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Top Hatters Kitchen
Contemporary Vietnamese
The lush courtyard patio in a quiet San Leandro neighborhood is reason enough to seek this place out, but the kitchen delivers the follow-through. A Vietnamese-Californian restaurant born from a former hat shop, with cocktail names still nodding to millinery, it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The chef and co-owner built her reputation slinging Italian zeppoles from a food truck, and that playful instinct runs through every dish on the menu.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle The best Vietnamese restaurants in the Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Lemon-ricotta zeppole
“For a pillow-soft landing, finish with the signature lemon-ricotta zeppole, offered with a trio of luscious sauces.”
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Seared rice cake
“Favorites include the seared rice cake with pork floss made by Vu’s mother and the savory doughnuts with pecorino and garlic.”
San Francisco Chronicle -
Braised oxtail
“meltingly tender braised oxtail over creamy grits have unusual depth.”
Michelin Guide -
Bo bia
“the restaurant has added some very Vietnamese lunch options in the form of bánh mì sandwiches and bo bia rice paper rolls filled with Chinese sausage, shredded omelet, jicama and herbs.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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