Toriman
Approved by Ed · 7 visits since 2022
3555 Clares St · Capitola, 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.
The yakitori here made Ed’s Best — my worldwide list of the things worth traveling for.
Common questions
What should I order at Toriman?
Edmund goes for everything, omakase.
Where is Toriman?
3555 Clares St, Capitola, Santa Cruz, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Is Toriman approved by Ed?
Yes. Toriman is one of the 34 places on Edmund's San Francisco list, kept from 496 eaten around the Bay Area. He has been 7 times since 2022.
Is Toriman worth going back to?
Edmund has eaten there 7 separate times since 2022, which is why it is on a list of 34 places drawn from nearly 500.