Start your education with the iconic (and spicy) cumin-kissed lamb stir-fry, one of six types of mu shu, and offal (braised beef tongue! Stir-fried tripe!). This lesser-known gem has been introducing Outer Sunset diners to modern takes on Muslim Chinese cuisine for decades. Refresh the palate with garlic-kissed sauteed pea sprouts. Turn up the heat with spicy fish bathing in a chili-enoki-mushroom-dotted broth. Flavor bomb your taste buds with cumin-crusted lamb. The Richmond District dining room may be low-key, but the Sichuan cuisine coming out of the Michelin Bib Gourmand-anointed kitchen is anything but. For a perfect meal, wash them down with the fully loaded beef noodle soup. We love the Pork & Three Delicacies and tender fish and shiitake mushrooms. But nothing proves just how good those dumplings are than eating them. With a window showcasing staff making wrappers, it’s no secret that this modest Sunset District spot offers ultrafresh dumplings. Add dark-soy-sauce-tossed beef chow fun for an abundant spread. The plump xiao long bao dumplings at this banquet-hall-like Richmond District dim sum house are as legendary as the juicy shumai, lightly browned pan-fried chive dumplings, and silken prawn-filled noodle rolls. Order the honey-glazed barbecue pork with bao buns, hoisin sauce, and scallions while you’re at it. The folks behind Chinatown’s legendary Cantonese barbecue shop, Hing Lung, run this joint, so you’re in good hands with any barbecue dish. Heed the name of this Bernal Height to-go shop, and go straight for the lacquered, crackly-skinned whole or half roast duck. Go Duck Yourself crafted by Hing Lung Company Enjoy the gluten-free kung pao chicken and soy-shellacked Shanghai chubby noodles in addition to dumpling heaven. Yes, the dumplings are fantastic at this family-owned Inner Richmond restaurant - check the vegetable steamed ones or XLB - but insiders know the wok dishes are fire. Try the famous numbing pork xiao long bao and ornately folded green vegetable dumplings, and don’t skip the crisped green onion pancakes and ginger-and-green-onion noodles. The six varieties of soup dumplings are the main event of this Hayes Valley restaurant. Get the best of both worlds with bulgogi-stuffed dumplings and traditional hand-pulled dan dan noodles. Chef and co-owner Sandy Zheng breaks boundaries with dishes that straddle tradition and innovation. And that’s the point of this Bernal Heights newcomer. When a pot sticker includes mozzarella and corn, you know you’re not in Chinatown anymore. The Fang family’s contemporary, seasonally influenced spins on Chinese comfort foods include their famed fried sesame chicken, with glazed sweet potato and a tangy honey sauce, and the House Noodle, flecked with black sesame. The Food Network’s docuseries “House of Fang” is making the lines even longer at Chinatown’s stylish 35-year-old institution. Focus on the dim sum options they’ve made this place legendary for six decades. Imagine delicately flavored snow pea shoot dumplings, breaded fried crab claws, doughnut-shaped spinach dumplings, and fully loaded BBQ pork fried rice, all in the comfort of your home. Skip the wait at FiDi’s Michelin Bib Gourmand-ranked dim-sum banquet hall by ordering in. Level up your order with spicy black-bean-accented string beans. Chef-owner Li Jun Han is known for Sichuan favorites, like Chicken With Explosive Chili Pepper - a mound of dried chiles revealing superb, tongue-numbing golden nuggets. If you like it hot, look no further than this ever-busy Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized restaurant in Chinatown. Kick off your meal with fiery pork-and-hot-pepper-stuffed mala XLB (aka xiao long bao), then add an order of lusciously saucy orange, General Tso, or sesame chicken and a hot and sour soup for an epic feast that’ll have your tastebuds dancing. No need to decide between northern or southern Chinese food this contemporary Lower Haight favorite has both and then some. Think classic pot stickers, spicy wontons in a Thai vinaigrette, and fried chicken with a creamy sambal dip. Chubby NoodleĮxpect the unexpected from chef-owner Pete Mrabe’s trendy North Beach restaurant featuring Chinese comfort foods with Korean, Vietnamese, and Mexican influences. Tender stir-fried R&G Special Beef also has a longstanding fan club. It’s still a popular gathering spot for off-duty chefs, graduation parties, and pretty much anyone seeking an excuse to don a bib and sloppily dig into the famed battered and fried salt-and-pepper Dungeness crab. R&G Lounge has been serving up some of the best Cantonese food in the city since 1985.
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