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    Sohn

    4.3 (421 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Breakfast sandwich
    Sylvia Y.

    Finally got to try Sohn! Came here on a Sunday afternoon. There was a line out the door for both takeout and dine-in but the line moved pretty fast. Seemed like a very smooth operation with staff on walkie talkies coordinating open seating. There's a spacious loft area with comfortable, seating (mix of mostly tables and some couches that are communal seating). Majority of people were hanging around on their laptops. Lots of lovely natural lighting inside. I got the breakfast sandwich (without cheese) and a decaf espresso banana oat milk latte. My sandwich came out first. The eggs were fluffy and bacon jam had a nice sweetness. It was delicious, a bit greasy and surprisingly messy to eat. The drink was delightful. Strong espresso taste and just a hint of banana. "Not too sweet." Just perfect. I would come back again to try more of their drinks!

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    Traci F.

    This place came highly recommended during our visit to San Francisco. It's a trendy place with a line but definitely worth the wait. The best food we tried was the fried chicken with rice cakes. We also tried their seasonal drink, Melona soda, and matcha which were both delicious!

    Gabriel T.

    Stopped by Sohn and left impressed. I ordered the einspanner latte, popcorn chicken, and cold noodles, and every dish was a hit. The popcorn chicken was crispy and flavorful, and the mochi served alongside it was such a fun touch that worked really well. The einspanner latte was smooth and balanced, and the cold noodles were refreshing and packed with flavor. Everything felt thoughtfully prepared, and the quality really stood out. Definitely a spot I'd come back to and one I'd recommend if you're looking for a great meal and coffee in SF. Service was terrific. The aesthetic was very peaceful.

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    Stephen L.

    Sohn is a great place to work from or study. Theres a solid amount of tables and seating upstairs and the interior design is great. Ordering is also easy if you are eating in. Scan the qr code to order and they'll bring your drinks/food up to you I thought the food was quite good. I ordered the Galbi Patty Melt which came in the form of a croissant sandwich that had a great size and flavors. A friend ordered the kimchi fried rice. The portions and flavors on both were solid for a cafe. Definitely worth getting some food if youre planning on staying for a while. For coffee, i ordered the sohn signature cream top. This was a little underwhelming, as i felt the espresso didnt come through as strongly as i would have liked. The cream top also did not have much flavor which made it feel more like a normal latte than a signature item. Not bad, but not a must have either. Overall will come back. Good vibes, and a solid place to work from. There are some tables upstairs that are right under the AC, so it can be a little breezy

    Jericho D.

    Finally checked out Sohn after seeing all the hype, and I was surprised it's so close to my office. The biggest thing to know is parking. It can be tough right by the café, but there are residential streets a short walk away with 1-, 2-, and 4-hour parking, so it wasn't too bad once I found a spot. The staff were friendly, but one thing caught me off guard: if you're by yourself, you can't sit at one of the larger tables. They'll ask you to sit at the communal table or with others so they can maximize seating. I went on a Friday, and it seemed like a lot of people were working remotely, so it was pretty busy. I ordered one of their signature drinks. One small inconvenience: you can't add extra espresso through the QR ordering system, so I had to place a separate order with the barista to add a triple shot because I needed the caffeine. Not a huge deal, just something to be aware of. The coffee itself was pretty good, but not something I'd specifically crave. I honestly came more for the vibe, and the atmosphere definitely lived up to the hype. One pleasant surprise was the Wi-Fi. Even with so many people working there, it was fast and reliable, and I didn't have any issues. I didn't get to try the food this visit, but I'd definitely come back to give it a shot. Next time I'll bring a friend so we can grab our own table, since seating gets pretty tight. Overall, it's a great spot if you're looking for a cozy café to work or catch up with someone. Just be prepared for limited parking, communal seating if you're solo, and know that the experience is more about the atmosphere than the coffee itself.

    Kiana L.

    I came back to Sohn with a friend who was visiting from SoCal, and since we were already nearby, I had to put him onto this place. After my first visit, I knew I had to bring someone else here to try it, and this time we decided to try some of their food. We got the Sohn Breakfast Sandwich and Galbi Patty Melt to share, and let me tell you, we absolutely finished everything within 5 minutes. It was that good. I usually don't even like sandwiches that much, but these were honestly so enjoyable that I didn't mind at all. Both were flavorful, filling, and had such a good balance of textures that made every bite satisfying. Of course, we had to get the Sohn Signature Matcha Cream Top again because it's one of my favorites. The cream top is so smooth and pairs really well with the matcha without being overly sweet. We also tried the Banana Matcha Oat Milk Latte, and I was actually surprised by how much I liked it. I usually don't like banana-flavored things, but this was one of the few banana drinks that I didn't mind. The banana flavor wasn't too overpowering, and it blended nicely with the matcha and oat milk. I'm really glad I came back and got to try more of their menu. Sohn is definitely becoming one of those places I keep wanting to bring people to because there's always something new to try.

    Jennifer U.

    We went at 1pm on Sunday, and luckily there was no line. (There was a huge line when we were leaving at 2 pm.) We got the kimchi fried rice, buckwheat noodles, patty melt, popcorn chicken. I was most excited for the patty melt, but in the end it was the most disappointing. It was just kind a dry burger, with no special flavor. The croissant bun was nice. However I was pleasantly surprised by the cold noodle salad and the popcorn chicken which came with fried tteoboki. The melona soda was fun too, but too much ice and not enough soda. Overall, the food and drink was moreover average, but! the pricing is very fair. Convenient location next to Dogpatch Boulders

    Iced Matcha Latte with Oat Milk
    Stacey I.

    I stopped by (literally today haha) on a beautiful sunny Saturday, and I was in the mood for a good matcha place to treat myself to. I've had this place saved for awhile, and I was anxious to try it on a sunny Saturday, knowing that reviews often mention a long wait. To my surprise, my visit went well and I waited under 30 minutes!! **There's 2 separate lines - To dine in, and to go. I ordered to go. FOOD: 9/10 MATCHA: 8/10 AMBIANCE: 10/10 SERVICE: 9/10 What I ordered: Kimchi Fried Rice ($14) Iced Matcha with Oat-milk and Sweetener ($6) FOOD: 9/10 The kimchi fried rice was so good! I loved how they were not shy with the garnishments (seaweed and green onions). I love that it already came with a well cooked fried egg and I did not have to pay for extra which is rare. I did notice the fried rice was a little bit on the sweeter side but not too sweet, hence why I give it a 9/10. MATCHA: 8/10 They have GOOD quality matcha! I give it an 8 because personally, it was too strong for me despite paying extra for sweetener. It honestly did not taste like they added sweetener so I had to add my own at home. But honestly, their Matcha can easily be a 9/10 rating for those who just like matcha and milk on it's own. There's no doubt the matcha was good quality, whisked well, and not grainy. AMBIANCE: 10/10 I loved the aesthetic and ambiance at Sohn. It's very spacious both for the waiting area and to dine in. There's an upstairs and downstairs, and I noticed there was kitchen-side seating as well. Sohn is modern, sleek, and elegant but not overly decorated. SERVICE: 9/10 Although when ordering to go, you order on your own through the kiosk so you don't really encounter much interactions with the staff. However, there is a staff member that was at the front, directing people when to come in and wait, etc. and she was very nice! I even asked her a few questions about the menu and she was very detailed and kind. I definitely would come back but also in no rush to, since parking wasn't that great.

    Popcorn chicken and kimchi rice
    Judy H.

    Hip, Korean fusion cafe with abridged food and extensive drink menu. My friend and I checked out this place. We were able to get in on a Saturday afternoon after a short wait. We ordered the popcorn chicken, kimchi fried rice, and hojicha with an espresso shot latte. I was glad that there were gluten free options. The popcorn chicken was unfortunately a little salty, which went well with the fried rice. The hojicha latte was missing the light sweetness that we ordered. Ambiance was light and airy. And there's an elevator in case you don't want to use the stairs to get to the upstairs.

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    Ashlee L.

    Been wanting to come here for the longest time because of how cute the interior looked and I finally got to come!! Visited on a Saturday during opening time and it wasn't busy at all! They have 2 floors, the bottom is for take out and doing work I think while the top is for dining in. We were able to get seated on the top floor right away. Despite the cafe being so nice and it being a sit down, we ordered through QR codes and had to get our own water. I was expecting better service tbh, but the workers were still all very kind. I mainly came here for the matcha, and I tried the cream top matcha with oat milk. Unfortunately, it was pretty disappointing. The cream top was pretty cheesy and the matcha taste was very light. It tasted like matcha chocolate (white chocolate with a faint matcha taste). However the food was very solid. The popcorn chicken was very juicy and I loved the fried tteokbokki with the seaweed seasoning. They were perfectly lightly crisp. The kimchi fried rice was also really tasty, but I felt kinda awkward eating fried rice at 9am lol. It would've hit more during lunch time! This would be an amazing wfh cafe though. Food, drinks, and they also had lots of seating and outlets. TLDR: great food, matcha was a little disappointing, but adorable cafe

    Upstairs
    Serina L.

    Wonderful experience for my first time at Sohn! I was greeted like how you would at a restaurant and was led to a table! But the ordering process is through their QR code. I ordered the Banana Hojicha latte and it was amazing. Both flavors were so strong yet so complementary to each other! There's tons of searing both upstairs and downstairs. I love the wood decor, white walls, and framed pictures as decoration OH not to forget that there was wifi and outlets-- optimum wfh spot!

    Banana matcha latte
    Bill P.

    4.5 stars Expansive, aesthetically pleasing cafe with couches, tables for meetings or coworking spaces, and 2nd floor overlooking the open kitchen. It doesn't feel cramped and it can be easy to spend the majority of the day in there. Ordering is by kiosk when you enter, there is a waiting nook for drinks. Parking can be tricky in the area with tight roads, plenty of food shops to walk to while in the area. Order: Banana matcha latte: the banana flavor was strong, and the matcha was light in comparison. was hoping for stronger matcha profile. Will try the Hojicha next time!

    Galbi Patti Melt ($16)
    Sabrina C.

    Everything was great quality and food came out fast! They have a self-service station for water and cups if you need them. We got the Banana Oat Milk Latte (Hojicha) which had a very strong banana flavor! The Popcorn Chicken was dark meat so very juicy and salty and delicious; not that it needs it, but a gochujang aioli would be fun on the side! The Galbi Patti Melt was had a sweet flavor to it, i would love if the kimchi slaw was more "kimchi" and less "slaw." Looked kimchi color but did not have kimchi flavor. A good spot!

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    The service here was so bad that I think about it almost a year later and finally decided to leave…read morethis review. I almost never give bad reviews. The ONLY reason I give a 2 star is 1 star for the food which was decent, but nothing I couldn't get at another restaurant to be honest. And half of that star goes to the sweet waitress who tried her best with us. I came in with my boyfriend maybe an hour before break time midday (unbeknownst to us) as the sign outside is faded and in LIGHT blue marker on a soju standee. Pro tip: maybe you should update that off to the side sign in small letters as well as your closing time on google + Apple Maps before you grumpily yell at your customers to leave AFTER taking our money and giving us food (which btw we were there about 30 minutes). Or don't seat us at all. Thanks! Would not recommend.

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    2.5 mi

    Easy seating (and parking) for an early dinner on a Monday night…read more The restaurant was dark, and we noticed an installation on the wall. It turns out people collect their bottle caps in clear capsules. Fun idea. We were very pleased to hear Woodz for most of our dining experience. I love jokbal, and I've never had it served in this style. Usually I've had large platters of sliced meat, but this was a bowl of the boney parts. It was so delicious. It melted right off the bone, and it had a little heat. I want to go back for this alone. Also enjoyed a dish of kimchi fried rice and sotteok sotteok with a happy hour priced soju.

    I really wanted to like Yasijang since it is close to where I live and run by some genuinely nice…read moreKorean folks, both in the kitchen and front of house. Unfortunately, most of the dishes fell pretty flat for me. Here's a breakdown of everything we tried: Mini Jeon - This came out as a set of three mini pancakes, and while they were fried expertly with a nice crisp exterior, I did not really get much of the ingredient flavors at all, which was supposed to have an array of vegetables and seafood. Truffle Bosot Fry - These were fantastic. Each enoki was fried so the stems were splayed out and then dusted in truffle salt. It was clear the chef has a deft hand at the fryer, as both of the first two starters had an amazing crunch to them. Spicy Tuna Tower - This seemed like a popular item, but it was really disappointing. It felt like a quantity over quality dish, with the spicy tuna indeed piled high, but very clumpy, as if it had just been scooped straight out of the fridge, and not a pleasant texture. There was not much flavor or spice to it and the kappa maki rolls that the tuna sat atop were unfortunately not made well, as most of them fell apart just from picking them up with chopsticks. K-Fried Chicken - Pretty good value since you get 8 decently sized pieces for $20, or $22 if you want to add a sauce. It was curious that they do not let you do half and half, since the sauces are likely pre-made and that is such a common option at most other KFC spots. The bigger issue was the fry on the chicken as huge pieces of batter were missing from every piece, and it did not have that signature shattering crunch I expect, which suggested the oil was not hot enough and that they did not double fry the chicken. The soy and garlic flavor was actually pretty good, so it was doubly disappointing that the chicken was not fried properly. Hwe-Muchim. - This dish was an absolute disaster. The cubes of fish and salad were absolutely drowning in cho-jang, and it was really unbalanced, so all you tasted was gochujang. The lettuce was so wilted under the sheer amount of liquid that it made the dish difficult to eat. I actually took this home, drained most of the liquid, rinsed off the fish, added fresh greens and a homemade dressing, and it tasted much better. The staff were friendly enough, but this place is clearly targeting a drinking or late-night crowd so I would avoid if your main goal is to enjoy the food itself. Seems like a fun enough place if you were just wanting to stop in and have some snacks with your drinks or as an end of night stop as the 4-cha or 5-cha (IYKYK).

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    Yasijang
    SPICY TUNA TOWER
    SPICY TUNA TOWER
    Flying fish roe, stir-fried kimchi, and fresh vegetables in a hot pot.

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    Flying fish roe, stir-fried kimchi, and fresh vegetables in a hot pot.
    San Wang Restaurant

    San Wang Restaurant

    3.8
    (691 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    Went there during the Fillmore Festival at around 11:30. Was surprised there weren't more…read morecustomers. I first started eating at this place around 1990 and have at times stopped going once I moved out of the city. I try to go at least once a year. Have always enjoyed their clams, dried fried chicken, jia jiang mian, and seafood noodle soup. Clams were still plentiful, plump, and very fresh. Noodle were still good. The owner recommended I try the Jjamppong and tubot. The jjamppong like their other noodles were good but the standout was the turbot: steamed to perfection, fresh, and tasty. I can't compare it to other fish but it was soft, smooth, and buttery. I have seen the owner before cooking in the kitchen but it looks now father time has caught up and he is thoroughly enjoying helping out in the front. He was talkative and pleasant to talk to.

    This place was really good. I found it through yelp. After being at the Japan town mall waiting for…read moremy family to finish shopping, I wanted Chinese food that was further away. So I found this place and we walked in with few customers. We ordered a soup, and were about to order something else when the server/cook suggested we order the meal for 3. He let us substitute the white rice for fried rice and cashew chicken for lemon chicken that we wanted. Boy was it a real treat. We added a chicken chow mein and we weren't disappointed. All in all, we came out stuffed with leftovers, and great service to boot. We were the only ones in the restaurant at the time which was surprising, how great the food and service were. Come here and you won't regret it!

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    San Wang Restaurant
    Dry-Fried Chicken
    Dry-Fried Chicken
    Pickled kimchi

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    Pickled kimchi
    Han Il Kwan

    Han Il Kwan

    4.1
    (2.2k reviews)
    5.1 mi
    $$$

    Came here walk-in on a Friday evening at 6:30 and waited for almost 45 mins for a table for 2. Get…read morethe galbijim! It's a steal and It's delicious- so much meat it lasted me 3 meals. The wait for the dish was almost 25 mins but all worth it !The complimentary soup and banchan were huge and alright. The servers know what they were doing but one minor thing about my experience was that the waitress served a really really hot dish at her convenience and I had to move it to the center for sharing. Since they're busy they expect you to finish your meal, pay and go.

    food was good and there was no wait on a sunday afternoon for a table of 6. everything was on point…read morebasically except for the service- as soon as we told them we were only ordering three dishes, their demeanor changed entirely lol. that probably plus the fact that we were young/it was our first time here got them extra annoyed, even though we were polite. banchan was all yummy, rice was $2 per extra bowl (3 were included). we chose soft tofu soup over the steamed egg, which we were told was one or the other, per table. we ordered bulgogi, brisket, and a seafood pancake. literally all the dishes were good but we were not checked in on once. we noticed them checking in on other tables, but deliberately skipping ours. we'd have to flag someone down whenever we wanted something, and when we asked for banchan refills they said ok and never got it to us. we just ended up finishing our meal without it. service was rude, inattentive, and overall lacking. would come back again if i didn't care for service!

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    Comfortable inside space
    Comfortable inside space
    Marinated Beef Rib Eye
    Marinated Beef Rib Eye
    Fish Cake

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    Ganji

    Ganji

    4.6
    (634 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Free WiFi

    What a gem amongst all the restaurants in Japan Town! It's in the outside center near the…read morestationary store Paper Tree for reference. Been here a couple of times already and the service never failed. Even came here during the Cherry Blossom Festival and the staff were still friendly / accommodating. They even put a spicy sauce on the side of one of the katsu plates when we mentioned that my dad couldn't handle all that haha. This cozy spot mainly focuses on katsu plates, but I like how they had off menu or specials to choose from if you'd like another option. I will say though them katsu plates were just chef's kiss. The meat is pounded thin enough where it's still juicy and tender, but doesn't affect the exterior from being crunchy and a bit flaky. Nothing was dry here yallll! I also like how it already comes with miso soup and salad. Huge fan of that Hamachi Truffle special though. Think of a citrusy flavor from the ponzu, fresh fish, a bit of micro greens, and a thin slice of jalapeño that just ~works~ on a cute wooden spoon that you want to steal I could honestly eat like 5 spoons of this. I'd skip on the calamari as it was kind of skimpy to share with a large group. Only note was that their fried katsu curry was a bit underwhelming with having more slices of carrots than potato! Would love to come back if I am ever in the area.

    Ganji is a solid spot for katsu in Japantown! The service was excellent--the staff were friendly,…read moreattentive, and quick to take our orders, which made for a great dining experience. The miso soup was a delicious way to start the meal, and when my katsu arrived, it looked amazing. The meat was hot, tender, and the portion was huge, so I definitely left full. My only suggestion is to ask for the curry on the side if you like your katsu extra crispy. I had the curry poured over it, and the breading got soggy pretty quickly. The only reason I'm giving four stars instead of five is the price. My dish was around $30, which felt a little expensive, although I can understand it given the quality of the meat and generous portions. Overall, it's a great place if you're craving katsu, and I'd definitely come back--just with the curry on the side next time!

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    Ganji
    Ganji
    Ganji

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    Sohn - cafes - Updated August 2026

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