Food Editor 

Lauren Saria

The Standard’s highly opinionated guide to the best sushi, ramen, and pastries at the Japan Center and Kinokuniya malls. 

The creators of Hinodeya Ramen Bar will unveil a new restaurant called Sora Soba Dining next month.

Chef Bradley Kilgore’s Italian-Japanese restaurant at the Transamerica Pyramid is as fancy as fancy gets. But it still has meatballs.

The palatial fusion restaurant Ciaorigato brings a big boost of glamour to a district looking for it.

Bar Shoji delivers a powerful one-two punch: Elegant cocktails and flavor-packed Thai-Japanese dishes unlike anything else in town.