Adena B.Adena Brenowitz: Hidden gem! Great quality of fish, interesting sushi rolls and unique appetizers/ small plates.

jantje b.jantje b: Danger: LIGHT JAZZ!

Joe P.Joe Polastre: Sit at the bar. Ask for Jiro. Get omakase.