1. Izakaya Sozai
8.5
1500 Irving St (at 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 187 tips and reviews
Paula Williamson: Great ramen with pork belly, duck skewers and fried cheese
Emmiliese Clemm: Everything we are was excellent. The skewers (we had bacon wrapped mochi and miso scallops with leeks), the mushroom fritters, the ramen (with added pork belly and spicy miso)... You can't go wrong.
Lisa Kotowski: I had the Takoyaki, chicken meatball skewers, bacon wrapped mochi skewers and the ramen. Everything was delicious and beautiful! Mesmerized by the open kitchen!
2. Onsen
8.4
466 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA
Spa · Tenderloin · 20 tips and reviews
Eater: Daily from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., stop by for $2 off any sake, or the Fort Point Automatic Lager. Skewers are half off as well, with seasonally rotating options. Read more.
Blake Seely: We had the squid and tri tip skewers which were both amazing. So was the poke. Definitely a beautiful space and the food was totally worth it.
Melissa W: Dumplings, squid and boneless wing skewers are impeccable. Katsu could use some rice to soak up all that sauce (after a while, the accompanying cabbage just gets soggy).
3. Lolinda
8.9
2518 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Argentinian Restaurant · Mission District · 204 tips and reviews
katie nagl: The croquetas, empanadas de maiz, and hanger steak skewer are awesome. Add a glass of the Chilean Alcance.
Nick Cicero: The Sea Bass Skewers are amazing.
Paul Wicker: Slightly awkward to have the best vegetable skewer I've ever had considering this is a steak house.
4. El Techo
8.5
2516 Mission St (btwn 21st St & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Mission District · 171 tips and reviews
Sarah Liz: Food was so good, my fav steak skewers, ceviche delicious. Service, was the worst service I've ever had. Waitress took 15mns to come to the table. I need more room to say how bad the service was.
Lisya N.: yummy skewers, shrimp one is the best!
Ava: Shrimp skewers, kale quesadillas, margarita pitchers, and great views make for a great experience for a night in the mission
5. Nojo Ramen Tavern
8.6
231 Franklin St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Civic Center · 120 tips and reviews
Jeff Weinstein: Great Japanese salads (smashed cucumber with vinegar, cauliflower with tofu), grilled trout with mushrooms, and skewered chicken.
Kelly 🍰: Skewers are around $4 per stuck! Overpriced and each is painstakingly made, so take a lot of time. Noticed no Japanese cooks in the kitchen...
Ashok Raju: So many meat skewers. Also the beef tendon salad is 2 dope.
6. Rintaro
9.0
82 14th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Mission District · 73 tips and reviews
Nanette: Really slow service and runs out of food pretty quickly. Took 45 min to get seated and order even with a reservation. Skewers were pretty good as well as the petrale sole Karaage.
Nicolas Crowell: Tofuuuuuu ... Matcha chuhai.... Trumpet mushroom skewer...... UDON..... Wonderful.
Brook Shelley: One of the best meals I've had in San Francisco. Period. Delicious skewers, and a great shochu selection. It's pricy, but well-worth it. The croquettes were great too, as well as the shabu.
8. La Mar
8.8
Pier 1½ (at Washington St), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 232 tips and reviews
Jessica Santascoy: excellent service. skewers are wonderful, beautiful presentation, good coffee & dessert. good for picky eaters. Read more.
Mimi Z: Try the corazon skewers ... It's scrumptious... ☺️
Richard Balander: Arroz la mar and mixto skewers absolutely delicious. A bit expensive,but what the hell we're on vacation.
11. Coqueta
8.9
Pier 5 - The Embarcadero (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 205 tips and reviews
Danielle Nicole: Try as many things as you can. Blue cheese ice cream with apply pie/ tart, the Bronzino, the peppers with shredded jambon, Marchegiano/jambon/apricot preserves, beet skewers... All amazing.
Kendall Thornton: Don't miss the huevos de codorniz & manchego skewers, albondigas, and pulpo.Sangria is too sweet.
Sheen: Mojito with grey salt “Air” and Sun Never Sets are incredible drinks! Try all of the skewer bites and the croquettes and smoked salmon toast; skip the dessert and go to Humphrey Slocombe instead
12. Co Nam
7.8
1653 Polk St (btwn Clay & Sacramento), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 49 tips and reviews
Tanner Christensen: Try the street food! Can't go wrong with the beef or vegetable skewers.
Steve Rubin: Not a ton of veggie options, but all of them that we tried were delicious (garlic noodles, eggplant stir fry, mushroom/pepper/onion/green bean skewers)
Trung Nguyen: Shaken Beef, Banh Mi, Sea food, Deviled Wings, Mimosas, Vietnamese Cuisine