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Ippuku
- 2130 Center St., Berkeley, 94704, USA
- $$ · Japanese
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- 2130 Center St., Berkeley, 94704, USA
- $$ · Japanese
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MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Can’t swing a ticket to Tokyo? Dinner at Ippuku is the next best thing. With its low Japanese-style tables, extensive woodwork and enormous selection of sake and shochu, it feels like an authentic izakaya transplanted into a corner of downtown Berkeley. The low-profile entrance adds to the feeling that you’ve lucked upon a special dining secret—assuming you don’t stroll right past it, that is.
Yakitori is the big draw here, with smoky, salty chicken thighs, necks, hearts and gizzards arriving fresh off the binchotan. Other excellent small plates include korokke, or golden-brown Dungeness crab croquettes, crisp on the outside and with a creamy interior, or yaki-imo, caramelized white sweet potato with a sweet-and-salty glaze.
Facilities & Services
- Air conditioning
- American Express credit card
- Credit card / Debit card accepted
- Diners Club credit card
- Mastercard credit card
- Notable sake list
- Visa credit card
- Wheelchair access