Toriman
Santa Cruz
Japanese
The best yakitori you'll find in the whole area. My photos are from the pop-up days — they have a brick-and-mortar space now. Order everything: all the yakitori is great, and I always ask for the omakase.
Go for
- Everything
- The omakase
On my list of the best Japanese food in San Francisco.
Common questions
What should I order at Toriman?
Edmund goes for everything, the omakase.
Where is Toriman?
Santa Cruz, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Is Toriman worth going back to?
Edmund has eaten there 6 separate times since 2022, which is why it is on a list of 31 places drawn from nearly 500.