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SF Asian to Try (Must)
Z & Y Peking Duck is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

1. Z & Y Peking Duck

7.0
606 Jackson St (Kearny St), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 5 tips and reviews
Yuanbao Jiaozi 元寶餃子 is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

2. Yuanbao Jiaozi 元寶餃子

9.3
2110 Irving St (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 28 tips and reviews
Soba Ichi is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

3. Soba Ichi

8.6
2311 Magnolia St, Oakland, CA
Soba Restaurant · McClymonds · 19 tips and reviews
Iza Ramen is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

4. Iza Ramen

1155 Folsom St (7th), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · SoMa · 22 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

5. Ippudo

7.6
2015 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Downtown Berkeley · 18 tips and reviews
Sam Wo Restaurant is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

6. Sam Wo Restaurant

7.2
713 Clay St, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 23 tips and reviews
Mensho Tokyo is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

7. Mensho Tokyo

8.4
672 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Tenderloin · 143 tips and reviews
Ramen Shop is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

8. Ramen Shop

8.3
5812 College Ave (at Oak Grove Ave), Oakland, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Rockridge · 133 tips and reviews

9. Sichuan Home

7.5
5037 Geary Blvd (btw 14th and 15th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 37 tips and reviews

Zhen Z.Zhen Zeng: Best Sichuan place in town if you order the right dishes. Their service people are super nice and friendly – if you are with a Chinese speaker. Get the fish with mustard greens, ask for extra spices.

Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant 老北京 is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

10. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant 老北京

8.3
3132 Vicente St (at 43rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 74 tips and reviews

Derek P.Derek P: It should be a crime to come here without trying the Chef's Special Mandarin Lamb. This is a traditional Xinjiang dish. Food from that region is extremely difficult to find but they're known for lamb.

Wonderful is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

11. Wonderful

8.5
270 Broadway (at La Cruz Ave), Millbrae, CA
Hunan Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews
Dragon Beaux is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

12. Dragon Beaux

8.6
5700 Geary Blvd (at 21st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 74 tips and reviews
Chili House SF is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

13. Chili House SF

7.5
726 Clement St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 49 tips and reviews
King of Noodles is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

14. King of Noodles

8.2
1639 Irving St (at 18th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 85 tips and reviews

Garry T.Garry Tan: The beef noodle soup is the best. Don't forget pork dumplings and soup dumplings. Here's a pro tip: get the beef pancake too. They also sell dumplings frozen which are the best in the city.

Namu Gaji is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

15. Namu Gaji

499 Dolores St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 182 tips and reviews
Tai Chi is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

16. Tai Chi

6.8
2031 Polk St (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 19 tips and reviews
Lai Hong Lounge 荔香小館 is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

17. Lai Hong Lounge 荔香小館

8.3
1416 Powell St (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · North Beach · 45 tips and reviews
Okane is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

18. Okane

8.1
669 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Showplace Square · 31 tips and reviews
Tsubasa Sushi is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

19. Tsubasa Sushi

429 Gough St (Ivy St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 8 tips and reviews
Hakkasan is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

20. Hakkasan

1 Kearny St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 173 tips and reviews

21. Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar

431 Bush St (at Mark Ln.), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 166 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Our rec? Tell your server what kind of meal you're in the mood for and what price you'd like to pay, and just put yourself into the hands of those experienced chefs. Read more.

Lao Table is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

22. Lao Table

7.6
149 2nd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 180 tips and reviews
Kappou Gomi is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

23. Kappou Gomi

5524 Geary Blvd (btw 19th & 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 22 tips and reviews
M.Y. China is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

24. M.Y. China

845 Market St, Level 4 (at the San Francisco Centre), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · SoMa · 130 tips and reviews
E&O Kitchen and Bar is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

25. E&O Kitchen and Bar

7.9
314 Sutter St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 150 tips and reviews
Larb Thai Food & Tapas is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

26. Larb Thai Food & Tapas

7.7
10166 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA
Thai Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

27. House of Pancakes

9.0
937 Taraval St (btwn 19th & 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Parkside · 59 tips and reviews

Darlene Y.Darlene Yee: Beef roll, beef hand pulled noodles (soup), salt & pepper deep fried fish, potstickers, dumplings to name a few and pretty much everything we've tried. The food is consistently good.

28. Golden Peacock Restaurant

825 Webster St (at 9th St), Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 39 tips and reviews

SophieSophie: The pork is real and properly cooked. My favourites are Pork Wontons, Sweet/Sour Chicken and Special Fried Rice

29. Shan Dong

8.7
328 10th St #101 (Webster St.), Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 117 tips and reviews

Kathleen K.Kathleen Kowal: So good. Handmade noodles and dumplings are fantastic. Highly recommend.

Kingdom of Dumpling is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

30. Kingdom of Dumpling

8.1
1713 Taraval St (btwn 27th & 28th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 142 tips and reviews

Anthony A.Anthony Adams: Really solid XLB, obviously. Obsessed with the garlic string beans, traditional scallion pancakes and their fried, chow mein noodles are always good to throw into the mix.

31. Great China

8.8
2190 Bancroft Way (Fulton St), Berkeley, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Downtown Berkeley · 56 tips and reviews

32. City View Restaurant

8.1
33 Walter U Lum Pl (btwn Clay & Washington St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 100 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Monje Moran: Tried various dim sums & other small plates, all tasted great and fresh! Lived the steamed shrimp dumplings and the sezchuan (?) noodles.

Dumpling Kitchen is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

33. Dumpling Kitchen

8.5
1935 Taraval St (btwn 29th & 30th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 63 tips and reviews

Andrew C.Andrew Choi: Shanghai-style pork soup dumplings, pan-fried potstickers, and the garlic bok choy are all yummy. And the hot chili oil makes everything better.

34. Mister Jiu's

8.6
28 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 71 tips and reviews

Shirley L.Shirley Liu: Nice ambience and good food, although pricey. Order a few things to share vs banquet menu -- steak fried rice and duck were both great. Good cocktails, I liked the gin-based Happiness.

35. Chong Qing Xiao Mian

8.5
915 Kearny St (Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 55 tips and reviews

Julia Q.Julia Qiu: Authentic little gem. Deliciously numbing noodles, and great beef tendon.

R&G Lounge is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

36. R&G Lounge

8.5
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 274 tips and reviews

jansen c.jansen c: Authentic Cantonese food, their salt & pepper crab, steam fish and steam egg with clams are really delicious at a reasonable price. Must try!

Babu Ji is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

37. Babu Ji

280 Valencia St (14th Street), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Mission District · 18 tips and reviews
Hinodeya Ramen Bar is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

38. Hinodeya Ramen Bar

8.6
1737 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 67 tips and reviews
Dancing Bull is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

39. Dancing Bull

4217 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 6 tips and reviews
Han Il Kwan is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

40. Han Il Kwan

9.0
1802 Balboa St (at 19th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 76 tips and reviews
City View Restaurant is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

41. City View Restaurant

8.1
33 Walter U Lum Pl (btwn Clay & Washington St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 100 tips and reviews
Dim Sum Club is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

42. Dim Sum Club

2550 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Union Street · 31 tips and reviews
Udon Mugizo is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

43. Udon Mugizo

7.7
1581 Webster St, San Francisco, CA
Udon Restaurant · Japantown · 36 tips and reviews
Ton Kiang is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

44. Ton Kiang

5821 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 80 tips and reviews
Great Eastern Restaurant is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

45. Great Eastern Restaurant

5.9
649 Jackson St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 96 tips and reviews
Z & Y Restaurant is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

46. Z & Y Restaurant

8.4
655 Jackson St (btwn Cooper Alley & Wentworth Pl), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 189 tips and reviews
Shanghai House is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

47. Shanghai House

7.2
3641 Balboa St (btw 37th Ave & 38th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 45 tips and reviews
Marufuku Ramen is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

48. Marufuku Ramen

8.2
1581 Webster St Ste 235, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 52 tips and reviews
Miminashi is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

49. Miminashi

7.4
821 Coombs St, Napa, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Central Napa · 6 tips and reviews
Rasa is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

50. Rasa

8.2
209 Park Rd (Howard Ave), Burlingame, CA
South Indian Restaurant · Downtown Burlingame · 35 tips and reviews
China Live is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

51. China Live

8.5
644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · North Beach · 56 tips and reviews
Dumpling Time is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

52. Dumpling Time

8.7
11 Division St (at De Haro St), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Showplace Square · 82 tips and reviews
Harborview Restaurant & Bar is one of SF Asian to Try (Must).

53. Harborview Restaurant & Bar

7.8
4 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews