Modern Chinese / Cantonese · Chinatown · Michelin 1 Star (2025)
Brandon Jew's modern Chinese tasting room above a 1880s Chinatown banquet hall on Waverly Place. Michelin 1-star and James Beard Best Chef: California (2024 winner). The roasted whole duck, salt &...
95
2
Yank Sing
Dim Sum · Embarcadero
Third-generation family-owned dim sum (founded 1958) — a James Beard America's Classics Award winner and Michelin Bib Gourmand. Over 100 rotating dishes arrive from traditional pushcarts in a contempo...
90
3
Dragon Beaux
Chinese · Outer Richmond
The Koi Palace owners' upscale dim sum room on Geary, where the classics get a modernist remix. By day it's rainbow soup dumplings with five colored skins, sea bass dumplings and baked BBQ pork puff p...
88
4
Harborview
Cantonese Dim Sum · Embarcadero
Cantonese institution at Embarcadero Center, specializing in dim sum cart service and live seafood tanks. The classic business-lunch spot for FiDi with bay views through floor-to-ceiling windows. The ...
87
5
Fang
Modern Chinese · SoMa
SoMa destination on Howard Street offering modern twists on Chinese staples -- Peking duck, XO lobster, Shanghai-style dumplings in a sleek lounge-y dining room. A longtime favorite for business dinne...
87
6
Z & Y Restaurant
Sichuan · Chinatown
Chef Lijun Han's award-winning Sichuan restaurant in Chinatown — Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2012. Chef Han previously served as Executive Chef at the Chinese Consulate-General and cooked for two Chin...
87
7
San Tung
Chinese · Inner Sunset
Est. 1986, this Inner Sunset staple is renowned citywide for its cult-favorite dry fried chicken wings and handmade Northern Chinese dumplings — rated Top 21 Best Wings in America, drawing weekend wai...