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Fish & Bird is a modern Japanese izakaya - Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya, Berkeley, CA

Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya

4.1
4.1
32 Reviews
$31 to $50
Izakaya

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 9 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Charming
Fish & Bird is a unique izakaya-style restaurant and bar specializing in modern Japanese cuisine, integrating fresh local, organic, and sustainable ingredients with curated traditional ingredients from Japan. The sophisticated interpretation of traditional dishes is a reflection of the current trends in metropolitan Japan. Enjoy dining in a casual yet comfortable dining room or at our full bar with Japanese whiskey and small-batch spirits, unique sake, wine, beer, and craft cocktails. Limited outdoor dining is available on the sidewalk, weather permitting. We are located six blocks from the downtown Berkeley BART station. Ample street parking is also available. Our accolades include Michelin Michelin-recommended list, San Francisco Chronicle's Top Japanese Restaurant in the Bay Area, Eater SF 38 Essential Restaurants in the East Bay, Esquire's Best New Restaurant in America 2021, San Jose Mercury News The Bay Area's Best Restaurants 2022: The Top Ten, and many more.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Izakaya, Japanese, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Asuka Uchida
  • Delivery & takeout

What 32 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
At Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya, guests rave about the "soft tofu" and "creative presentation" of dishes. Many find the service "wonderful" and the atmosphere "great" for dates. While some note high prices and limited portions, the "amazing service" and unique menu make this a special dining experience.

32 Reviews
  1. Eugene

    San Francisco55 reviews

    2.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    If you go here at all you'll need to check the prices before deciding what to eat. Sushi is roughly twice as expensive as restaurants we go to in San Francisco and Novato. This leaves choices like the Chicken and the Saba. The latter tended to be on the salty side even without adding any shoyu, the fish was on the small side, and not cut in half. Tea will add $8 to the bill. But despite the high prices you will be charged 3% if you use a credit card. That is pretty chincy.

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  2. Tanner

    San Francisco3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 24, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Having lived in Japan for many years this just isn’t very good and didn’t need to be as expensive as it was.

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  3. mari

    San Francisco25 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 18, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love coming here for special occasions or just to enjoy a quiet meal with hubby. The choices are excellente, everything we ate was really good and some of their unique dishes out of this world!

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  4. Sandra VIP

    San Francisco4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 17, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Excellent food, first server didn't know what he was doing, he was a trainee, second server was very good. Portions are on the small side and pricey but uniformly delicious.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York City2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing service and excellent food. Everything came out hot, quickly, and with great drink pairings. If you enjoy sake you must try the house sake and if that’s not your thing the cocktails are delicious as well. Overall, an amazing experience!

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  6. Rakhi VIP

    San Francisco22 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 9, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food, exceptional service, we had the best time!

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  7. Tammy VIP

    San Francisco5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Amazing food, amazing service. The soft tofu is incredible.

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  8. Rick

    San Francisco11 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 20, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The hot pot was supposed to come out last and be the star of the show; however, when I was eating it, I bit into some loud crunchy pieces. I spit it out and they were two bits or fragments of something (maybe ceramic or stone). They offered to take it off the menu, but I opted to wait for another one (it makes a bit longer to make). They ended up comping one drink; however, I would've appreciated it if they comped the dish itself though.

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  9. Helen VIP

    Washington DC5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on December 15, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Everything was good but nothing mindblowing, which I would expect given how expensive everything was.

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  10. cathy

    San Francisco7 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on December 9, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Service was slow even tho there weren’t a lot of people there. Food was ok.

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FAQs

Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 705-1539.

Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya is rated 4.1 stars by 32 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 9 times today
Google Map for Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya

2451 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Izakaya, Japanese, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Asuka Uchida
  • Delivery & takeout
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