Tadaima Marina
1849 Union St, San Francisco, CA
Crema's Take
“Tadaima brings authentic Japanese café culture to Union Street with a beautifully minimal, intentional space that feels like a love letter to the tradition itself. Beyond their genuinely excellent matcha drinks—particularly the signature creamy and umami-forward renditions—they offer a carefully curated menu of Japanese-inspired light bites like musubi and onigiri that deserve the hype, all served with quick, welcoming hospitality that matches the cozy, unhurried vibe of the room. Whether you're grabbing a quick specialty drink or settling in for a slow sit with friends, this is the kind of place that reminds you why intention in coffee culture actually matters.”
What to expect
Strong matcha and tea selection, with creative signature drinks. A slow-sit, quick-grab spot, good for meetings. Light food on the menu.
Google Reviews
Tadaima on Union Street is exactly the kind of place San Francisco needs more of. Minimal, intentional, and quietly excellent — it feels like someone who actually loves Japanese café culture opened a spot for people who feel the same way. Start with the matcha latte and don’t…
We ordered a strawberry sando, unagi avo musubi (not pictured bc we ate it right away), snow crab and yuzu salmon onigiris (these were smaller than we expected but still very yummy), and two drinks (i got iced matcha latte w salted cheese cream and my bf got a regular hot matcha…
Really tasty and lovely ambience. I have always wanted to try the matcha here, but it’s normally quite busy and don’t have time to wait. There was no wait when I went on a Thursday around noon. I ordered the mushroom and diakon onigiri with a pistachio matcha. Both were fresh…
Entering Tadaima it's a nice cozy aesthetic. The service as quick, efficient and very welcoming. My friend and I got the dirty matcha we didn't change the sweetness so it was very strong but yet very delicious we also got the chicken filet karage sando. Very delicious sweet and…
Really great matcha here! Definitely worth the hype. I got the matcha latte with salted cream cheese, and it had the perfect amount of creaminess and sweetness to it, with a bit of saltiness from the foam! The onigiri was quite good as well, though a bit expensive for what it…
Crema Reviews
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