Nari, a sleek retreat located within Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco's Japantown, offers a dramatic setting and accomplished cooking through a distinct contemporary Thai lens. Chef Pim Techamuanvivit pays tribute to generations of Thai women who laid the foundation for Thai cuisine, infusing heritage recipes with a modern Californian sensibility. The restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in 2023. Dishes are served family style, albeit with refinement. Intensely aromatic curries achieve a marvelous complexity, such as a bumbai curry with crispy fried eggplant, served with ethereally flaky roti bread. The airy dining room enhances the dining experience, making Nari a tribute to the women who have historically pushed Thailand's foodways forward.