Aoki October Menu 🍂 | San Francisco Kaiseki Experience

The best kaiseki in the Bay Area, hands down! ✨ Here’s what the October offering unfolded: 🍶 IWA 5 - Aromatic & elegant 🍢 Dashi - Clear and refined broth 🍮 Appetizer - Matsutake chawanmushi with uni 🍲 Owan - Clear soup with lotus root paste, shrimp, yuba, matsutake 🐟 Sashimi - Bluefin tuna, sea bream 🍂 Hassun - Earl Grey octopus, monkfish liver, spinach chrysanthemum with mushrooms and fresh salmon roe Grilled Dish - Grilled sea eel sushi 🍤 Tempura - Matsutake & lobster tempura 🥩 Yakimono - A5 Wagyu & abalone 🚪 Gohan - Matsutake salmon rice 🍇 Mizumono - Seasonal fruit 🍡 Okashi - Traditional wagashi 🍵 Matcha - Hand-whisked matcha Highlights & Impressions: 🍶 The IWA 5 sake was smooth yet complex — a beautiful start. 🦐 The clear soup stood out — tender shrimp, soft yuba, and lotus root paste, all wrapped in the comforting scent of matsutake. 🍤 The tempura was a true autumn delight — crispy lobster and fragrant matsutake touched with a hint of citrus. Absolutely divine 😋 🥩 The A5 Wagyu melted like a dream — rich yet not heavy. 🍚 But the salmon-matsutake rice was the star! The mushrooms balanced the oily richness of the salmon, and the rice soaked up all the beautiful flavors. I quietly finished three bowls… The only downside? The pacing between dishes was quite slow. It’s perfect if you’re chatting and drinking with friends 🍶, but if you’re dining solo, the waits can feel a bit long. Still… when the food’s this good, who’s complaining? Already looking forward to the November menu! 🧡 #Omakase #Kaiseki #JapaneseCuisine #SanFranciscoEats #BayAreaFoodie #SFKaiseki #AokiDining