Akira Japanese Restaurant
San Francisco, CA
1634 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA246 itemsUpdated March 16, 2026
Structured menu data
Appetizer Sides
Extra Ginger
$1.00Extra Wasabi
$1.00Fresh Wasabi
$5.00House made fresh wasabi
Matsutake Side
$10.00Miso Dressing
$1.00Miso Soup
$4.00Dashi broth with tofu, seaweed and scallion
Plate A5 Waygu-Sukiyaki
$40.00Plate Veggies- Sukiyaki
$20.00Ponzu Sauce
$1.00Raw Egg
$3.00Siracha Hot Sauce
$1.00Slice Lemon
$1.00Spicy Mayo Sauce
$1.00Steamed Rice
$4.00Side of fresh rice
Sushi Rice
$4.00Side of sushi rice
Teriyaki Sauce
$1.00Udon
$5.00Beer
Asahi - Large
$10.00Fresh, crisp and clear
Kawaba Snow Wizen
$9.00Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
Kawaba Sunrise Ale
$9.00Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
Kawaba Twilight Ale
$9.00Refreshing, crisp, and soft bitterness
Sapporo - Large
$9.00Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish
Sapporo - Small
$5.00Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish
Bento Specials
Akira Bento
$28.00Served with salad, miso soup and rice. Choose one item: kalbi, beef ribeye teriyaki, chicken katsu, chicken teriyaki, saba shioyaki, salmon shioyaki or teriyaki, shrimp tempura or tonkatsu. Choose one roll: California roll, spicy tuna roll or salmon avocad
Sushi Bento
$30.00Sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, and choice of California roll, spicy tuna roll, or salmon avocado roll. Serve with salad and miso soup
Catering Appetizers
Edamame (C)
$18.00Soybean sprinkled with sea salt
Kaiso (C)
$22.00Seaweed salad
Shrimp Tempura Appetizer (C)
$42.00Tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
Sunonomo Ebi or Tako (C)
$33.00Shrimp or octopus, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing
Tori Karage (C)
$30.00Marinated fried chicken
Yaki Asparagus (C)
$33.00Grilled fresh asparagus
Catering Bento Specials (Individual)
Akira Bento (C)
$28.00(Choose one item: kalbi, beef ribeye teriyaki, chicken katsu, chicken teriyaki, saba shioyaki, salmon shioyaki, salmon teriyaki, shrimp tempura or tonkatsu) (choose one roll: California roll, spicy tuna roll or salmon avocado roll)
Sushi Bento (C)
$30.00Chef choice of 6 pieces of nigiri; choose one roll: California roll, spicy tuna roll or salmon avocado roll
Catering Individual Dessert
Daifuku Mochi (C)
$7.00Slice Greentea Cheesecake (C)
$7.00Catering Individual Drinks
Can Soda (C)
$3.00Coke, sprite, or diet coke
Pierre Mineral Water (C)
$5.00Bottled sparkling water
Catering Large Assortment Platters
Bush Platter (Assorted 40 Piece Nigiri and 5 Rolls) Includes: (Serve 10 Guests)
$199.00Ebi - steam prawn, unagi - eel, tamago - egg omelet, sake - salmon, bincho maguro - albacore, salmon avocado roll , shrimp tempura roll, spicy tuna roll, negi hama roll, California roll
Catering Sets (Individual)
Beef Teriyaki (C)
$26.00Chicken Katsu (C)
$18.00Chicken Teriyaki (C)
$18.00Kalbi (C)
$28.00Saba Shioyaki (C)
$19.00Salmon Shioyaki (C)
$20.00Salmon Teriyaki (C)
$20.00Set Combo (C)
$26.00Choose from sets above
Shrimp Tempura (C)
$20.00Tonkatsu (C)
$18.00Catering Small Assortment Platters
Franklin Platter (Assorted 20 Piece Nigiri and 5 Rolls) Includes: (Serve 4 Guests)
$160.00Ebi - steam prawn, unagi - eel , tamago - egg omelet, sake - salmon, bincho maguro - albacore, salmon avocado roll, shrimp tempura roll, spicy tuna roll, negi hama roll, California roll
Catering Sushi Selection
Akira Roll Platter 56 Pieces (Serve 10 Guests) Includes
$162.00Seared salmon belly roll, spicy mango roll, unagi avocado roll, spicy tuna roll, shrimp tempura roll, salmon avocado roll
Nigiri Platter 64 Pieces (Serve 10 Guests) Includes
$360.00Maguro - tuna, sake - salmon, hamachi - yellowtail, bincho maguro - albacore, butterfish - wallu, eel - unagi, shrimp - ebi, tamago - egg omelet
Sashimi Platter 25 Pieces (Serve 6 Guests) Includes
$103.00Maguro - tuna, sake - salmon, hamachi - yellowtail, wallu - butterfish, bincho maguro - albacore
Sashimi Platter 50 Pieces (Serve 10 Guests) Includes
$206.00OToro - blue fin tuna belly, hon maguro - blue fin tuna, sake Toro - salmon Toro, hamachi Toro - yellowtail belly, wallu - butterfish
Cold Dish
Ankimo
$14.00Monk fish pate, onion, spicy radish, scallion and ponzu sauce
Beef Tataki
$17.00Grilled medium rare beef ribeye with thinly sliced onion, spicy radish, scallion and taaki sauce over spring salad
Hamachi Carpaccio
$24.00Thinly sliced hamachi, sliced avocado with sauce and truffle oil ponzu
Hawaiian Poke
$20.00Spicy tuna or tako over spring salad with special Hawaiian sauce
Hiyayakko
$7.00Cold tofu with soy ginger dipping sauce topped with bonito
Kaiso Salad
$7.00Seaweed salad
Mixed Green Salad
$8.00Organic salad with homemade miso ginger dressing
Oshitashi
$8.00Boiled spinach, soy broth topped with bonito
Sunomo Ebi
$11.00Shrimp, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing
Sunomo Tako
$11.00Octopus, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing
Tsukemono
$7.00Assorted Japanese pickle veggies
Wasabi Squid
$14.00Thinly sliced fresh squid with yuzu and wasabi chips
Dessert
Daifuku Mochi
$7.00Red bean wrapped in rice flour
Green Tea Cheesecake
$7.00Green tea cheesecake
Donburi
Chirashi Don
$35.00Chef's selection of sashimi over sushi rice
Curry Don
$20.00Japanese curry chicken or pork cutlet over rice
Katsu Don
$20.00Pork cutlet, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
Oyako Don
$18.00Chicken, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
Sake Don
$35.00Salmon sashimi over sushi rice
Tekka Don
$35.00Big eye tuna sashimi over sushi rice
Ten Don
$21.00Tiget prawn and assorted vegetable tempura with special sauce over rice
Unagi Don
$25.00Barbecued eel with special sauce over rice
Honjozo
1.8L Oni Koroshi Genbie (Cold)
$65.00Soft, semi dry and semi sweet
1.8L Oni Koroshi Genbie (Hot)
$65.00Soft, semi dry and semi sweet
11Oz Oni Koroshi Genbie (Hot)
$15.00Soft, semi dry and semi sweet
Hot Dish
Agedashi Tofu
$10.00Deep fried tofu in dashi sauce topped with bonito
Edamame
$6.00Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt
Fried Calamari
$11.00Gindara Miso
$18.00Grilled marinated miso black cod
Hamachi Kama
$20.00Grilled yellow tail collar with ponzu sauce
Kaki Fried Oysters
$12.00Kakuni Pork Belly
$14.00Braised pork belly simmered in sweet soy sauce
Kamo Shioyaki
$16.00Kani (Crab) Croquettes
$9.00Matsutake Dobin
$26.00Matsutake Shrimp Temp Appetizer
$20.00Nasu Dengaku
$11.00Grilled eggplant with special miso sauce
Shrimp Tempura Appetizer
$14.002 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
Spicy Black Cod Belly Appetizer
$20.00Tempura battered black cod belly fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad
Spicy Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
$20.00Tempura battered black cod belly fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad
Stuff Jalapeno
$13.00Grilled jalapeno stuffed with spicy albacore tuna topped with spicy mayo sauce
Tori Karaage
$10.00Marinated fried chicken
Yaki Asparagus
$11.00Grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper
Junmai Ginjo
Hakutsuru
$45.00720 ml. Smooth, fragrant with floral aroma
Ozeki Karatamba
$20.00300 ml. Light, clear, smooth and sharp dry
Nigiri
Amaebi Nigiri
$11.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet shrimp
Anago Nigiri
$10.00Bincho Maguro Nigiri
$10.00Albacore
Bincho Maguro Toro Nigiri
$13.00Albacore tuna belly
Ebi Nigiri
$9.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam tiger prawn
Engawa Nigiri
$13.00Halibut fin
Hamachi Nigiri
$11.00Yellowtail
Hamachi Toro Nigiri
$13.00Yellowtail belly
Hirame Nigiri
$11.00Halibut
Hokkaido Hotate Nigiri
$11.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh scallop from hokkaido
Hon Maguro Nigiri
$14.00Ika Nigiri
$9.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Squid
Ikura Nigiri
$12.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Cured salmon roe in red wine
Inari Nigiri
$8.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet tofu skin
Kani Nigiri
$12.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam red crab
Kanpachi Nigiri
$11.00Young yellowtail
Madai Nigiri
$11.00Seabream
Maguro Nigiri
$11.00Big eye tuna
Otoro Nigiri
$20.00Saba Nigiri
$11.00Norway mackerel
Sake Nigiri
$9.00Salmon
Sake Toro Nigiri
$13.00Salmon belly
Shima Aji Nigiri
$13.00Spicy Hotate Nigiri
$12.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Scallop mix with spicy mayo tobiko
Tako Nigiri
$9.00Octopus
Tamago Nigiri
$8.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Japanese omelet
Tobiko Nigiri
$9.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Flying fish roe
Unagi Nigiri
$10.00Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh water barbequed eel
Uni Hokkaido Nigiri
$24.00Uni Santa Barbara Nigiri
$15.00Wallu Nigiri
$11.00Butterfish
Nigori Sake
Dassai Nigori
$25.00300 ml. Dry, light, refreshing, and sweet
Sayuri
$20.00300 ml. Refeshing aroma, natural sweetness and smooth aftertaste
Noodles
Beef Soba
$17.00Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth
Beef Udon
$17.00Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth
Chicken Soba
$15.00Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth
Chicken Udon
$15.00Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth
Nabeyaki Soba
$19.00Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables
Nabeyaki Udon
$19.00Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables
Shrimp Tempura Soba
$18.00Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth
Shrimp Tempura Udon
$18.00Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth
Ten Zaru Soba
$18.00Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura, cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
Vegetable Soba
$15.00Vegetables in dashi broth
Vegetable Udon
$15.00Vegetables in dashi broth
Zaru Soba
$14.00Cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
Other Beverages
Apple Juice
$5.00Bundaberg Ginger Beer
$6.00Coca-Cola
$3.00Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
Diet Coke
$3.00Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
Green Tea
$3.00NA Sapporo beer
$5.00Orange Juice
$5.00Perrier Sparkling Water
$5.00Ramune
$5.00Japanese carbonated soft drink
Roasted Rice Tea
$3.00Sprite
$3.00Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
Red Wines
BTL Carmel Road, Carmel
$35.00Vibrant blank cherry aromas with layers of vanilla bean
BTL House Cabernet Sauvignon
$28.00BTL House Point Noir
$28.00Rolls
California Roll
$10.00Snow crab, avocado, Japanese mayo
Futo Roll
$11.00Omelette, shitake, spinach, gobo, and cucumber
Negi Hama Roll
$10.00Hamachi, scallion
Negi Toro Roll
$13.00Bluefin tuna belly, scallion
Philly Roll
$12.00Fresh salmon, avocado, cream cheese
Saba Gari Roll
$10.00Norway mackerel with pickled ginger
Salmon Avocado Roll
$10.00Fresh salmon avocado
Salmon Skin Roll
$10.00Grilled salmon skin, gobo, cucumber, scallion, shiso and kaiware
Shrimp Tempura Roll
$11.00Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, Japanese mayo
Spicy Hamachi Roll
$10.00Chopped hamachi, spicy sauce, scallion, sprout
Spicy Tuna Roll
$10.00Tuna, spicy sauce, cucumber, sprout
Tekka Roll
$10.00Tuna, sesame
Tuna Avocado Roll
$12.00Tuna, avocado
Unagi Avocado Roll
$12.00Grilled fresh water eel, avocado
Unagi Cucumber Roll
$11.00Grilled fresh water eel, cucumber
Sashimi
Bincho Maguro Sashimi
$19.00Albacore
Bincho Maguro Toro Sashimi
$28.00Albacore tuna belly
Engawa Sashimi
$28.00Halibut fin
Hamachi Sashimi
$19.00Yellowtail
Hamachi Toro Sashimi
$28.00Yellowtail belly
Hirame Sashimi
$23.00Halibut
Hon Maguro Sashimi
$30.00Blue fin tuna
Kanpachi Sashimi
$23.00Young yellowtail
Madai Sashimi
$23.00Seabream
Maguro Sashimi
$23.00Big eye tuna
Moriawase Sashimi
$66.0015 pieces - chef's choice
Otoro Sashimi
$46.00Blue fin tuna belly
Saba Sashimi
$19.00Norway mackerel
Sake Sashimi
$19.00Salmon
Sake Toro Sashimi
$28.00Salmon belly
Shima Aji Sashimi
$29.00Tako Sashimi
$19.00Octopus
Uni Hokkaido Sashimi
$58.00Sea urchin, japan
Uni Santa Barbara Sashimi
$34.00Wallu Sashimi
$23.00Butterfish
Sets
Beef Teriyaki
$26.00Grilled beef ribeye steak with teriyaki sauce
Chicken Katsu
$18.00Breaded fried chicken and served with special tonkatsu sauce
Chicken Teriyaki
$18.00Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce
Kalbi
$28.00Grilled marinated beef short ribs
Saba Shioyaki
$19.00Grilled mackerel with sea salt
Salmon Shioyaki
$20.00Grilled salmon with sea salt
Salmon Teriyaki
$20.00Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce
Set Combination
$26.00Please choose any two items from sets above
Shrimp Tempura Set
$20.002 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
Tonkatsu
$18.00Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce
Sparkling Sake
Awayuki
$17.00300 ml. Softly sweet sparkling sake with notes of peach, cucumber, watermelon and just
Hana Awaka
$15.00250 ml. Citrus flavor surrounded with tiny, tight bubbles, refreshingly delicious and mildly
Special Fish from Japan
A5 Wagyu Nigiri
$16.00Bincho Tataki
$19.00Hobou Nigiri
$16.00Hobou Sashimi
$34.00Inada Nigiri
$16.00Inada Sashimi
$34.00Kinmedai Nigiri
$16.00Kinmedai Sashimi
$34.00Madagascar Nigiri
$16.00Madagascar Sashimi
$34.00Mizu Dako Nigiri
$16.00Mizu Dako Sashimi
$34.00V Special (Cherry Blossom)
$60.00V Special (Peacock)
$60.00Special Rolls
Akira Cucumber Roll
$19.00Tuna, hamachi, sake shiso leaf, avocado wrapped with cucmber and ponzu sauce
Atlantic Roll
$18.00Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with salmon and sliced lemon
Black Spider Roll
$21.00Tempura battered soft shell with unagi, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce
Caterpillar Roll
$18.00Barbecued eel, cucumber, topped with avocado and tobiko
Cherry Blossom Roll
$19.00Fresh salmon, avocado topped with big eye tuna
Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll
$18.00Spicy tuna, avocado deep-fried in panko topped with spicy mayo, spicy sauce, scallion and sweet sauce
Dragon Roll
$19.00Shrimp tempura, snow crab, topped with barbecued eel and avocado
Kobe Dragon Roll
$21.00Asparagus tempura, gobo, kaiware, shiso leaf, topped with kobe beef garlic, scallion and ponzu sauce
Peacock Roll
$20.00Tuna, sake, hamachi, unagi, gobo, ikura, cucumber roll in soy paper
Pink Dragon Roll
$19.00Shrimp tempura, avocado, topped with albacore tuna, garlic chip, scallion and ponzu
Pumpkin Tempura Roll
$19.00Japanese pumpkin tempura topped with fresh albacore, fresh garlic, scallion and sweet soy sauce
Rainbow Roll
$19.00Snow crab, avocado with 5 variety of raw fish on top
Seared Salmon Belly Roll
$19.00Snow crab, avocado topped with seared salmon belly and jalapeno
Spicy Mango Roll
$18.00Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce topped with mango
Spider Roll
$18.00Tempura battered soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber avocado, gobo, kaiware, and tobiko
Vegetarian Rolls
Avocado Roll
$9.00Avocado, seasame seed
Gobo Ume Shiso Roll
$9.00Pickled burdock root, pickled plum, shiso leaf
Horenso Roll
$8.00Boiled spinach, sesame seed
Kappa Roll
$8.00Cucumber, sesame seed
Natto Roll
$8.00Fermented soybean
Oshinko Roll
$8.00Japanese pickle radish, sesame seed
Shiitake Roll
$8.00Mushroom, sesame seed
Vegetable Tempura Roll
$10.00Japanese pumpkin, sweet yam tempura
White Wines
BTL Benvolio Prosecco Sparkling, Italy
$40.00Light and refreshing bubbly with floral aromas and notes of honey and citrus
BTL Hakusutru Plum Wine
$28.00Fresh plum, bright, tangy notes and a pleasing fruity aroma
BTL House Sauvigon Blanc
$28.00BTL Matanzas Creek, Sonoma County
$40.00Crisp with notes of grapefruit and green grass