Niku Steakhouse
San Francisco, CA · Japanese-influenced steakhouse
High quality cooking, worth a stop. Awarded by the MICHELIN Guide, not by WagyuSpot. Our verification covers this venue's Wagyu sourcing only.
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 895, listed there as “The Butchershop by Niku Steakhouse”. See the U.S. Kobe list
Why it's listed
Niku Steakhouse's changing daily menu currently lists A5 Bushu, A4 Satsuma and A3 Mother Japanese Wagyu, plus Westholme and Stone Axe Australian Wagyu. Its butcher shop is listed in the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 895, but the current daily menu has no Kobe item. Niku currently holds one Michelin star.
Authenticity flags
- The connected butcher shop appears in the official Kobe Beef registry, but Niku's current daily menu does not list Kobe. Because the menu changes, confirm directly if Kobe is the reason for your visit.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Bushu
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Satsuma
- Grade
- A4
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Mother
- Grade
- A3
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Westholme
- Grade
- No AUS-MEAT marbling score stated
- Producer
- Westholme
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Stone Axe
- Grade
- No AUS-MEAT marbling score stated
- Producer
- Stone Axe
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Bushu | A5 | Not listed |
| Japanese | Satsuma | A4 | Not listed |
| Japanese | Mother | A3 | Not listed |
| Australian | Westholme | No AUS-MEAT marbling score stated | Westholme |
| Australian | Stone Axe | No AUS-MEAT marbling score stated | Stone Axe |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“Current daily menu: A3 Mother, A4 Satsuma, A5 Bushu, tasting of Japanese Wagyu, Australian Wagyu filet, Stone Axe flat iron and Westholme Wagyu tomahawk. No Kobe item appears.”
nikusteakhouse.com “The Butchershop by Niku Steakhouse, Registration No. 895, 57 Division St, San Francisco, listed for restaurant and retail service.”
kobe-niku.jp “The current MICHELIN Guide listing identifies Niku Steakhouse at 61 Division St. as One Star.”
guide.michelin.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
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Common questions
- Does Niku Steakhouse serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Niku Steakhouse in San Francisco, CA publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 25, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.
- What kind of Wagyu does Niku Steakhouse serve?
- Its menu discloses Bushu A5, Satsuma A4, Mother A3 and Westholme No AUS-MEAT marbling score stated. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Is the Wagyu at Niku Steakhouse Kobe beef?
- It is licensed to serve Kobe and was not listing it when we last looked, on July 25, 2026. This venue does appear on the official Kobe registry, but Kobe was not on the menu at that check, so no Kobe badge is shown. Licensed rooms drop it between allocations and bring it back, so this can change without notice and is worth asking about directly.
- How was Niku Steakhouse verified?
- By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on July 25, 2026.
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