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    Kuro Nami

    4.5 (104 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Kuro Nami Roll
    May D.

    Been to Kuro Nami a few times for both lunch and dinner! Definitely one of my go to spots when I want to treat myself during/after a long day. Food is a bit pricey but you get what you pay for (quality fish). Very nice spot and bougie enough to bring someone you want to impress ;) Its easy to have conversations in here since it doesn't get too loud in. Staff is very friendly and welcoming. Dessert here is a must!

    Sake citrus
    Stacie V.

    The place is modern and dark. Mood lighting! We ordered the bara don, crispy rice sushi bites, and the sake citrus roll. Everything was delicious. Generous portions of fish for the bara don. We had to take the rest to go! Sit by the sushi bar, it's so fun to watch the chefs.

    Close up of the edible pansy served on top of the cheesecake
    David F.

    First time visiting this restaurant under the current ownership after receiving a gift certificate from our adult kids. We were so pleased with everything from our greeting at the door to every dish we received. We arrived early on a Friday night (5:30pm) and the restaurant already had lots of customers. There was an option to eat outside (covered seating) or inside. We opted for inside. I did note that the tables felt a little close together, but noise levels were low enough that it was easy for us to carry on a conversation. So what did we choose when we had $100 to spend? Our server was extremely helpful, giving us guidance to make sure we ordered enough food without overdoing it. We started with an appetizer, an order of Dashimaki Tamago, which we remembered fondly when visiting Japan and watching street vendors making it. It's essentially an omelette with very thin layers, folded multiple times and cut into sections. Very tasty, with a subtle sweet sauce. Then shrimp tempura, five large very hot and crispy perfectly fried shrimp with a nice dipping sauce. We also each had a bowl of flavorful miso soup. Then we had two signature rolls... Ocean Roll (tuna, salmon, yellow tail, cucumber, scallion) and Wink Roll (red crab meat, avocado, cucumber topped with unagi, avocado, unagi sauce, sesame seed). My favorite was the Ocean Roll... my least favorite the Wink Roll due to the unagi which often consisted of just very rubbery skin with no meat. We also had a pot of fragrant jasmine tea, and a plate of delightful cheesecake (two small slices) topped with yuzu sauce (delicate lemony flavor). Throughout our server was very attentive, removing or rearranging dishes to make sure our small table could hold everything, and also pacing the delivery of the plates so we were never overwhelmed. We ended up taking home some of the Wink Roll for the following night's dinner, plus half of the cheesecake. Total bill, including tax and tip, came out to $127 for the two of us. I was happy with this, knowing that this was a bit of a splurge dinner for us. We'll definitely return!

    Tamago
    Patrick S.

    Kuro Nami provides unique Japanese dishes worth checking out in the San Anselmo area. Recently named the Best New Restaurant by the Marin Independent Journal Readers Choice for 2025, Kuro Nami was definitely on my bookmarks. According to their bio, the restaurant owners had a deep passion for Japanese food and their idea was to honor Japanese tradition while pushing the boundaries of the cuisine. There were definitely interesting offerings many of which were good. Here is what we ordered: Kani Miso (4.5/5): A build your own roll with a beautiful presentation! I especially enjoyed the grilled miso mixed with the crab over the open flame to provide an almost creamy cheese like texture. My only wish were that it had something to provide a little counter balance like a crunch or acid. Kuro Nami Roll (3.5/5): Another almost deconstructed roll? Layers of raw fish overlay wrapped sushi. Around the edges are a rich slightly sweet soy sauce. It definitely looked nice and tasted great together, but also felt a little gimmicky. Soft Shell Crab Tempura Salad (4/5): Great salad with a strong wasabi dressing to give a kick. The crab was fried well to provide a nice textural crunch. My only complaint was that there was not enough crab! Dashimaki Tamago (3.5/5): A standard tamago with a nice balance of salty and sweet. It felt a little bit watery but it was still good. The service was quite good. The servers were attentive offering suggestions and refilling water regularly. They even did something special for the birthday we were celebrating. Free street parking was available when we went after 6pm. Overall, Kuro Nami has interesting Japanese dishes worth revisiting and amazing service to boot!

    Sushi Bar
    Claire K.

    Brought my yoga teacher here for lunch yesterday. She had the bento and I had the tomato ramen. My yoga teacher loved Kuro Nami so much that she wants our yoga group to come in about a month! So glad!!!

    Kuro Namis new happy hour menu (and their namesake cocktail!)
    Aaron M.

    We've come here twice now. Both times the food and service were excellent. The only difference was today we came for Kuro Namis first happy hour! As if you needed a reason to go back, now between 3:30-5 select food and beverages are discounted.

    Crab brains hand roll
    Tony W.

    Service was great, food looked good, and honestly eveything was good except for the price. There are lunch specials available thru the week, but still pretty expensive in terms of money for value. Ordered tempura shrimp (2pc) - batter was not too good, slightly soggy and wasn't crispy. Also ordered the vegetable tempura (5pc) - same as the shrimp, not crispy enough - selection was 2 pcs of small eggplant, 2 pcs asparagus of some sort, and 1pc sweet potato Chashu pork rice, 5pc good roasted pork, came with a lot of rice. Tuna Don - 5pcs tuna sashimi on sushi rice. Crab butter DIY hand rolls - pretty good, nice for the gram, but an expensive dish - comes with rice and roasted nori

    Yuzu cheesecake
    Wendy A.

    What a great dining experience. As soon as we walked in, we felt welcomed, and that a fine dining experience was about to unfold. The staff is very attentive and sweet. We loved the patio ambiance with the white flowers on the ceiling. My partner chose the beautiful Takeshi roll and Chu-toro tuna. I chose nagiri: Hotate scallop, tobiko flying fish roe, and unagi BBQ eel. Everything was so fresh, and the texture heavenly--so much so where you put down your chopsticks between bites to savor the flavors and textures. We both chose the Imayo Tsukasa Black Junmai sake--so smooth, dry, and complex. Their menu provides tasting notes. For dessert, my companion chose the yuzu cheesecake--with a well-balanced, lemony flavor; you can drizzle a caramel sauce over it. I had the Warabi Mochi with soybean--it was served slightly warmed and almost melted in my mouth. It was even more amazing with a delicate maple syrup sauce over it. Their menu is so extensive--we look forward to visiting again soon.

    old sushi place called 69 but new location has a Marin shout out
    Angelica O.

    Our old ramen place just got bought out by a new person and it was just meh. So we googled moped and yelped "ramen places". Kuro Nami popped up and was on a Yelp list to try. As we decided to give it a try we were immediately welcomed with super friendly staff. We saw the ramen pictures but didn't realize until we sat down that they only sell/serve ramen ONLY AT LUNCH TIME. That's not very helpful. We still decided to try the restaurant. At first glance the location is very ascetically pleasing, (I always am on the fence about that. I feel that it's either going to just be ok since it's insta worthy) and I was correct. The food was just OK FOR THE PRICE WE PAID. The staff was really nice and accommodating. Location is nice as well. A lot of street parking. The location is "very Insta", so clean and presentation is nice. food: miso spice crab pasta (my friend said she was underwhelmed with it and it didn't have a hint of spice) shrimp tempura sake maguro Agedashi tofu hiros roll side sushi rice (it didn't taste like the other 'sushi rice" I have tried but it was just OK) drinks: kuro nami I am still disappointed that it's only a lunch time ramen. But there must be great things since they got a 2025 award for food. guess we came on a off day

    Main menu
    Joyce S.

    Romantic and enjoyable atmosphere, impressive food presentation, and welcoming accommodating service. We enjoyed our visit here. On a rainy Sunday afternoon, it wasn't crowded and we opted to sit in the patio, which was fully glass paned, and the flowers hanging from the top set a lovely romantic atmosphere. We were even more delighted when they offered to turn on the heat. Our server was friendly and considerate to check on with us several times, making sure we had enough time to browse and order. The photos and unique menu items we saw drew us to this place...but we loved that the food came out just like in the photos, very aesthetically pleasing. We ordered the tonkotsu ramen and the hambagu. The ramen was tasty! They did not skimp on ingredients, and the noodles soaked up the broth, which was light yet flavorful. My partner really enjoyed the hambagu, but he did notice parts of it were juicy and other parts are a bit We ended our meal with the warabi mochi coated with matcha. The mochi came warm and the powder was strong, semi-bitter too, not sweetened. If the matcha powder was less strong, I would have just eaten the mochi as is without the syrup. Hence the brown sugar added sweetness for balance. But I would add just a little bit of syrup first and then adjust for how sweet to your liking. The mochi itself was very fresh and the texture was perfect though. If I come back again, I think I would try the soybean coated mochi. We found out that the restaurant only recently started to open for lunchtime, so if you are in town, I'd recommend checking it out for a nice lunch date or a nice dinner!

    Ruby B.

    I used to go here back when it was Sushi 69, and I'm so glad I checked it out again as Kuro Nami! I got the salmon citrus roll and it was super refreshing, really clean flavors and great quality fish. Beautiful interior with outdoor seating, friendly staff, definitely worth a visit if you're in San Anselmo. I'll be back for sure!!

    Sashimi - so fresh
    Charisse B.

    Kuro Nami serves high quality fish, with a welcoming staff and pleasant service, in a classy little restaurant in San Anselmo. Upon entering, you'll see photos of different cities in Japan. Take me back to Japan! I digress...I've dined here twice, the last being a quick lunch with my son. Check it out - that quick lunch was PHENOMENAL! I had the Hokkaido uni nigiri (melted in my mouth), and sashimi. The fish was so fresh, the uni so sweet and made me feel for a second that I was, indeed, in Japan at the fish market. YUM. Even the miso soup, so flavorful and packed with umami. I can't wait to go back. If you're looking for fresh fish, service with a smile and kind staff, come dine at Kuro Nami. I can't wait to go back

    Maria D.

    Beautiful space - lovely staff - awesome food - incredible for Marin County. Cool music, great vibe, and genuinely the nicest people ever. Special kudos to the female sushi chef!

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    La Toscana

    La Toscana

    4.0(479 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    It's been a minute since we visited our neighborhood Italian favorite, La Toscana…read more It was a busy Thursday night, but luckily we made a reservation. Highly recommend a reservation. Juan S. was our server for the night. Very knowable about the menu and the dishes. We started with a classic Caesar salad that we shared. It was plenty enough for us. I ordered the Petrale Sole special and my husband had the Pollo Pomodoro with vodka tomato sauce. Both were excellent choices. The fish was fresh and perfectly cooked, as were the mixed veggies. My husband loved the pasta as well. For 2 entrees, 2 glasses of wine, 1 Caesar salad, 1 bruschetta and a cannoli for later, our bill was $152, before tip. Well worth it.

    First I'd like to start off by saying, we made dinner reservations an hour and a half in advance…read morefor 8 pm on a Friday night and showed up to the restaurant at our reservation time, where we were forced to wait an extra 15 min because our table still wasn't ready-- which we would normally understand and be fine with, but we witnessed a walk-in customer come in and get seated before us. After we were finally seated and put in our order for drinks, appetizers and main dishes, we waited quite a long time to get our food served. Quality-- not sure if we ordered the wrong things or went in on an off night, but for some reason everything we ordered was underwhelming and lackluster, from the: -drinks (cucumber mojito and strawberry balsamic mocktails) -bruschetta was average -meatballs were sort of flavorless -spinach ravioli with pesto was bland -parpadelle was also bland and portion was oddly small Overall, the food and service was unsatisfactory for the price we paid for the bill. We were excited to come here to celebrate our anniversary and left the restaurant feeling super unfulfilled with our meals. Safe to say we won't be coming back to this establishment, nor will we be suggesting this restaurant to friends and family.

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    California Gold

    California Gold

    4.8(181 reviews)
    1.9 mi
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    Full bar
    Happy hour specials

    WOW. Just WOW. **California Gold in San Rafael** is an absolute gem, and our experience was taken…read moreto the *next level* thanks to the incredible bartender **Víctor**. From start to finish, he was beyond amazing--warm, welcoming, insanely knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about his craft. Every single drink was PERFECT. Not one miss. We enjoyed **all** the drinks, and each cocktail somehow got better than the last. On top of that, Víctor is just an awesome human being who makes you feel genuinely taken care of. The **location is beautiful**, the atmosphere is fun, vibrant, and incredibly enjoyable--one of those places where you instantly feel relaxed and excited to be there at the same time. Great vibes, great energy, great people. This place is a MUST, and Víctor is the reason we'll be coming back again and again. Do yourself a favor: sit at the bar, trust his recommendations, and enjoy an unforgettable night.

    Service was terrible. Ordered a drink asked for an adjustment due to food allergies. Was told it…read morewould be well balanced. Bartender was annoyed and was rude. Had a food reaction and I asked if I could choose a replacement. They told me no and wanted me to pay for another drink. A patron offered me a replacement drink and he shouldn't have to do that. Was excited to check this place out from out of town. The entire drink was left at the bar and I left the establishment. The bartenders had terrible customer service skills.

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    Fratm - Yummy complimentary bread basket. First one is free

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    Came here on a Saturday night at about 8:30p. Street parking was easy and we didn't have to wait…read more There was a table with quite a large Italian family. When you hear Italian and it's a family, I don't doubt this place is a legit Italian restaurant The atmosphere was great & the service was great. The beet salad was amazing. I ordered the burrata pizza and my friend ordered some kind of rib meat pizza. He said his was really good. My burrata pizza was delicious. I would come back again. Highly recommend.

    Walked in on a Saturday evening and it was relatively busy but was happy there was a table…read moreavailable. The staff was very friendly and attentive and they had some great specials available that night but I mainly ordered from the menu except when it came to desert ;) Ordered: *Crostino del Vesuvio - Really yummy. Loved the freshness of the tomatoes but there was a small portion of burrata on the crostini and that made it a bit disappointing. *Salsiccia - Tasty BUT the dough was undercooked and couldn't hold up to the sauce, sausage and toppings. The pizza got soggy really fast and everything seeped in. After eating about 1/3 of the pizza I just started eating the toppings because the crust was gummy. **Let me mention here that my pizza probably sat a little longer than needed because they brought the appetizer AND the pizza out at the SAME TIME which made ZERO SENSE why they wouldn't space them out but that probably added to the sogginess of the pizza** *Cannoli - OUTSTANDING! Honestly the best cannoli I've had outside of Italy. I would come back because overall the food was good and so was the service but would definitely ask that they space out the appetizer and pizza AND that they make sure the pizza dough is cooked thoroughly!!

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