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Mister Jiu's
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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.
Eleven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Time Out The best Chinese restaurants in America
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Winner · Best Chef: California · Brandon Jew
- 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
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown
- Condé Nast Traveler The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco for Casual Diners, Twelve-Course Tasting Counters, and Late-Night Eats
One number, weighted & current 94
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Scallion milk bread Michelin Guide
- Peking duck Michelin Guide
Nearby in the record closest first
- Moongate Lounge Drink · 77
- Capital Cantonese Eat · 69
- Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant Vietnamese Eat · 62
- Empress by Boon Cantonese Eat · 62
- City View Restaurant Dim sum Chinese Eat · 65
- Sam Wo Restaurant Chinese Eat · 68
- Four Kings Cantonese Eat · 91
- R&G Lounge Chinese Eat · 67
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