Sushi Bistro Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Sushi Bistro, a hidden gem nestled at 452 Balboa St, San Francisco. This intimate establishment brings the vibrant flavors of Japan right to your plate, showcasing an array of exquisite sushi selections. From the signature Billie Jean Langostino roll to the crisp Watermelon-Man, each dish is a testament to fresh, high-quality ingredients thoughtfully combined to create a memorable dining experience.

With options ranging from classic rolls like the Philadelphia to specialty creations such as the Albacore Dream, there’s something for every palate. Guests rave about the freshness of the fish and the creativity behind each roll, particularly the deliciously unique Red Devil and the Caterpillar rolls. The warm, attentive service enhances the relaxed ambiance, making it a perfect spot for both casual dining and special occasions.

Whether you choose to dine in or take out, your craving for quality sushi will undoubtedly be satisfied at Sushi Bistro.

Bistro Signature Rolls

African Spider

Tempura soft shell crab, fried cajun yellowtail and salmon, topped with avocado and drizzled with a sweet and spicy eel sauce.

$22.00

Albacore Dream

Spicy tuna and avocado topped with albacore, served with a creamy garlic and spicy sauce.

$20.00

Billie Jean

Langostino, avocado, and cucumber topped with salmon wrapped in soy paper

$21.00

Big Island

assorted sashimi, spicy tuna, kanikama, tobiko and avocado wrapped in cucumber (no rice)

$24.00

C-2

Langostino, avocado, and cucumber topped with shrimp tempura, drizzled with eel sauce.

$21.00

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Grilled eel with shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber and aioli topped with eel sauce.

$21.00

49er

Avocado & tobiko topped with salmon & lemon.

$19.00

Hawaiian Breeze

Avocado and fuji apple topped with tuna, macadamia nuts and drizzled with cilantro pesto.

$19.00

M&L Forever

Spicy tuna, fresh tuna, fried cajun yellowtail, kanikama, avocado rolled in tempura flakes and topped with green onions and garlic sauce.

$20.00

Monster In-Laws

Fresh yellowtail, chopped spicy albacore, cucumber, topped with jalapenos, ponzu, and spicy sauce.

$21.00

Omega-3

Deep fried cajun salmon and yellowtail, avocado, topped with albacore, salmon, tobiko, scallions and a spicy garlic sauce.

$18.00

Oshinko Hama

Fresh Yellowtail, pickled radish, avocado, ginger sauce and green onions

$20.00

Presidio Roll

Salmon and tuna sashimi, avocado, oshinko topped with tempura flakes, wasabi aioli and scallions

$23.00

Rock N Roll

Chopped Hokkaido spicy sea scallop baked on a California roll with aioli.

$20.00

Ruby Rainbow

Spicy tuna roll topped with an assortment of fish.

$20.00

Sexy Scallop

Spicy albacore, salmon, cucumber and avocado topped with chopped Hokkaido scallop, tobiko and scallions wrapped in soy paper.

$22.00

The New Legend

Albacore tataki, shrimp tempura, avocado, aioli, and cucumbers topped with spicy garlic sauce and scallions.

$21.00

Red Devil

Spicy tuna, tempura yellowtail, aioli, avocado & cucumber, topped with scallions and a spicy ginger sauce.

$19.00

Watermelon-Man

Spicy tuna, spicy albacore, fuji apple topped with avocado, macadamia nuts served over aioli.

$20.00

Dave's Legacy

albacore tataki, tempura sweet potato and kubocha squash, green onions, spicy garlic aioli

$20.00

Crunchy

Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber and aioli rolled with tempura flakes drizzled with eel sauce.

$14.00

Rainbow Roll

California roll topped with an assortment of fish.

$20.00

Spider Roll

Soft shell crab tempura, avocado, cucumber, sprouts, tobiko.

$19.00

Caterpillar

Grilled eel and cucumber topped with avocado

$19.00

Spicy Tuna

$9.00

California

$9.00

Philadelphia

$9.00

Negi Hama Hand/Roll

$10.00

Negi-Hama Cut Roll

$13.00

Tekka Maki

$10.00

Sake Maki

$10.00

Baby Lobster

chilled langostino and avocado

$10.00

Classic Rolls

Veggie Sushi

Crunchy Veggie Roll

Vegetable tempura rolled with tempura flakes drizzled with sweet soy.

$14.00

Veggie Vixen

avocado, cucumber, shitake, oshinko, tempura sweet potato

$14.00

Notorious V.E.G.

avocado, cucumber, oshinko, garlic ponzu

$15.00

Avocado Roll

$9.00

Cucumber Roll

$9.00

Shitake Roll

$9.00

Oshinko Roll

$9.00

Inari 2pc

2pc sweet tofu pocket

$7.00

6pc Sashimi Omakase

Six pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$36.00

6pc Nigiri Omakase

Six pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$36.00

6pc Chirashi Omakase

Six pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$36.00

10pc Sashimi Omakase

Ten pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$59.00

10pc Nigiri Omakase

Ten pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$59.00

10pc Chirashi Omakase

Ten pieces. Chef's choice assorted premium fish.

$59.00

Omakase Nigiri/Sashimi

Something Unique

Y.T. Jalapeno

Yellowtail sashimi topped with thinly sliced jalapenos, sea salt and lemon juice.

$24.00

Tuna Crudo

tuna sashimi, wasabi aioli, garlic soy, chopped greens

$26.00

Ahi Tuna Poke Special

Cubes of garlic soy marinated ahi tuna served over organic baby greens, avocado, house salad dressing, and crispy potato vermicelli.

$29.00

Double Jeopardy

Salmon, albacore and avocado tartar mixed with wasabi aioli, spicy garlic soy & served with shrimp chips.

$22.00

Caucasian Afro

Spicy tuna mixed with Japanese salsa, avocado topped with crispy potato vermicelli.

$16.00

Tuna (Maguro)

fresh big eye tuna choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Salmon

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Yellowtail

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Albacore

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Albacore Tataki

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Scallop Whole (Hokkaido)

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$13.00

Unagi

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$10.00

Tobiko

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigri or sashimi.

$10.00

Chopped Spicy Scallop

Two pieces per order.

$13.00

Ikura

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$11.00

Ebi

Cooked Shrimp. Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$9.00

Aburi Toro

Seared Tuna Belly topped with yuzu kosho Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$21.00

Bluefin Tuna

Hon Maguro - 2 pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi

$14.00

Uni (sea urchin roe)

Premium sea urchin roe 2 pieces per order.

$25.00

Kurodai

Black Sea Bream - Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi

$12.00

Red Snapper

Japanese Ainan Tai Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi

$13.00

Yellowtail Belly

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigri or sashimi.

$11.00

Branzino

Mediterranean Sea Bass. Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$12.00

King Salmon

Ora King (New Zealand) Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$14.00

Salmon Belly

Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$11.00

O-Toro (Fatty Tuna)

Bluefin Tuna Belly Two pieces per order. Please choose nigiri or sashimi.

$23.00

Sushi Nigiri or Sashimi

Lettuce Wraps

Spring Lettuce Wrap

Shrimp tempura, sushi rice, avocado & house sauce.

$9.00

Summer Lettuce Wrap

Unagi, salmon, albacore, avocado, sushi rice, aioli and eel sauce.

$12.00

Winter Lettuce Wrap

Spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado and aioli.

$10.00

Equinox Lettuce Wrap

Shrimp tempura, unagi, avocado, sushi rice, spicy and eel sauce.

$11.00

Pork Gyoza

8 pcs.

$11.00

Sesame Chicken

Tempura chicken with sweet dipping sauce.

$12.00

Tempura Appetizer

2 pieces shrimp & mixed vegetables or vegetables only.

$17.00

Veggie Gyoza

8 pc

$11.00

Miso Soup

Organic white miso

$4.00

Seaweed Salad

$7.00

Edamame

$5.00

Rice

$4.00

Soft Shell Crab Appetizer

$16.00

Salmon Kama

Grilled Salmon Collar

$19.00

Hamachi Kama

Grilled Yellowtail Collar

$20.00

Cucumber Sunomono

$7.00

Bistro Salad

mixed greens, avocado, cucumber, creamy house dressing

$14.00

Baby Lobster Salad

Chilled langostino, avocado, mixed greens, creamy house dressing.

$22.00

Tofu Salad

Mixed greens, tempura tofu, ginger carrot dressing.

$17.00

Dumpling Soup

pork dumplings, market vegetables, mushroom broth

$16.00

Veggie Spring Rolls

6 pcs.

$9.00

Agedashi Tofu

Lightly fried tofu topped with scallions, bonito flakes, tempura sauce on the side

$10.00

Side Shrimp Chips

fried shrimp chips

$4.00

Small Plates & Salads

Rice Bowls

Classic Teriyaki

Served with market vegetables and teriyaki sauce. Choice of protein.

$24.00

Chicken Katsu

fried chicken breast cutlet served with side salad

$26.00

Japanese Curry

spice level medium

$26.00

Nabeyaki Udon

Chicken, shrimp tempura, vegetables, fishcake & egg.

$25.00

Tempura Udon

Udon with shrimp and vegetable tempura on the side

$25.00

Chicken Udon

Grilled chicken breast with vegetables.

$20.00

Beef Udon

Grilled rib eye beef with vegetables.

$27.00

Vegetarian Udon

Seaweed, Japanese pumpkin, spinach, grilled zucchini and shiitake mushrooms.

$18.00

Curry Udon

Grilled chicken breast, Japanese curry

$23.00

Udon Noodle Soups

Beverages

Ramune

Japanese Marble Soda

$5.00

Lilikoi Passion

Aloha Maid Hawaiian Juice

$4.00

Limonata

San Pellegrino Sparkling Lemonade

$4.00

Aranciata

San Pellegrino Sparkling Orange Beverage

$4.00

Soda Can

$3.00

Sparkling Water

Perrier 330ml

$4.00

Hot Green Tea

Genmai (brown rice green tea)

$2.00

Iced Green Tea

Iced Matcha Green Tea (unsweetened)

$4.00

Pineapple Orange

Aloha Maid Hawaiian Juice

$4.00

Iced Tea

Iced Black Tea (unsweetened)

$4.00

Saporro Large

Premium Japanese Beer

$9.00

Echigo Flying IPA

herbal, piney and light Japanese IPA in a can

$7.00

Saporro Reserve

all-malt lager, expertly brewed to deliver a full-bodied flavor with complex intensity and layers of delicious lager flavor.

$7.00

Echigo Koshihikari

(500ml) Clean, crisp and refreshing. Has a quiet intensity not found in most other rice lagers.

$12.00

Beer

Sake

Hot SAKE

Shochikubai. 8 oz. locally brewed in Berkeley.

$12.00

188ml Bushido Junmai Genshu Filtered

Undiluted - This Sake has flavors of tart raspberry, Asian pear, and watermelon with a hint of white flowers on the nose.

$15.00

300ml Kurosawa Nigori Unfiltered

The nose on the semi-cloudy Ginjo nigori that is milled to 50% is a light collection of creamcycle, star fruit, citrus, and cream aromas. Talk about a suave and very elegant slightly misty sake, this brew is a gateway sake to get nigori drinkers to gravitate to filtered sakes. It is very easy on the palate with layers of gentle flavors such as melon, star fruit, cream, and hint of citrus. And as nigoris go this delicate brew is semi-dry and that is a rarity in the unfiltered category.

$18.00

300ml Kikusui (chrysanthemum mist)

Junmai Gingo - light, comfortably dry and medium-bodied. Cantaloupe and banana aromas followed with mandarin orange like overtones

$28.00

300ml Makiri (Demon Cutter)

Junmai Gingo. Deep, sharp and super dry. Kimoto style sake

$28.00

375ml Tomoju Junmai Daigingo

Premium sake with a splendid flavor and rich aroma with a refreshing aftertaste.

$48.00

720ml Kurosowa (Black Creek) Filtered

Junmai Kimoto. Brewed using the traditional kimoto method, this sake is smooth, clear and flavorful.

$58.00

720ml Karatamba (Dry Wave)

Classic dry sake.

$38.00

300ml Suigei (Drunken Whale) Filtered

Tokubetsu Junmai. Medium dry, semi-sweet with a flavor packed finish

$29.00

720ml Denshin Yuki

Junmai Gingo.

$48.00

720ml Nabeshima

Tokubetsu Junmai

$59.00

720ml Born Gold Junmai Daigingo

Layered, clean and drinkable with light citrus notes. Single Pasteurized with an elegant nose.

$81.00

300ml Kirakucho (Fox Bottle)

Junmai Gingo. Light and smooth with floral notes. Pairs great with sashimi.

$24.00

Rose Bottle

Summer Water Central Coast

$38.00

Pinot Noir Bottle

Bread and Butter - Napa

$38.00

Sauvignon Blanc Bottle

Hess Shirtail Ranches - Sonoma

$38.00

Prosecco Rose

(187ml) Zonin - Extra Dry Sparkling Wine from Italy

$12.00

Wines by the Bottle

Dessert

Yuzu Cheesecake

$6.00

Mango Cheesecake

traditional cheesecake with mango chunks

$6.00

Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream

$2.50

Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream

$2.50

Red Bean Mochi Ice Cream

$2.50

Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream

$2.50

Vanilla Mochi Ice Cream

$2.50