Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in San Francisco

Forget General Tso's and chop suey. Today's Chinese restaurants are skipping the American takes on Chinese food and instead are bringing diners on a culinary journey through the diverse regions of China. Fiery chili-infused Sichuan food, stuffed bao from Beijing, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, Guilin rice noodles, and Cantonese seafood and dim sum are just some of what the country has to offer.

By seeing the world through social media, more consumers have learned that there's more to Chinese food than fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and egg rolls. Consumers increasingly want to go deep into Asian cuisine and understand the variety of flavor profiles, which in turn is influencing how we eat. Forty-five percent of consumers believe that Asian food and flavors will have a big impact on food trends, second to American cuisine by just 1%, according to the American Culinary Federation's 2025 trends report.

That's evident in the rise of chili crisp as a must-have condiment, which was on menus 77.8% more times between 2023 and 2024, compared to just 10.5% for hot honey, according to Technomic.

Social media and restaurant review sites have made it even easier to hunt out unique and delicious options for Chinese food. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants in San Francisco based on diners' reviews on Yelp as of July 2025. Restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "Chinese" on Yelp and within a 10-kilometer radius of San Francisco were included. Some restaurants featured may serve other food items besides breakfast food. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, national chains with more than 10 locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.

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Dumpling Union

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#30. Dumpling Union

- Rating: 4.5/5 (320 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1809 Union St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Dim Sum
- Read more on Yelp

Hing Lung

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#29. Hing Lung

- Rating: 4.5/5 (271 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 927 Post St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Barbecue, Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp

Go Duck Yourself

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#28. Go Duck Yourself

- Rating: 4.5/5 (145 reviews)
- Address: 439 Cortland Ave. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Barbecue, Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp

Dumpling Home

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#27. Dumpling Home

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1883 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 298 Gough St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Dim Sum, Noodles, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Z & Y Peking Duck

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#26. Z & Y Peking Duck

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1019 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 606 Jackson St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

WenChang Dumpling Restaurant

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#25. WenChang Dumpling Restaurant

- Rating: 4.5/5 (188 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1650 Balboa St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Supreme Dumpling Stonestown

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#24. Supreme Dumpling Stonestown

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1106 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3251 20th Ave. Ste 219A San Francisco, California
- Categories: Dim Sum, Shanghainese, Taiwanese
- Read more on Yelp

Sohunan

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#23. Sohunan

- Rating: 4.5/5 (147 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 674 Sacramento St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Dumpling Story

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#22. Dumpling Story

- Rating: 4.5/5 (392 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2114 Fillmore St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

DNM Hot Pot

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#21. DNM Hot Pot

- Rating: 4.5/5 (144 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1115 Clement St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Hot Pot, Chinese, Mongolian
- Read more on Yelp

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Village Tea House

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#20. Village Tea House

- Rating: 4.5/5 (202 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 62 2nd St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Noodles, Dim Sum, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Hulu Wa China Bistro

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#19. Hulu Wa China Bistro

- Rating: 4.5/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3970 17th St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Sichuan Tasty Restaurant

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#18. Sichuan Tasty Restaurant

- Rating: 4.5/5 (244 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1829 Clement St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Papa Noodle

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#17. Papa Noodle

- Rating: 4.5/5 (95 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 117 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Larkin Restaurant

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#16. Larkin Restaurant

- Rating: 4.6/5 (64 reviews)
- Address: 607 Larkin St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Vietnamese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Today Food

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#15. Today Food

- Rating: 4.6/5 (80 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 601 Kearny St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Dumpling Zone

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#14. Dumpling Zone

- Rating: 4.6/5 (215 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 408 Dewey Blvd. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Dim Sum, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Oodle Yunnan Rice Noodle

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#13. Oodle Yunnan Rice Noodle

- Rating: 4.6/5 (240 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3420 Balboa St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Dynasty Dumpling

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#12. Dynasty Dumpling

- Rating: 4.6/5 (224 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2786 California St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Dim Sum, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Fuwa Dumpling 福娃餃子

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#11. Fuwa Dumpling 福娃餃子

- Rating: 4.6/5 (110 reviews)
- Address: 3608 Balboa St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

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Dumpling Story

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#10. Dumpling Story

- Rating: 4.6/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 694 Valencia St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Shanghainese
- Read more on Yelp

606

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#9. 606

- Rating: 4.6/5 (403 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 606 Broadway San Francisco, California
- Categories: Hong Kong Style Cafe, Cantonese, Coffee & Tea
- Read more on Yelp

Dumpling Kitchen Noe Valley

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#8. Dumpling Kitchen Noe Valley

- Rating: 4.6/5 (118 reviews)
- Address: 3913 24th St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Shanghainese, Asian Fusion, Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

Soul Rice

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#7. Soul Rice

- Rating: 4.6/5 (225 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 683 Manor Drive Pacifica, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

M Pot

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#6. M Pot

- Rating: 4.7/5 (67 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 832 Clement St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Hot Pot, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Chino Yang's

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#5. Chino Yang's

- Rating: 4.7/5 (83 reviews)
- Address: 1820 Clement St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion, Vegetarian
- Read more on Yelp

JJamPPong

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#4. JJamPPong

- Rating: 4.7/5 (591 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5249 Mission St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Korean, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

Chic n' Time

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#3. Chic n' Time

- Rating: 4.7/5 (339 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 807 Valencia St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Noodles, Vietnamese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Cantoo Latin Asian Rotisserie

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#2. Cantoo Latin Asian Rotisserie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (277 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 572 O'Farrell St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Chinese, Venezuelan, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

LetsSweet Kitchen

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#1. LetsSweet Kitchen

- Rating: 4.8/5 (104 reviews)
- Address: 1010 Bryant St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Noodles, Hong Kong Style Cafe, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.