Cherryfish, a modern American izakaya restaurant from native San Diego chef Marcus Twilegar, opens today in Pacific Beach.

Twilegar is known for his Dockside Fish pop-up at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market, Palmys in Pacific Beach and Parq Event Center in downtown San Diego. He also leads the Fish to Families program with the an Diego Fishermen’s Word Group, which provides 250 meals a week and 1,000 pounds of prepare fish fillets to San Diego residents facing food insecurity.

A seafood dish at Cherryfish, a new Japanese izakaya restaurant in Pacific Beach. (James Tran)A seafood dish at Cherryfish, a new Japanese izakaya restaurant in Pacific Beach. (James Tran)

The Cherryfish menu, featuring locally sourced seafood and produce, includes sushi rolls, spiny lobster gyoza, oysters, kanpachi sashimi, kimchi flatbread, uni with potato dumplings, handrolls, swordfish belly skewers, charcoal-grilled fish and beef entrees. The bar menu includes custom cocktails, beer and wine.

Cherryfish hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturdays and 4 to 10 p.m. Sundays. Only the bar menu is available during the last hour of service.

Cherryfish is at 966 Felspar St., San Diego. For more, visit instagram.com/cherryfishsd.