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Salvaged gold floral chandeliers hang over lazy Susans in a high-ceilinged Chinatown room where Brandon Jew, a James Beard Award winner with a Michelin star, reworks the Cantonese cooking of his youth with California produce and genuine affection. The scallion milk bread with honey butter and the Peking duck are the two things regulars pretend they're deciding between, then order both. Dress up slightly more than you think San Francisco requires.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Time Out The best Chinese restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Winner · Best Chef: California · Brandon Jew
- The New York Times 2026 · 3 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Elite 12 United States
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Chinese food and restaurants in the Bay Area
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
- San Francisco Chronicle #47 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- Condé Nast Traveler The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco for Casual Diners, Twelve-Course Tasting Counters, and Late-Night Eats
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
One number, weighted & current 94
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Liberty Farms Peking duck
“The Liberty Farms Peking Duck remains a defining dish, built on the patient preparation of a Chinese classic and shaped by the kitchen’s own approach.”
Chinese Restaurant Awards, 2026 -
Scallion milk bread
“Order the scallion milk bread.”
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Xinjiang spiced lamb
“Dish to order: Xinjiang spiced lamb with salted plum and spring lettuces”
Condé Nast Traveler -
Peking duck
“it's the signature Peking duck, served with the classic trimmings as well as a bowl of decadent whipped duck liver mousse, that is nonnegotiable.”
Michelin Guide
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