Bushi-tei

Bushi Tei Restaurant can be found at Post St 1638. The following is offered: Restaurants: Californian. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In San Francisco there are 27 other Restaurants: Californian. An overview can be found here.

When to Go: A brunch menu is offered on Sundays from 11:30am to 2:30pm.

Parking: The Japan Center Parking Garage (the entrance is on Geary Boulevard) is $1.75 per hour.

French and Japanese flavors are fused at bushi-tei, marking a creative duality evident even in the small room's elegant, rustic-modern decor. The striking, 16-seat communal table is split lengthwise into contrasting halves of wood and… Read More

“Don’t expect sushi and the usual Japanese fare” at this “fantastic find in J-town” proffering “gorgeous” high-end “Asian-fusion” à la carte and “kaiseki meals” as “inventive” as they are “eye candy”, “served beautifully” by a “gracious host” in a “modern”, “jewel-box” setting outfitted with lots of “old wood”; “dinner’s pricey”, but Sunday brunch is more affordable, as are the “quick” bites...

While Asian fusion is starting to feel old-fashioned, the innovative Cal-French cuisine with a Japanese accent at Bushi-Tei seems decidedly nouveau. The Japantown restaurant serves intriguing creations that don't feel forced. To start, try big-eye tuna tartare with tobiko and wasabi crème fraîche, or seared foie gras atop pumpkin pot de crème. Plates include coq au vin with mushroom polenta and...

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Lamb chops accompanied by Satsuma yams and a wasabi port sauce and a lobster-and-crab starter with papaya, ginger cream and curry oil are indicative of Chef Waka's inventive...

The bushi-tei is a French California Fusion restaurant featuringChef Seiji Wakabayashi's classical training in French cuisine combined with the Japanese delicacies of his heritage. Chef Wakabayashi creates meticulously blended pairing of complementary ingredients to create astonishing offerings such as miso marinated Wagyu with upland cress and French blue cheese and seared fresh foie gras...