Kuma Sushi and Sake
San Francisco, CA
1040 Polk St, San Francisco, CA, 94109-693692 itemsUpdated March 27, 2026
Structured menu data
Beverages
Asahi 0
$6.00Coca-Cola
$7.00Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
Echigo 12oz
$9.00koshihikari rice lager 12 oz
Ginger Beer
$5.00Large San Pellegrino
$7.00720ml
Orion
$10.00Okinawan premium draught beer 22oz
Pinot Noir
$16.00Sauvignon Blanc
$16.00By the Bottle
Abe+ Bottle
$75.00Hello! Bottle
$100.00Kaze No Mori BOTTLE
$72.00Pinot Noir Bottle
$62.00Sauvignon Blanc Bottle
$46.00Sequioa 5-Year Kimoto
$90.00Sequoia Daiginjo (Bottle)
$90.00Sequoia Genshu Nama Genshu (Bottle)
$90.00Nama Genshu means sake that has not been pasteurized or diluted. High alcohol and slightly effervescent with a deep rich taste. Sequoia’s best, San Francisco
Tenbi Bottle
$100.00Chirashi and Chef's Choice
Chef's 4-Piece Nigiri Tasting
$24.00Four pieces of sushi selected by the chef. Types of fish may vary depending on season, but we generally like to start with lighter flavors and end with a belly cut.
Chef's 8 Piece Nigiri Tasting
$48.00Eight pieces of sushi selected by the chef. Types of fish may vary depending on season, but we generally like to start with lighter flavors and end with belly cuts.
Chirashi
$54.00To fully embrace take-out, we've replaced our chef's choice sashimi with Kuma's chirashi. Inspired by one of our favorite dishes and the idea of a casual night in, you'll get 14 cuts of today's best fish, ikura snap peas, and kinshi tamago scattered over a house blend of nisihki rice and wild grains.
Chirashi Deluxe
$69.00All the goodness of our house chirashi with the addition of a few more luxurious items for when you're feeling fancy. Includes local uni, toro, and assorted shellfish.
Sake-Masu Chirashi
$48.00A filling dish utilizing all parts of both salmon and ocean trout. 12 slices total, cuts from the back and the belly, cured roe, and salmon skin chicharrones, all served over our wild grain rice blend, with assorted veggies and kinshi tamago.
Sashimi Sampler
$27.00A pared down version of our dine-in sashimi platter designed to handle the bustle of take-out. A selection from the chef of 3 fish, 2 pieces each for 6 pieces total.
Kuma's Pantry
House Ponzu Sauce (8oz)
$10.00House Spicy Mayo (8oz)
$10.00Kuma's Everything Furikake (1oz)
$5.00Kuma's Everything Shichimi (1oz)
$5.00Kuma's Shira Ae Salad Dressing (8oz)
$10.00Umami Soy Sauce (8oz)
$10.00Maki
Avocado Maki
$7.00Large slices of avocado and coarse sea salt.
California Roll
$11.00Real crab, avocado, and sesame seeds.
Ebi Tempura Roll
$13.00Tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, perilla leaf, daikon radish sprouts, red leaf lettuce, and spicy mayonnaise.
Faceplant
$16.00Jicama, avocado, cucumber roll topped with marinated Japanese eggplant and crushed sesame seeds.
Fresca
$18.00A unique citrus twist and refreshing flavor has made this one-of-a-kind beverage a crowd favorite since the first sip. Enjoying a Fresca is the quick and easy way to elevate the everyday. Fresca is a sparkling soda water that loves turning any dull moment into a moment of celebration and effervescent fun. It's that perfect blend of zero sugar and caffeine-free sparkling sensation that can be enjoyed in a cocktail or all on its own. And it's that refreshing ability to always freshen the vibes by adding in a little extra zero calorie fancy to any occasion. Let's be honest, the Fresca life is the refreshing side of life we all love and crave.
Half Baked
$19.00Baked crab and avocado roll topped with salmon, green onions, tobiko, spicy mayo.
Hey Girl
$19.00Tempura shrimp, cucumber topped with layers of tuna and avocado, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Jackalope
$19.00Hawaiian amberjack and pickled jalapeno on top with spicy hamachi and fried green scallions inside
Negi Hama
$9.00Yellowtail and green onions in toasted seaweed.
Rainbow
$17.00California roll topped with various fish chosen by the chef.
Salmon Avocado Roll
$11.00Salmon, sesame seeds, lemon slices, and avocado.
Saratoga
$18.00Seared ocean trout sprinkled with lemon zest topping a roll of avocado, asparagus, and jalapeño.
Spicy Tuna Roll
$12.00Spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado, perilla leaf, daikon radish sprouts, and red leaf lettuce.
Sweet Potato Roll
$8.00Tempura sweet potato and (vegetarian) unagi sauce.
Tango
$18.00Fresh tuna and mango topped with ocean trout and yuzu kosho.
Sake By the Carafe
Abe+
$34.00Dan
$45.00Den Blue Label #4
$32.00Funaguchi One Cup
$10.00Honjozo -- Kikusui’s undiluted, unpasteurized honjozo sake. Served in a “one cup” size as unpasteurized sake is light sensitive. Big, bright and boozy, Niigata 200ml
Ginban Banshu 50
$22.00Daiginjo Silver Plate. A bold, fruity nose followed by a dry, spicy finish. It’s a sake that pleases all palates, Toyama
Hakuro Suishu
$30.00Junmai Daiginjo style sake. Winter Waters. Rich and fruit forward with notes of pear and just the right amount of funk, Yamagata
Hello!!!
$45.00Kizan
$22.00Sequioa 5-Year Kimoto
$37.00Sequoia Daiginjo
$37.00Sequoia Nama Genshu
$35.00Nama Genshu means sake that has not been pasteurized or diluted. High alcohol and slightly effervescent with a deep rich taste. Sequoia’s best, San Francisco.
Sequoia Nigori
$34.00Perfect spring nigori sake with a floral nose and flavors of yogurt and lychee. One of Sequoia’s best selling sake is a must try for fans of nigori, San Francisco.
Tenbi
$45.00Tenbu
$21.00Junmai Ginjo -- Holy Warrior. From the famous shochu distiller Nishi Shuzo. Drinks like a wine” category. Notes of watermelon, banana, and yogurt. Kagoshima
Yamada Juro 2 oz
$14.00Yamada Juro Carafe
$52.00Small Plates
Great Balls of Fire
$14.00Panko breaded tuna and hamachi roll, topped with sriracha, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, green onions, tobiko, and our house furikake.
Kama
$18.00Choice of yellowtail or salmon fish collar seasoned with sea salt and steam broiled until perfectly tender and juicy. Served with a garlic ponzu dipping sauce.
Local Tofu
$9.00Firm tofu produced here in SF, topped with crunchy garlic oil dressing, scallions, chopped shiso and ponzu
Tako Karaage
$17.00Tender baby octopus coated lightly with seasoned flour and fried crispy. Served with our spicy dipping sauce.
Starters
Edamame
$6.00Blanched soybean pods tossed with coarse sea salt.
Furikake Edamame
$8.00Kuma's House Salad
$10.00Massaged kale, salt pickled cucumber and local seaweed. Optional addition of salmon skin chicharrónes.
Miso Soup
$5.00Awase miso with a kelp, mushroom, and shungiku leaf soup base; creates a flavor that’s almost tea-like.
Osuimono
$7.00Slices of shiitake mushroom and tofu suspended in clear soup made from this morning’s fish bones.
Seaweed Salad
$7.00A mix of both local and Japanese seaweed marinated in sesame oil.
Sushi Rice
$3.00Sushi
Ama Ebi
$14.00Spot Prawn, British Columbia
Bin Toro
$16.00Hamachi
$9.00Yellowtail, Kagoshima
Hirame
$11.00Fluke, US East Coast
Hon Maguro
$11.00Hotate
$12.00Scallop, Hokkaido
Inari
$7.00Kanpachi
$10.00Amberjack, Hawaii
Kurodai
$10.00Black Sea Bream, Miyagi
Magurozuke
$12.00Soy marinated tuna, Pacific Islands
Masu Toro
$15.00Ocean Trout Belly, Loch Etive
Pirikara Hotate
$13.00Scallop dusted with our house 7-spice blend and seared, Hokkaido
Sake
$8.00Salmon, US Atlantic
Sake Toro
$14.00Salmon Belly, US East Coast
Sawara
$15.00Tai
$11.00Sea bream, Kagoshima
Umi Masu
$9.00Uni (Hokkaido)
$24.00Uni (Santa Barbara)
$22.00Walu
$10.00Yuzu marinated escolar, Korea